SAT Grammar*
This rule is broken when a sentence uses a plural verb with a singular subject such as “Each of the players are ready.”
What is subject - verb agreement
A famous book published in this era, often standardized in educational literature
What is the Great Gatsby
This type of cell division produces four genetically unique gametes.
What is meiosis
She won an award at the grammys for her song "Drivers License"
Who is Olivia Rodrigo?
This is the largest country in North America by land area specifically
What is Canada?
This rule is violated when a pronoun like “it” or “they” could refer to more than one noun in the sentence.
What is pronoun clarity
The exact year in which the Wall Street Crash took place
when was 1929
This is a metabolic process that breaks down complex, large organic molecules into smaller, simpler ones, releasing energy in the process.
What is a catabolic reaction
This was Elvis Presley's original hair color
what is blond
Wyoming’s largest lake, it lies right in the middle of a national park.
What is Yellowstone Lake?
This rule is ignored when a sentence includes unnecessary repetition, such as “the reason is because.”
What is concision?
They were considered "new women" during this era. You could find them smoking cigarettes and going dancing at nightclubs. Very unconventional for their time.
Who were flappers
The gas baking soda releases when it comes into contact with moisture or acid
What is carbon dioxide
The hertz at which modern standard pitch is played at
what is 440
This region includes Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
What is Scandinavia
This rule is broken when a modifying phrase is not placed next to the noun it is meant to describe, creating confusion.
What is a misplaced modifier
This was a device made in this decade that was able to play music from the comfort of peoples homes
What is the phonograph
These are the only two mammals that can lay eggs
What are the platypus and the echidna
The material which the oldest discovered musical instrument was made from
What is bone
This river flows between Nebraska and Iowa and stretches for 2,341 miles
What is the Missouri River?
This rule is violated when a sentence begins with a descriptive phrase that does not logically attach to the noun that follows, as in “Running down the street, the backpack fell off.”
Answer: What is a dangling modifier
After WWI, this form of government arose in Europe in response to the unfairness in the treaty of Versailles. This appealed to people like Hitler and Mussolini
What is fascism?
The element with the largest atomic radius
what is francium
This was the original name the Beatles had
What is The Quarrymen
This Asian capital lies on the Han River and was officially founded in 1394 during the Joseon Dynasty.
What is Seoul