SAT Prep Grammar Practice

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

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

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

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

Crowds of screaming teenagers surrounded the Beatles wherever they went.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(Who / Whom) was Martin Luther King's mentor?

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

Two of the students (who / whom) the dean suspended were readmitted within a week.

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

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

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

In his first production of Hamlet, (who /whom) did Laurence Olivier replace?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The employee (who / whom) we at first suspected was in Cleveland on the night of the theft