TOEFL Sample Questions : Structure and Written

Infinitive

1. From the inception of his long and distinguished career, Frank Lloyd Wright was
concerned with how __________ architecture with topography.
A. integrating
B. to integrate
C. did he integrate
D. integrated

Answer: B

2. Legendary home of the Nabateans, Petra is known ________ housed more than 15,000
residents at one time.
A. to have
B. to be
C. is
D. which

Answer: A

3. Unless an observer knows ________ an eclipse properly, severe retinal and cornea
damage can result.
A. to observing
B. how observing
C. how to observe
D. to have observed

Answer: C

4. Sibling confrontations containing the seeds of unrequited hostility can serve ________
familial difficulties lasting for years.
A. the creation of
B. to create
C. creating
D. that creates

Answer: B

5. Judging from the blurry image of his right leg in many of his "seated"
photographs, Abraham Lincoln is thought ________ from Marfon's Disease.
A. to suffer
B. to be suffering
C. to have suffered
D. to have been suffered

Answer: C

6. The most important function of the Department of Agriculture is __________ for

providing a sufficient and wholesome supply of food for the nation's people.
A. when supplying the means
B. to supply the means
C. to have supplied the means
D. that to supply the means

Answer: B
 7. Knowing __________ the alarm for an impending earthquake is a crucial problem
confronting seismologists.
A. when to sound
B. to have sounded
C. that to sound
D. to sound that

Answer: A

8. The Asiatic wild ass, otherwise known as the "onager," is famed for knowing
__________ fast.
A. running
B. to run
C. how to run
D. how to have run

Answer: C

9. Lafon's reagent, a solution of ammonium or sodium selenite, finds use as a test

__________ codeine.
A. detection
B. to detect
C. to have detected
D. to detectable

Answer: B

10. Thomas Edison is generally considered _________ one of the most productive of all
inventors.
A. to be
B. to have been
C. being
D. who was

Answers: B

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the

underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
It is the recommendation of many psychologists that a learner ought to
use mental images to associate words and remember them.
 A. recommendation
 B. ought to use
 C. to associate word
 D. remember them

TOEFL Sample Questions : Structure and Written

1. The Duncan sofa, __________ is highly valued in today's antique furniture market.

A. a colonial masterpiece,
B. a colonial masterpiece which
 C. it is a colonial masterpiece that
D. whose colonial masterpiece

Answer: A

2. Ulysses S.Grant, ________, showed great magnanimity in receiving the surrender of

his arch-rival, Robert E.Lee at the end of the Civil War.
A. that was the supreme commander of Northern forces
B. who supremely commanding Northern forces
C. he was the supreme commander of Northern forces
D. the supreme commander of Northern forces

Answer: D

3. Though renowned for his work with the deaf, Alexander Graham Bell is best
remembered for his invention of the telephone, ________.
A. that it was an invention of ingenuity and impact
B. it was an invention of ingenuity and impact
C. an invention of ingenuity and impact
D. invention ingeniously and impaction

Answer: C

4. Mars, __________, has been a source of human fascination for untold generations of
sky gazers.
A. the fourth planet from the Sun
B. it is the fourth planet from the Sun
C. which the fourth planet from the Sun is it
D. is it the fourth planet from the Sun

Answer: A

5. Of all the saturated vegetable oils, coconut oil, ________, has the greatest
concentration of polysaturated oils.
A. that derived it from the meat of the coconut
B. it is derived from the meat of the coconut
C. derived from the meat of the coconut
D. is derived it from the meat of the coconut

Answer: C

6. Recently, severe management problems have afflicted Coca-Cola, __________.

A. which is a large multinational corporation
B. a large multinational corporation
C. there is a large multinational corporation
D. a large multinational corporation is it

Answer: B

7. Chopin, a famous Polish composer, died at Place Vendome, ___________.

A. a famous Paris square
B. it is a famous Paris square
C. a famous Paris square which
D. that is a famous Paris square

Answer: A
 8. Henry and June, __________ was bowdlerized at first publication.
A. what a novel of sexual exploration
B. it is a novel of sexual exploration
C. which it explored sexuality,
D. a novel of sexual exploration,

Answer: D

9. Arachidic acid, __________ is used in organic synthesis, lubricating greases, waxes,

and plastics.
A. a widely distributed but minor component of the fats of peanut oils and related plant
species,
B. widely distributed, it is a minor component of the fats of peanut oils and related plant
species
C. a minor component of the fats of peanut oils and related plant species that it is widely
distributed
D. a minor component widely distributed of the fats of peanut oils and related plant
species

Answer: A

10. The common sand crab, __________, carries a small garden on top of its shell.
A. which it is Hyas araneus
B. is it Hyas araneus
C. there it is Hyas araneus
D. Hyas araneus

Answers: D

Hi,
I have problem with few sentences. So please help me with this.

