This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Grammar – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Grammar Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A professional long-distance runners life revolves around his or her workout schedule, sleep routine, and dietary needs. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) Runner. C) Runners'. D) Runner's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Runner's. 2. Select the sentence that maintains parallel structure. A) She likes reading, to swim, and biking. B) She likes to read, swimming, and to bike. C) She likes reading, swimming, and biking. D) She likes to read, to swim, and biking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She likes reading, swimming, and biking. 3. We will be going to our grandparents' house ..... A) Next week. B) Last month. C) Yesterday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Next week. 4. Original Sentence:While driving through the desert, the heat became unbearable. A) While the heat became unbearable, driving through the desert. B) Driving through the desert, unbearable heat was encountered. C) While driving through the desert, we found the heat unbearable. D) While driving through the desert, the heat became unbearable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While driving through the desert, we found the heat unbearable. 5. Sitting on the couch and watching TV ..... the best ways that Eric knew how to pass the time; unfortunately, he couldn't pass 11th grade. A) Sitting on the couch and watching TV were. B) NO CHANGE. C) Sitting on the couch, watching TV, were. D) To sit on the couch and watching TV were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 6. Meditation's manifold benefit's are only now starting to venture into the arena of science; regular practice has been shown to decrease blood pressure, reduce symptoms of anxiety, and even promote longevity. A) NO CHANGE. B) Meditations manifold benefits. C) Meditations' manifold benefits. D) Meditation's manifold benefits. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meditation's manifold benefits. 7. Which sentence best corrects the error in verb tense consistency?"She finished her homework and goes to bed." A) She finished her homework and went to bed. B) She finishes her homework and goes to bed. C) She finished her homework and going to bed. D) She finish her homework and goes to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She finished her homework and went to bed. 8. Illiteracy is an enormous problem, A it affectsB millions of people worldwide, C and is an impediment toD social progress. No errorE. A) A. B) C. C) B. D) D. E) E. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 9. Identify the error in verb tense consistency in the following sentence: "Yesterday, she walks to the store and buys some fruit." A) Store. B) Buys. C) Fruit. D) Walks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walks. 10. What change, if any, should be made to this sentence:Cameron was told to stay in the house. A) No Change. B) Add a comma after the word 'told'. C) Capitalize the word 'house'. D) Change 'was' to 'were'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No Change. 11. Select the word that best completes the sentence: "The weather had a strong ..... on our plans." A) Reflect. B) Infect. C) Affect. D) Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Effect. 12. Coffee, a beverage that many entrepreneurs depend on, it is not only stimulating and delicious, but also comforting. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) Is not only stimulating and delicious, but also comforting. C) Stimulating, delicious, and comforting. D) Because it is not only stimulating and delicious, but also comforting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is not only stimulating and delicious, but also comforting. 13. Transportation planners work closely with a number of community stakeholders, such as government officials and other interested organizations and individuals. Next, representatives from the local public health department might provide input in designing a network of trails and sidewalks to encourage people to walk more. A) For instance,. B) Furthermore,. C) Similarly,. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For instance,. 14. Select the option that best combines the two sentences without changing their meaning: "She finished her homework. She went to bed." A) She finished her homework, and she went to bed. B) She finished her homework; she went to bed. C) After finishing her homework, she went to bed. D) She went to bed, she finished her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After finishing her homework, she went to bed. 15. Backpacking across Europe requires fortitude, stamina, and being strong. A) No change. B) Strength. C) Strong. D) Stronger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strength. 16. Identify the error in the following sentence:Each of the students have completed their homework. A) Their. B) Have. C) No error. D) Each. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 17. Walker was not only a trailblazer in the medical field, she was also a relentless visionary who bravely challenged many of the social prejudices of her day, and contributed as much to advancing gender equality in the United States as she did to healing injured soldiers during the Civil War. A) NO CHANGE. B) Field she. C) Field; she. D) Field:she. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Field; she. 18. ..... going to the movie theater this weekend. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 19. The movie, including all the previews, (a) about two hours to watch. A) A. takes. B) Take. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. takes. 20. There are several activities that I like to practice every day; motorcycling, running, and songwriting. A) Every day, motorcycling,. B) [NO CHANGE]. C) Every day. Motorcycling,. D) Every day:motorcycling,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Every day. Motorcycling,. 