Sat Grammar Quiz 8 (30 MCQs)

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1. Which sentence is correct:A) I have a big test tomorrow-I can't go out tonight.B) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.
2. Sally likes Pogosticks is a lesson on .....
3. Which sentence is free of grammatical errors?
4. The compass and the sundial, each an example of ancient innovation, are among the tools we often overlook today. Choose 1 answer:
5. Select the correct word: "The ..... of the story was unexpected."
6. Select the correct verb form: "They ..... to the park every Sunday."
7. Attempts to increase participation in the state's organ donor registry, a major goal of the public health department, has been largely ineffective.
8. If Jessica ..... to the meeting earlier, she wouldn't have missed the important announcement.
9. If he attempts to pet the cat at any other time, it will hiss and spit at him trying to bite him. Playing with the cat was even worst because it would wait until Jeremy was dangling something over it's face and then leap up to sink its fangs into his hand. Eventually, he would give up trying to be affectionate toward the cat and simply interacted with it every morning at feeding time. It was safer that way.
10. Select the correct word: "She is ..... than her sister."
11. Which sentence uses the word "comprise" correctly?
12. At the bottom of the stairs, there's tons of pairs of shoes.
13. The bass guitar differs from standard guitars in that the bass has fewer strings, a longer neck, and the ability to produce lower notes.
14. Select the sentence with the appropriate use of a colon.
15. Her father, a country doctor, was an active participant in many of the social reform movements of the mid-1800s; he encouraged all five of his daughters to pursue their education in spite of heavy social pressures and prejudices against them.
16. "It looks like it's going to rain? Do you think I should bring my umbrella?" Antonio asked his father.
17. Gwendolyn Knight painted throughout her life, she did not start seriously exhibiting her work until relatively late.
18. According to a new study, ..... violent TV shows makes it difficult ..... brand names or commercial messages.
19. Original Sentence:The students' enthusiasm for the project was .....
20. Paul noticed a job advertisement while he ..... along the street. A. was walking B. would walk C. walked D. had walked
21. Choose the sentence that corrects the error in the following: "Each of the players have a unique skill."
22. What tense is the verb "walked" ?
23. During the 1990s, many new ..... were developed.
24. Which revision best corrects the sentence fragment below? "Running through the park on a sunny day."
25. Choose the sentence with correct tense sequence:
26. Choose the correct form for parallel ideas:
27. There ..... more than two decades left until the next major earthquake is expected to shake California.
28. An ocean mammal, such as the blue whale, behaves quite differently than mammals that live on land.
29. Us students are leading a solidarity march in order to protest the unfair treatment of migrant farm workers.
30. In 1866, Walker was even elected president of the National Dress Reform Association, and prided herself in being arrested numerous times for wearing full male attire, including a winged-collar; bow-tie; and, top hat.