1. The indian variety of crocodile is the most widely research crocodile in the world ____
anatomical structure is so unusual.
a.because its
b.because of it's
c.it is because
d.is because

I choose b.but answer is a. I don't know why.

2. Many companies across the country have molded the concepts __________describes
into an integrated strategy for preventing stress.

a.and wolf
b.that wolf.
c. what wolf
d. so wolf

3.The report on the nuclear powerplant indicated that when the plant had gone on line ____
unsafe .
a.and it had been
b.it had been
c. had been
d that it had been
The answer is b.
4.Hospital committees _____ spent weeks agonizing over which artifical kidney candidate
would receive the treatments now find that the decision is out of their hands.
a.once
b. that once
c.have
d. once had

Thanks in advance
shruti.

COMPLEX SENTENCE: ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

1. Dubbing is an audio process __________ one sound over another sound.
imprints
that imprints it
which imprints
that it imprints

2. Thomas Jefferson, _______ of fathering several children by one of his slaves, was
supposedly committed to the principle of equal rights for all.
in that he was accused
that was accused
he was accused
who was accused

3. The cheetah is a member of the feline family _______ are being drastically reduced
by in-breeding and lion predation.
whose numbers
those numbers
that its numbers
its numbers that

4. Wrap-around sound, a process patented by Dolby, is an audio device _______ the

moviegoer in the center of the action.
puts
that puts them
that they put
that puts

5. Coca-Cola, begun in an Atlanta drugstore in 1888, remains a powerful beverage

company _______ with numerous smaller food producers.
that has merged
that merged it
which merging
whose to merge
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TOEFL Sample Questions : Structure and Written

Parallel Structure

1. Egyptian pyramids were regularly robbed despite their intricate passageways, byzantine mazes,
and __________.
A. walls which were false
B. they had false walls
C. false walls
D. walls of falsity

Answer: C

2. In the years following the American Revolution and prior to the establishment of a national
government, Washington provided the fledgling country with keen economic insight, _________,
and astute international judgment.
A. a recognition of stability that was domestic
B. to stabilize the domestic situation
C. which was domestically stable
D. a sense of domestic stability

Answer: D

3. Despite the appearance of being merely pests, ants can serve a garden by eliminating other
bothersome insects and ________.
A. they can aerate the soil
B. aerating the soil
C. to aerate the soil
D. that can aerate the soil

Answer: B

4. From Wrangell Island to Anchorage, Alaskan glacial formations rival those ________ and ones
located in northern Canada.
A. found in Antarctica
B. which are found in Antarctica
C. finding in Antarctica
D. they find in Antarctica

Answer: A

5. The undergirding of cars is adversely affected ________ and excessive jostling.

A. in extremely salty
B. by extreme salinity
C. which is extremely salty
D. with salt that is extreme

Answer: B

6. The red-headed clytus is a close relative of the banded ash borer and __________ considerable
damage to the wood of dead and dying ash.
A. doing
B. to do
C. its
D. does

Answer: D
 7. The continued use of the soils of the Ozark region is no longer possible because of a number of
factors, both natural and __________.
A. those of which are artificial
B. artificial
C. artificially
D. artificiality

Answer: B

8. The common puffin is a member of the very well-defined family of auks, including _________,
guillemonts, razorbills, and the extinct greak auk.
A. those little auks
B. the auks which are little
C. little auks
D. auks that are little

Answer: C

9. Aluminum, __________, ductile metal, is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust.
A. a silver
B. that is a silversmith
C. a silvery
D. that is silver

Answer: C

10. Comparing __________ with a melody by Rossini or a scherzo by Beethoven, brings into focus
the difference between schools of music
A. a Jensonian nocturne
B. a nocturne which belongs to Jensen
C. a nocturne whose Jensen
D. a nocturne by Jensen

Answers: D

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TOEFL Sample Questions : Structure and Written

Word Order

1. Because of its warm tropical climate, Hawaii __________ subzero temperatures.

A. almost experiences never
B. experiences never almost
C. experiences almost never
D. almost never experiences

Answer: D

2. In flush financial times, ________ on Wall Street may employ as many as 800 stock
brokers and managers.
A. a brokerage typical stock
B. typically stock, a brokerage
C. a stock typical brokerage
D. a typical stock brokerage

Answer: D

3. Even at the peak of its power, the circulating column of air at the core of a tornado
________ in excess of 250 miles per hour.
 A. almost never reaches
B. reaches almost never
C. almost reaches never
D. reaches never almost

Answer: A

4. Among the many unusual creatures of the high Nepalese forests _________ with
genetic ties hearkening back to the time of mammoths.
A. a breed is of unusual elephants
B. is an unusual breed of elephants
C. an unusual breed is of elephants
D. elephants are an unusual breed

Answer: B

5. Not only __________ a strong swimmer but also, as its name suggests, it can walk for
miles with little rest.
A. the booby blue footed is
B. the blue footed booby is
C. is the blue footed booby
D. footed is the booby blue

Answer: C

6. "Earth" is a __________ appearing in somewhat impure or diluted form.

