This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Grammar – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Grammar Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the best way to practice grammar rules for the SAT? A) Memorize 10-20 new words a day from a recognized SAT word list. B) Using mental math apps and daily practice. C) Use SAT prep books and online resources to practice grammar rules. D) Reading novels and newspapers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use SAT prep books and online resources to practice grammar rules. 2. The youngest girl among the students have dark hair. A) Have darker hair. B) Have dark hairs. C) Has darkest hairs. D) Has dark hair. E) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has dark hair. 3. Choose the sentence that is free of grammatical errors. A) The group of students have excited for the trip. B) The group of students was excited for the trip. C) The group of students is excited for the trip. D) The group of students were excited for the trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The group of students was excited for the trip. 4. By the end of last March, I ..... English for five years. A. had been studied B. had been studying C. will have been studying D. will have studied A) B. B) D. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 5. Which sentence is correct:A) He had only one goal:to buy his mother a house.B) He had only one goal-to buy his mother a house. A) A. B) B. C) Both A and B. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 6. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon, a colon, and an apostrophe? A) She had three pets; a dog, a cat, and a rabbit:all of them were her friend's. B) She had three pets:a dog, a cat, and a rabbit; all of them were her friend's. C) She had three pets:a dog, a cat, and a rabbit; all of them were her friends'. D) She had three pets; a dog, a cat, and a rabbit:all of them were her friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She had three pets:a dog, a cat, and a rabbit; all of them were her friends'. 7. After becoming aware that teens might benefit from later school start times, the Minneapolis school district performed an experiment involving the temporary adoption of a later start time for its high schools:8:40am instead of the traditional 7:15 am. A) Experiment, it involved. B) NO CHANGE. C) Experiment; involving. D) Experiment, this involves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 8. Lisa, Aaron, and Jason is coming over later than everyone else. A) Lisa, Aaron, and Jason have come. B) Lisa, Aaron, and Jason is to come. C) Lisa, Aaron, and Jason are coming. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lisa, Aaron, and Jason are coming. 9. The warm summer sun that radiated onto earth, and the birds sang while dragonflies hovered all around us. A) The summer sun, it radiated warmth onto the earth, and. B) [NO CHANGE]. C) The warm summer sun radiated onto earth, and. D) The warm summer sun radiated onto earth; and. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The warm summer sun radiated onto earth, and. 10. Choose the sentence that uses punctuation correctly. A) My favorite subjects are:math, science and history. B) My favorite subjects are math, science, and history. C) My favorite subjects are math science, and history. D) My favorite subjects are math, science and, history. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My favorite subjects are math, science, and history. 11. Original Sentence:The presentation was not only informative, ..... engaging. A) But also was engaging. B) But also engaging. C) But also it was engaging. D) But also very engaging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But also engaging. 12. The pleasures one can experience in the golden ratio likely have to do with its relationship to the human preference for proportion and order. A) Their. B) It's. C) NO CHANGE. D) Its'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 13. When I looked at the prices in the department store, I realized that purchasing three sweaters at a time was cheaper than two. A) Purchasing two. B) The price of two. C) No change. D) Two sweaters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purchasing two. 14. Contrary to popular legend, the venomous bite of a baby snake is less powerful than an adult snake. A) No change. B) Any. C) That of an. D) Those of an. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That of an. 15. Many electric cars do save money on energy, but they are not cheap:efficiency has its price. A) Cheap-efficiency,. B) NO CHANGE. C) Cheap:efficiency. D) Cheap, efficiency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 16. Select the word or words that need to be changed to make the sentence correct.If you want to succeed in Dr. Henderson's course, you need to do three things; complete your homework promptly, participate in class discussions, and read the textbook thoroughly. No error. A) Course;. B) Things:. C) No error. D) Dr. Hendersons'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Things:. 17. Choose the sentence that corrects the punctuation error in the following sentence: "After the meeting the manager distributed the reports." A) After the meeting, the manager distributed the reports. B) After the meeting; the manager distributed the reports. C) After the meeting the manager, distributed the reports. D) After the meeting the manager, distributed, the reports. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the meeting, the manager distributed the reports. 18. Generalizations about how much water everyone needs, however, do not hold water (pun intended). How much water [24] an individual should drink depends to a large degree on what they eat, the climate where they live, what they do each day, their size, and how physically active they are. A) NO CHANGE. B) People. C) The people. D) A human. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People. 19. This mountain began as a resort that will attract famous international visitors to its spa and hotel. A) Once attracted. B) Attracts. C) [NO CHANGE]. D) Is attracting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Once attracted. 20. Original Sentence:The results of the experiment were ..... and led to further research. A) Significant. B) Significantly. C) Signifying. D) Significance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Significant. 21. Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein explore the consequences of playing God in the early 19th century.Choose 1 answer: A) NO CHANGE. B) Explores. C) Are exploring. D) Were exploring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explores. 22. Mt. Kilimanjaro. Like the mountain, which is swept in clouds, the name Kilimanjaro is a mystery. A) Cloaked. B) Vanished. C) Surfaced. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cloaked. 23. In the past, coffees were blended to suit a homogenous popular taste, ..... many different coffee flavors are now being produced. A) For. B) But. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 24. The bear chased Xander and me while Martha's climbing skills allowed her to perch safely in a tree. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) Me to allow Martha's climbing skills to perch her. C) I allowing Martha's climbing skills to perch her. D) I while Martha's climbing skills allowed her to perch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) [NO CHANGE]. 25. A censusA of the island revealedB a population of onlyC 10, 000 peopleD. No errorE. A) A. B) D. C) C. D) B. E) E. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 26. Each of the team members disagree on the best approach to solve the problem. Choose 1 answer: A) Disagrees. B) Were disagreeing. C) Have disagreed. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disagrees. 27. Choose the sentence that uses the correct word. A) There going to the concert tonight. B) Their going to the concert tonight. C) They're going to the concert tonight. D) Thier going to the concert tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're going to the concert tonight. 28. 1 / 5 => There was an accident on Route 38 last night, several people got hurt. A) A. There was an accident on Route 38 last night; several people got hurt. B) B. There was an accident on Route 38 last night. Several people got hurt. C) C. Because was an accident on Route 38 last night several people got hurt. D) Both A and B are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and B are correct. 29. Choose the sentence that eliminates the redundancy. A) The reason is because he was late. B) He returned back to the store. C) She made a final decision. D) They both together went to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She made a final decision. 30. Which choice most effectively introduces the topic of the paragraph? A) NO CHANGE. B) Although we often comment on what is 'lost' in the process of translation, we rarely consider what is gained. C) Even the most gifted translators cannot capture all the nuances of the original poem. D) While poetry is a particularly difficult class of writing to translate, the impossibility of a completely faithful translation extends to prose as well. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although we often comment on what is 'lost' in the process of translation, we rarely consider what is gained. ← 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