This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Grammar – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Grammar Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the best way to combine the following sentences: "Maria finished her homework. She went to bed." A) Maria finished her homework, she went to bed. B) Maria finished her homework and went to bed. C) Maria finished her homework; and she went to bed. D) Maria finished her homework, so she went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maria finished her homework, so she went to bed. 2. "He was just the man for such a place, and it was just the place for such a man." This line is from Frederick Douglass's autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845). It's an example of antimetabole, a writing technique that ..... emphasis by repeating a statement in a reversed order. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A) Are creating. B) Create. C) Have created. D) Creates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creates. 3. Which sentence is a fragment and how can it be corrected? A) The weather was bad. Add a dependent clause. B) Because the weather was bad, we stayed inside. No correction needed. C) Because the weather was bad. Add a main clause to complete the thought. D) The weather was bad, so we stayed inside. No correction needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the weather was bad. Add a main clause to complete the thought. 4. The geologic instability known as the Pacific Ring of Fire has produced numerous faults. They cause approximately 10, 000 earthquakes annually.Which of the following IS NOT an acceptable alternative? A) Faults that cause. B) Faults, they cause. C) Faults; they cause. D) Faults, which cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Faults, they cause. 5. Select the sentence that is NOT a fragment. A) While walking to the store. B) After the movie ended. C) The cat slept on the windowsill. D) Because he forgot his keys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat slept on the windowsill. 6. When Debbie answers the phone, she always responds "this is her." A) She always responding "this is she.". B) [NO CHANGE]. C) She always responds "this is she.". D) Her always responds "this is she.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She always responds "this is she.". 7. Select the sentence with the correct use of punctuation. A) My friend who is very talented, won the award. B) My friend who is very talented won, the award. C) My friend who is very talented won the award. D) My friend, who is very talented, won the award. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My friend, who is very talented, won the award. 8. She got straight ..... on her report card. A) As'. B) Aes. C) A's. D) As. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A's. 9. These igloos could be constructed from several smaller igloos and attached by tunnels. A) Preposition. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 10. In 1686, at the age of only eight, Heinrich Gustav was appointed captain in the German army, he was a prince and was therefore required to serve in the armed forces. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) Army;. C) Army, who was. D) Army; he was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Army; he was. 11. Select the sentence with correct punctuation for a compound sentence. A) I wanted to go to the concert but, I had too much homework. B) I wanted to go to the concert; but I had too much homework. C) I wanted to go to the concert, but I had too much homework. D) I wanted to go to the concert but I had too much homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I wanted to go to the concert, but I had too much homework. 12. While the challenge of developing a professional writing career cannot be denied, perspiring poets can look to their successful twentieth and twenty-first century counterparts for models of sustainable career paths. A) Respiring. B) Inspiring. C) Aspiring. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aspiring. 13. Sylvia shivered in her silk shirt, the difference in temperature between the hot weather outside and the cold library was extreme. A) Shirt the. B) Shirt, for the. C) Shirt, because the. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shirt, for the. 14. Alcohol used in excess can damage the brain, affect memory, and learning disabilities. A) A) Alcohol used in excess can damage the brain, affect memory, and cause learning disabilities. B) B) Alcohol used in excess can damage the brain, affect memory, and can lead to learning disabilities. C) C) Correct as is. D) All are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) Alcohol used in excess can damage the brain, affect memory, and cause learning disabilities. 15. Which sentence uses the correct verb tense for an action that started in the past and continues to the present? A) She studied French for five years. B) She is studying French for five years. C) She has studied French for five years. D) She studies French for five years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She has studied French for five years. 16. Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement? A) The group of students is going on a field trip. B) The group of students are going on a field trip. C) The group of students have going on a field trip. D) The group of students were going on a field trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The group of students is going on a field trip. 17. The school of fish, hiding among the jagged coral, ..... easily seen by the hammerhead shark, despite the gloomy camouflage of the surroundings. A) Was easily seen. B) [NO CHANGE]. C) Seen. D) Are easily seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was easily seen. 18. The soldier successfully pulled his ally from the helicopter wreck, and since the flames engulfed their craft, he was unable to repair the vehicle. A) Wreck of the helicopter, with the consequence that. B) [NO CHANGE]. C) Helicopter wreck, but because. D) Helicopter wreck, the. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helicopter wreck, but because. 19. His health has improved a lot since he ..... doing exercises regularly. A) Started. B) Starts. C) Has started. D) Had started. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Started. 20. Identify the correct tense: A) I have finished my homework yesterday. B) I finished my homework yesterday. C) I finishes my homework yesterday. D) I had finish my homework yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I finished my homework yesterday. 21. The government requires that these forms should be submitted before the end of the financial year. A) For these forms to be submitted. B) That these forms should be submitted. C) These forms submission. D) That these forms be submitted. E) These forms should be submitted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That these forms be submitted. 22. What part of speech is the word in italics? She is in love with him. A) Proper Noun. B) Subjective Pronoun. C) Possessive Pronoun. D) Objective Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subjective Pronoun. 23. In 1959, Project MUercury became the first human spaceflight program led by NASA. The project was aimed at putting an American into orbit before the USSR could accomplish that goal. The program allowed seven astronauts to travel into space; for instance, it was shut down only four years after it began. A) However,. B) NO CHANGE. C) Likewise,. D) Besides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However,. 24. Choose the sentence that corrects the subject-verb agreement error in the following sentence: "One of the dogs have escaped from the yard." A) One of the dogs has escaped from the yards. B) One of the dogs have escaped from the yards. C) One of the dogs has escaped from the yard. D) One of the dogs has escape from the yard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One of the dogs has escaped from the yard. 25. Choose the word that best fits the context: "The principal will ..... the new rules tomorrow." A) Announcement. B) Pronouncing. C) Pronounced. D) Announce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Announce. 26. A professional long-distance runners life revolves around his or her workout schedule, sleep routine, and dietary needs. A) Runners'. B) Runner's. C) [NO CHANGE]. D) Runner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Runner's. 27. Select the sentence that maintains parallel structure. A) She likes reading, to swim, and biking. B) She likes to read, swimming, and to bike. C) She likes reading, swimming, and biking. D) She likes to read, to swim, and biking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She likes reading, swimming, and biking. 28. We will be going to our grandparents' house ..... A) Next week. B) Last month. C) Yesterday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Next week. 29. Original Sentence:While driving through the desert, the heat became unbearable. A) While driving through the desert, the heat became unbearable. B) While driving through the desert, we found the heat unbearable. C) Driving through the desert, unbearable heat was encountered. D) While the heat became unbearable, driving through the desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While driving through the desert, we found the heat unbearable. 30. Sitting on the couch and watching TV ..... the best ways that Eric knew how to pass the time; unfortunately, he couldn't pass 11th grade. A) Sitting on the couch and watching TV were. B) NO CHANGE. C) Sitting on the couch, watching TV, were. D) To sit on the couch and watching TV were. 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