English Grammar Question Bank

OPTIONS: In all the questions given below the first option would be A, the second B and so on.

EXERCISE 1: NOUNS AND ARTICLES

The following exercise contains Sentence Completion questions. Choose the word or
phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.

1. _____ runs parallel to the coast of Queensland, Australia, and is 1,250 miles
long.
O The Great Barrier Reef
O A Great Barrier Reef
O Great Barrier Reef
O An Great Barrier Reef

2. An arthropod is an invertebrate with a segmented body and ____.

O hard outer shells
O the hard outer shell
O a hard outer shell
O the hard outer shells

4. The Treaty of Versailles, which was signed in the famous _____ in 1919,
marked the end of World War I.
O French palace of a same name
O French palace of same name
O French palace of the same name
O French palace of the same names

5. A lemur is a small arboreal primate ________.

O indigenous to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands
O indigenous to the Madagascar and the Comoro Islands
O indigenous to Madagascar and a Comoro Islands
O indigenous to a Madagascar and the Comoro Islands

6. ____ they lose much of their mass due to friction.

O When the meteors enter the Earth's atmosphere,
O When meteor enters the Earth's atmosphere,
O When the meteor enters the Earth's atmosphere,
O When meteors enter the Earth's atmosphere,

7. After the disastrous and fatal explosion of the Challenger, an investigation

______ was not ready for operation.
O proved that the space shuttle
O proved that a space shuttle
O proved that space shuttles
O proved that space shuttle
8. The Pyrenees are the mountains which separate _______.
O an Iberian Peninsula from the rest of the Europe
O the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe
O Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe
O the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of the Europe

9. Tempeh, miso, and seitan are three of the many nutritious products _______.
O made from the soybeans
O made from a soybean
O made from soybeans
O made from a soybeans

10. ____ is both the simplest and the most abundant element in the universe.
O The hydrogen
O A hydrogen
O An hydrogen
O Hydrogen

EXERCISES 2: NOUNS AND ARTICLES

The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Error Identification
questions. Choose the underlined word or phrase that is incorrect in each of the
following sentences.

1. Out of the nine planets in the solar system, only an Earth can sustain life.

2. The 1979 power outage in New York City caused half of a city to be without
electricity for several hours.
3. A planet's equator is located exactly halfway between it’s north and south
poles.

4. Over the years steel and synthetic fibers have replaced bamboo & oiled
paper in a making of an umbrella.

5. Thin vertical pin stripes on a white background appear on a uniform for the
New York Yankees.

6. Between the five Great Lakes, Lake Superior is by far the largest
one.

7. One of the two South American countries not bordering Brazil is Ecuador,
and the another one is Chile.

8. The Washington Monument is the tribute to the first and perhaps the
greatest president of the United States.

9. The 1980's will have been forever remembered for pop rock, Reaganomics,
 and the invention of the Roller blade.

10. Many famous American writers have studied at a University of Iowa

because of its exceptional writing program.

EXERCISE 3: PRONOUNS

The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Sentence
Correction questions. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the
following sentences.
1. Although —, Vincent van Gogh has attained the status of a world class
artist.
O him didn't live long enough to enjoy it
O they didn't live long enough to enjoy it
O he didn't live long enough to enjoy it
O I didn't live long enough to enjoy

2. Civilians should not attempt to apply their own moral codes to life in the
military, because —.
O he is an entirely different world
O it is an entirely different world
O itself is an entirely different world
O one is an entirely different world

3. The pharaohs of ancient Egypt were buried in magnificent tombs with

supplies and earthly possessions
O to help us in the afterlife
O to help him in the afterlife
O to help them in the afterlife
O to help themselves in the afterlife
4. A naturalist seeks to observe animals —— without disruption or intrusion.
O in their natural habitats
O in a natural habitat
O in its natural habitat
O in his natural habitat

5. After Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians and surrendered to the
English, —— as a heretic in Rouen.
O they were burned at the stake
O he was burned at the stake
O it was burned at the stake
O she was burned at the stake

6. — the U.S. and the Soviet Union became bitter rivals in the following
decades.
O Although they were allies during World War II,
O Although it was an ally during World Warll,
O Although they were an ally during World War II,
O Although we were an ally during World War II,

7. The pigmy marmoset, —, has a body length of under six inches and a tail
length of eight inches.
O is the world's smallest monkey
O the world's smallest monkey
O it is the world's smallest monkey
O he is the world's smallest monkey

8. A chameleon has the ability to change its skin pigmentation in order to

blend in —.
O with its surroundings
O with it's surroundings
O with their surroundings
O with there surroundings

9. — the Impressionists were not immediately accepted by the art community.

