SAT Prep English

The Fleet Corporation named it's new product Double Bubble.

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• named its

• called they're

• called it's

Sixty years later Frank Griffen admitted that him and his cousins had staged the photos.

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• his cousins and himself

• he and his cousins

• his cousins and him

The sound of sap dripping into galvanized metal signal the beginning of the season to gather syrup.

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• signals

• will signal

• is signaling

After Jessica _____ her degree, she intends to work in her father's company.

• will finish

• will have finished

• finishes

• is finishing

Which is the best version of the underlined part of the last sentence (reproduced below)? More books are being written and published than ever before; the book has withstood the advent of the cinema, television, and personal computer and are likely to be there in centuries to come.

• the book has withstood the advent of the cinema, television, personal computer and are likely

• the book has withstood the advent of the cinema, television, and personal computer and are liable

• books have withstood the advent of the cinema, television, and personal computer and are likely

• the book withstood the advent of the cinema, television, personal computer and is likely

• the book withstood the advent of the cinema, television, and personal computer and will likely

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• Megan Rapinoe, a striker with 62 goals in international play, is known for her activism in addition to her soccer stardom.

• A striker with 62 goals in international play, Megan Rapinoe is known for her activism in addition to her soccer stardom.

• Both are correct.

Answer explanation

If the supplement begins or ends the sentence, it only requires one punctuation mark (between the supplement and the rest of the sentence).

If the supplement comes in the middle of the sentence, it requires punctuation on both sides.

What are some areas that you need practice in when preparing for the SAT? How do you plan to use some of the techniques provided to help you?

When my parents ____ for a visit tomorrow, they will see our new baby for the first time.

• will arrive

• arrived

• will have arrived

• arrive

Mary looked down to discover a snake at her feet.  When she saw it, she ____.

• screamed

• was screaming

• had screamed

• screams

A teenage whose holding a shoebox containing a kitten smiles as other fly by.

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• thats

• as

• who's