A. naturally occurring metal oxide
B. occurred naturally oxide metal
C. oxide metal occurring naturally
D. metal occurring naturally oxide

Answer: A

7. Wagner's son, Siegfried, was __________ despite being devoid of originality and force.
A. a man young, talented extremely
B. a young man, extremely talented
C. a talented young man extremely
D. an extremely talented young man

Answer: D

8. __________, Buffon, studied tree sloths intensively before dying in 1788

A. The great French naturalist
B. The naturally great French
C. The French greatly natural
D. Naturally, the great French

Answer: A

9. __________ the import trade appreciate the proportion of imported food and drug
stuffs.
A. Few persons not associated with
B. Not few persons associated with
C. Associated with not a few persons
D. With not a few persons associated,

Answer: A
 10. Beaver dams vary in size from __________ to branchy shrubbed obstacles thwarting
the flow of water.
A. log barriers large
B. large log barriers
C. barriers log large
D. log large barriers

Answer: B

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SOAL-SOAL TOEFL N KEY ANSWERS

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1.  __________ was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for his work on
the photoelectric effect.
That Einstein
It was Einstein
Einstein who
Einstein

2.  ________ of Willa Catha present an unadorned picture of life on the

prairies of the Midwestern United States during the 19th century.
The stories who
That the novels
The novels which
The novels

3.  Unlike the climate of the other islands of Hawaii, ________ Kona

contains 54 different temperate zones.
that of
this is
these are
those that

4.  With few exceptions, ________ are warm-blooded , have live births,

and are suckled with milk from their mother’s body.
which mammals
mammals
mammals that
mammals , they
5.  Among all the scientists of the 1930s, ________ was so suited to carry
out the Manhattan project as J. Robert Oppenheimer.
no scientists
not who was a scientist
none
a scientist never he

6.  By the time of the appearance of “Paulus “, __________ was widely

recognized as the most famous living composer.
it was Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn who
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn whom

7.  __________ is as widespread in the U. S. as the grey squirrel, an

animal actually classified as a rodent .
No mammal
Not a mammal which
None mammal
Not a mammal that

8.  In the quiet of the woods, __________ sometimes hears the thrush
breaking snail shells.
the one
one
ones
those ones

9.  __________ is a growing practice in cooperative farming associations

to pool and sell the fruit as a common commodity under the brands of the
association rather than to sell the fruit of each grower separately .
There
One
It, which
Why

10.  The __________ the forest reached their highest price in the 1980s .
products of
productions by
producers to
products with
11. __________ amazing curiosities of the northwestern topographical
area of Chile.
They are few
Some
There are any
It is one of the

12. Made of white silk appliqued on maroon satin, __________, found in

the smoking room of the colonial palace, form a festive backdrop.
figure
it is this figure
there is a figure
these figures

13. __________ wonders on the fair faces, delicate tissues, and

individual forms of a large variety of plant species.
Environment work
There is environement work
Environment works
It is the environment that work

14. _________  were bound together by so many strong ties as those

pioneer families pushing westward across the United States in the 1800s.
None was a family
There were no families
Not many families
None but the family

15. When properly designed, _________  a simple dignity because of its

pure architectural contours.
marble mortuary stones reflect
the marble mortuary stone reflects
a marble mortuary stone that reflects
marble mortuary stones which reflect

Answers: D , D, A , B, C , C, A , B, A , A, D, D, C, C, B

SIMPLE SENTENCE: CONNECTOR

1.  Emma Thompson was nominated for an Academy Award as both a
screenwriter __________ an actress in 1996.
also
oder
in addition
and

2.  With neither a naturally aggressive disposition ________ particularly

large size, the mimic octopus survives quite easily because of its natural
adaptations.
and a
with its
nor a
or its

3.  Above-ground swimming pools have ________ the flexibility of being

able to be moved from place to place but also the efficiency of using less
water than standard in- ground pools.
that
all
in addition
not only

4.  Life in the Sahara has many negative features including aridity and high
temperatures but many positive aspects ________.
in addition to
as well
coupled with
plus

5.  As a universal language, Esperanto has never really gained widespread

acceptance ________ its lack of native speakers.
because
as a result
in order to
due to

6.  Readily soluble in sulfuric and nitric acid, mercury is __________

birth defects can easily result from its ingestion by pregnant women.
such poisonous that
so poisonous that
too poisonous that
very poisonous that
7.  Synthetic polymers may be __________ thermoplastic or
thermosetting depending on the action of tolylene diisocyanate.
both
as well as
but also
either

8.  Road conditions in the United States suffered a severe setback

__________ the Civil War.
as a result of
because
despite
in spite of the fact that

9. __________ other mollusks, the oyster reproduces by eggs.

