SAT Prep Grammar Practice Quiz

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

After hearing the evidence and the closing arguments, the jury (was / were) prepared to decide on a verdict.

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

Every member of the committee (tries / try) to solve the problem.

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

In a survey at school, playing in gym class, painting in art class, and lunch were the top activities.

The travel tour through Italy is intended for families with a young child.

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

When the show finally came to an end, we had to decide quick what we would eat for dinner.

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

When the food came to the table, we had to eat quick so that we would make it to the show.

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

The (Smiths / Smith's) sent us a Christmas card.

When the Beatles were introduced in America, everyone wanted copies of the original singles, but they were hard to find.

A central theme in To Kill a Mockingbird (is / are) empathy and understanding.

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

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

Worshipping these famous music makers.

The Beatles rocked.

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

I love to read books I would read every day if I had the time.

The weather was fair, but cold, and the crowd was loud and energetic.

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

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

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

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

He was extremely confident going into the final round of interviews; his resume was better than his competition.

Crowds of screaming teenagers surrounded the Beatles wherever they went.