This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Grammar – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Grammar Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the word that best completes the sentence:'The committee was pleased with the ..... of the new policy.' A) Affect. B) Affects. C) Effects. D) Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Effect. 2. Their two-hundred pound ice cubes would remain marvelously unmelted until the hot summer months arrived, and a new ritual began:ice fragments chipped off the blocks freshened rinks, served [7] to be a coolant of baths during heat waves, and helped in the making of ice cream. A) NO CHANGE. B) Like. C) As. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As. 3. Identify the error in the following sentence:The number of applicants have increased significantly this year. A) No error. B) Significantly. C) The number of applicants. D) Have increased. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have increased. 4. The Egyptians believed that if ..... mummified a dead body, it would be preserved for the afterlife. A) We. B) You. C) They. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They. 5. Which sentence most effectively eliminates wordiness? A) Because it was raining, we stayed inside. B) On account of the rain, we stayed inside. C) Owing to the fact that it was raining, we stayed inside. D) Due to the fact that it was raining, we stayed inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it was raining, we stayed inside. 6. He would have submitted his paper on time, final exams prevented him from doing so. A) NO CHANGE. B) Time, but. C) Time; but. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time, but. 7. Both the egg and the eggplant, which have little in common with one another, ..... very versatile when it comes to preparing a home-cooked meal for your family. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) Are very. C) Was very. D) They are very. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are very. 8. Which sentence best corrects the error in pronoun-antecedent agreement? A) Each of the students must bring their pencils. B) Each of the students must bring his or her pencil. C) Each of the students must bring his pencil. D) Each of the students must bring their pencil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Each of the students must bring his or her pencil. 9. Which sentence is free of subject-verb agreement and verb tense errors? A) The committee decides on the new policy yesterday. B) The committee decide on the new policy yesterday. C) The committee deciding on the new policy yesterday. D) The committee decided on the new policy yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The committee decided on the new policy yesterday. 10. John and Susan runs to the finish line as fast as possible. A) Had ran. B) Run. C) No error. D) Having run. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run. 11. Only after the bus ..... for a few miles did Jane realize she was on the wrong route. A. was running B. had run C. has run D. runs A) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 12. The diner near the dorms which (houses/house) the students (serves/serve) breakfast all day. A) House/serves. B) Houses/serve. C) House/serve. D) Houses/serves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) House/serves. 13. Vitamin B-12, for instance, which is essential for neurological functions, blood production, metabolism, and DNA synthesis is twice as plentiful in crickets as it is in beef. A) Synthesis. B) Synthesis;. C) Synthesis,. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synthesis,. 14. By this point, Old and Middle English are essentially dead languages, and the great texts of those eras, such as Beowulf or The Canterbury Tales, were translated into Modern English. A) Are translated. B) Translated. C) Has been translated. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are translated. 15. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ..... dinner. A. finish B. has finished C. will finish D. finished A) B. B) C. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 16. What is the simple structure of the adverbs? A) Adjective +-ly. B) Just add-ly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective +-ly. 17. Unsurprisingly, though, students and school administrators do not always concur with one another about what constitutes free speech. A) NO CHANGE. B) Agree, not to mention concur,. C) Agree and also concurring. D) Agree and concur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 18. The word in the BLANK should be:Whenever students are under a great deal of stress, ..... often stop studying. A) You. B) We. C) They. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They. 19. Select the sentence that corrects the punctuation error in the following: "She enjoys reading writing and painting." A) She enjoys reading, writing, and painting. B) She enjoys reading writing, and painting. C) She enjoys reading, writing and painting. D) She enjoys reading, writing and, painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She enjoys reading, writing, and painting. 20. Eddie Mottau is an American guitarist who has played on albums written by innovators such as John Lennon and Yoko Ono. A) Guitarist, he played. B) [NO CHANGE]. C) Guitarist, played. D) Guitarist, he has played. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) [NO CHANGE]. 21. Select the correct pronoun: "Each of the students must bring ..... own pencil." A) Them. B) Their. C) Her. D) His or her. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His or her. 22. Some people believe that Dahl's writings represents 1960s counterculture and other movements. Only using fantasy scenarios instead of real life political statements. A) Movements; only. B) Movements only. C) No change. D) Movements, only. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Movements, only. 23. Choose the correct past perfect form: A) She had went to the store before I arrived. B) She has gone to the store before I arrived. C) She had gone to the store before I arrived. D) She went to the store before I had arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She had gone to the store before I arrived. 24. Read the sentence and answer the question: "Her argument was so cogent that even her opponents conceded she was right." What does "cogent" most nearly mean as used in the sentence? A) Lengthy. B) Convincing. C) Confusing. D) Irrelevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convincing. 25. Choose the correct word form: A) The committee made a deciding. B) The committee made a decide. C) The committee made a decision. D) The committee made a decisiveness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The committee made a decision. 26. Which sentence maintains verb tense consistency throughout? A) She was studying for her exam and takes notes. B) She studies for her exam and took notes. C) She was studying for her exam and took notes. D) She studies for her exam and takes notes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She studies for her exam and takes notes. 27. Bess (A) will mail the package to her cousin (B) in Atlanta fourteen long (C) days before the fragile package (D) arrived. (E) No error. A) In Atlanta. B) Days before. C) Arrived. D) Will mail. E) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will mail. 28. What is the verb in the following sentence:Milan and his sister walked to the beach in the morning. A) And. B) Milan. C) To. D) Walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walked. 29. Daytime game shows were played for lower stakes to target stay-at-home housewives, while some contestants won prizes worth thousands of dollars.What would make the best transition? A) Shows with higher stakes aired in the evening. B) NO CHANGE. C) Women began to enter the workforce in greater numbers during the 1960s. D) People who worked during the day had little interest in game shows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shows with higher stakes aired in the evening. 30. True or False:We only capitalize names of people. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSat Grammar Quiz 1Sat Grammar Quiz 2Sat Grammar Quiz 3Sat Grammar Quiz 4Sat Grammar Quiz 5Sat Grammar Quiz 6Sat Grammar Quiz 7Sat Grammar Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books