Wie
As to
Regarding
With

10. The introduction of the Japanese persimmon into the United States

aroused widespread interest throughout the country __________ the
precocity of the trees and the large size and great beauty of the fruit.
on account of
because
nevertheless
owing with

11. The white enamel surface is __________ to keep clean in the

bathroom, or in any other room, as porcelain.
so easy
such that easy
as easy
too easy

12. Colima’s isolated, beautifully-shaped cone, is often hidden by masses of

dense steam __________, colored red at night from the spewing lava.
also smoke
and smoke
beside smoke
its smoke
13. The true lilies developed their beauty __________ an evident need
for greater insect pollination.
because
in answer to
so that
as with

14. When purchasing a Valentine’s Day gift, male customers, according to

all surveys, tend to lean toward either a bouquet of red roses purchased
online __________ found at a local supermarket.
and a box of chocolates
also a box of chocolates
a box of chocolates
or a box of chocolates

15. A retailer must be aware of not only the competition from local stores
but also the vagaries of __________ and taste.
both fashion
some fashion
nor fashion
as well

Answers: D, C, D, B, D, B, D, A, A, A,C, B, B, D, A

SIMPLE SENTENCE: WORD ORDER

1.  Because of its warm tropical climate, Hawaii __________ subzero
temperatures.
almost experiences never
experiences never almost
experiences almost never
almost never experiences

2.  In flush financial times, ________ on Wall Street may employ as many
as 800 stock brokers and managers.
a brokerage typical stock
typically stock, a brokerage
a stock typical brokerage
a typical stock brokerage

3.  Even at the peak of its power, the circulating column of air at the core of
a tornado ________ in excess of 250 miles per hour.
almost never reaches
reaches almost never
almost reaches never
reaches never almost

4.  Among the many unusual creatures of the high Nepalese forests

_________ with genetic ties hearkening back to the time of mammoths.
a breed is of unusual elephants
is an unusual breed of elephants
an unusual breed is of elephants
elephants are an unusual breed

5.  Not only __________ a strong swimmer but also, as its name

suggests, it can walk for miles with little rest.
the booby blue footed is
the blue footed booby is
is the blue footed booby
footed is the booby blue

6.  “Earth” is a __________ appearing in somewhat impure or diluted

form.
naturally occurring metal oxide
occurred naturally oxide metal
oxide metal occurring naturally
metal occurring naturally oxide

7.  Wagner’s son, Siegfried, was __________ despite being devoid of

originality and force.
a man young, talented extremely
a young man, extremely talented
a talented young man extremely
an extremely talented young man

8.  __________, Buffon, studied tree sloths intensively before dying in

1788.
The great French naturalist
The naturally great French
The French greatly natural
Naturally, the great French

9.  __________ the import trade appreciate the proportion of imported

food and drug stuffs.
Few persons not associated with
Not few persons associated with
Associated with not a few persons
With not a few persons associated,

10.  Beaver dams vary in size from __________ to branchy shrubbed

obstacles thwarting the flow of water.
log barriers large
large log barriers
barriers log large
log large barriers

11. Elephantine appetites make kindling of Botswana’s _________.

northern large riverine forests
riverine large forests riverine
large northern riverine forests
large riverine northern forests

12. Threatened with prison for debts ___________, Peale fled to Boston

in 1765 on horseback.
of some three hundred dollars
some of the three hundred dollars
of three hundred dollars were some
of three hundred some dollars

13. The Previa’s __________ provides easy access to the vehicle’s

optional DVD system.
contoured uniquely design interior
interior design contoured uniquely
uniquely contoured interior design
design contoured uniquely interior

14. Amoco, a once powerful oil company, specialized in ___________.

regional plants polystyrene recycling
regional polystyrene recycling plants
polystyrene plants regional recycling
plants recycling polystyrene regional

15. An __________Seretse Khama helped guide central Africa into its

post-colonial period.
educated jazz Oxford buff
Oxford buff jazz educated
Oxford educated jazz buff
educated Oxford buff jazz
Answers: D , D, A , B, C , A, D , A, A , B, C, A, C, B, C

