Sat Grammar Quiz 8 (60 MCQs)

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1. If you are sure thatA you are in the right, B you would notC mind an independent examination ofD the case. No errorE.
2. "But that's what I just said, " the teacher screamed! The student had said that she had heard him, therefore she answered his question. "You answered my question previously, " he bellowed, "not the last one!" "Ah, you mean the latest one, " the student replied, the moment at which the teacher turned to the wall and started beating his head against it.
3. Singular verbs usually end in ..... ; plural verbs do not usually end in .....
4. For the last 20 years, we ..... significant changes in the world of science and technology. A. witness B. have witnessed C. witnessed D. are witnessing
5. What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence:Emily taken her dog for a walk
6. Choose the correct verb tense to complete the sentence:By the time she arrived, the movie .....
7. China's Great Green Wall is the government's full-fledged attempt to intentionally increase forest cover through tree planting projects, but scientists have yet to determine its effectiveness. Choose 1 answer:
8. James enjoys reading more than .....
9. The jejunum then links the duodenum to the ileum, which is where the majority of nutrient absorption takes place. Instead, the remaining materials move into the large intestine, where water and salts continue to be absorbed.
10. Identify the sentence that correctly uses both a colon and a dash.
11. Olga Tokarczuk's ambitious and experimental novel Flights examines the boundaries that exist in human life, from air travel to organ preservation.
12. France's supermarkets are required by unconsumed law to donate food items to charity.
13. How are the two independent clauses connected in the given text?
14. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to "prolific."
15. Eric and Yonas put ..... phones on the teacher's desk.
16. Select the word that best completes the sentence: "The ..... of the new law was immediate."
17. Great-horned owls, at least those that are healthy and mature, are able to clearly spot prey up to a mile away.
18. Looking at these transformations show that every time we read or speak English, we are giving voice to over 1, 500 years of history.
19. Science is ..... than math
20. Choose the sentence that correctly uses parallel structure.
21. Choose the sentence that corrects the subject-verb agreement error.
22. Identify and correct the fragment:While waiting for the bus.
23. ..... the police to handle the situation
24. The oldest of the veterans hold a special place of honor in the group.
25. Which sentence uses punctuation correctly to separate items in a series that already contains commas?
26. Carnegie-Mellon University, which has one of the finest computer science programs in the nation, and its students are recruited by top companies every year.
27. Select the concise version:
28. Identify the incorrect subject-verb agreement:
29. Which sentence correctly uses 'who' and 'whom'?
30. The Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the eight wonders of the world ..... some people believe that its architectural beauty has never been surpassed.
31. Aiman is a good son. He ..... lies to his parents.
32. CAT scans are a medical procedure used to peer inside the human brain without surgery; they are commonly used to diagnose concussions.
33. Runners, who step out of they're lanes during the first two laps, will be disqualified.
34. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: "She was ..... by the movie's ending."
35. The painter, along with his assistants, ..... working on the mural all night.
36. In the importantly significant decision Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1965), the US Supreme Court formally recognized that freedom of speech and expression do not "end at the schoolyard gate" .
37. The length of this completed essay, almost eighteen pages long, is far more impressive than that poorly-researched rough draft.
38. Which of the following has/have non-essential clauses?
39. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement and verb tense consistency?
40. If analysis of the traffic count indicates that there is more traffic than the current road as it is designed at this time can efficiently accommodate, the transportation planner might recommend widening the road to add another lane.
41. Read the sentence and choose the best correction: "The committee have made its decision."
42. Nestled in the middle of three southern provinces, Danana National Park is one of Europe'smost significant Conservation (1) areas, it is a maze of lagoons, marches, lakes and cliffs.
43. The condensation that forms on cold glasses has long been of interest to young scientists.
44. These examples demonstrate that one of the best ways to "be" a poet are to be many other things as well:
45. 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.
46. 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
47. 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.
48. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:'The book, along with its illustrations, ..... on the table.'
49. 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.
50. Identify the correct past perfect tense:
51. 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."
52. The cookies were handed out by Ella and .....
53. Choose the sentence that maintains verb tense consistency throughout.
54. Select the sentence that best eliminates wordiness:"At this point in time, we are unable to make a decision."
55. What is the correct punctuation to connect the two independent clauses in the given text?
56. 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.
57. The volleyball team ..... to Freeport this afternoon for a game.
58. To learn what it means to love someone is accepting the flaws of others.
59. 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.
60. Edit the following sentence for correct punctuation: "After dinner we watched a movie."