Sat Grammar Quiz 9 (60 MCQs)

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1. There are many famous architects who began as furniture designers, interior decorators, or worked in construction.
2. Select the word that best completes the sentence:She is ..... than her brother.
3. What is the best way to combine these sentences? "The sun set. The sky turned orange."
4. The Progressive Era in the United States witnessed the rise of numerous Black women's clubs, local organizations that advocated for racial and gender equality. Among the clubs' leaders ..... Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, founder of the Women's Era Club of Boston.Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
5. The union insistedA on an increase in theirB members C starting pay, and threatened to call a strike if the company refused toD meet the demand. No errorE.
6. The Adverb "rarely" is an adverb of .....
7. Select the correct word usage:The ..... of the story was surprising.
8. The Trenton Thunder is a Minor League baseball team, it is from Trenton, New Jersey.
9. Medium-sized igloos were usually single-room family dwellings that housed one or two families.
10. What part of speech is the word in italics? Jane walked across the dark road
11. Choose the sentence that avoids a misplaced modifier.
12. What is the best way to practice grammar rules for the SAT?
13. The youngest girl among the students have dark hair.
14. Choose the sentence that is free of grammatical errors.
15. By the end of last March, I ..... English for five years. A. had been studied B. had been studying C. will have been studying D. will have studied
16. Which sentence is correct:A) He had only one goal:to buy his mother a house.B) He had only one goal-to buy his mother a house.
17. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon, a colon, and an apostrophe?
18. After becoming aware that teens might benefit from later school start times, the Minneapolis school district performed an experiment involving the temporary adoption of a later start time for its high schools:8:40am instead of the traditional 7:15 am.
19. Lisa, Aaron, and Jason is coming over later than everyone else.
20. The warm summer sun that radiated onto earth, and the birds sang while dragonflies hovered all around us.
21. Choose the sentence that uses punctuation correctly.
22. Original Sentence:The presentation was not only informative, ..... engaging.
23. The pleasures one can experience in the golden ratio likely have to do with its relationship to the human preference for proportion and order.
24. When I looked at the prices in the department store, I realized that purchasing three sweaters at a time was cheaper than two.
25. Contrary to popular legend, the venomous bite of a baby snake is less powerful than an adult snake.
26. Many electric cars do save money on energy, but they are not cheap:efficiency has its price.
27. Select the word or words that need to be changed to make the sentence correct.If you want to succeed in Dr. Henderson's course, you need to do three things; complete your homework promptly, participate in class discussions, and read the textbook thoroughly. No error.
28. Choose the sentence that corrects the punctuation error in the following sentence: "After the meeting the manager distributed the reports."
29. Generalizations about how much water everyone needs, however, do not hold water (pun intended). How much water [24] an individual should drink depends to a large degree on what they eat, the climate where they live, what they do each day, their size, and how physically active they are.
30. This mountain began as a resort that will attract famous international visitors to its spa and hotel.
31. Original Sentence:The results of the experiment were ..... and led to further research.
32. Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein explore the consequences of playing God in the early 19th century.Choose 1 answer:
33. Mt. Kilimanjaro. Like the mountain, which is swept in clouds, the name Kilimanjaro is a mystery.
34. In the past, coffees were blended to suit a homogenous popular taste, ..... many different coffee flavors are now being produced.
35. The bear chased Xander and me while Martha's climbing skills allowed her to perch safely in a tree.
36. A censusA of the island revealedB a population of onlyC 10, 000 peopleD. No errorE.
37. Each of the team members disagree on the best approach to solve the problem. Choose 1 answer:
38. Choose the sentence that uses the correct word.
39. 1 / 5 => There was an accident on Route 38 last night, several people got hurt.
40. Choose the sentence that eliminates the redundancy.
41. Which choice most effectively introduces the topic of the paragraph?
42. Which sentence best corrects the error in word usage and punctuation?
43. Historians agree that the jazz pianist Jelly Roll Morton was exaggerating when he claimed to have invented jazz music. No one can deny, ..... that Morton's innovative compositions and remarkable improvisational skills helped shape jazz as a genre during its early years. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
44. Original Sentence:The final decision-one that surprised everyone-was made by the principal.
45. Cars are faster than horses, ..... horses aren't bad for the environment.
46. Subject-verb agreement:Which is correct?
47. Which of the following is written in active voice?
48. Video games (A) have gotten more and more realistic (B) every year; when I (C) was a kid, for example, the most high-tech game (D) is Pac-Man. (E) No error.
49. Select the correct verb tense:She always ..... her keys at home.
50. Like other amphibians, the wood frog (Rana sylvatica) is unable to generate its own heat, so during periods of subfreezing temperatures, it ..... by producing large amounts of glucose, a sugar that helps prevent damaging ice from forming inside its cells. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
51. Identify the correct sentence with punctuation:
52. Having decided to postpone her education, for at least two years Jill began to look for a job in social media.
53. Revise the following sentence to maintain verb tense consistency: "He finishes his homework and went to bed."
54. Joseph Wharton, along with his many successful business ventures, has helped shape the history of American industry.
55. The fennec fox hunts at night, digs out dens in sand, and mate for life.
56. Of great interest to social workers and mental health specialists are those periods of moodiness, the doldrums, [1] stress; and spells of ill humor that strike almost everyone from time to time.
57. Annabelle is an old acquaintance of our family; my brother and her may even get married someday.
58. She refused ..... to me after winning this game.
59. Every one of the new coaches face serious troubles with their teams.
60. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:He ..... to the store every Saturday.