This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Grammar – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Grammar Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The length and intensity of such episodes [2] varies from person to person. A) NO CHANGE. B) Vary person to person. C) Varies among people. D) Vary from person to person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vary from person to person. 2. The board of directors often criticized the museum director by her habit of choosing provocative artworks that made visitors angry, but they had to admit that her tactic increased ticket sales. A) In. B) For. C) No change. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 3. Alexandre Dumas's 19th century novel The Three Musketeers tell dramatic adventure stories about the French royal guard two centuries earlier. Choose 1 answer: A) Were telling. B) Tells. C) Are telling. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tells. 4. Which sentence uses punctuation correctly for an introductory phrase? A) After the game we, went out for pizza. B) After, the game we went out for pizza. C) After the game we went out for pizza. D) After the game, we went out for pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the game, we went out for pizza. 5. What part of speech is the word in italics? Jane walked slowly. A) Noun. B) Linking verb. C) Action verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 6. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "Neither the teacher nor the students ..... ready for the exam." A) Was. B) Were. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 7. Its easy to see-even on the dreariest of days, how Paris earned it's reputation as the City of Love. A) It's easy to see, even on the dreariest of days, how Paris earned its. B) Its easy to see, even on the dreariest of days, how Paris earned its. C) It's easy to see even on the dreariest of days how Paris earned it's. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's easy to see, even on the dreariest of days, how Paris earned its. 8. What can I add to fix a run on? A) Period. B) Elipses. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period. 9. Which sentence uses proper punctuation? A) My favorite colors are blue green and red. B) My favorite colors are blue, green, and red. C) My favorite colors are blue green, and red. D) My favorite colors are blue, green and red. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My favorite colors are blue, green, and red. 10. Neither of the students ..... finished their report before the deadline. A) Has. B) Had. C) Were. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 11. Insects can be reared as mini-livestock in small, urban spaces and, in fact, thrives in high-density, vertical environments. A) NO CHANGE. B) Has thrived. C) Is thriving. D) Thrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thrive. 12. HE dreamed he was alone on a deserted island. A) SP. B) OP. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SP. 13. It ought to be her with whom you share your secrets, not me. A) She with whom you share your secrets, not I. B) Her with whom you share your secrets, not me. C) Her with who you share your secrets, not me. D) She with whom you share your secrets, not me. E) Her with whom you share your secrets, not I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her with whom you share your secrets, not me. 14. Choose the best word to complete the sentence:The ..... of the medicine was positive. A) Infect. B) Defect. C) Affect. D) Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Effect. 15. The ..... feathers shimmered brightly in the sunlight. A) Peacocks. B) Peacock's. C) Peacocks's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peacock's. 16. Identify the subject-verb agreement error in the following sentence: "The list of items are on the table." A) Table. B) Are. C) List. D) Items. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 17. Select the sentence that uses correct subject-verb agreement. A) The team is winning the game. B) The team have winning the game. C) The team are winning the game. D) The team were winning the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The team is winning the game. 18. Amidst the majestic hills of South Dakota, where iron ore was once mined, that young sparrows once frolicked. A) Amidst the majestic hills of South Dakota; iron ore was once mined and young sparrows once frolicked. B) Young sparrows once frolicked, and iron ore was once mined, amidst the majestic hills of South Dakota. C) [NO CHANGE]. D) Where iron ore was once mined amidst the majestic hills of South Dakota:now young sparrows frolic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) [NO CHANGE]. 19. What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence:I was sitting their with my mom. A) Change 'their' to 'there'. B) Change 'their' to 'they're'. C) No change. D) Change 'sitting' to 'sit'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change 'their' to 'there'. 20. While her medal, along with the medals of 910 others, were unfortunately taken away when Congress revised the Medal of Honor standards in 1917, an Army Board eventually reinstated Walker's award posthumously, reciting her "distinguished gallantry, self-sacrifice, patriotism, dedication; and unflinching loyalty to her country, despite the apparent discrimination because of her sex." A) NO CHANGE. B) Being. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 21. Small, flat structures called spatulae are found at the tips of the hairs on a spider's leg. These spatulae temporarily bond with the atoms of whatever they touch ..... spiders are able to cling to and climb almost any surface. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A) For instance,. B) Similarly,. C) As a result,. D) However,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As a result,. 