O Because of the innovative techniques he used,
O Because of the innovative techniques we used,
O Because of the innovative techniques it used,
O Because of the innovative techniques they used,

10. "Old Faithful," so named ---—, has become less dependable in recent years.
O because of the regularity of its eruptions
O because of the regularity of an eruptions
O because of the regularity of it's eruptions
O because of its regularity of the eruptions
EXERCISE 4: PRONOUNS
The following exercise contains Error identification questions. Choose the
underlined word or phrase that is incorrect in each of the following
sentences

1. Although fewer than 100 of the medieval French epic poems have survived,
it has given rise to hundreds of poems in several languages.

2. Maria Callas, who was born Maria Kalogeropaulos, she was famous for her
roles in over 400 operas.

3. After William Bligh served as Captain of the HMS Bounty, he became

governor of New South Wales, where its behavior resulted in another revolt.

4. Blitzkrieg, who means lightning war" in German, refers to a fast military

advance.

5. The pectin is found naturally in many fruits, and it is also available in tablets
as an aid to digestion.

6. Muslims abstain from food and drink during Ramadan, the ninth month of
its calendar.

7. Rembrandt is considered by many to be the greatest Dutch painter, and one

of himself best known paintings is The Night Watch.

8. Mr. Stevens worked for an insurance company, but he gained recognition as

a poet when she won a Pulitzer Prize in 1955.

9. Al Jolson, who first made the name for himself on Broadway in the 1920's,
starred in the first part-sound feature film, The Jazz Singer.

10. Martha's Vineyard, one of the islands from the southeast coast of
Massachusetts, attracts many visitors with its peaceful hills and beaches.
EXERCISE 5: VERBS (IN UNFINISHED TIME)
The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Sentence
Correction questions. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the
following sentences.

1. Badgers — to forage for food.

O emerging at night
O they are emerging at night
O emerge at night
O to emerge there at night

2. When we dislocate a bone, — out of connection.

O pressure forces the ends of opposing bones
O pressure the ends of opposing bones
O pressured the ends of opposing bones
O pressured force the ends of opposing bones

3. Huntington's disease is an acute neurological disease, usually — in middle

age.
O is beginning
O beginning
O which begins
O has begun

4. Since 1980, several economies in developed nations —.

O experiences declines and recoveries
O are experiencing declines and recoveries
O have experienced declines and recoveries
O experienced declines and recoveries

5. Although most drama critics believe his work to be insignificant, Neil

Simon's plays — than those of any other contemporary playwright.
O received more performances
O are received by more performances
O have received more performances
O receives more performances

6. The shark — lungs nor swim bladders.

O possesses either
O has possessed both
O is possessing no
O possesses neither
 7. Global temperatures — by more than 0.01 percent, according to many
scientists.
O have risen
O are being raised
O are risen
O have raised

8. The value of the Indian rupee -----— since the early '80s.
O drops
O have dropped
O dropping
O has dropped

9. Philadelphia —— the City of Brotherly Love since its founding in 1681.

O is called
O has been called
O is calling
O calls

10. Vintners produce wine by crushing grapes, fermenting the juice, and then
— it for several months.
O to store
O store
O be stored
O storing

EXERCISE 6: VERBS (IN UNFINISHED TIME)

The following exercise contains Error Identification questions. Choose the underlined
word or phrase that is incorrect in each of the following sentences.

1. One tablespoon of parmesan cheese container about two grams of

saturated fat.

2. Soil is the medium that supports crop plants, both physical and biologically.

3. Companies manufacture nylon in form of fabrics, insulated coverings, and

rope.

4. The crocodile, a distant relative of the dinosaurs, has been on Earth for
centuries ago.

5. We finds members of the mint family throughout the world, most frequently
in the Mediterranean region.

6. A device designed to reduce the noise of internally engine combustion, the

muffler is required by law on all motorized vehicles.
7. Fossils of the North American turkey dates back to the Oligocene era.

8. In his 1905 novel, The Duel, A. I. Kuprin is writing about life in the Russian
army.

9. The tomato is an integral part of many regional cuisines, and it was popular
since the 1600's.

10. The handles of the Big and Little Dippers extend in opposite directions, and
when one was upright the other is inverted.

EXERCISE 7: VERBS (IN FINISHED TIME)

The following exercise contains Sentence Correction questions. Choose the word or
phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.

