This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Grammar – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Grammar Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Cambridge is home to two of the best universities in the world MIT and Harvard. A) NO CHANGE. B) Cambridge is home to two of the best universities in the world:MIT and Harvard. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cambridge is home to two of the best universities in the world:MIT and Harvard. 2. In 1929, Edwin Herbert Land invented a polarizing filter that was featured in a number of products, from sunglasses to 3D movies. A decade later, Land ..... his technology to invent the world's first instant camera, the Polaroid Land camera. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A) Used. B) To have used. C) Using. D) To use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used. 3. Read the following sentence and answer the question: "Despite the team's best efforts, the outcome was inevitable." Which word is closest in meaning to "inevitable" as used in the sentence? A) Uncertain. B) Inescapable. C) Avoidable. D) Unlikely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inescapable. 4. Correct the subject-verb agreement error:The list of items are on the table. A) The list of items are on the table. B) The list of items be on the table. C) The list of items is on the table. D) The list of items were on the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The list of items is on the table. 5. Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence: ..... went to the store to buy some snacks. A) Theirs. B) Them. C) Their. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They. 6. Though often misunderstood, SAT question-writers actually have the best of intentions, want to help you clarify your written and spoken communication. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) Intentions, they want to help you clarify your communication, both written and spoken. C) Intentions; wanting to help with you clarifying your written and spoken communication. D) Intentions, and want to help you clarify your communication, both written and spoken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intentions, they want to help you clarify your communication, both written and spoken. 7. Identify the error in the following sentence: "Neither the students nor the teacher are ready for the test." A) Subject-verb agreement. B) Punctuation. C) Word usage. D) Sentence fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject-verb agreement. 8. Original Sentence:The ..... of the book was intriguing and kept me engaged. A) Plots'. B) Plot's. C) Plot. D) Plots. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plot. 9. How the idea got started is not altogether clear, but over half a century ago, the Food and Nutrition [22] Board then an affiliate of the U.S. Department of Agriculture recommended that people drink 2.5 liters of water a day. A) Board, then an affiliate of the U.S. Department of Agriculture,. B) Board then an affiliate of the U.S. Department of Agriculture,. C) Board, then an affiliate of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Board, then an affiliate of the U.S. Department of Agriculture,. 10. Sir Erec is an Arthurian Knight of the Round Table, and as such, he is required to fight valiant. A) Requirements are that he must valiantly fight. B) He is valiantly required to fight. C) He is required to fight valiantly. D) [NO CHANGE]. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is required to fight valiantly. 11. The ..... decision surprised everyone in the company. He spoke too directly during the meeting. A) Managers'. B) Manager. C) Managers. D) Manager's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manager's. 12. Many people believe that only by studying history can one understand ..... relevance to ..... events. A) Its today's. B) It's todays. C) It's today's. D) Its todays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its today's. 13. Choose the best way to combine the following sentences for variety and clarity: "Maria studied hard for the exam. She wanted to improve her grade." A) Maria studied hard for the exam; wanting to improve her grade. B) Maria wanted to improve her grade, so she studied hard for the exam. C) Maria studied hard for the exam, she wanted to improve her grade. D) Maria studied hard for the exam because she wanted to improve her grade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maria studied hard for the exam because she wanted to improve her grade. 14. Choose the best word to complete the sentence:The teacher ..... the students to study for the test. A) Advice. B) Advising. C) Advised. D) Advices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Advised. 15. To survive when water is scarce, embryos inside African turquoise killifish eggs ..... a dormant state known as diapause. In this state, embryonic development is paused for as long as two years-longer than the life span of an adult killifish.Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A) Enter. B) To enter. C) Entering. D) Having entered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enter. 16. Whereas it may not be the longest in history, one 2010 traffic jam near Beijing, China lasted for 12 days and spanned 62 miles. A) But. B) Considering. C) No change. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although. 17. Read the following sentence and select the best revision for verb tense consistency: "By the time the bell rang, the students finish their test." A) By the time the bell rang, the students finishes their test. B) By the time the bell rang, the students finishing their test. C) By the time the bell rang, the students had finish their test. D) By the time the bell rang, the students finished their test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By the time the bell rang, the students finished their test. 18. If you are sure thatA you are in the right, B you would notC mind an independent examination ofD the case. No errorE. A) C. B) B. C) A. D) E. E) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 19. "But that's what I just said, " the teacher screamed! The student had said that she had heard him, therefore she answered his question. "You answered my question previously, " he bellowed, "not the last one!" "Ah, you mean the latest one, " the student replied, the moment at which the teacher turned to the wall and started beating his head against it. A) Was saying. B) Says. C) NO CHANGE. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Said. 20. Singular verbs usually end in ..... ; plural verbs do not usually end in ..... A) D, d. B) S, s. C) T, t. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) S, s. 21. For the last 20 years, we ..... significant changes in the world of science and technology. A. witness B. have witnessed C. witnessed D. are witnessing A) A. B) D. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 22. What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence:Emily taken her dog for a walk A) Change the word 'walk' to 'walking'. B) Change 'taken' to 'took'. C) Capitalize the word 'dog'. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change 'taken' to 'took'. 23. Choose the correct verb tense to complete the sentence:By the time she arrived, the movie ..... A) Starts. B) Is starting. C) Will start. D) Had started. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had started. 24. China's Great Green Wall is the government's full-fledged attempt to intentionally increase forest cover through tree planting projects, but scientists have yet to determine its effectiveness. Choose 1 answer: A) This. B) That. C) NO CHANGE. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 25. James enjoys reading more than ..... A) To write. B) Writing. C) Writes. D) Write. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writing. 26. Identify the error in subject-verb agreement in the following sentence: "The list of items are on the table." A) No error. B) "items" should be "item". C) "list" should be "lists". D) "are" should be "is". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "are" should be "is". 27. The jejunum then links the duodenum to the ileum, which is where the majority of nutrient absorption takes place. Instead, the remaining materials move into the large intestine, where water and salts continue to be absorbed. A) In addition,. B) From there,. C) However,. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From there,. 28. Identify the sentence that correctly uses both a colon and a dash. A) She had one goal:to win, no matter what. B) She had one goal to win, no matter what. C) She had one goal:to win no matter what. D) She had one goal to win:no matter what. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She had one goal:to win no matter what. 29. Olga Tokarczuk's ambitious and experimental novel Flights examines the boundaries that exist in human life, from air travel to organ preservation. A) Examine the boundaries. B) Examines the boundary's. C) NO CHANGE. D) Examine the boundaries'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 30. France's supermarkets are required by unconsumed law to donate food items to charity. A) No change. B) Law to donate unconsumed food items to. C) Law, unconsumed, to donate food items to. D) Law to donate food items to unconsumed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Law to donate unconsumed food items to. ← 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