From the inception of his long and distinguished career, Frank Lloyd
Wright was concerned with how __________ architecture with
topography.

integrating
to integrate
did he integrate
integrated

2.  Legendary home of the Nabateans, Petra is known ________ housed

more than 15 ,000 residents at one time.
to have
to be
is
which

3.  Unless an observer knows ________ an eclipse properly, severe retinal

and cornea damage can result.
to observing
how observing
how to observe
to have observed

4.  Sibling confrontations containing the seeds of unrequited hostility can

serve ________ familial difficulties lasting for years.
the creation of
to create
creating
that creates

5.  Judging from the blurry image of his right leg in many of his “seated ”
photographs, Abraham Lincoln is thought ________ from Marfon’s
Disease.
to suffer
to be suffering
to have suffered
to have been suffered
6.  The most important function of the Department of Agriculture is
__________ for providing a sufficient and wholesome supply of food for
the nation ‘s people .
when supplying the means
to supply the means
to have supplied the means
that to supply the means

7.  Knowing __________ the alarm for an impending earthquake is a

crucial problem confronting seismologists.
when to sound
to have sounded
that to sound
to sound that

8.  The Asiatic wild ass, otherwise known as the “onager,” is famed for
knowing __________ fast.
running
to run
how to run
how to have run

9.  Lafon’s reagent, a solution of ammonium or sodium selenite , finds use

as a test __________ codeine.
detection
to detect
to have detected
to detectable

10.  Thomas Edison is generally considered _________ one of the most

productive of all inventors.
to be
to have been
being
who was

TOEFL Answers: B , A, C , B, C , B, A , C, B , B.

 
SIMPLE SENTENCE: PARALLEL STRUCTURE
1.  Egyptian pyramids were regularly robbed despite their intricate
passageways, byzantine mazes, and __________.
walls which were false
they had false walls
false walls
walls of falsity

2.  In the years following the American Revolution and prior to the
establishment of a national government , Washington provided the
fledgling country with keen economic insight, _________, and astute
international judgment.
a recognition of stability that was domestic
to stabilize the domestic situation
which was domestically stable
a sense of domestic stability

3.  Despite the appearance of being merely pests, ants can serve a garden by
eliminating other bothersome insects and ________.
they can aerate the soil
aerating the soil
to aerate the soil
that can aerate the soil

4.  From Wrangell Island to Anchorage, Alaskan glacial formations rival

those ________ and ones located in northern Canada .
found in Antarctica
which are found in Antarctica
finding in Antarctica
they find in Antarctica

5.  The undergirding of cars is adversely affected ________ and excessive

jostling .
in extremely salty
by extreme salinity
which is extremely salty
with salt that is extreme

6.  The red- headed clytus is a close relative of the banded ash borer and
__________ considerable damage to the wood of dead and dying ash .
doing
to do
its
does

7.  The continued use of the soils of the Ozark region is no longer possible
because of a number of factors, both natural and __________.
those of which are artificial
artificial
artificially
artificiality

8.  The common puffin is a member of the very well -defined family of

auks , including _________, guillemonts, razorbills, and the extinct greak
auk .
those little auks
the auks which are little
little auks
auks that are little

9.  Aluminum, __________, ductile metal, is the most abundant metal in

the earth’s crust.
a silver
that is a silversmith
a silvery
that is silver

10.  Comparing __________ with a melody by Rossini or a scherzo by

Beethoven, brings into focus the difference between schools of music
a Jensonian nocturne
a nocturne which belongs to Jensen
a nocturne whose Jensen
a nocturne by Jensen

Answers: C , D, B , A, B , D, B , C, C , D

SIMPLE SENTENCE: APPOSITIVE

1.  The Duncan sofa, __________ is highly valued in today ‘s antique
furniture market.
a colonial masterpiece,
a colonial masterpiece which
it is a colonial masterpiece that
whose colonial masterpiece
2.  Ulysses S . Grant, ________, showed great magnanimity in receiving
the surrender of his arch-rival,  Robert E . Lee at the end of the Civil War.
that was the supreme commander of Northern forces
who supremely commanding Northern forces
he was the supreme commander of Northern forces
the supreme commander of Northern forces

3.  Though renowned for his work with the deaf, Alexander Graham Bell is
best remembered for his invention of the telephone, ________.
that it was an invention of ingenuity and impact
it was an invention of ingenuity and impact
an invention of ingenuity and impact
invention ingeniously and impaction

