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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the subject in the following sentence: "The tall trees sway in the wind." A) Tall. B) Trees. C) Sway. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trees. 2. Which revision best improves the clarity of the following sentence? "Walking to the store, the rain started to fall." A) Walking to the store, the rain started to fall. B) The rain started to fall, walking to the store. C) Walking to the store, I felt the rain start to fall. D) The rain, walking to the store, started to fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking to the store, I felt the rain start to fall. 3. All of the ..... opinions were taken into consideration. A) Teachers. B) Teacher's. C) Teachers'. D) Teachers's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teachers'. 4. Identify the word usage error in the following sentence:She excepted the award with gratitude. A) She. B) Gratitude. C) Excepted. D) Award. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excepted. 5. A synthesizer-an entirely electronic musical instrument:can usually be categorized into either an "East Coast" or a "West Coast" design philosophy. A) Instrument, can. B) No change. C) Instrument; can. D) Instrument-can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Instrument-can. 6. The Inca of South America used intricately knotted string devices called quipus to record countable information, like population data and payments ..... they may have used quipus to record more complex information, like stories and myths, according to researchers. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A) For example,. B) In addition,. C) As a result,. D) In other words,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In addition,. 7. Their restaurants, which are opening all over New England, ..... notable for their quality food and low prices. A) Was. B) Were. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 8. Although they provide varying levels of financial support, supplemental careers also broaden the experience of individuals-and this breadth inevitably shapes their work.Which choice provides the best transition from the previous paragraph to this one? A) NO CHANGE. B) In addition to providing a source of inspiration,. C) Considering the time constraints they impose on a poet,. D) Regardless of the relationship between translation and poetry,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In addition to providing a source of inspiration,. 9. The bush of roses in full bloom ..... a beautiful sight. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 10. In her two major series "Memory Test" and "Autobiography, " painter Howardena Pindell explored themes ..... healing, self-discovery, and memory by cutting and sewing back together pieces of canvas and inserting personal artifacts, such as postcards, into some of the paintings.Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A) Of,. B) Of-. C) Of. D) Of:. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 11. The rhododendron, whichA ornaments so manyB English gardens, isC not native toD Europe. No errorE. A) A. B) E. C) B. D) D. E) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) E. 12. Which revision best corrects the sentence fragment below? "Because the weather was bad." A) Bad weather. B) The weather was bad. C) The game was canceled. D) Because the weather was bad, the game was canceled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because the weather was bad, the game was canceled. 13. True or False:Plural verbs have-s on the end. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Despite the group's many musical successes, they are struggling to afford new instruments and gas money for the van. A) He and she are struggling. B) It is struggling. C) They struggle. D) [NO CHANGE]. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) [NO CHANGE]. 15. The man had a pleasant-sounding accent, ..... but it was difficult to place. A) Assent,. B) Essence,. C) No change. D) Ascent,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No change. 16. Before Mount Vesuvius' eruption, which blanketed Herculaneum and Pompeii in fatal ash, these towns were thriving epicenters of philosophy, social dynamism, paganism, and political change. A) Mount Vesuvius eruption,. B) Mount Vesuvius's eruption. C) Mount Vesuvius's eruption,. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mount Vesuvius's eruption,. 17. Many substances found in household items are dangerous to people's health, however, experts insist that they are harmless in very small amounts. A) Health, nevertheless, experts insists. B) Health, but experts insisting. C) Health; however, experts insist. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Health; however, experts insist. 18. The employees stays with their employer even after they finish their degrees.Because their new qualifications give them a chance for advancement in the company. A) No change. B) Degrees because. C) Degrees; because. D) Degrees:because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Degrees because. 19. Select the sentence that uses punctuation correctly to separate items in a series. A) For breakfast I had eggs, toast and orange juice. B) For breakfast, I had eggs toast, and orange juice. C) For breakfast, I had eggs, toast, and orange juice. D) For breakfast I had eggs toast and orange juice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For breakfast, I had eggs, toast, and orange juice. 20. The engineer, who is renowned for his ingenuityA, has designedB a very uniqueC cooling system for our new plant inD Spain. No errorE A) D. B) C. C) A. D) B. E) E. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 21. Do we add-ly to this adjective when making it an adverb?Loud A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 22. Read the following and identify the fragment, then revise it to form a complete sentence: "While the rain poured." A) While the rain poured. B) The rain poured. C) While the rain poured, we stayed inside. D) We stayed inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While the rain poured, we stayed inside. 23. The baby is sleeping ..... in his bedroom. A) Badly. B) Patiently. C) Neatly. D) Soundly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soundly. 24. Identify the sentence fragment and correct it. A) The rain fell. $\rightarrow$ While the rain fell. B) While the rain fell. $\rightarrow$ The rain fell. C) While the rain fell. $\rightarrow$ The rain fell while. D) The rain fell. $\rightarrow$ The rain fell while. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While the rain fell. $\rightarrow$ The rain fell. 25. Identify the correct sentence with consistent verb tense. A) I take Dalia to the pub. We ate calamari and drank cider. B) I take Dalia to the pub. We will eat calamari and drank cider. C) I took Dalia to the pub. We eat calamari and drink cider. D) I take Dalia to the pub. We eat calamari and drink cider. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I take Dalia to the pub. We eat calamari and drink cider. 26. Choose the word that best fits the context:Despite the mayor's ..... promises, little progress was made on the new park. A) Ambiguous. B) Elaborate. C) Perfunctory. D) Sincere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perfunctory. 27. She was asked what was a substantive adjective, and she answered that a substantive adjective is one that describe a substance. A) Those that describe. B) Ones that describe. C) One that describes. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One that describes. 28. As I have taught my little sister more and more about soccer, she and me spend more time kicking the ball around outside. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) She and I have spent more time. C) She and I will spend more time. D) Her and me have spent more time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She and I have spent more time. 29. Employees with lessA personal problems areB likelyC to be moreD productive. No errorE A) D. B) E. C) A. D) C. E) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 30. Choose the sentence with correct word usage. A) The principal gave a speech at the assembly. B) The principal gave a speach at the assembly. C) The principle gave a speach at the assembly. D) The principle gave a speech at the assembly. 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