EXERCISE 11:
Each of the following sentences contains more than one clause. Underline the subjects once
and the verbs twice. Circle the connectors. Put boxes around the noun clause. Then indicate of
the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).
_C_ 1. It is important to fill out the form in the way that you have been instructed.
S V ADJ. CON S V
_I_ 2. The car which I having been driving for five years for sale at a really good prize.(no verb)
S, ADJ. CON, S V
_I_ 3. I just finished reading the novel whom the professor suggested for my book report.
(whom is not correct because novel is a thing while whom is used to describe people, change
whom with which)
_C_ 4. The plane that he was scheduled to take to Hawaii was delayed.
_I_ 5. The movie which we watched on cable last night it was really frightening. (double subject,
remove “it”)
_C_ 6. I made an appointment with the doctor whom you recommended.
_C_ 7. The enthusiasm with which he greeted me made me feel welcome.
_I_ 8. The story that you told me about Bob. (no verb, add is …… )
_I_ 9. The men with whom were having the discussion did not seem very friendly. (no subject)
_C_ 10. I’m not really sure about taking part in the plans that we made last night.
EXERCISE 12:
Each of the following sentences contains more than one clause. Underline the subjects once
and the verbs twice. Circle the connectors. Put boxes around the noun clause. Then indicate of
the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).
_C_ 1. The ice cream that is served in the restaurant has a smooth creamy texture.
S ADJ. CON V V
_I_ 2. The cars are trying to enter the freeway system are lined up for blocks. (no adj.
connector)
S V V (put that before are)
_I_ 3. I have great respect for everyone who is on the Dean’s List. (no verb, put is before on)
_I_ 4. It is going to be very difficult to work with the man which just began working here.
(“which” is not correct because man is people, use “who” instead)
_I_ 5. The door that leads to the vault it was tightly locked. (double subject, remove “it”)
_C_ 6. The neighbors reported the man who was trying to break into the car to the police.
_I_ 7. These plants can only survive in an environment is extremely humid. (no adjective
connector, put “which” before “is”)
_I_ 8. The boss meets with any production workers who they have surpassed their quotas.
(double subject, “who” and “they” have the same function as subject, remove “they”)
_C_ 9. The salesclerk ran after the woman who had left her credit card in the store.
_I_ 10. The shoes which matched the dress that was on sale. (double adjective connector,
remove “that”)
EXERCISE (9-12):
Each of the following sentences contains more than one clause. Underline the subjects once
and the verbs twice. Circle the connectors. Put boxes around the noun clause. Then indicate of
the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).
_I_ 1. No one explained to me whether was coming or not. (no subject, put “it” before “was”)
_C_ 2. The part of the structure that has already been built needs to be torn down.
_I_ 3. The girl who she just joined the softball team is a great shortstop. (double subject, who
and she have same function, remove “she”)
_C_ 4. I have no idea about when the meeting is supposed to start.
_I_ 5. We have been told that we can leave whenever want. (“that we can leave” is noun
clause, this noun clause is correct) (“whenever we want” is adverb clause, this adverb clause is
incorrect because there is no subject, put “we”)
_C_ 6. The racquet with whom I was plating was too big and too heavy for me.
_C_ 7. I will never understand that he did.
_I_ 8. He was still sick was obvious to the entire medical staff. (no noun connector, put “that”)
_I_ 9. What is most important in this situation it is to finish on time. (double subject, “what is
most important in this situation” has the same function as “it”, remove “it”)
_C_ 10. The newspaper that were piled up on the front porch were an indication that the
resident had not been home in some time.
TOEFL EXERCISE (SKILLS 9-12):
Choose the letter of the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
1.
2. Dolphin form extremely complicated 7. A cloud's reservoir of negative charge
allegiances and _____ continually extends upward from the altitude at
change. _____ the freezing point.
(A) Enmities that. (A) Temperatures hit.
(B) That are enmities. (B) Hit temperatures
(C) Which temperatures hit.
(C) Enmities that are
(D) Which hit temperatures.
(D) That enmities
8. In a 1988 advanced officers' training
3. Scientist are now beginning to conduct
program, Sampson developed a plan to
experiments on _____ trigger different incorporate police in enforcing
sorts of health risks. environmental protection laws
(A) Noise pollution can whenever _____ feasible.
(B) That noise pollution (A) It is.
(C) How noise pollution (B) Is.
(D) How noise pollution can. (C) Has
4. The Apollo 11 astronauts _____ of the (D) It has
Earth's inhabitants witnessed on the 9. _____ will be carried in the next space
famous first moonwalk on July 20, 1969, shuttle payload has not yet been
were Neil Amstrong and Buzz Aldrin. announced on the public.
(A) Whom. (A) It
(B) Whom millions. (B) What
(C) Were some (C) When
(D) Whom some were. (D) That
5. At the end of the nineteenth century, 10. During free fall, _____ up to a full
Alfred Binet developed a test for minute, a skydiver will fall at a constant
measuring intelligence _____ served as speed of 120 m.p.h.
the basis of modern IQ tests. (A) Is that
(A) Has (B) Of
(B) It has (C) That
(C) And (D) What
(D) Which has. 11. The fact _____ the most important
6. _____ have at least four hours of ratings period is about to begin has
hazardous materials response training is caused all three networks to shore up
mandated by federal law. their schedules.
(A) All police officers. (A) Is that.
(B) All police officers must. (B) Of
(C) That all police officers. (C) That
(D) For all police officers. (D) What.
TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (SKILLS 1-12):
Choose the letter of the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
1.
2. _____ loom high above the north and
northeastern boundaries of the 7. Many companies across the country have
expanding city of Tucson. molded the concepts _____ describes
(A) The Santa Catalina mountains. into an integrated strategy for
(B) Because the Santa Catalina preventing stress.
mountains (A) And wolf.
(C) The Santa Catalina mountains. (B) That Wolf.
3. Radioactive _____ provides a powerful (C) What Wolf
way to measure geologic time. (D) So Wolf
(A) It 8. _____ in the first draft of the budget will
(B) Dates not necessarily be in the final draft.
(C) Dating (A) Although it appears
(D) Can (B) It appears
4. _____ contained in the chromosomes, (C) What appears
and they are thought of as the units of (D) Despite its appearance
heredity. 9. If a food label indicates that a food is
(A) Genes which are mostly carbohydrate, it does not mean
(B) Genes are _____ is a good food to eat.
(C) When genes (A) and it
(D) Because of genes. (B) and
5. The benefit _____ the study is that it (C) that it
provides necessary information to (D) when
anyone who needs it. 10. A need for space law to include
(A) Of commercial concerns has been
(B) Which recognized inasmuch _____ been
(C) That expanding drastically in recent years.
(D) Because. (A) the commercial launch industry
6. The same symptoms that occur _____ (B) the commercial launch industry has
occur with cocaine. (C) as has the commercial launch
(A) Amphetamines can. industry.
(B) With amphetamines can. (D) as the commercial launch industry
(C) So amphetamines. has
(D) With amphetamines they. 11. The report on the nuclear power plant
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
