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. One of the many self-defeating traits ofthe people-pleaser ________________________ is the disability to say “no” to the requests of people are the inabilities of saying “no” to peoples requests is the inability to say “no” to people’s requests are the inability with None 2. September 9, 1989, _________________at the Harbor Festival. marks the day on which we met marking the day where we met marks the day where we had met each other is marking the day during which we had met None 3. At Mount Snow the family of four______________________________ drove snowmobiles, skied for hours, and enjoyed an afternoon of ice-skating drove snowmobiles, skiing for hours, and enjoyed an afternoon of ice-skating driving snowmobiles, skiing for hours, and enjoying an afternoon of ice-skating went snowmobiling, skied for hours, and had enjoyed skiing for all of the afternoon None 4. Having the highest marks in his class, __________________________________ a scholarship was offered him by the college he was offered a scholarship by the college the college offered him a scholarship the college offered a scholarship to him None 5. 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 Drew decided to take his family 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. None 6. Perennials and evergreens, centerpiecesof an appealing ___________________a home’s natural beauty. landscape, they contribute to landscape, contributing to landscape, and it contributes to landscape, contribute to None 7. Editing is more than just a stage in thewriting ____________ the time topolish and hone a piece of writing. process, being it’s process: it is process, for its process; it is None 8. 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, while one organisms. If one organisms—one None 9. At the top of the hill _________________ is where they live. to the left of the tall oak where the tall oak is to the left of it to the tall oak’s left and the tall oak is to the left None 10. Brimming with outerwear, sneakers,library books, and bulging backpacks,____________________________ a clearing house for the hustle-bustle of dailylife. in the mudroom and situated between the garage and the kitchen, serves as the mudroom is situated between the garage and the kitchen, it serves as 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 None 11. 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 golf caddy who is highly paid and 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 highly paid golf caddy or becoming a computer intern who learns a great deal but who is paid meagerly None 12. Even though Haley claimed dessert washer favorite course of any meal, she ______________________________laid out before her 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 had eaten hardly a none of the apple pie or cookies that had been None 13. Either Mike or Joe _______________________________ they wanted to be sportscasters growing up wanted to be a sportscaster when they grow up had wanted to get into sportscasting as their professions as elders wants to be a sportscaster when he grows up None 14. Once a person starts taking addictive drugs, __________________________________. it is hard to stop him from taking more he will have a tendency to continue taking them he is likely to continue taking them it is most likely he will be led to take more None 15. Her father along ____________________________that she stop smoking. along with her mother and sister were insisting along with her mother and sister insist as well as her mother and sister insist along with her mother and sister insists None 16. 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 who broke the window as to who broke the window None 17. 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 18. 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. perfection of compromising was compromise that seemed just perfect to both of them was perfect compromise was perfect compromise being None 19. Just as a home theater was a dreamcome true for the Benson family, ___________________________ and, as such, a backyard tennis court was a dream come true for the Janice family so a backyard tennis court was a dream come true for the Janice 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 None 20. None 21. Always think for yourself, for whensomebody says_____________________________ 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 just their opinion 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 None 22. Mr. Hinton’s employees agree that __________________________________________ it is loudly and rapidly that he barks out orders he barks out orders, he does this loudly and rapidly he barks out orders loudly and rapidly loudly and rapidly, his barking out orders None 23. _____________________________________ will mean disaster. The governments failing to keep their pledges The government failing to keep it’s pledges The governments failing to keep it’s pledges The government’s failing to keep its pledges None 24. Most gardeners like to cultivate______________in the early spring. these kind of flower this kind of flower them kinds of flowers those kind of flower None 25. 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 had doubled doubles has doubled None 26. Martin pretended to be asleep _______________into the room. whenever she came at the time she comes although she came by the time she came None 27. 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 frazzled homeowners were continually presented the fixer-upper home continually presented him the fixer-upper home continually presented the homeowners the homeowners, frazzled, were presented over and over None 28. ______________________________, 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, October, and November, During September up and through November, None 29. 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 30. Hector enjoys movies more__________________ not have the distractions associated with set changesand intermission. than theater since the former does then theater going since the latter do then the performances at the theater being that the latter does 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.
