SAT Prep Grammar Practice Quiz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Crowds of screaming teenagers surrounded the Beatles wherever they went.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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