Standard English Conventions

SAT Form, Structure, and Sense practice questions

Grammar inside a sentence: subject-verb agreement, verb tense, pronouns, possessives, and modifiers.

Practice Form, Structure, and Sense 169 questions, no account needed.

The usual trap

Find the real subject. In a sentence like “Each of the particles orbits,” the plural noun next to the verb isn't its subject.

Try three questions

Pick an answer to check it and see why.

  1. 01Question 1

    Easy

    Each of the countless particles in Saturn's rings ______ the planet along its own independent path.

    Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  2. 02Question 2

    Medium

    Neither the conductor nor the musicians ________ aware that a string had snapped until the passage was nearly over.

    Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  3. 03Question 3

    Hard

    Uranus, the first planet ever ______ with the aid of a telescope, was identified by William Herschel in 1781.

    Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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