When NO punctuation is needed (SAT)

Question 1

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The most surprising result of the survey ___ that teenagers read more than adults.

• A. was;
• B. was
• C. was,
• D. was:

Question 2

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? The species discovered in 2021 lives only on one mountain.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 3

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Scientists who study volcanoes ___ often called volcanologists.

• A. are,
• B. are:
• C. are;
• D. are

Question 4

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? Among the items discovered in the tomb were, a bronze mirror and two clay lamps.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 5

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The research team ___ that the glacier was retreating faster than expected.

• A. found;
• B. found,
• C. found:
• D. found

Question 6

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? The sculpture is made of recycled: steel.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 7

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The research team ___ that the glacier was retreating faster than expected.

• A. found;
• B. found:
• C. found,
• D. found

Question 8

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? Among the items discovered in the tomb were a bronze mirror and two clay lamps.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 9

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The most surprising result of the survey ___ that teenagers read more than adults.

• A. was;
• B. was
• C. was:
• D. was,

Question 10

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? The poet Gwendolyn Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize in 1950.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 11

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Among the items discovered in the tomb ___ a bronze mirror and two clay lamps.

• A. were
• B. were;
• C. were,
• D. were:

Question 12

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? The engineers tested the bridge with heavy trucks.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 13

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? In her book ___ the author explains how cities can adapt to rising seas.

• A. Rising Water
• B. Rising Water:
• C. Rising Water;
• D. Rising Water,

Question 14

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? The research team found, that the glacier was retreating faster than expected.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 15

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? In her book ___ the author explains how cities can adapt to rising seas.

• A. Rising Water:
• B. Rising Water;
• C. Rising Water,
• D. Rising Water

Question 16

Is this sentence correct in formal written English (SAT/ACT style)? In her book Rising Water, the author explains how cities can adapt to rising seas.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect