SAT Grammar Practice Set 2 Date: Name:

1. Spiders produce the strongest silk but are too aggressive to be farmed. The second-best alternative involves incorporating spider
DNA into silkworms—traditionally an expensive and time-consuming process. Scientists at Tianjin University have demonstrated,
however, that when the silk naturally produced by_______________ its sticky outer layer removed, it can be made almost twice as
strong as spider silk.

A silkworms, has B silkworms has

C silkworms have D silkworms, have

2. The world's largest bristlecone pine, the Patriarch Tree, is located in Patriarch Grove, California, whose splendid remoteness and
moonscape appearance____________ the landscape a surreal atmosphere. Bristlecone pines and limber pines dot the landscape
with a background view of the Great Basin in Nevada.

A has given B would give

C gives D give

3. Most organisms that carry out photosynthesis are able to produce food directly from carbon dioxide and water using energy from
light. However, not all organisms use carbon dioxide as a source of carbon atoms for this process.___________________
photoheterotrophs use organic compounds rather than carbon dioxide as a source of carbon.

A For instance, B Meanwhile,

C Furthermore, D Nevertheless,

4. By the beginning of the 20th century, the sonnet had become an antiquated poetic style. Claude McKay, however, found it an ideal
medium to convey his ideas. Many modernists criticized his use of the form.____________ he persevered and created a significant
number of sonnets.

A Moreover, B Likewise,

C Indeed, D Nevertheless,

5. The "songs" of blue whales usually register at between 15 and 20 hertz—a nearly inaudible rumble on the edge of what the human
ear can perceive. One blue whale in the Pacific has produced vocalizations registering more than 50 herz,_______________ a finding
so unusual that some researchers have suggested the animal is actually a hybrid species.

A therefore, B moreover,

C however, D for example,

6. Indo-European languages are the first language of more than 3 billion people in Europe, across northern India, as far as Siberia,
and in North and South America. Beginning almost 500 years ago, scholars began to notice similarities between languages such
as_______________ it became clear that hundreds of such languages were connected by common root words.

A Sanskrit and Latin as the field of linguistics matured, B Sanskrit and Latin, as the field of linguistics matured

C Sanskrit and Latin. As the field of linguistics matured, D Sanskrit and Latin as the field of linguistics matured

7. Unlike the binary bits used in standard computers, qubits can exist in multiple states at a time and have much greater processing
capacity. However, they require specific conditions to exhibit quantum behavior and are challenging to harness.
Synthetic_________________ has corrected this problem by creating qubits from the electron spin of molecules with a central metallic
atom.

A chemist Danna Freedman, B chemist, Danna Freedman,

C chemist, Danna Freedman D chemist Danna Freedman

A have proven B has proven

C are proving D is proven

9. The algorithms developed by computer scientist Stephanie Gil address such key questions as how robots share information and
how each robot enacts an algorithm so that________________ actions are coherent within a group. Her goal is to enable the machines
to achieve shared goals more efficiently and accurately.

A its B their

C they're D our

10. One criticism that is commonly leveled against remote work is that employees, who work from home,have difficulty controlling the
boundary between their personal and professional lives.____________________ in a recent survey, remote workers reported a fairly
good fit — 5.3 on a 7-point scale— between their work and non-work lives.

A Therefore, B Similarly,

C However, D Moreover,

11. As a college student at Mt. Holyoke, the playwright Suzanne-Lori Parks was steered toward writing plays rather than fiction
because of her penchant for drama._____________ she had a tendency to act out all the characters' voices when she read her short
stories aloud in class.

A As such, B Specifically,

C In addition, D Consequently,

12. Until recently, the period of rapid cooling that occurred between 7.6 and 5.4 million years ago was attributed to carbon dioxide
being drawn from the Earth's atmosphere by the weathering of the Himalayas. Barbara Clementz and Mark Carrara propose a
different contributing_________________ a major increase in volcanism in the Andes around 7 million years ago.

A factor, however B factor; however,

C factor however, D factor, however:

13. Many odors are formed by volatile compounds that disintegrate _________________ so widely that they can no longer be detected
by a person's nose. As a result, smells tend to linger in the air for no more than a few seconds.

A easily, they disperse B easily dispersing

C easily; dispersing D easily, dispersing

14. The use of text in the visual arts can be traced back to cubist painters such as Georges Braque and__________________ both painted
and collaged—into still lifes. Playing with language was also central to the Dadaists, who left an important legacy with their daring,
often humourous use of language.

A Pablo Picasso, who added letters and words— B Pablo Picasso, who added letters and words

C Pablo Picasso, who added letters and words, D Pablo Picasso, who added: letters and words

15. The satyr plays produced in ancient Greece should not be confused with the satires performed in Rome. The Romans developed
an independent tradition of satire, one of the few literary genres that____________ created.

A he or she B it

C this D they