Free SAT® Practice Question: Verb Form

Also excellent practice for ACT® English

Today’s free SAT® practice question is a mock Verb Form Question. It follows the digital SAT® format but is also great preparation for ACT® English.

For effective time management on test day, you should aim to answer this question correctly in a maximum of 30 seconds.

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Free SAT® Practice Question

Marine biologists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium collected and then analyzed thousands of deep-sea water samples ______ a comprehensive database of microplastic pollution in the Pacific Ocean.

A) to create

B) creating

C) created

D) and creating

(Strategy Brief and Answer Explanations Below)

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Answer Explanations and Strategy Guide