Duplicate of SAT Prep Grammar Practice Quiz

(A / An / The) brown horse in the first lane is the best-trained horse in the race.

The puppy's favorite activity was chasing (its / it's) tail.

From the minute we arrived in Iceland, the steep prices astonished Javier and (I / me).

All parents were asked to send a mat for students to (lie / lay) on.

She refused to eat (a / an / the) broccoli on her plate.

The fable "Belling the Cat" (describes / describe) the long battle between mice and cats.

Before reaching college, nearly everyone already (knows / know) several facts about fables.

Tom would have understood those words he would have believed them, too.

Toys Aplenty (appreciates / appreciate) your business and is committed to your satisfaction.

Yuri arrived in the United States (at / on / in) a Wednesday in June.

When the Beatles were introduced in America, everyone wanted copies of the original singles.

The cat meowed and yawned stretching ___ back in an arch-like motion.

I usually drop my rent payment (at / on / in) the mail on the first of the month.

Sue and Ann went to a party for a friend of (theirs / their's).

Fables are short stories that (conveys / convey) a moral.

Crowds of screaming teenagers surrounded the Beatles wherever they went.

"Love Me Do, " "Please Please Me," and "From Me to You."

We went to a friend's house to watch the football game (at / on / in) television.

Gudrun and Thorvald made up new Icelandic names for Javier and (I / me) on the spot.

Also promoted them, arranged club dates for them, and badgered record companies for them.

(A / An / The) beauty is a difficult concept to define.

Almost 90 percent of a patrol (officers / officer's) job is running service calls.

A (crocodile's / crocodiles') life span is about thirteen years.

Everyone on the committee (tries / try) to solve the problem.

Amanda's new house has (a / an / the) oak tree in the front yard.

(A / An / The) food that we brought for the picnic was wrapped in plastic.

(Its / It's) not surprising that Jack's painting won first prize.

We spent seven days (at / on / in) June on the beach, and it rained every day.

I would like to manage the theater alone rather __ depend on other people for assistance.

The kittens were sleeping (at / on / in) a wicker basket in the basement.

Sylvia met us for breakfast (at / on / in) 9 o'clock on the morning of her wedding.

(A / An / The) broccoli is an extremely nutritious vegetable.

After hearing the evidence and the closing arguments, the jury (was / were) sequestered.

Where they hung out together, played night and day, and attracted many fans.

I hope that __ schooling is going better than last semester.

Tom is in hiding because he has accidentally killed a man in a fight.

Some animal rights groups oppose the eating of eggs, which (comes / come) from animals.

When I was at the park yesterday, I saw a dog playing with (a / an / the) ball.

Determined to touch one or more of these famous music makers.

The tutor was satisfied that Max had (wrote / written) a fairly intelligent essay.

A central motif in the field of economics (is / are) guns and butter.

(A / An / The) courage is an admirable characteristic.

There (is / are) generally only two or three characters in an Aesop fable.

She poured (a / an / the) glass of milk and gave it to her daughter.

There (is / are) many committee meetings and much discussion.

A motorist told her to turn left (at / on / in) the second intersection.