4.  Mars, __________, has been a source of human fascination for untold

generations of sky gazers.
the fourth planet from the Sun
it is the fourth planet from the Sun
which the fourth planet from the Sun is it
is it the fourth planet from the Sun

5.  Of all the saturated vegetable oils, coconut oil, ________, has the
greatest concentration of polysaturated oils.
that derived it from the meat of the coconut
it is derived from the meat of the coconut
derived from the meat of the coconut
is derived it from the meat of the coconut

6.  Recently, severe management problems have afflicted Coca-Cola,

__________.
which is a large multinational corporation
a large multinational corporation
there is a large multinational corporation
a large multinational corporation is it

7.  Chopin, a famous Polish composer, died at Place Vendome,

___________.
a famous Paris square
it is a famous Paris square
a famous Paris square which
that is a famous Paris square

8.  Henry and June, __________ was bowdlerized at first publication .

what a novel of sexual exploration
it is a novel of sexual exploration
which it explored sexuality,
a novel of sexual exploration,

9.  Arachidic acid , __________ is used in organic synthesis, lubricating

greases, waxes, and plastics.
a widely distributed but minor component of the fats of peanut oils and
related plant species,

widely distributed, it is a minor component of the fats of peanut oils and

related plant species

a minor component of the fats of peanut oils and related plant species that
it is widely distributed

a minor component widely distributed of the fats of peanut oils and related
plant species

10.  The common sand crab, __________, carries a small garden on top

of its shell.
which it is Hyas araneus
is it Hyas araneus
there it is Hyas araneus
Hyas araneus
Answers: A , D, C , A, C , B, A , D, A , D

COMPLEX SENTENCE: ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

1. Dubbing is an audio process __________ one sound over another

sound.

imprints
that imprints it
which imprints
that it imprints

 
2. Thomas Jefferson, _______ of fathering several children by one of his
slaves, was supposedly committed to the principle of equal rights for all.
in that he was accused
that was accused
he was accused
who was accused

3. The cheetah is a member of the feline family _______ are being

drastically reduced by in-breeding and lion predation.
whose numbers
those numbers
that its numbers
its numbers that

4. Wrap-around sound, a process patented by Dolby, is an audio device

_______ the moviegoer in the center of the action.
puts
that puts them
that they put
that puts

5. Coca-Cola, begun in an Atlanta drugstore in 1888, remains a powerful

beverage company _______ with numerous smaller food producers.
that has merged
that merged it
which merging
whose to merge

6. The next point __________ is at the sawmill.

at which it is important to put a check upon wood waste
by which that is important to put a check upon wood waste
that is important to put a check upon wood waste
important to put a check upon wood waste
 

7. Carl Maria von Weber was one of those peculiar types __________,
round whom the darker shadows of the world may close for years almost
unnoticed.
that always young in animal spirits
whom always young in spirits animal
who are always young in animal spirits
they are always young in animal spirits

8. Grieg went out into his own fertile by-way, leaving the broad valley for
the narrower region __________.
to exploring for the first time
that explored for the first time
in it the first time of exploration
which he explored for the first time

9. When speaking of the social mammals, there are other conditions of life,
however, __________ that the newly born young one should be put on
the spot almost at once because the situation is full of danger.
in that it is necessary
in which it is necessary
if it is necessary
that they are necessary

10. In many ways, the most striking of the carniverous plants in the Venus
Fly-trap, __________.
it grows in marshy places in Carolina
that growing in marshy places in Carolina
which it grows in marshy places in Carolina
which grows in marshy places in Carolina

Answers: C, D, A, D, A , A, C, D, B, D

 
 

COMPLEX SENTENCE: ADVERB CLAUSE.

 

1. __________ they are widely perceived as gentle creatures,

hippopotamuses are responsible for more human deaths in Africa than any
other animal.
Despite of
Even though
In spite of
Nonetheless

2. _______a cold front meets a warm front, an area of turbulent air is

created often producing thunderstorms and tornadoes.
And
When
That
However

3. _______ he worked with the deaf for many years and patented many
devices to help them, Alexander Graham Bell will forever be remembered
for inventing the telephone.
Even though
In spite of
Despite
Nevertheless

4. Battles between ancient armies were usually fought _______ crucial

trading rout, fertile agricultural fields, or important sources of water were
found..
those
wherever
not only
what

5. The Indian variety of crocodile is the most widely researched crocodile in

the world _______ anatomical structure is so unusual.
because its
because of its
it is because
is because

6. It is in many cases an advantage if an animal can remain perfectly still,

and in a general way it may be said that an animal in danger in most likely
to be detected __________.

movement
when it moves
then it moves
when does it move

7. A type of oil-base paint containing binders that form a film by oxidation
or polymerization __________ is called an enamel.
because it exposes to air
in that its exposure to air
which they are exposed to air
when they are exposed to air

