TOEFL EXERCISE ( Skill 1-3 ) :
Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.
1. Nobody (A)
know when the (B)
process of glass-making (C)
was (D) inveted.
The answer A (know) is wrong.
because the subject "nobody" is singular, so the word should know added with s. So became nobody knows when the process of glass-making was inveted.
because the subject "nobody" is singular, so the word should know added with s. So became nobody knows when the process of glass-making was inveted.
TOEFL EXERCISE ( Skill 1-3 ) :
Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.
2. The languages of the world (A) presents a vast (B) array of structural (C) similarities and (D) differences.
The answer (A) presents is wrong,
because the subject “the languages of the world” is plural. so we must omit of
the -s from “presents”. And the correct sentence is The languages of the world present a vast array of structural
similarities and difference.
3.
The rise of multinationals (A) have (B) resulted in
a great deal of legal ambiguity because multinationals (C) can (D) operate in
so many juridictions.
The answer (A) have is wrong, because
the subject “ The rise of multinationals” is singular, then the correct answer is “has” not “have”
The correct sentence is The rise of
multinationals has resulted in a
great deal of legal ambiguity because multinationals can operate in so many
juridictions.
4.
All of the east-west interstate highways in
the United States (A) has even (B) numbers, while north-south
interstate highways (C) are (D)
odd-numbered.
The answer (A) has is wrong,
because the subject “all of the east-west interstate highways in the United
States” is plural, and the correct answer is “have” not “has”
The correct sentence is All of the
east-west interstate highways in the United States have even numbers, while north-south interstate highways are
odd-numbered.
5.
(A) When a
massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud (B) exploded in 1987,
a wave of neutrinos (C) were (D) detected on Earth.
The answer (C) were is wrong,
because the subject “a wave of neutrinos” is singular, then we should use “was”
not “were”
The correct sentence is When a
massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987, a wave of neutrinos
was detected on Earth.
6.
Every open space in the (A) targeted area
that (B) has grass
and few bushes (C) are (D)
occupied by the white-crowned sparrow.
The answer (C) are is wrong,
because the subject is singular, so we must replace “are” with "is".
The correct sentence is Every open
space in the targeted area that has grass and few bushes is occupied by the white-crowned sparrow.
7.
Krakataoa (A) is remembered as the volcano that (B) put so much ash into the
air that sunsets around the world (C)
was affected for two years (D) afterward.
The answer (B) put is wrong,
because the subject is singular, so we must add -s to “put” become “puts”.
The correct sentence is Krakataoa is
remembered as the volcano that puts so
much ash into the air that sunsets around the world was affected for two years
afterward.
8.
The term “Yankee” (A) was originally a
nickname for people from New England, but now anyone from the United
States (B) are (C)
reffered (D) to as a
Yankee.
The answer (B) are is wrong,
because the subject “anyone from the United States” is singular, so we must
replace “are” with “is”.
The correct sentence is the term
“Yankee” was originally a nickname for people from New England, but now anyone
from the United States is reffered
to as a Yankee.
9.
A network of small arteries,
mostly (A) sandwiched between
the skin and the (B) underlying muscles, (C) supply (D) blood to
the face and scalp.
The answer (C) supply is wrong, because the subject is singular, so we must
add –s/-es to the “supply
become “supplies”.
The correct sentence is a network of
small arteries, mostly sandwiched beetween the skin and the underlying muscles,
supplies blood to the face and
scalp”.
10.
Mesquite (A) is a (B)
small tree in the Southwest (C) who can (D)
withstand the severest drought.
The answer (C) who is wrong, because the subject is a thing not human, so we
must replace “who” with “which” or “that”.
The correct sentence is mesquite is
a small tree in Southwest which/that
can withstand the severest drough