21. Choose the sentence that uses the word "elicit" correctly. A) The comedian's joke was able to elicit laughter from the audience. B) The painting was elicit and therefore illegal. C) The teacher elicit the homework from the students. D) The elicit answer surprised everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The comedian's joke was able to elicit laughter from the audience. 22. Choose the correct verb tense: A) By next year, she finishing her degree. B) By next year, she will finish her degree. C) By next year, she finishes her degree. D) By next year, she finished her degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By next year, she will finish her degree. 23. Former First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt and Indian activist and educator Hansa Mehta were instrumental in drafting the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document that ..... the basic freedoms to which all people are entitled. A) Outlines. B) Were outlining. C) Was outlining. D) Have outlined. E) Outline. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outlines. 24. Which sentence best corrects the error in modifier placement?"She almost drove her kids to school every day." A) She drove her kids to school almost every day. B) She almost every day drove her kids to school. C) She almost drove her kids every day to school. D) She drove almost her kids to school every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She drove her kids to school almost every day. 25. Students' looking at their phones ..... disruptive to good sleep. A) Is. B) Are. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 26. Is this sentence written correctly:true or false?Casey please stop singing Frozen songs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. Cherry suggested ..... a movie after school. A) Sea. B) To see. C) See. D) Seeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seeing. 28. Identify which word is being modified in the following sentence. The girls walked wearily down the road. A) Road. B) Girls. C) Walked. D) Wearily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walked. 29. There are three things most likely to cause a political insurrection in the coming weeks:the downward spiral of the economy, the country's decisions to close its borders to migrants, and the growing water shortage. A) NO CHANGE. B) Weeks; the downward spiral of the economy,. C) Weeks:the downward spiral of the economy;. D) Weeks, the downward spiral of the economy,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 30. Revise the following sentence for verb tense consistency: "They were playing soccer and win the game." A) They played soccer and won the game. B) They were playing soccer and won the game. C) They play soccer and win the game. D) They were playing soccer and win the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were playing soccer and won the game. 31. Which sentence avoids a sentence fragment? A) Michael took a flight to London. Then a train to Paris. B) Michael took a flight to London. And then a train to Paris. C) Michael took a flight to London. A train to Paris. D) Michael took a flight to London, and then he took a train to Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Michael took a flight to London, and then he took a train to Paris. 32. The impostor eluded detection for so long because she conducted herself as though she were a licensed practitioner. A) Like as if she was a licensed practitioner. B) As though she was a licensed practitioner. C) As though she were a licensed practitioner. D) As if she was a practitioner with a license. E) Like she was a licensed practitioner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As though she were a licensed practitioner. 33. Over the past 30 years, the average robot price ..... by half in real terms, and even further relative to labor costs. A. is fallen B. has fallen C. were fallen D. have fallen A) C. B) A. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 34. According to Abraham Lincoln-the 16th President of the United States "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." A) States,. B) States-. C) States). D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) States-. 35. Some consider it foolish to build one's own hot-air balloon to travel around the world; others might call it a brilliant way to avoid rising rates in air travel. Choose 1 answer. A) NO CHANGE. B) Is considering. C) Considers. D) Has considered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 36. Select the sentence that uses punctuation correctly for direct address. A) John please close the door. B) John please close, the door. C) John please, close the door. D) John, please close the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John, please close the door. 37. What is the function of the italicized word in the sentence? "She *quickly* finished her homework." A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 38. According to my friend, a coin collector, a number of people are seeking Liberty Head nickels minted in 1883. A) Liberty Head nickels are sought by a number of people. B) Liberty Head nickels are being sought by a number of people, they were. C) [NO CHANGE]. D) A number of people is seeking Liberty Head nickels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) [NO CHANGE]. 39. The intrepid explorers of the wilderness discovered a new river, they also found a pair of mountains they named 'Dipyramid.' A) River and found. B) River; they also find. C) River, found. D) [NO CHANGE]. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) River; they also find. 40. Many successful contemporary poets pursue other forms of employment, considering these jobs not as obstacles but instead of sources of inspiration. A) NO CHANGE. B) Instead as. C) But rather as. