This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Grammar – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Grammar Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. There are many famous architects who began as furniture designers, interior decorators, or worked in construction. A) Who worked in construction. B) In construction. C) [NO CHANGE]. D) Construction workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Construction workers. 2. Select the word that best completes the sentence:She is ..... than her brother. A) Tall. B) Taller. C) Tallest. D) More tall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taller. 3. What is the best way to combine these sentences? "The sun set. The sky turned orange." A) The sun set, the sky turned orange. B) The sun set and the sky turned orange. C) The sun set; the sky turned orange. D) The sun set the sky turned orange. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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? A) Have been. B) Was. C) Are. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 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. A) B. B) D. C) E. D) A. E) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 6. The Adverb "rarely" is an adverb of ..... A) Adverb of Manner. B) Adverb of Frequency. C) Adverb of Place. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb of Frequency. 7. Select the correct word usage:The ..... of the story was surprising. A) Effect. B) Infect. C) Defect. D) Affect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 8. The Trenton Thunder is a Minor League baseball team, it is from Trenton, New Jersey. A) Baseball team, they are. B) Baseball team; they are. C) [NO CHANGE]. D) Baseball team. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Baseball team. 9. Medium-sized igloos were usually single-room family dwellings that housed one or two families. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Pronoun. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pronoun. 10. What part of speech is the word in italics? Jane walked across the dark road A) Adjective. B) Preposition. C) Adverb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preposition. 11. Choose the sentence that avoids a misplaced modifier. A) Running quickly, the finish line was crossed by John. B) The finish line, running quickly, was crossed by John. C) John, running quickly, crossed the finish line. D) John crossed the finish line running quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John, running quickly, crossed the finish line. 12. What is the best way to practice grammar rules for the SAT? A) Memorize 10-20 new words a day from a recognized SAT word list. B) Using mental math apps and daily practice. C) Use SAT prep books and online resources to practice grammar rules. D) Reading novels and newspapers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use SAT prep books and online resources to practice grammar rules. 13. The youngest girl among the students have dark hair. A) Have darker hair. B) No error. C) Has dark hair. D) Has darkest hairs. E) Have dark hairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has dark hair. 14. Choose the sentence that is free of grammatical errors. A) The group of students were excited for the trip. B) The group of students have excited for the trip. C) The group of students is excited for the trip. D) The group of students was excited for the trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The group of students was excited for the trip. 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 A) D. B) A. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 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. A) A. B) B. C) Both A and B. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 17. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon, a colon, and an apostrophe? A) She had three pets; a dog, a cat, and a rabbit:all of them were her friend's. B) She had three pets:a dog, a cat, and a rabbit; all of them were her friend's. C) She had three pets:a dog, a cat, and a rabbit; all of them were her friends'. D) She had three pets; a dog, a cat, and a rabbit:all of them were her friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She had three pets:a dog, a cat, and a rabbit; all of them were her friends'. 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. A) Experiment; involving. B) Experiment, this involves. C) Experiment, it involved. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 19. Lisa, Aaron, and Jason is coming over later than everyone else. A) Lisa, Aaron, and Jason have come. B) Lisa, Aaron, and Jason is to come. C) Lisa, Aaron, and Jason are coming. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lisa, Aaron, and Jason are coming. 20. The warm summer sun that radiated onto earth, and the birds sang while dragonflies hovered all around us. A) The summer sun, it radiated warmth onto the earth, and. B) [NO CHANGE]. C) The warm summer sun radiated onto earth, and. D) The warm summer sun radiated onto earth; and. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The warm summer sun radiated onto earth, and. 21. Choose the sentence that uses punctuation correctly. A) My favorite subjects are:math, science and history. B) My favorite subjects are math, science, and history. C) My favorite subjects are math science, and history. D) My favorite subjects are math, science and, history. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My favorite subjects are math, science, and history. 22. Original Sentence:The presentation was not only informative, ..... engaging. A) But also it was engaging. B) But also was engaging. C) But also engaging. D) But also very engaging. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But also 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. A) NO CHANGE. B) Its'. C) It's. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 24. When I looked at the prices in the department store, I realized that purchasing three sweaters at a time was cheaper than two. A) Two sweaters. B) The price of two. C) No change. D) Purchasing two. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purchasing two. 25. Contrary to popular legend, the venomous bite of a baby snake is less powerful than an adult snake. A) No change. B) Any. C) Those of an. D) That of an. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That of an. 26. Many electric cars do save money on energy, but they are not cheap:efficiency has its price. A) Cheap-efficiency,. B) NO CHANGE. C) Cheap:efficiency. D) Cheap, efficiency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 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. A) No error. B) Dr. Hendersons'. C) Things:. D) Course;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Things:. 28. Choose the sentence that corrects the punctuation error in the following sentence: "After the meeting the manager distributed the reports." A) After the meeting the manager, distributed the reports. B) After the meeting the manager, distributed, the reports. C) After the meeting, the manager distributed the reports. D) After the meeting; the manager distributed the reports. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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. A) NO CHANGE. B) A human. C) The people. D) People. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People. 30. This mountain began as a resort that will attract famous international visitors to its spa and hotel. A) Attracts. B) Is attracting. C) Once attracted. D) [NO CHANGE]. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Once attracted. 31. Original Sentence:The results of the experiment were ..... and led to further research. A) Signifying. B) Significantly. C) Significant. D) Significance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Significant. 32. Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein explore the consequences of playing God in the early 19th century.Choose 1 answer: A) NO CHANGE. B) Explores. C) Were exploring. D) Are exploring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explores. 33. Mt. Kilimanjaro. Like the mountain, which is swept in clouds, the name Kilimanjaro is a mystery. A) Surfaced. B) NO CHANGE. C) Cloaked. D) Vanished. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cloaked. 34. In the past, coffees were blended to suit a homogenous popular taste, ..... many different coffee flavors are now being produced. A) For. B) But. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 35. The bear chased Xander and me while Martha's climbing skills allowed her to perch safely in a tree. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) Me to allow Martha's climbing skills to perch her. C) I allowing Martha's climbing skills to perch her. D) I while Martha's climbing skills allowed her to perch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) [NO CHANGE]. 36. A censusA of the island revealedB a population of onlyC 10, 000 peopleD. No errorE. A) A. B) C. C) D. D) E. E) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. 37. Each of the team members disagree on the best approach to solve the problem. Choose 1 answer: A) Have disagreed. B) Disagrees. C) Were disagreeing. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disagrees. 38. Choose the sentence that uses the correct word. A) There going to the concert tonight. B) Their going to the concert tonight. C) They're going to the concert tonight. D) Thier going to the concert tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're going to the concert tonight. 39. 1 / 5 => There was an accident on Route 38 last night, several people got hurt. A) A. There was an accident on Route 38 last night; several people got hurt. B) B. There was an accident on Route 38 last night. Several people got hurt. C) C. Because was an accident on Route 38 last night several people got hurt. D) Both A and B are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and B are correct. 40. Choose the sentence that eliminates the redundancy. A) The reason is because he was late. B) He returned back to the store. C) She made a final decision. D) They both together went to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She made a final decision. 41. Which choice most effectively introduces the topic of the paragraph? A) NO CHANGE. B) Although we often comment on what is 'lost' in the process of translation, we rarely consider what is gained. C) Even the most gifted translators cannot capture all the nuances of the original poem. D) While poetry is a particularly difficult class of writing to translate, the impossibility of a completely faithful translation extends to prose as well. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although we often comment on what is 'lost' in the process of translation, we rarely consider what is gained. 42. Which sentence best corrects the error in word usage and punctuation? A) Their going to the concert, and they're excited. B) They're going to the concert, and they're excited. C) There going to the concert, and their excited. D) They're going to the concert and their excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're going to the concert, and they're excited. 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? A) In other words,. B) Therefore,. C) Though,. D) In the second place,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Though,. 44. Original Sentence:The final decision-one that surprised everyone-was made by the principal. A) The final decision:one that surprised everyone:was made by the principal. B) The final decision, one that surprised everyone, was made by the principal. C) The final decision; one that surprised everyone; was made by the principal. D) (as is). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (as is). 45. Cars are faster than horses, ..... horses aren't bad for the environment. A) But. B) In addition. C) Although. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 46. Subject-verb agreement:Which is correct? A) There is eight people on shore. B) There are eight people on shore. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There are eight people on shore. 47. Which of the following is written in active voice? A) The students worked hard to study for their test. B) The students were given help by the teachers. C) Good grades were earned by everyone who paid attention. D) Everyone who received an A+ was given candy by the teachers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The students worked hard to study for their test. 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. A) Have gotten. B) Is. C) No error. D) Was. E) Every year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 49. Select the correct verb tense:She always ..... her keys at home. A) Forget. B) Forgetting. C) Forgot. D) Forgets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forgets. 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? A) Would survive. B) Had survived. C) Survived. D) Survives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Survives. 51. Identify the correct sentence with punctuation: A) My friends, my family and I went to the park. B) My friends, my family, and I went to the park. C) My friends my family, and I went to the park. D) My friends, my family and, I went to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friends, my family, and I went to the park. 52. Having decided to postpone her education, for at least two years Jill began to look for a job in social media. A) Education, for at least two years, Jill began. B) Education for at least two years Jill began. C) Education for at least two years, Jill began. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Education for at least two years, Jill began. 53. Revise the following sentence to maintain verb tense consistency: "He finishes his homework and went to bed." A) He finished his homework and went to bed. B) He finishes his homework and goes to bed. C) He finished his homework and goes to bed. D) He finishes his homework and went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He finished his homework and went to bed. 54. Joseph Wharton, along with his many successful business ventures, has helped shape the history of American industry. A) Wharton, along with his many successful business ventures, have. B) Wharton and his many successful business ventures has. C) Wharton, including his many successful business ventures, have. D) [NO CHANGE]. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) [NO CHANGE]. 55. The fennec fox hunts at night, digs out dens in sand, and mate for life. A) No change. B) Has mated. C) Mates. D) Mated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mates. 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. A) NO CHANGE. B) Stress:and. C) Stress, and. D) Stress, and,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stress, and. 57. Annabelle is an old acquaintance of our family; my brother and her may even get married someday. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) She and he. C) Her and my brother. D) She and my brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She and my brother. 58. She refused ..... to me after winning this game. A) To speak. B) Speaking. C) Speak. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To speak. 59. Every one of the new coaches face serious troubles with their teams. A) Coach face. B) No error. C) Coach faces. D) Coaches faces. E) Coaches facing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coaches faces. 60. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:He ..... to the store every Saturday. A) Going. B) Gone. C) Go. D) Goes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Goes. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSat Grammar Quiz 1Sat Grammar Quiz 2Sat Grammar Quiz 3Sat Grammar Quiz 4Sat Grammar Quiz 5Sat Grammar Quiz 6Sat Grammar Quiz 7Sat Grammar Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books