1. The belief in vampires — in the early fifteenth century.

O was first recorded in Transylvania
O had first been recorded in Transylvania
O that was first recorded in Transylvania
O was recording in Transylvania

2. Long before he was a famous artist, Keith Haring —— on subway

platforms.
O to sell his designs
O has sold his designs
O was sold his designs
O sold his designs

3. The Japanese artist, Katsushika Hokusai, used more than 50 different names
while — landscapes and book illustrations during his 60-year career.
O he was being created
O he was creating
O he was created
O he was creative

4. By the time Spanish explorers first encountered them, the Aztecs —— the
calendar.
O had already developed
O already develop
O had a development
O were developing
5. Though first proposed by American geologist Frank Bursley, the first — of
continental drift was put forth by a German.
O in detailed theory
O detailed theory
O theory was detailing
 O theory had been detailed

6. In 1928, Walt Disney created the character Mickey Mouse and released the
first animated cartoon —.
O stars the soon-to-be-famous rodent
O starred the soon-to-be-famous rodent
O starring the soon-to-be-famous rodent
O staring at the soon-to-be-famous rodent

7. Unlike the brown sparrow, the passenger pigeon — became extinct in 1914.
O slaughtered indiscriminately and
O was slaughtered indiscriminately and
O did not slaughter indiscriminately and
O had been slaughtered indiscriminately and

8. Since they can present a serious health hazard, — is a great problem.

O disposed of radioactive materials
O to disposed of radioactive materials
O the disposal of radioactive materials
O the disposing radioactive materials

9. Aboard sailing ships, scurvy —among sailors because citrus fruit was rarely
given to crews.
O was especially common
O is especially common
O was being especially common
O has been especially common

10. The decline of the Roman Empire —, English historian and member of
Parliament.
O had described Edward Gibbon
O describing by Edward Gibbon
O description by Edward Gibbon
O was described by Edward Gibbon
EXERCISE 8: VERBS (IN FINISHED TIME)

The following exercise contains Error Identification questions. Choose the underlined
word or phrase that is incorrect in each of the following sentences.

1. Sennacherib, the son of Sargon, spent most his reign fighting to maintain the
empire established by his father.

2. Steven Spielberg began as a television director and even as a beginner was

admiring for his understanding of human character.

3. On November 22,1963, President Kennedy was shot while he had been

riding in the back seat of an open car.

4. The drainage of swamps and other breeding places of mosquitoes have

greatly diminished the incidence of malaria.

5. The artist Jan Vermeer was originally a local government official but later
had become a modest painter.

6. Between World War I and 1933, Chicago earned unenviable renown as the
home of gangsters, Al Capone was being the most notorious.

7. Pop art first emerged in Great Britain as an reaction against the seriousness
of abstract expressionism.

8. The United States is far by Puerto Rico's chief trading partner and leading
importer.

9. When they are disturbing, cuttlefish eject a dark ink that clouds the water
and allows them to escape.

10. In the valley of the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers, the people developed
cuneiform, a system to writing, from pictographs around 4000 BC.
EXERCISE 9: VERBS (IN TIME NOT YET STARTED)

The following exercise contains Sentence Correction questions. Choose the word or
phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.

1. Market studies show that, by the end of this century, smoking cigars ——
than smoking cigarettes.
O will be more widespread
O will have been more widespread
O is more widespread
O are widespread

2. When scientists predicted that plastics — in society, few realized how

accurate they were.
O will play an important role
O is going to play an important role
O were playing an important role
O would play an important role

3. An increasingly frequent form of cancer, melanoma — as this century

progresses.
O has taken more lives
O will have taken more lives
O will take more lives
O takes more lives

4. In December, traditional Christmas decorations such as wreaths can be

found even in countries where the population ——.
O will not have been Christian or European
O was not Christian or European
O is not Christian or European
O will not be Christian or European

5. By reading Back to Methuselah, students can learn —— 5000 years from

now, according to Bernard shaw.
O what the world has been like
O what the world will have been like
O what the world will be like
O what the world was like

6. Primary malnutrition — of essential foodstuffs.

O is caused by a lack
O will cause the lack
O won't cause the lack
O has been causing the lack

7. Fishing and hunting are two ways early New Englanders gathered food
before—.
 O they were able to harvest crops
O they will be able to harvest a crop
O they are able to harvest a crop
O they had been able to harvest a crop

8. Vigdfs Finnbogadottir—to be popularly elected head of state when she

became president of Iceland.
O can be the first woman
O was the first woman
O will be the first woman
O is the first female

9. Even with modem up-to-date meteorological equipment, weather

forecasters — predicting the weather accurately.
O still will have problems
O will still has problems
O still have problems
O be having problems

10. By the year 2001, the Italian peninsula — as one country for 140 years.
O will not be united
O will be united
O will have been united
O has been united

EXERCISE 10: VERBS (IN THE TIME NOT YET STARTED)

The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Error
Identification questions in the test. Choose the underlined word or phrase that is
incorrect in each of the following sentences.

