SAT Prep Grammar Practice

Crowds of screaming teenagers surrounded the Beatles wherever they went.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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