Grammar Masters: Mastering SAT Syntax Quiz

Question 1

Which actor would correctly identify the dangling modifier in: 'Running for the bus, the backpack fell off'?

A The bus was running

B The student was running

C The backpack was running

D The street was running

Question 2

If Taylor Swift were editing a run-on sentence, which punctuation mark would she likely use to join two independent clauses without a conjunction?

A Semicolon

B Apostrophe

C Comma

D Hyphen

Question 3

Which character, like Sherlock Holmes, would notice that 'Its' versus 'It's' is a classic test trap regarding possessives?

A Its is the possessive

B It's is the possessive

C Both are interchangeable

D Its is the contraction

Question 4

Which musician would know that a subject-plural verb agreement error occurs if you say 'The band of singers are' instead of what?

A The band of singers is

B The band of singers has been

C The band of singers be

D The band of singers were

Question 5

This famous painter knows that 'Neither/Nor' requires what type of verb agreement?

A Always singular

B Agreement with the closest subject

C Agreement with the first subject

D Plural only

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