1. Native American cultures will flourish for centuries before the Europeans
set foot in the New World.

2. The population in recently urbanized cities around the world will increase
rapid.

3. When the calf muscle will contract, the pull on the Achilles tendon elevates
the heel in a springy motion essential to jumping.

4. It was estimated that, in the year 2525, more people will be living in every
country than ever before.

5. Economy predict that if the United States's federal deficit continues to grow
at its present rate, the country will definitely be bankrupt by the year 2010.
6. It appears that the Japanese government will finish construct the first
magnetic levitation railroad from Tokyo to Osaka.

7. Government officials of many nations want to believe that the world's mail
system as it will be known now will be replaced by computerized,
electronic mail.

8. Electrical cars will need batteries, and cities will have to be designed new
kinds of streets and freeways.

9. Pollution, crime, and population growth are just few problems that our
children
will be faced with as adults.

10. It will have been decided that the 2004 Olympic games will be held in
Athens, Greece.

EXERCISE 11: ADJECTIVES (COMPARATIVES, AND SUPERLATIVES)

The following exercise contains Sentence Correction questions. Choose the word or
phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
1. New Delhi, the capital of India, is—.
O forty times the smallest Bombay City
O forty times smaller than Bombay
O forty times small as Bombay
O forty times more small than Bombay

2. — to materials such as asbestos and coal may cause the lung disease
pneumoconiosis.
O Dust inhaled during years of exposure
O Dust inhales during years of exposure
O Dust is being inhaled during years of exposure
O Dust was inhaled during years of exposure

3. The flamenco is — folk dances in the world.

O one of the most distinctive, excite, and colorful
O one of the most distinctive, exciting, and colorful
O one of the most distinctive, exciting, and coloring
O one of the most distinction, exciting, and colorful

4. Lake Pontchartrain is crossed by the world's —.

O most longest highway built over water
O most long highway built over water
O longer highway built over water
O longest highway built over water

5. — adopted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the New Deal, which

helped alleviate the effects of the Great Depression.
 O A most significant program
O The more significant program
O The most significant program
O A more significant program

6. Sulgrave Manor, the English home of the ancestors of George Washington,

is now a museum
— when the Washingtons lived there.
O restored and furnished to reflect the period
O restored and furnishes to reflect the period
O restoring and furnishing to reflect the period
O restoration and furnishings to reflect the period

7. The term tarantula is used to describe — species of giant spiders.

O many different and unrelating
O many different and most unrelating
O many different and unrelated
O many differed and unrelating

8. The Ganges, —, flows through a highly populated agricultural region

before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
O a major source of water
O the most major source of water
O a more major source of water
O a major sources of water

9. The Comanches, —, defended buffalo hunting grounds against white

invasions until the 1870's.
O talented horsemen and fiercely warriors
O talent horsemen and fierceness warriors
O talents horsemen and fierce warriors
O talented horsemen and fierce warriors

10. Rosa Parks's refusal to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger
became — of the Civil Rights movement
O one more important event
O one of the most important events
O one most important event
O one of an important events
EXERCISE 12: ADJECTIVES (COMPARATIVES, AND SUPERLATIVE)
The following exercise contains Error Identification questions. Choose the underlined
word or phrase that is incorrect in each of the following sentences.

1. Tutankhamen's tomb was one of the impressivest archaeological finds of the

twentieth century.

2. The Volga is both the primary river in Russia and the long river in all of
Europe.

3. Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and that country's principal commercial,

industrial, cultural, and finance center.

4. Yom Kippur is the most sacred day on the Jew religion calendar.

5. The Slave Trade was responsibility for creating large pockets of Yoruba
culture in
places such as Cuba and Brazil.

6. Observations have shown that most stars in the universe are actual binary
or multiple star systems.

7. Because of their able to withstand high temperatures, ceramics have many

important applications in modern industry and science.

8. Detroit gained predominance as a most important automobile-

producing city in the U.S. in the early twentieth century.

9. The Apennines form the mountainous backbone of the narrow Italy

peninsula.

10. The Daughters of the American Revolution is a patriot and conservative

group of women who trace their lineage to contributors to the American Revolution.
EXERCISE 13: POSSESSIVES
The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Sentence
Correction questions in the Test. Choose the word or phrase that best completes
each of the following sentences.
1. Skunks have highly offensive scent glands which enable — to ward off
predators.
O they
O them
O their
O its
2. — was developed by performing dissections in secret late at night.
O Leonardo da Vincis knowledge of human anatomy
O Leonardo da Vinci's knowledge of human anatomy
O Leonardo's da Vinci knowledge of human anatomy
O Leonardo da Vincis knowledge of human anatomy

3. Henry Thoreau's Walden Pond was a place — to write his books.

O which inspired him
O by inspiring him
O where he inspired
O inspired

4. Physics is a branch of science defined as the study of matter, energy, and —.

O the relationship between them
O their relation
O the relation of it
O they relate between it

5. — gives them the power to destroy or create.

