Edited SAT Prep Grammar Practice Quiz

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

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

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

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

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

Toys R'Us (appreciates / appreciate) your business and is committed to your satisfaction.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Crowds of screaming teenagers surrounded the Beatles wherever they went.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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