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But rather as. 41. It was during this time that I read an article into coworking spaces. A) Upon. B) NO CHANGE. C) For. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) About. 42. Bengali author Toru Dutt's A Sheaf Gleaned in French Fields (1876), a volume of English translations of French poems, ..... scholars' understanding of the transnational and multilingual contexts in which Dutt lived and worked. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A) Enhance. B) Has enhanced. C) Are enhancing. D) Have enhanced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has enhanced. 43. I can't stay longer for studying . I have a headache.What do you suggest for me? A) Why don't you go out to take a rest. B) May I give you a drink. C) Yes you can go out for rest. D) I can give you a drink. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Why don't you go out to take a rest. 44. Be sure to dot your i's and cross your ..... A) Ts. B) T's. C) T'. D) Ts'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) T's. 45. NBC, where Farrow worked during the rise of allegations against Weinstein ultimately refused to run the journalist's initial story on the case. A) NO CHANGE. B) NBC, where Farrow worked, during the rise of allegations against Weinstein,. C) NBC, where Farrow worked during the rise of allegations against Weinstein,. D) NBC where Farrow worked during the rise of allegations against Weinstein. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NBC, where Farrow worked during the rise of allegations against Weinstein,. 46. In his 1963 exhibition Exposition of Music-Electronic Television, Korean American artist Nam June Paik showed how television images could be manipulated to express an artist's perspective. Today, Paik ..... considered the first video artist. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A) Had been. B) Was. C) Will be. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 47. In preparation for the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao boxing match, Filipino bakers made they're incredibly lifelike replica of Pacquiao entirely out of cake. A) No change. B) There. C) Its. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their. 48. Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct sentence structure? A) She quickly ran to the store to buy some milk. B) Buy to store quickly she some milk ran the. C) She quickly run to the store to buy some milk. D) To the store quickly ran she some milk to buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She quickly ran to the store to buy some milk. 49. Read the following sentence and determine the best revision for subject-verb agreement: "Each of the players have a unique skill." A) Each of the players had a unique skill. B) Each of the players have unique skills. C) Each of the players has a unique skill. D) Each of the players has unique skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Each of the players has a unique skill. 50. Choose correct word form: A) His deciding helped him succeed. B) His decisiveness helped him succeed. C) His decide helped him succeed. D) His decisioning helped him succeed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His decisiveness helped him succeed. 51. The life spans of rockfish vary greatly by species. For instance, the colorful calico rockfish (Sebastes dallii) can survive for a little over a ..... the rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) boasts a maximum life span of about two centuries.Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A) Decade. While. B) Decade, while. C) Decade; while. D) Decade:while. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decade, while. 52. Adjective and adverb confusion:Which is correct? A) His friends agree that he drives reckless. B) His friends agree that he drives recklessly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His friends agree that he drives recklessly. 53. Other Inuit Peoples tended to use snow to insulate their houses, which were constructed from whalebone and hides. A) Verb. B) Pronoun. C) Noun. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 54. Before it unveiled a massive new gallery in 2009, the Art Institute of Chicago was only able to display about 5% of its art collection ..... the museum is able to display close to 30% of its collection. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A) Additionally,. B) For example,. C) Nevertheless,. D) Today,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Today,. 55. Is this sentence correct? The friendly-looking man gave me a dollar. A) Yes. B) No, the modifier is not close enough to the noun it is modifying. C) No, there shouldn't be a dash in between "friendly" and "looking". D) No, the subject and verb tense do not agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 56. Our house needs ..... A) Painting. B) To be painting. C) To paint. D) To be paint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Painting. 57. I have made a lot of new friends since my family ..... here. A. move B. moved C. will move D. was moving A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 58. Even though bats prefer very sweet nectar, the plants that attract them have evolved to produce nectar that is only moderately sweet. A recent study ..... why:making sugar is energy-intensive, and it is more advantageous for plants to make a large amount of low-sugar nectar than a small amount of high-sugar nectar. A) Having explained. B) Explaining. C) Explains. D) To explain. E) Explained. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Explains. 59. Many workers in the Covid-19 era have invested more money in ..... computers, office chairs, and webcams. A) Our. B) Their. C) His or her. D) One's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 60. Select the correct pronoun: "Everyone should bring ..... own notebook." A) Your. B) Their. C) His or her. D) Our. 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