Free SAT Writing Standard English Conventions Practice Test

Question 1

Which sentence uses correct punctuation? A.
The dog ran quickly, it leaped over the fence.
B.
The dog ran quickly; it leaped over the fence.
C.
The dog ran quickly it leaped over the fence.
D.
The dog ran quickly, and, it leaped over the fence.

Accepted Answer

Sentence B

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Sentence A

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Sentence C

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Sentence D

Question 2

Which sentence contains a subject-verb agreement error? A. The team plays every Saturday. B. The team of players are ready. C. She runs three miles daily. D. He has been studying for hours.

Accepted Answer

Sentence B

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Sentence A

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Sentence C

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Sentence D

Question 3

Choose the version that correctly uses a comma: A. Before the storm arrived, we closed all the windows. B. Before the storm arrived we closed all the windows. C. Before, the storm arrived we closed all the windows. D. Before the storm, arrived we closed all the windows.

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Sentence A

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Sentence B

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Sentence C

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Sentence D

Question 4

Which option correctly punctuates the list? A. I need eggs, milk, bread and butter. B. I need eggs, milk, bread, and butter. C. I need, eggs milk bread and butter. D. I need eggs milk, bread, and butter.

Accepted Answer

Sentence B

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Sentence A

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Sentence C

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Sentence D

Question 5

Identify the sentence with correct pronoun-antecedent agreement: A. Each student must bring their textbook. B. Each student must bring his or her textbook. C. Each student must bring its textbook. D. Each students must bring their textbooks.

Accepted Answer

Sentence B

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Sentence A

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Sentence C

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Sentence D

Question 6

Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe? A. The dogs bone was buried in the yard. B. The dog's bone was buried in the yard. C. The dogs' bone was buried in the yard. D. The dogs's bone was buried in the yard.

Accepted Answer

Sentence B

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Sentence A

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Sentence C

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Sentence D

Question 7

Choose the version that eliminates the dangling modifier: A. Running to the bus, my backpack fell off. B. Running to the bus, I dropped my backpack. C. Running to the bus, the backpack fell off me. D. My backpack, running to the bus, fell off.

Accepted Answer

Sentence B

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Sentence A

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Sentence C

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Sentence D

Question 8

Which sentence is correct? A. Neither the students nor the teacher are ready. B. Neither the students nor the teacher is ready. C. Neither the students nor the teacher were ready. D. Neither the student's nor the teacher is ready.

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Sentence B

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Sentence A

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Sentence C

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Sentence D

Question 9

Which sentence uses a colon correctly? A. She had one goal: to graduate with honors. B. She had: one goal to graduate with honors. C. She had one: goal to graduate with honors. D. She: had one goal to graduate with honors.

Accepted Answer

Sentence A

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Sentence B

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Sentence C

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Sentence D

Question 10

Choose the correct word: 'The committee made (its/their/it's) final decision.'

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its

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their

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it's

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they're