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. Perennials and evergreens, centerpiecesof an appealing ___________________a home’s natural beauty. landscape, contributing to landscape, and it contributes to landscape, contribute to landscape, they contribute to None 2. 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 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 None 3. One of the many self-defeating traits ofthe people-pleaser ________________________ is the inability to say “no” to people’s requests is the disability to say “no” to the requests of people are the inability with are the inabilities of saying “no” to peoples requests None 4. Either Mike or Joe _______________________________ had wanted to get into sportscasting as their professions as elders wants to be a sportscaster when he grows up they wanted to be sportscasters growing up wanted to be a sportscaster when they grow up None 5. 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 6. 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 drove snowmobiles, skied for hours, and enjoyed an afternoon of ice-skating driving snowmobiles, skiing for hours, and enjoying an afternoon of ice-skating None 7. None 8. 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 had eaten hardly a none of the apple pie or cookies that had been 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 9. Having the highest marks in his class, __________________________________ the college offered a scholarship to him he was offered a scholarship by the college a scholarship was offered him by the college the college offered him a scholarship None 10. 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, while one organisms, one organisms—one None 11. 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 12. We have not yet been informed __________________________ who broke the window concerning the one who broke the window as to who broke the window about the identity of the individual who is responsible for breaking the window None 13. 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 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 highly paid golf caddy and interning in the computer field, you will learn a great deal but you will be paid meagerly None 14. 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 15. Most gardeners like to cultivate______________in the early spring. these kind of flower them kinds of flowers those kind of flower this kind of flower None 16. At the top of the hill _________________ is where they live. to the tall oak’s left and the tall oak is to the left to the left of the tall oak where the tall oak is to the left of it None 17. Martin pretended to be asleep _______________into the room. whenever she came although she came at the time she comes by the time she came None 18. During late October, ______________________ 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 Drew’s family decided to take him for a ride up to Vermont, because of its lush and colorful foliage. None 19. Editing is more than just a stage in thewriting ____________ the time topolish and hone a piece of writing. process: it is process, for its process; it is process, being it’s None 20. 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 21. Her father along ____________________________that she stop smoking. along with her mother and sister were insisting along with her mother and sister insists as well as her mother and sister insist along with her mother and sister insist None 22. September 9, 1989, _________________at the Harbor Festival. marking the day where we met 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 None 23. 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 homeowners, frazzled, were presented over and over the fixer-upper home continually presented the homeowners the frazzled homeowners were continually presented the fixer-upper home continually presented him None 24. 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 25. Mr. Hinton’s employees agree that __________________________________________ it is loudly and rapidly that he barks out orders he barks out orders loudly and rapidly he barks out orders, he does this loudly and rapidly loudly and rapidly, his barking out orders 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, October, and November, During September up and through November, None 27. _____________________________________ will mean disaster. The governments failing to keep it’s pledges The government failing to keep it’s pledges The governments failing to keep their pledges The government’s failing to keep its pledges None 28. 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? has doubled doubles had doubled will double None 29. Hector enjoys movies more__________________ not have the distractions associated with set changesand intermission. than theater since the former do than theater since the former does then the performances at the theater being that the latter does then theater going since the latter do None 30. 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 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 so was a backyard tennis court was a dream come true for the Janice family 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.