22. It was not clear from his facial expression whether he preferred the salmon sushi or the shrimp roll? It's possible that he liked them both equally. A) No change. B) Roll? Its. C) Roll. It's. D) Roll. Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roll. It's. 23. Which revision best corrects the sentence structure error in the following sentence? "She finished her homework she went to bed." A) She finished her homework, she went to bed. B) She finished her homework. She went to bed. C) She finished her homework and she went to bed. D) She finished her homework; she went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She finished her homework; she went to bed. 24. One of the boys are coming over to help build the model car. A) Boys are comes over. B) Boys is coming over. C) Boy comes over. D) No error. E) Boys is came over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boys is coming over. 25. Beethoven's music is known for being logical, yet emotive; challenging, yet occasionally simple; and unique, yet derived from previous styles. A) Previous styles influenced it. B) Was derived from previous styles. C) It was derived from previous styles. D) [NO CHANGE]. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) [NO CHANGE]. 26. Select the word that best completes the sentence: "She was ..... to finish the project on time." A) Ably. B) Able. C) Ability. D) Enable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Able. 27. Read the following sentence and determine the best revision for clarity and conciseness: "Due to the fact that the weather was bad, the game was postponed." A) Due to the fact that the weather was bad, the game was postponed. B) The game was postponed because of the bad weather. C) Because the weather was bad, the game was postponed. D) The game was postponed, due to the fact that the weather was bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the weather was bad, the game was postponed. 28. Which sentence uses the correct word choice and punctuation? A) Its important to remember your goals; they will effect your future. B) It's important to remember your goals; they will affect your future. C) It's important to remember your goals, they will effect your future. D) Its important to remember your goals, they will affect your future. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's important to remember your goals; they will affect your future. 29. Since Tom ..... , I have heard nothing from him. A. had left B. left C. has left D. was left A) A. B) C. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 30. Select the correct verb tense for the sentence:By the time we arrived, the movie ..... A) Starts. B) Had started. C) Has started. D) Starting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had started. 31. Unlike linear accelerators, cyclotrons-such as the one Ernest Lawrence built in Berkeley, California, use magnets to accelerate subatomic particles in a circular path. A) Cyclotrons, such as the one Ernest Lawrence built in Berkeley, California-use. B) NO CHANGE. C) Cyclotrons, such as the one Ernest Lawrence built in Berkeley, California use. D) Cyclotrons-such as the one Ernest Lawrence built in Berkeley, California-use. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cyclotrons-such as the one Ernest Lawrence built in Berkeley, California-use. 32. Modern technology offers remarkable opportunities for self-expression and communication ..... it offers many possibilities for distraction. A) Accordingly,. B) For instance,. C) To these ends,. D) Alternatively,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alternatively,. 33. Australias Great Barrier Reef is home to approximately 130 varieties of shark-so surfing in this area is risky business. A) Australias'. B) No change. C) Australians. D) Australia's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Australia's. 34. Modern technologies have polluted our air, ..... destroying many of the world's natural resources, A) However. B) But. C) Also. D) In addition to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In addition to. 35. Choose the correct conditional sentence: A) If I see her, I will tell her the news. B) If I will see her, I tell her the news. C) If I saw her, I tell her the news. D) If I seen her, I would tell her the news. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If I see her, I will tell her the news. 36. Which sentence is correct?A) I was living in Utica, New York from 1976-1982.B) I was living in Utica, New York from 1976-1982.C) I was living in Utica, New York between 1976-1982. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) None are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None are correct. 37. What is this symbol called?: A) Colon. B) Double Dots. C) Semi Colon. D) Eyeballs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon. 38. Wordiness:Which is correct? A) There are many problems in the contemporary world in which we live. B) There are many problems in our contemporary world. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There are many problems in our contemporary world. 39. Choose the sentence that uses the correct word in context. A) The effect of the new law were immediate. B) The affect of the new law was immediate. C) The affect of the new law were immediate. D) The effect of the new law was immediate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The effect of the new law was immediate. 40. Which sentence/s are correct? A) When John sat down for his meal (the third of the day) he noticed the table was broken.B) When John sat down for his meal, the third of the day, he noticed the table was broken.C) When John sat down for his meal-the third of the day-he noticed the table was broken. A) All are correct. B) A is correct. C) B is correct. D) C is correct. E) A and B are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All are correct. 