8. Under the government of William Penn, the roads of Pennsylvania were

given over to the county courts, which appointed overseers, __________.
while the grand jury laid out the roads
unless the grand jury laid them out the roads
nevertheless, the grand jury laid out the roads
because of the grand jury laid out the roads

9. Lookout ridges are of little value __________ there is no way to get to

it quickly because of a lack of trails, or no way to call for immediate help.
if after the fire is discovered
if the fire is discovered
after the fire is discovered
at which the fire is discovered

10. ___________ –it may in extreme cases occupy almost half the shell–
the egg is known as “shrunken.”
After the air space inside an egg pronounces it
While the air space inside an egg is pronouncing it
When the air space inside an egg becomes pronounced
Unless the air space inside an egg pronounces it

Answers: B, B, A, B, A, B, D, A, A,

COMPLEX SENTENCE: MAIN VERB.

 

1. Economics __________ is known as an inexact science because it relies

heavily on variables and subjective judgements.
is what
it
which
that it

2. Not all currencies that are brokered on the world’s major stock
exchanges _______ enough to generate windfall profits for the everyday
investor.
valued
to be valuable
of value
are valuable
 

3. Written mail, which is currently referred to as “snailmail” by frequent

computer users, _______ by email and other electronic technologies.
is being slowly transformed
will have been slowly transformed
slowly transforms
was slowly transformed

4. Among American football aficionados, the tackling of the quarterback

behind the line of scrimmage _______ known as a “sack.”
is what is
what is
has what
that is

5. Airport x-ray devices _______ designed more carefully in order to

detect the more sophisticated forms of explosive materials that are now
produced.
must have been
must
must be
must have been being

6. Emerging in the spring or summer as an elongate, brownish to black

beetle, the grub with its velvety body __________ in length from 9 to 10
mm.
which has ranged
it will have ranged
ranges
range

7. In Europe, a definite system of locating the annual cuttings

__________ in the management of communal and government forests
because under this system the forests can be so organized that an
approximately equal yield is secured each year.
is extensively used
extensively uses
has extensively used
will have extensively used

8. The total of livestock of all kinds which used the National Agricultural
System in 1910 under pay permits __________ 2.75% in comparison with
the previous year.
laid off
fired off
fell off
carried off

9. __________ in his grand operas, Rinsky-Korsakov six times dealt with

fantastic and but twice with real or historical subjects.
Which of that will observe
It will be observed that
When will it be observed
Observing that when

10. To Darwin we __________ that has made the interrelations of

organisms central in modern natural history.
have owed the change
owing the change
the change do owe
owe the change

Answers: A, D, A, A, C, C, A, C, B, D

 
COMPLEX SENTENCE: WORD ORDER
 

1. Capable of producing nothing more than __________, Barkley was

forced to concede the point to Hume who went on to win the debate.
vacuous truly a point
truly a point vacuous
vacuous a truly point
a truly vacuous point

2. Out of the grave of the European Middle Ages _______ with its new
ideas about the place of humanity in the cosmos.
coming the Renaissance
came the Renaissance
the Renaissance came
the Renaissance which came

3. An excellent cosmetologist in even the most unsophisticated hair salon

can make a man seem to have more hair than _______.
has actually he
he actually has
it actually is
is it actually

4. Only after extreme territorial disputes usually involving females

_______ to killing each other.
male chimpanzees resort
do male chimpanzees resort
male chimpanzees resorted
resorting are male chimpanzees

5. _______ constructed with concrete blocking experience the insect

problems of termites and silverfish that wooden houses have.
Seldom houses
Houses seldom
Seldom do houses
Houses so seldom

6. __________ sort of winter means cold, stormy weather, a short

daylight, and a scarcity of fruits, seeds, insects, and slugs that animals can
consume.
Even an ordinary
Ordinary, an even
An ordinary, even
Ordinary even an

7. Besides the fact that it can walk, the crayfish has another __________,
by swimming.
quite of means different locomotion
different means of quite locomotion
quite different means of locomotion
locomotion of means quite different

8. In the fiscal year 1910, the __________ was 16 cents per pound before
it was distributed to retail outlets.
tea value of average import
import average value of tea
average import value of tea
average value of import tea

9. Chestnut bark disease may be controlled by a efficient pruning system,

though this method is impractical with __________.
large trees, Japanese ornamental
Japanese large ornamental trees
ornamental Japanese large trees
large Japanese ornamental trees

10. __________ the larger markets, soil stability must be achieved

through changing technologies.
In the Eastern states closely adjacent to
Closely in the Eastern states, adjacent to
Adjacent closely in the Eastern states,
Adjacent in the closely Eastern states,

