11th grade grammar

Question 1

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The effects of the new policy, which was introduced despite strong objections from several councils, ___ still being studied.

• A. are
• B. is

Question 2

Which choice conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Before the invention of the printing press, books ___ copied by hand.

• A. have
• B. had
• C. was
• D. were

Question 3

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Migrating across the Sahara each autumn, swallows ___ thousands of kilometres.

• A. flying
• B. to fly
• C. having flown
• D. fly

Question 4

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? Born in Enugu, Nigeria, in 1977, the novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has written several acclaimed books.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 5

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Currently, researchers ___ whether the coral can survive warmer seas.

• A. had investigated
• B. investigated
• C. are investigating
• D. will have investigated

Question 6

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? In her 2015 study, the biologist argued that bees will had learned to recognise human faces.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 7

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? The sound of thousands of frogs calling across the wetlands is deafening at night.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 8

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Built to withstand earthquakes, ___ • swaying gently prevents the tower from cracking. • engineers designed the tower to sway gently. • the designers made sure that the tower sways. • the tower sways gently instead of cracking.

• A. swaying gently prevents the tower from cracking.
• B. engineers designed the tower to sway gently.
• C. the designers made sure that the tower sways.
• D. the tower sways gently instead of cracking.

Question 9

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? What the researchers found in the frozen soil samples ___ the theory.

• A. support
• B. supports

Question 10

Which choice conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The architect designed the library so that ___ reading rooms would fill with natural light.

• A. it's
• B. its
• C. there
• D. their

Question 11

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The museum, ___ in a former power station, attracts millions of visitors a year.

• A. housed
• B. it is housed
• C. was housed
• D. is housed

Question 12

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? Having analysed samples from forty lakes, the researchers concluded that the pollution came from farm runoff.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 13

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The new telescope, which launches next year, ___ astronomers to study planets around distant stars.

• A. will allow
• B. had allowed
• C. allows having
• D. allowed

Question 14

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? Each spring, the river will have flooded its banks, depositing rich soil on the surrounding fields.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 15

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? Each of the novels in the prize-winning trilogy are told from a different character's point of view.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 16

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Having analysed samples from forty lakes, ___ • it was concluded that the pollution came from farm runoff. • the researchers concluded that the pollution came from farm runoff. • the conclusion was that the pollution came from farm runoff. • farm runoff was identified as the source.

• A. it was concluded that the pollution came from farm runoff.
• B. the researchers concluded that the pollution came from farm runoff.
• C. the conclusion was that the pollution came from farm runoff.
• D. farm runoff was identified as the source.