Bluebook SAT Test Form, Structure, and Sense 6

Question 1

The children on the school bus _______ singing songs during the entire trip to the museum.

Accepted Answer

were

Answer

'Children' is plural, so the plural past verb 'were' is correct.

Question 2

The new policy requires that every employee _______ a yearly performance review.

Accepted Answer

complete

Answer

After 'requires that,' the subjunctive mood is used; the subjunctive form is the base verb 'complete' (without -s).

Question 3

The professor asked the students to revise _______ essays by Friday.

Accepted Answer

their

Answer

'Students' is plural, so the plural possessive pronoun 'their' is correct.

Question 4

__________ the lab results arrived, the doctors had already begun treatment based on their initial diagnosis.

Accepted Answer

Before

Answer

'Before' correctly indicates that the treatment began prior to the arrival of the lab results, showing a logical time sequence.

Question 5

The data from the three independent studies _______ consistent with the original hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

are

Answer

'Data' is a plural noun (singular: datum); it takes the plural verb 'are.'

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