41. Which sentence maintains verb tense consistency? A) She walks to school and ate breakfast. B) She walked to school and eats breakfast. C) She walks to school and eats breakfast. D) She walked to school and eats breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She walks to school and eats breakfast. 42. When War of the Worlds was read on air by Orson Welles in 1938, many radio listeners believed that the play was an actual broadcast, creating a panic in an already-tense America A) Many radio listeners believed that the plays were actual broadcasts. B) Many radio listeners believed that the plays were an actual broadcast. C) No change. D) Many radio listeners believed that the play was actual broadcasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No change. 43. My brother is a decent tennis player, he serves well:but his forehand could be hit with a bit more accuracy. A) Player-he serves well-. B) No change. C) ) player, he serves well;. D) Player, he serves well-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Player-he serves well-. 44. I'm sorry ..... I didn't mean ..... you. A) To upsetting. B) Upseting. C) To upset. D) Upsetting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To upset. 45. Original Sentence:The ..... collar was missing when it returned from the yard. A) Dog. B) Dogs'. C) Dogs. D) Dog's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dog's. 46. Which sentence uses proper subject-verb agreement? A) The dog barks loudly. B) The dog bark loudly. C) The cat barks loudly. D) The dogs bark loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog barks loudly. 47. What ..... at 9 o'clock last night? I phoned you but couldn't get through to you. A. did you do B. were you doing C. would you do D. had you done A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 48. Rewrite the sentence with proper punctuation:After school we went to the library A) After school we went to, the library. B) After school we, went to the library. C) After school we went, to the library. D) After school, we went to the library. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After school, we went to the library. 49. After discovering that children who grow up on farms are less likely to suffer from asthma and allergies, researchers is trying to isolate the compounds in farm dust that lead to this protection. A) Tries. B) Has tried. C) No change. D) Are trying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are trying. 50. Their two-hundred pound ice cubes would remain marvelously unmelted until the hot summer months arrived, and a new ritual began:ice fragments chipped off the blocks freshened rinks, served [7] to be a coolant of baths during heat waves, and helped in the making of ice cream. A) Like. B) As. C) For. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As. 51. Identify the error in the following sentence:The number of applicants have increased significantly this year. A) The number of applicants. B) No error. C) Significantly. D) Have increased. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have increased. 52. The Egyptians believed that if ..... mummified a dead body, it would be preserved for the afterlife. A) He. B) You. C) We. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They. 53. Which sentence most effectively eliminates wordiness? A) On account of the rain, we stayed inside. B) Owing to the fact that it was raining, we stayed inside. C) Because it was raining, we stayed inside. D) Due to the fact that it was raining, we stayed inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it was raining, we stayed inside. 54. He would have submitted his paper on time, final exams prevented him from doing so. A) NO CHANGE. B) Time, but. C) Time; but. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time, but. 55. Both the egg and the eggplant, which have little in common with one another, ..... very versatile when it comes to preparing a home-cooked meal for your family. A) Was very. B) Are very. C) They are very. D) [NO CHANGE]. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are very. 56. Which sentence best corrects the error in pronoun-antecedent agreement? A) Each of the students must bring their pencil. B) Each of the students must bring his or her pencil. C) Each of the students must bring his pencil. D) Each of the students must bring their pencils. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Each of the students must bring his or her pencil. 57. Which sentence is free of subject-verb agreement and verb tense errors? A) The committee decide on the new policy yesterday. B) The committee decides on the new policy yesterday. C) The committee decided on the new policy yesterday. D) The committee deciding on the new policy yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The committee decided on the new policy yesterday. 58. John and Susan runs to the finish line as fast as possible. A) Had ran. B) Having run. C) No error. D) Run. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run. 59. Only after the bus ..... for a few miles did Jane realize she was on the wrong route. A. was running B. had run C. has run D. runs A) B. B) C. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 60. The diner near the dorms which (houses/house) the students (serves/serve) breakfast all day. A) House/serves. B) Houses/serves. C) Houses/serve. D) House/serve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) House/serves. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSat Grammar Quiz 1Sat Grammar Quiz 2Sat Grammar Quiz 3Sat Grammar Quiz 4Sat Grammar Quiz 6Sat Grammar Quiz 7Sat Grammar Quiz 8Sat Grammar Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books