Possessives, plurals and non-essential elements (SAT)
11th grade (Year 12 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.11-12.2, L.9-10.2 · England: SAT Standard English Conventions, ACT English
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Question 1
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The ___ findings were published in a leading journal last spring.
- A. researchers'
- B. researcher's
- C. researchers
- D. researchers's
Question 2
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The architect's most famous ___ glass-walled library, opened in 2004.
- A. building, a
- B. building; a
- C. building: a
- D. building a
Question 3
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The ___ findings were published in a leading journal last spring.
- A. researchers
- B. researcher's
- C. researchers'
- D. researchers's
Question 4
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The ___ decision to lower ticket prices doubled attendance.
- A. museum
- B. museum's
- C. museums
- D. museums'
Question 5
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The ___ annual migration covers more than 3,000 kilometres.
- A. herd's
- B. herds
- C. herds'
- D. herd
Question 6
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The ___ findings were published in a leading journal last spring.
- A. researchers's
- B. researchers'
- C. researcher's
- D. researchers
Question 7
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The ___ findings were published in a leading journal last spring.
- A. researchers'
- B. researcher's
- C. researchers
- D. researchers's
Question 8
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The ___ annual migration covers more than 3,000 kilometres.
- A. herds
- B. herd
- C. herd's
- D. herds'
Question 9
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The architect's most famous ___ glass-walled library, opened in 2004.
- A. building; a
- B. building a
- C. building, a
- D. building: a
Question 10
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The architect's most famous ___ glass-walled library, opened in 2004.
- A. building, a
- B. building; a
- C. building: a
- D. building a
Question 11
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The two ___ reports reached opposite conclusions.
- A. agency's
- B. agencies
- C. agencys'
- D. agencies'
Question 12
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The ___ findings were published in a leading journal last spring.
- A. researcher's
- B. researchers
- C. researchers's
- D. researchers'
Question 13
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The ___ annual migration covers more than 3,000 kilometres.
- A. herd's
- B. herd
- C. herds
- D. herds'
Question 14
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Each of the ___ wings is covered in tiny scales that reflect light.
- A. butterflies
- B. butterflies's
- C. butterflys'
- D. butterfly's
Question 15
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Marine biologist ___ has spent two decades studying coral reefs.
- A. Ana Ruiz,
- B. , Ana Ruiz,
- C. Ana Ruiz
- D. , Ana Ruiz
Question 16
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The ___ largest moon, Ganymede, is bigger than the planet Mercury.
- A. solar systems'
- B. solar-systems
- C. solar system's
- D. solar systems
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