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. 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 fixer-upper home continually presented him the homeowners, frazzled, were presented over and over the frazzled homeowners were continually presented None 2. At the top of the hill _________________ is where they live. where the tall oak is to the left of it to the tall oak’s left to the left of the tall oak and the tall oak is to the left None 3. Most gardeners like to cultivate______________in the early spring. this kind of flower them kinds of flowers these kind of flower those kind of flower None 4. Mr. Hinton’s employees agree that __________________________________________ he barks out orders, he does this loudly and rapidly he barks out orders loudly and rapidly it is loudly and rapidly that he barks out orders loudly and rapidly, his barking out orders None 5. 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 6. Either Mike or Joe _______________________________ they wanted to be sportscasters growing up wants to be a sportscaster when he grows up had wanted to get into sportscasting as their professions as elders wanted to be a sportscaster when they grow up None 7. If Phillip had to decide between playingshortstop _______________________________________ or first base, he would choose shortstop, being the one he most enjoys and playing first base, he would choose shortstop because that is the position he enjoys more and first base, he would choose shortstop because that is the position he enjoys most and first base playing, he would be choosing shortstop while that being the position he is most enjoying None 8. 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. perfect compromise being perfection of compromising was compromise that seemed just perfect to both of them was perfect compromise was None 9. 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—one organisms. If one organisms, while one organisms, one None 10. _____________________________________ will mean disaster. The government failing to keep it’s pledges The governments failing to keep their pledges The governments failing to keep it’s pledges The government’s failing to keep its pledges None 11. Martin pretended to be asleep _______________into the room. although she came at the time she comes by the time she came whenever she came None 12. Just as a home theater was a dreamcome true for the Benson family, ___________________________ 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 as a dream came true for the Janice family with its backyard tennis court so was a backyard tennis court was a dream come true for the Janice family 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? doubles had doubled has doubled will double None 14. Always think for yourself, for whensomebody says_____________________________ that they like one ski lodge over another, for example, it’s merely their opinion that they like one ski lodge over another, for example, it’s merely his or her opinion that they like one ski lodge over another, for example, it’s merely just their opinion that he likes one ski lodge over another, for example, it’s merely his opinion None 15. September 9, 1989, _________________at the Harbor Festival. is marking the day during which we had met marks the day where we had met each other marks the day on which we met marking the day where we met None 16. During late October, ______________________ Drew’s family decided to take him for a ride up to Vermont, because of its lush and colorful foliage. 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. Because of its lush and colorful foliage, Drew having decided on taking his family for a ride up to Vermont None 17. Her father along ____________________________that she stop smoking. along with her mother and sister insist as well as her mother and sister insist along with her mother and sister were insisting along with her mother and sister insists None 18. 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, for its process: it is None 19. To the boys’ delight, the party bags contained cool sunglasses, ___________________________ pocket-sized flashlights. candies that are sweet as well as sour, and candies, being sweet and sour, additionally sweet and sour candies, and they contained sweet and sour candies, and None 20. At Mount Snow the family of four______________________________ drove snowmobiles, skiing for hours, and enjoyed an afternoon of ice-skating drove snowmobiles, skied for hours, and enjoyed an afternoon of ice-skating went snowmobiling, skied for hours, and had enjoyed skiing for all of the afternoon driving snowmobiles, skiing for hours, and enjoying an afternoon of ice-skating None 21. None 22. We have not yet been informed __________________________ concerning the one who broke the window who broke the window as to who broke the window about the identity of the individual who is responsible for breaking the window None 23. Perennials and evergreens, centerpiecesof an appealing ___________________a home’s natural beauty. landscape, and it contributes to landscape, contributing to landscape, contribute to landscape, they contribute to None 24. Now that there are only two summeremployment options available, you mustdecide between ____________________ becoming a highly paid golf caddy and interning in the computer field, you will learn a great deal but you will be paid meagerly becoming a highly paid golf caddy or becoming a computer intern who learns a great deal but who is 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 golf caddy who is highly paid and becoming a computer intern who learns a great deal but who is paid meagerly None 25. Having the highest marks in his class, __________________________________ he was offered a scholarship by the college the college offered a scholarship to him the college offered him a scholarship a scholarship was offered him by the college None 26. ______________________________, 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, November, and October, During September up and through November, During September, October, and November, None 27. 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 ate hardly any of the apple pie or cookies that were eats hardly any of the apple pie or cookies that was hadn’t eaten none of the cookies or of the apple pie that were None 28. Brimming with outerwear, sneakers,library books, and bulging backpacks,____________________________ a clearing house for the hustle-bustle of dailylife. the garage and the kitchen have the mudroom in between them so that the latter serves as the mudroom, situated between the garage and the kitchen, 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 29. Once a person starts taking addictive drugs, __________________________________. it is hard to stop him from taking more he is likely to continue taking them he will have a tendency to continue taking them it is most likely he will be led to take more None 30. Hector enjoys movies more__________________ not have the distractions associated with set changesand intermission. than theater since the former does then the performances at the theater being that the latter does then theater going since the latter do than theater since the former do 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.
