This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Grammar – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Grammar Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How are the two independent clauses connected in the given text? A) Comma and fanboys. B) Semicolon. C) Comma. D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 2. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to "prolific." A) Creative. B) Barren. C) Productive. D) Abundant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barren. 3. Eric and Yonas put ..... phones on the teacher's desk. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 4. Select the word that best completes the sentence: "The ..... of the new law was immediate." A) Effect. B) Affect. C) Effected. D) Affecting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 5. Great-horned owls, at least those that are healthy and mature, are able to clearly spot prey up to a mile away. A) NO CHANGE. B) Mature are. C) Mature . D) Mature; are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 6. Looking at these transformations show that every time we read or speak English, we are giving voice to over 1, 500 years of history. A) Show that every time we read or speak the English language, we are giving voice. B) Shows that every time we read or speak English, we give voice. C) Shows that every time we read or spoke the English language, we have been giving voice. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shows that every time we read or speak English, we give voice. 7. Science is ..... than math A) Most interesting. B) Interestinger. C) More interesting. D) The most interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More interesting. 8. Choose the sentence that correctly uses parallel structure. A) She likes reading, to swim, and biking. B) She likes to read, swim, and bike. C) She likes reading, swimming, and to bike. D) She likes to read, swimming, and biking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She likes to read, swim, and bike. 9. Choose the sentence that corrects the subject-verb agreement error. A) The dogs runs in the park every morning. B) The dogs run in the park every morning. C) The dogs running in the park every morning. D) The dogs is running in the park every morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dogs run in the park every morning. 10. Identify and correct the fragment:While waiting for the bus. A) Waiting for the bus. B) While waiting for the bus, I read a book. C) The bus arrived while waiting. D) While waiting for the bus, the bus arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While waiting for the bus, I read a book. 11. ..... the police to handle the situation A) Let's calling. B) Let's to call. C) Let's call. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Let's call. 12. The oldest of the veterans hold a special place of honor in the group. A) The veterans hold the special place. B) The veteran's hold a special place. C) The veterans holds a special place. D) No error. E) The veterans holding a special place. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The veterans holds a special place. 13. Which sentence uses punctuation correctly to separate items in a series that already contains commas? A) On our trip, we visited Paris, France, Rome, Italy, and Madrid, Spain. B) On our trip, we visited Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Madrid, Spain. C) On our trip, we visited Paris; France; Rome; Italy; and Madrid; Spain. D) On our trip, we visited Paris France, Rome Italy, and Madrid Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On our trip, we visited Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Madrid, Spain. 14. Carnegie-Mellon University, which has one of the finest computer science programs in the nation, and its students are recruited by top companies every year. A) University, because it has one of the finest computer science programs in the nation,. B) University:which has one of the finest computer science programs in the nation, and. C) University has one of the finest computer science programs in the nation, and. D) [NO CHANGE]. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) University has one of the finest computer science programs in the nation, and. 15. Select the concise version: A) Because of the fact that he was tired, he decided to rest. B) He decided to rest due to the fact that he was tired. C) Due to the fact that he was tired, he decided to rest. D) Because he was tired, he decided to rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because he was tired, he decided to rest. 16. Identify the incorrect subject-verb agreement: A) The students was ready for the exam. B) He has completed the homework. C) The team is practicing every day. D) She runs fast in the race. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The students was ready for the exam. 17. Which sentence correctly uses 'who' and 'whom'? A) Who is that, and to who should I address this letter?. B) Whom is that, and to whom should I address this letter?. C) Whom is that, and to who should I address this letter?. D) Who is that, and to whom should I address this letter?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who is that, and to whom should I address this letter?. 18. The Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the eight wonders of the world ..... some people believe that its architectural beauty has never been surpassed. A) On the other hand,. B) For example,. C) Indeed,. D) However,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indeed,. 19. Aiman is a good son. He ..... lies to his parents. A) Always. B) Never. C) Often. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Never. 20. CAT scans are a medical procedure used to peer inside the human brain without surgery; they are commonly used to diagnose concussions. A) Surgery; commonly. B) [NO CHANGE]. C) Surgery, they are commonly. D) Surgery and it is commonly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) [NO CHANGE]. 21. Runners, who step out of they're lanes during the first two laps, will be disqualified. A) NO CHANGE. B) Runners who step out of their lanes during the first two laps, will. C) Runners, who step out of their lanes during the first two laps, will. D) Runners who step out of their lanes during the first two laps will. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Runners who step out of their lanes during the first two laps will. 22. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: "She was ..... by the movie's ending." A) Affected. B) Effect. C) Effecting. D) Affect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affected. 23. The painter, along with his assistants, ..... working on the mural all night. A) Have been. B) Is. C) Were. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 24. In the importantly significant decision Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1965), the US Supreme Court formally recognized that freedom of speech and expression do not "end at the schoolyard gate" . A) NO CHANGE. B) Important and significant. C) Important wile also being significant. D) Significant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Significant. 25. The length of this completed essay, almost eighteen pages long, is far more impressive than that poorly-researched rough draft. A) The length of that. B) This. C) [NO CHANGE]. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The length of that. 26. Which of the following has/have non-essential clauses? A) My favorite teacher, who loves ice cream, teaches English. B) My favorite English teacher eats ice cream every day. C) My favorite teacher-who loves ice cream-teaches English. D) A and C only. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A and C only. 27. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement and verb tense consistency? A) The team win the game and celebrated. B) The team wins the game and celebrates. C) The team won the game and celebrates. D) The team won the game and celebrated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The team won the game and celebrated. 28. If analysis of the traffic count indicates that there is more traffic than the current road as it is designed at this time can efficiently accommodate, the transportation planner might recommend widening the road to add another lane. A) Current design of the road. B) Current design of the road right now. C) NO CHANGE. D) Road as it is now currently designed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Current design of the road. 29. Read the sentence and choose the best correction: "The committee have made its decision." A) The committee have made its decision. B) The committee has made its decision. C) The committee has made their decision. D) The committee have made their decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The committee has made its decision. 30. Nestled in the middle of three southern provinces, Danana National Park is one of Europe'smost significant Conservation (1) areas, it is a maze of lagoons, marches, lakes and cliffs. A) Areas, this is a maze. B) Areas it is a maze. C) No change. D) Areas, a maze. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Areas, a maze. ← 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