SAT Standard English Conventions practice questions
Updated October 5, 2026
Standard English Conventions is one of the four content areas in SAT Reading and Writing.
What Standard English Conventions covers
The College Board says Standard English Conventions measures the ability to edit text to conform to core conventions of Standard English sentence structure, usage, and punctuation.
Each Reading and Writing module has questions from all four content areas. Questions that test similar skills are grouped together and run from easiest to hardest.
Recent Questions of the Day
Past SAT Questions of the Day from Standard English Conventions. Each one links to its answer and worked explanation.
SAT Question of the Day for October 5, 2026
Marine biologist Kenji Watanabe has spent thirteen years studying cleaner wrasses on coral reefs in the Andaman Sea; his most remarkable finding_______ these small fish can recognize their own reflections, a cognitive ability previously confirmed in only a handful of non-human species.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A.finding, these
- B.finding; these
- C.finding. These
- D.finding: these
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