This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Grammar – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Grammar Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the sentence with correct word usage. A) The principal school greeted us. B) The principal of the school greeted us. C) The principle of the school greeted us. D) The principle school greeted us. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The principal of the school greeted us. 2. Which word is a pronoun in the following sentence? "They gave her the book." A) Book. B) Her. C) Gave. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her. 3. Unethical political decisions are able to be protested by concerned American citizens. A) Concerned American citizens are able to protest unethical political decisions made by politicians. B) Unethical political decisions have the ability to be protested by concerned American citizens. C) Concerned American citizens are able to protest unethical political decisions. D) [NO CHANGE]. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concerned American citizens are able to protest unethical political decisions. 4. Original Sentence:The teacher's feedback was crucial for the students' ..... A) Improvement. B) Improving. C) Improvements. D) Improve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Improvement. 5. What is the correct form of the sentence to show possession? A) The dogs's bowl. B) The dog's bowl. C) The dogs bowl. D) The dogss bowl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog's bowl. 6. Choose the correct verb tense to complete the sentence:Yesterday, she ..... her homework before dinner. A) Finishing. B) Finishes. C) Finish. D) Finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Finished. 7. Jamaican British artist Willard Wigan is known for his remarkable ..... so small that they are best viewed through a microscope, Wigan's sculptures are made from tiny natural materials, such as spiderweb strands. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A) Microsculptures creations. B) Microsculptures, creations. C) Microsculptures. Creations. D) Microsculptures and creations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Microsculptures. Creations. 8. Many students registered late, therefore, they missed the first class. A) Late:therefore. B) Late, therefore,. C) Late-therefore. D) Late; therefore,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Late; therefore,. 9. Identify which word is being modified in the following sentence. I especially like detectives who carefully hunt for clues. A) I. B) Carefully. C) Hunt. D) Clues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hunt. 10. Original Sentence:The workshop provided valuable ..... for the participants. A) Insightful. B) Insights. C) Insight. D) Insighting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insights. 11. Once the food has been transformed into a compact mass referred to as a 'bolus, ' it is swallowed and passes through the esophagus, a muscular tube connecting the throat to the stomach. A) NO CHANGE. B) Succinct. C) Abbreviated. D) Summary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 12. Identify the error in the following sentence:Neither the teacher nor the students was late. A) Neither. B) Was. C) Students. D) Late. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 13. True or False:You should avoid changing verb tense. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 14. Mr.Pike ..... for this company for more than thirty years, and he intends to stay here until he ..... A. worked/retires B. works/is retiring C. has been working/retires D. is working/will retire A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 15. Consider, for example, William Carlos Williams who worked as a physician for over forty years. A) For example William Carlos Williams. B) For example, William Carlos Williams;. C) NO CHANGE. D) For example, William Carlos Williams,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For example, William Carlos Williams,. 16. Despite positive reviews from movie critics, the quality of the young director's recent films are rather questionable. A) The quality of the young Director's recent films are rather questionable. B) The quality of the young Director's recent films are rather questionable. C) The quality of the young director's recent films is rather questionable. D) No error. E) The quality of the young Director's recent films is rather questionable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The quality of the young director's recent films is rather questionable. 17. The ..... role in the play was smaller than expected. A) CEO. B) CEOs. C) CEOs'. D) CEO's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CEO's. 18. Identify the adverb in the following sentence. My mom and dad took us to eat yesterday. A) Took. B) Eat. C) Yesterday. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yesterday. 19. To a great artist such as he, both oil painting and charcoal sketching come quite naturally. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) As his, both. C) As him, both. D) Like him, both. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As him, both. 20. Identify the incorrect word choice: A) She accepted the invitation graciously. B) I could care less about the results. C) They responded promptly. D) He took the exam lightly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I could care less about the results. 21. I am extremely hungry; so my stomach is growling. A) Correct use of a semicolon. B) Incorrect use of a semicolon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect use of a semicolon. 22. Drinking coffee, scientists have discovered may help prevent heart disease A) Have discovered,. B) Have discovered; it. C) No change. D) Have discovered. It. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have discovered,. 23. What is the appositive(s) phrase?The female kingfisher, a large-headed bird that lives near the water, is known for its bright plumage. A) Female kingfisher. B) A large-headed bird that lives near the water. C) Bright plumage. D) Large-headed bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A large-headed bird that lives near the water. 24. Choose the sentence that corrects the pronoun error in the following sentence: "Every student must hand in their assignment by Friday." A) Every student must hand in his or her assignment by Friday. B) Every student must hand in their assignments by Friday. C) Every student must hand in his assignment by Friday. D) Every student must hand in her assignment by Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every student must hand in his or her assignment by Friday. 25. The store's most successful fall sellers were its school item. A) Good. B) Material. C) Supplies. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supplies. 26. Which choice provides supporting information about drones that is further developed in the passage? A) Despite criticism about them from consumer advocates,. B) NO CHANGE. C) With the critical information they provide about harvests,. D) Along with training in how to operate them properly,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With the critical information they provide about harvests,. 27. In 2009, Edwin Rist broke into the British Natural History Museum and stole nearly 300 of the institutions' most prized, exotic birds, purportedly to sell in order to purchase a golden flute. A) Institution's most, prized, exotic birds,. B) Institutions' most prized exotic birds,. C) Institution's most prized exotic birds,. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Institution's most prized exotic birds,. 28. His hobbies included jumping off planes, crashing helicopters and eating jellyfish. A) NO CHANGE. B) His hobbies included jumping off planes, crashing helicopters, and eating jellyfish. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His hobbies included jumping off planes, crashing helicopters, and eating jellyfish. 29. Choose the correct verb tense to complete the sentence:She ..... to the store every Saturday. A) Go. B) Going. C) Gone. D) Goes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Goes. 30. A worldwide authority on horticulture, Gerald Holmes, after training at the finest academies in France. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) A worldwide authority on horticulture, Gerald Holmes trained at the finest academies in France. C) A worldwide authority on horticulture; Gerald Holmes trained at the finest academies in France. D) Gerald Holmes, who trained at the finest academies in France, becoming a worldwide authority on horticulture. 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