This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Sat > Sat Grammar – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sat Grammar Quiz 29 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence uses "their, " "there, " and "they're" correctly in context? A) Their is a dog in they're yard. B) There is a dog in their yard. C) They're is a dog in there yard. D) There is a dog in they're yard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is a dog in their yard. 2. The teacher explained ..... to the pupils. A) Sadly. B) Neatly. C) Bitterly. D) Clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clearly. 3. Choose the sentence that uses the most appropriate word usage. A) The principle of the school gave a speech. B) The principal of the school gave a speech. C) The principle of the school give a speech. D) The principal of the school give a speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The principal of the school gave a speech. 4. Original Sentence:The students were eager to learn about the new ..... A) Curricular. B) Curricula. C) Curriculums. D) Curriculum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Curriculum. 5. Arching their backs and hissing ..... a behavior common to many felines when they feel that their safety is threatened. A) Hissing are behaviors. B) Hissing, behaviors. C) Hissing are a behavior. D) [NO CHANGE]. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) [NO CHANGE]. 6. The entire cast from her favorite television show, except the actress who plays the main character, were present at the event. A) NO CHANGE. B) Was present. C) Had been present. D) Is present. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was present. 7. In an era of smartphones and text-messaging, one may find it difficult to find a moment of silence; at times our technology can seem like a burden. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) Silence, at times our technology. C) Silence, it. D) Silence, our technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) [NO CHANGE]. 8. We ..... in silence when he suddenly ..... me to help him. A. walked-was asking B. were walking-asked C. were walking-was asking D. walked-asked A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 9. Which of the following sentences uses the correct verb tense? A) She walk to school every day. B) She walked to school every day. C) She walking to school every day. D) She walks to school every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She walks to school every day. 10. The work of transportation planners generally includes evaluating current transportation needs, assessing the effectiveness of existing facilities, and improving those facilities orthey design new ones. A) NO CHANGE. B) To design. C) Designing. D) Design. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Designing. 11. Original Sentence:The teachers lounge was renovated over the summer. A) Teachers lounge. B) Teacher's lounge. C) Teachers' lounge. D) Teachers lounges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teachers' lounge. 12. Many believe it is unwise to attempt a solo climb of Mount Everest without proper training; others might see it as a testament to human endurance and spirit. Choose 1 answer: A) NO CHANGE. B) Believes. C) In believing. D) Has believed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 13. Identify the fragment and correct it: "Running through the park." A) Running through the park, she felt free. B) Running through the park. C) She felt free. D) Through the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running through the park, she felt free. 14. A member of the Cherokee Nation, Mary Golda Ross is renowned for her contributions to NASA's Planetary Flight Handbook, which ..... detailed mathematical guidance for missions to Mars and Venus. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A) Provided. B) Having provided. C) To provide. D) Providing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provided. 15. The boy, among many friends, celebrate his birthday in lavish style. A) Having celebrate. B) Celebrated. C) Celebrates. D) Having been celebrated. E) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Celebrates. 16. Concert audiences in the 1800s did not have access to recording technology and might only hear a song once in their entire life; for they, an encore was their only chance to hear a piece of music for a second time. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) For these, an encore. C) For them, an encore. D) An encore, for these,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For them, an encore. 17. Bursting with color, the pale hospital patient appreciated her friend's gift of flowers. A) The pale hospital patient appreciated her friend's gift of flowers, which was bursting with color. B) [NO CHANGE]. C) Bursting with color, the pale hospital patient's friend's gift of flowers was appreciated. D) The pale hospital patient, bursting with color, appreciated her friend's gift of flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) [NO CHANGE]. 18. It is raining heavily with rolls of thunder. We ..... such a terrible thunderstorm. A. would never see B. had never seen C. have never seen D. never see A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 19. All were asked to fill out a questionnaire designed to reveal the level of their state of mind and sense of well-being. The flow of blood in [5] all the subject's subgenual prefrontal cortex was also measured. A) NO CHANGE. B) All the subject's subgenual prefrontal cortexes. C) The subgenual prefrontal cortex of each subject. D) All the subgenual prefrontal cortexes of the subjects. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The subgenual prefrontal cortex of each subject. 20. It was one of those rare occasions when everyone's expectations seem higher than what the circumstances ..... A) Permits. B) Permit. C) Permitted. D) Will permit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Permit. 21. Which sentence use incorrect punctuation marks? A) Julie is very artistic; she makes some of her own jewelry and clothing. B) Julie is very artistic:she makes some of her own jewelry and clothing. C) Julie is very artistic:she makes some of her own jewelry, and clothing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Julie is very artistic:she makes some of her own jewelry, and clothing. 22. Choose the best word to complete the sentence:The professor's explanation was so ..... that the students left the lecture more confused than before. A) Lucid. B) Convoluted. C) Succinct. D) Transparent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convoluted. 23. Being abandoned by our friends is the cause of great sorrow for us. A) Being abandoned by our friends is the cause of great sorrow for us. B) Our being abandoned by our friends is the cause of great sorrow. C) Being abandoned by our friends, we feel great sorrow. D) Abandoned by our friends, sorrow is the result. E) We feel great sorrow when our friends abandon us. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) We feel great sorrow when our friends abandon us. 24. The three Supreme Court Justices appointed by the current President were judged on their trial records as an attorney and as an elected judge. A) No change. B) Were judged on its trial record as an attorney and as an elected judge. C) Were judged on their trial record as an attorney and as an elected judge. D) Were judged on their trial records as attorneys and as elected judges. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were judged on their trial records as attorneys and as elected judges. 25. My lunch I had with my friend Gary did not go very well. For one thing, he said he would come to pick me up at noon. He normally texts me when he's outside, so I waited until 12:25. Finally, at 12:30, he sends a text: "Left my phone at home and had to come back to get it since you weren't downstairs waiting." A) NO CHANGE. B) He said he would be coming to pick me up. C) He said he will come to pick me up. D) He said he would have been coming to pick me up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 26. Sequence of tenses ..... Which is correct? A) After he broke his arm, he is home for two weeks. B) After he broke his arm, he was home for two weeks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After he broke his arm, he was home for two weeks. 27. The oceans will have rose from their ancient levels to their present-day levels because of powerful natural forces. A) [NO CHANGE]. B) Will be rising. C) Rose. D) Will rise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rose. 28. While her medal, along with the medals of 910 others, was 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 CHANG. B) Siting. C) Citing. D) Inciting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citing. 29. Most conifers (trees belonging to the phylum Coniferophyta) are evergreen. That is, they keep their green leaves or needles year-round. However, not all conifer species are evergreen. Larch trees, ..... lose their needles every fall.Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? A) For instance,. B) Nevertheless,. C) Meanwhile,. D) In addition,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For instance,. 30. Although Mt. Kilimanjaro was once a volcano that erupted regularly, it has exhibited a dearth of activation for thousands of years. A) NO CHANGE. B) Been pretty quiet. C) Lain low. D) Remained dormant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remained dormant. ← 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