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Digital SAT Standard English Conventions (form): grammar and usage quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. 'The box of old photographs ___ in the attic.' Which verb agrees with the subject?

  2. Which word is singular and takes a singular verb?

  3. 'By the time the rescuers arrived, the climbers ___ a shelter.' Which fits the sequence?

  4. Which form is a finite main verb that can complete a sentence?

  5. 'Each of the participants received ___ own copy.' Which pronoun agrees?

  6. Which sentence uses the correct pronoun case?

  7. 'Walking through the old town, ___' Which completion avoids a dangling modifier?

  8. Several birds own the nests. Which form is correct in 'the ___ nests'?

  9. Which is the possessive form meaning 'belonging to it'?

  10. 'The internship involved researching sources, drafting reports, and ___.' Which keeps the list parallel?

  11. 'The population of the new city grew faster than ___.' Which makes the comparison logical?

  12. 'Among the many discoveries of the expedition ___ a new species of frog.' Which verb agrees?