This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Grammar – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Grammar Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. There was a team of ice skaters gathered in the hotel lobby earlier today. A) NO CHANGE. B) Are. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 2. Choose the sentence that corrects the subject-verb agreement error:The dogs runs fast. A) The dogs running fast. B) The dogs ran fast. C) The dogs is running fast. D) The dogs run fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dogs run fast. 3. The word in the BLANK should be:My phone needed to be charged; ..... battery was almost dead. A) Their. B) Its. C) Its'. D) It's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 4. Select the sentence that uses passive voice correctly: A) By my mother baked the cake. B) The cake was baked by my mother. C) My mother baked the cake by. D) The cake baked by my mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cake was baked by my mother. 5. Which sentence uses punctuation to correctly separate items in a list 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. 6. Observers have noted that people who dwell in cities seem to be [3] at a greater risk of depression and brooding than those living outside urban centers. A) At great risk. B) At the greatest risk. C) At more risk. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 7. GrammarHer songs about love, ..... she is very well-known, are fantastic. A) For which. B) For that. C) That. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For which. 8. Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence: "Neither of the boys brought ..... umbrella." A) Her. B) Their. C) His. D) Our. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His. 9. When Carol ..... last night, I ..... my favorite show on television. A. called /was watching B. had called /watched C. called /have watched D. was calling /watched A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 10. There is no players in the league who would be comfortable in such a situation. A) There's no players. B) No errors. C) They're is no players. D) There's not players. E) There are no players. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) There are no players. 11. The ..... wings were too small for it to fly far. A) Butterflies. B) Butterflies'. C) Butterflys. D) Butterfly's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Butterfly's. 12. David was surprised to learn that frogs were primarily carnivorous, he had assumed that they mostly ate plants and vegetables. A) Carnivorous; he had assumed. B) Carnivorous (he had assumed. C) Carnivorous, he had assumed,. D) [NO CHANGE]. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carnivorous; he had assumed. 13. Original Sentence:She is not only talented at painting, ..... sculpture. A) But also talented at sculpture. B) But also in sculpture. C) But also with sculpture. D) But also at sculpture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But also talented at sculpture. 14. Each of the teenagers have a brand new cellular phone. A) Each of the teenagers has. B) Each, of the teenagers, have. C) No error. D) Each teenager have. E) Each of the teenagers having. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Each of the teenagers has. 15. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense for a future action. A) She finished her homework tomorrow. B) She will finish her homework tomorrow. C) She finishes her homework tomorrow. D) She finishing her homework tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She will finish her homework tomorrow. 16. Linda took great photos of butterflies while she ..... in the forest. A. was hiking B. is hiking C. hiked D. had hiked A) A. B) D. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 17. Cyclone Althea devastated portions of northern Australia in December 1971; the strong winds ripped roofs off houses, hail damaged vehicles and windows, and it cost the Australian federal government close to a billion dollars in modern-day adjusted values. A) And the storm cost. B) And those cost. C) And they cost. D) [NO CHANGE]. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) [NO CHANGE]. 18. Which of the following sentences best combines the ideas without creating a run-on or comma splice? A) The storm was severe, many trees fell. B) The storm was severe; many trees fell. C) The storm was severe many trees fell. D) The storm was severe, and many trees fell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The storm was severe, and many trees fell. 19. Choose the correct subject-verb agreement:Each of the students ..... responsible for their own work. A) Are. B) Were. C) Be. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 20. Mya has horribly chapped lips; which is why she keeps putting on lip balm. A) Correct use of a semicolon. B) Incorrect use of a semicolon. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect use of a semicolon. 21. Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations he created for the Saturday Evening post, he published hundreds of images over the course of four decades. A) Post, having published. B) Post; publishing. C) No change. D) Post, he published. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Post, having published. 22. Original Sentence:The students were excited to participate in the ..... competition. A) Annual. B) Annuity. C) Annually. D) Annals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Annual. 23. While I ..... at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction. A. was waiting B. waited C. had waited D. were waiting A) C. B) D. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 24. The ..... meeting was canceled due to bad weather. A) UNs. B) UNs'. C) UN. D) UN's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) UN's. 25. Either the Student Council President or the Class Representatives are attending the meeting with the principal. A) No change. B) Are attending the meeting with the principle. C) Is attending the meeting with the principal. D) Are going to be in attendance in the meeting with the principal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 26. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense for an ongoing action. A) She studies for her exams right now. B) She will study for her exams right now. C) She studied for her exams right now. D) She is studying for her exams right now. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She is studying for her exams right now. 27. Many people fear or dislike spiders, but these creatures are mostly beneficial because they prey on insects and other pests. The spiders commonly seen out in the open during the day are usually harmless and rarely bit people. Venomous species, for instance, spend most of their time in woodpiles, corners, or boxes, and rarely come into contact with humans. A) In effect,. B) By the same token,. C) However,. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However,. 28. Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct use of passive voice? A) Mary baked the cake. B) The teacher is teaching the students. C) The cake was baked by Mary. D) The cat chased the mouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cake was baked by Mary. 29. Select the correct pronoun: "The committee made ..... decision yesterday." A) Their. B) Her. C) Its. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its. 30. Which word is an action verb in the sentence?Amanda pulled dozens of weeds that were in the flower beds. A) Were. B) Pulled. C) Dozens. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pulled. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSat Grammar Quiz 1Sat Grammar Quiz 2Sat Grammar Quiz 4Sat Grammar Quiz 5Sat Grammar Quiz 6Sat Grammar Quiz 7Sat Grammar Quiz 8Sat Grammar Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books