SAT Standard English Conventions Mastering SAT Standard English ConventionsElevate your command of language and literary analysis with our SAT Reading and Writing Quiz, meticulously curated to hone your skills for success on test day.Please note that answers cannot be deselected once chosen in the quiz, so make your choices carefully for an optimal testing experience.Access the quiz to fortify your understanding of SAT Reading and Writing concepts.Track Your Growth: Regularly engage with the quiz to monitor your progress and build confidence.Track your progress and see your proficiency grow. 1. Just as a home theater was a dreamcome true for the Benson family, ___________________________ so was a backyard tennis court was a dream come true for the Janice family as a dream came true for the Janice family with its backyard tennis court so a backyard tennis court was a dream come true for the Janice family and, as such, a backyard tennis court was a dream come true for the Janice family None 2. Once a person starts taking addictive drugs, __________________________________. he will have a tendency to continue taking them it is hard to stop him from taking more he is likely to continue taking them it is most likely he will be led to take more None 3. At the top of the hill _________________ is where they live. where the tall oak is to the left of it to the left of the tall oak and the tall oak is to the left to the tall oak’s left None 4. _____________________________________ will mean disaster. The governments failing to keep their pledges The government’s failing to keep its pledges The governments failing to keep it’s pledges The government failing to keep it’s pledges None 5. Either Mike or Joe _______________________________ they wanted to be sportscasters growing up wanted to be a sportscaster when they grow up wants to be a sportscaster when he grows up had wanted to get into sportscasting as their professions as elders None 6. Always think for yourself, for whensomebody says_____________________________ that they like one ski lodge over another, for example, it’s merely just their opinion that they like one ski lodge over another, for example, it’s merely his or her opinion that he likes one ski lodge over another, for example, it’s merely his opinion that they like one ski lodge over another, for example, it’s merely their opinion None 7. Brimming with outerwear, sneakers,library books, and bulging backpacks,____________________________ a clearing house for the hustle-bustle of dailylife. the mudroom, situated between the garage and the kitchen, serves as the garage and the kitchen have the mudroom in between them so that the latter serves as the mudroom is situated between the garage and the kitchen, it serves as in the mudroom and situated between the garage and the kitchen, serves as None 8. One of the many self-defeating traits ofthe people-pleaser ________________________ is the disability to say “no” to the requests of people is the inability to say “no” to people’s requests are the inability with are the inabilities of saying “no” to peoples requests None 9. Hector enjoys movies more__________________ not have the distractions associated with set changesand intermission. then the performances at the theater being that the latter does then theater going since the latter do than theater since the former does than theater since the former do None 10. During late October, ______________________ Drew’s family decided to take him for a ride up to Vermont, because of its lush and colorful foliage. Because of its lush and colorful foliage, Drew having decided on taking his family for a ride up to Vermont on account of its lushness and its colorfulness, Vermont was the place to which Drew decided to take a ride with his family. Drew decided to take his family for a ride up to Vermont, because of its lush and colorful foliage. None 11. Having the highest marks in his class, __________________________________ he was offered a scholarship by the college the college offered a scholarship to him a scholarship was offered him by the college the college offered him a scholarship None 12. Martin pretended to be asleep _______________into the room. although she came by the time she came at the time she comes whenever she came None 13. Formed in 1967 to foster political and economic stability within the Asia-Pacific region, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was originally made up of five members: Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. By the end of the 1990s, the organization ______ its initial membership. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? will double has doubled doubles had doubled None 14. Most gardeners like to cultivate______________in the early spring. them kinds of flowers those kind of flower these kind of flower this kind of flower None 15. Now that there are only two summeremployment options available, you mustdecide between ____________________ becoming a golf caddy who is highly paid and becoming a computer intern who learns a great deal but who is paid meagerly becoming a highly paid golf caddy and interning in the computer field, you will learn a great deal but you will be paid meagerly whether you should become a highly paid golf caddy and whether, instead, you should become a computer intern who, while learning a great deal, but who is paid meagerly becoming a highly paid golf caddy or becoming a computer intern who learns a great deal but who is paid meagerly None 16. Mr. Hinton’s employees agree that __________________________________________ he barks out orders loudly and rapidly loudly and rapidly, his barking out orders he barks out orders, he does this loudly and rapidly it is loudly and rapidly that he barks out orders None 17. ______________________________, Ernest’s soccerschedule is in full swing; there are StateCup competitions as well as JuniorLeague tournaments. In the fall, during September through November During September, October, and November, During September up and through November, During September, November, and October, None 18. A parasitic relationship is between two __________of the organisms benefits while the other is harmed. Parasitic relationships are often associated with internal parasites like worms or some species of mites, but parasitic relationships are not limited to organisms residing within a host. organisms. If one organisms, one organisms—one organisms, while one None 19. September 9, 1989, _________________at the Harbor Festival. marks the day on which we met marks the day where we had met each other is marking the day during which we had met marking the day where we met None 20. Even though Haley claimed dessert washer favorite course of any meal, she ______________________________laid out before her had eaten hardly a none of the apple pie or cookies that had been hadn’t eaten none of the cookies or of the apple pie that were ate hardly any of the apple pie or cookies that were eats hardly any of the apple pie or cookies that was None 21. We have not yet been informed __________________________ about the identity of the individual who is responsible for breaking the window concerning the one who broke the window as to who broke the window who broke the window None 22. Perennials and evergreens, centerpiecesof an appealing ___________________a home’s natural beauty. landscape, and it contributes to landscape, contributing to landscape, they contribute to landscape, contribute to None 23. Since Mom wanted a miniature poodleand Dad wanted a Labrador retriever, the_______________________ being a miniLabradoodle, a cross between a miniature poodle and a modest-sized Labradorretriever. compromise that seemed just perfect to both of them was perfect compromise being perfection of compromising was perfect compromise was None 24. If Phillip had to decide between playingshortstop _______________________________________ and first base playing, he would be choosing shortstop while that being the position he is most enjoying and playing first base, he would choose shortstop because that is the position he enjoys more or first base, he would choose shortstop, being the one he most enjoys and first base, he would choose shortstop because that is the position he enjoys most None 25. Under construction for nearly sixmonths, the __________________with renovationchallenges and vital decisions that wouldaffect the overall feel of what they hopedto be their lifelong home. the fixer-upper home continually presented the homeowners the frazzled homeowners were continually presented the fixer-upper home continually presented him the homeowners, frazzled, were presented over and over None 26. Editing is more than just a stage in thewriting ____________ the time topolish and hone a piece of writing. process; it is process, being it’s process: it is process, for its None 27. None 28. Her father along ____________________________that she stop smoking. along with her mother and sister insist along with her mother and sister insists along with her mother and sister were insisting as well as her mother and sister insist None 29. At Mount Snow the family of four______________________________ went snowmobiling, skied for hours, and had enjoyed skiing for all of the afternoon drove snowmobiles, skiing for hours, and enjoyed an afternoon of ice-skating driving snowmobiles, skiing for hours, and enjoying an afternoon of ice-skating drove snowmobiles, skied for hours, and enjoyed an afternoon of ice-skating None 30. To the boys’ delight, the party bags contained cool sunglasses, ___________________________ pocket-sized flashlights. sweet and sour candies, and they contained candies, being sweet and sour, additionally sweet and sour candies, and candies that are sweet as well as sour, and None Time's up Please Share This Share this content Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to commentEnter your email address to commentEnter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
