Sat Grammar Quiz 17 (30 MCQs)

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1. The condensation that forms on cold glasses has long been of interest to young scientists.
2. These examples demonstrate that one of the best ways to "be" a poet are to be many other things as well:
3. Better than soil at holding moisture, compost minimizes water waste and storm runoff, it increases savings on watering costs, and helps reduce erosion on embankments near bodies of water.
4. The children ..... to bed before their parents came home from work. A. were all going B. had all gone C. had all been going D. have all gone
5. Not only are such responses similar to those suffered by, say, a primitive man facing a threat from a ferocious animal, [16] but also resemble panic attacks experienced by soldiers about to go into battle for the first time.
6. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:'The book, along with its illustrations, ..... on the table.'
7. Atoms in a synchrotron, a type of circular particle accelerator, travel faster and faster until they ..... a desired energy level, at which point they are diverted to collide with a target, smashing the atoms.
8. Identify the correct past perfect tense:
9. John was realizing that if he ever wanted to get any work done he needed to turn off his phone. Putting it on vibrate was not going to be enough. If it weren't a message from a disgruntled student or an update to an app, it would be a call from a relative or from a creditor. He has only recently realized how ironic it is that "creditor" rhymes with "predator."
10. The cookies were handed out by Ella and .....
11. Choose the sentence that maintains verb tense consistency throughout.
12. Select the sentence that best eliminates wordiness:"At this point in time, we are unable to make a decision."
13. What is the correct punctuation to connect the two independent clauses in the given text?
14. While many large school districts are able to support many different athletic programs, smaller school districts are finding that the cost involved with offering a large selection of athletics are too high to support.
15. The volleyball team ..... to Freeport this afternoon for a game.
16. How old is ..... ?
17. To learn what it means to love someone is accepting the flaws of others.
18. That the hole in the ozone layer is directly above Australia and New Zealand, these countries have the highest incidence of melanoma in the world.
19. Edit the following sentence for correct punctuation: "After dinner we watched a movie."
20. There are many famous architects who began as furniture designers, interior decorators, or worked in construction.
21. Select the word that best completes the sentence:She is ..... than her brother.
22. What is the best way to combine these sentences? "The sun set. The sky turned orange."
23. The Progressive Era in the United States witnessed the rise of numerous Black women's clubs, local organizations that advocated for racial and gender equality. Among the clubs' leaders ..... Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, founder of the Women's Era Club of Boston.Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
24. The union insistedA on an increase in theirB members C starting pay, and threatened to call a strike if the company refused toD meet the demand. No errorE.
25. The Adverb "rarely" is an adverb of .....
26. Select the correct word usage:The ..... of the story was surprising.
27. The Trenton Thunder is a Minor League baseball team, it is from Trenton, New Jersey.
28. Medium-sized igloos were usually single-room family dwellings that housed one or two families.
29. What part of speech is the word in italics? Jane walked across the dark road
30. Choose the sentence that avoids a misplaced modifier.