Answers: D, B, B, B, C, A, C, C, D, A

COMPLEX SENTENCE: NOUN CLAUSE

 

1. Disturbances in seabed slope which have occurred over short periods of

time have caused scientists to believe __________ more extensive than at
first thought.
that tectonic drift is
which tectonic drift
tectonic drifts
tectonic drifting

2. _______ the manatee of south Florida is being pushed to the edge of

extinction due to the invasion of its habitat by motorized boats has been
shown by marine researchers.
In that
That
Although
Unless

3. Virtually all doctors agree ________ a second diagnosis in the event of

a potentially major disease.
that patients should seek
patients should be sought
patients they seek
patients that should seek

 
4. _______ found in forests can possess deadly toxicity is an element of
folk knowledge that has not been passed down to today’s general public.
Those certain mushrooms
That certain mushrooms
Despite it, certain are the mushrooms
Even though certain mushrooms

5. _______ continue to pollute the ocean with all forms of contamination

from sewage to solid wastes such as plastic containers remains a mystery to
environmentalists.
Although people
People that
Why people
Those people that

6. __________ and have low refractive indices, low dielectric constants,

and low surface tensions has long been known by chemists.
Those fluorocarbons are more volatile and denser than corresponding
hydrocarbons
That fluorocarbons are more volatile and denser than corresponding
hydrocarbons
While fluorocarbons are more volatile and denser than corresponding
hydrocarbons
When fluorocarbons are more volatile and denser than corresponding
hydrocarbons

7. __________ advances and broadens our understanding of the complex

problems of soil fertility.
Whatever adds to the biochemical knowledge of soils
When it adds that to the biochemical knowledge of soils
While it is added to the biochemical knowledge of soils
Whomever adds to the biochemical knowledge of soils

8. It is safe to say __________ does not exceed 25%.

because the average efficiency of the best steam engine
which the average efficiency of the best steam engine
that the average efficiency of the best steam engine
with the average efficiency of the best steam engine

9. There is no doubt _________ correspond to the gill clefts which are

used in connection with the breathing in fishes.
because of the minute slits which are seen in embryonic reptile and birds
despite the fact that the minute slits which are seen in embryonic reptile
and birds
if the minute slits which are seen in embryonic reptile and birds
that the minute slits which are seen in embryonic reptiles and birds

10. Blame for the invention of nuclear weapons must fall upon

__________.
however conceived their invention in the first place
whenever conceived their invention in the first place
whatsoever conceived their invention in the first place
whoever conceived their invention in the first place

Answers: A, B, A, B, C, B, A, C, D, D

COMPLEX SENTENCE: MAIN SUBJECT

 

1. Gifted though he was by remarkable natural musical talent, _________

to have had little knack for the necessities of social life at court.
Mozart, who seemed
Mozart seemed
it was Mozart that seeming
Mozart, seeming

 
2. Long before dogs became domesticated in Western countries, ______
roamed the forests and grasslands of northern Europe and America.
they
which
however
and

3. Able to sing religious arias in Latin by the time she was four, ________
reported to have a repertory of some 10,000 songs.
that Margaret Church is
Margaret Church who
Margaret Church is
Margaret Church is who

4. Mentored as she was by Gertrude Stein, _______ an unusual style of

narrative which imitated but did not rival that of her teacher.
was Alice B. Toklas developing
who Alice B. Toklas had developed
whom Alice B. Toklas, developer of
Alice B. Toklas developed

5. _______ currently working in the field of physics can adequately

explain the intricacies of string theory to the extent that Stephen Hawking
can.
Few scientists
Few are the scientists
The scientists are few
The few scientists

6. __________ generally conceded that the respiration calorimeter

devised and perfected by Atwood and his associates adequately meets the
requirements of the field.
There is
It is
There it is that
It is that

7. When the eggs from the country storekeeper of the farmer himself were
received at the packing house, __________.
it was candled
it was they which were candled
they were candled
they were those which were candled

8. No matter what people may say, __________ as stupid is very wide of
the mark.
to speak of the donkey
the donkey
the donkey that
it is the donkey that

9. Influenced by Ross, and worthy of being linked with him, __________,

who proved in 1900 that the vehicle of the deadly yellow fever organism is
the common house mosquito of tropical America.
who was Walter Reed
was Walter Reed
Walter Reed was
Walter Reed

10. __________ can be artificially connected with levers so that it draws

a record of its movement on a graph.
A muscle that
Such a muscle that
It is a muscle which it
A muscle

Answers: B, A, C, D, A, B, C, A, B, D