O Humans reliance on fire
O Humans' reliance on fire
O Human's reliance on fire
O Humans's reliance on fire

6. Eagles' remarkably sharp vision helps them spot prey easier than_____.
O other birds'can
O their birds can
O other birds can
O other bird's can

7. — can push through ant hills and rotten trees for insects.
O The anteater's two-foot tongue
O The anteaters' two-foot tongue
O The anteaters's two-foot tongue
O The anteaters two-foot tongue
8. One of Benjamin Disraeli's biographers wrote that the politician's fame
 O was less than the actor George Artiss's
O was less than the actor George Arliss'
O was less than the actor George Arliss
O was less than the actor's George Arliss

9. The blue whale is the largest mammal that has ever lived, and —.
O it's weight reaches 150 tons
O its weight reaches 150 tons'
O its' weight reaches 150 ton's
O its weight reaches 150 tons

10. Meat processing is the wholesale business of buying and slaughtering

animals and then delivering —— to retailers.
O they the carcasses
O its carcass
O carcasses to them
O their carcasses

EXERCISE 14: POSSESSIVES

The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Error
Identification questions in the Test. Choose the underlined word or phrase that is
incorrect in each of the following sentences.

1. The Hawaiian Islands' was a prosperous kingdom before the United States
annexed it as a territory.

2. In order to protect themselves and their young, opossums fall into a state of
pretended collapsing.

3. Although Leeds is well known for its woolen mills and locomotive factories,
the cities fame rests on its triennial music festival.

4. The Southern coast of Florida finds itself a frequent located of hurricanes

and their storms.

5. Francis Scott Key, a young attorney, wrote the lyric's to The Star Spangled
Banner on the back of his hand.

6. During the Ming Dynasty, porcelain and architecture flourished, while

novelists sophisticated works met with great acclaim.

7. Although archaeologists have determined that the Parthenon served

Christians as a church and Muslims as a mosque, their still question as to
when it was erected.

8. Despite the popularity of his television roles, Danny Devito is now known
for its Hollywood performances.
9. Deers' defend territory, attract mates, and gather food with their antlers.

10. William Blake, one of the most acclaimed British artists, was almost
unknown to his contemporaries'.

EXERCISE 15: ADVERBS—COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADVERBS

The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Sentence
Correction questions in the Test. Choose the word or phrase that best completes
each of the following sentences.

1. —are two key elements in military strategies.

O Careful planning and appropriate timing
O Carefully planning and appropriately timed
O Carefully planning and appropriate timing
O Careful planned and appropriately timed

2. Uranus is ——, but much larger.

O physical very similar to Neptune
O physically very similar to Neptune
O physically very similarly to Neptune
O physical very similarly to Neptune

3. The giant panda — with black ears, limbs, and eye patches.
O has a predominant white body
O has a predominantly whitely body
O has a predomination of white body
O has a predominantly white body

4. Because inbreeding tends to bring together recessive genes with negative

effects, marriage between consanguineous humans is —.
O most oftenly discouraged or forbidden
O often discouraged or forbidden
O oftenly discouraged or forbidden
O often discouragement or forbidden

5. ——, the Amish culture actually traces its origins to Switzerland and the
German language.
O Although common referred to as "Pennsylvania Dutch"
O Although more common referred to as "Pennsylvania Dutch"
O Although commonly referred to as "Pennsylvania Dutch"
O Although commoner referred to as "Pennsylvania Dutch"

6. —, the Afrikaners of the Republic of South Africa speak Afrikaans, which is

closely related to Dutch.
O Formerly known as Boers
O Former known as Boers
 O Formerly knowing as Boers
O Former knew as Boers

8. The War of 1812 — at the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in 1814.

O was formally concluded
O was formal and concluded
O was formal concluded
O was formally conclusion

9. —, Krepotkin is more commonly known for his writings on anarchism.

O Initial an accomplishing geographer
O Initially an accomplishing geographer
O Initial an accomplished geographer
O Initially an accomplished geographer

10. Both moths and butterflies belong to the order Lepidoptera, but the exact
differences between the two insects —.
O are not clearly definitely
O is not clearly defined
O are not clearly defined
O is not clear defined
EXERCISE 16: ADVERBS
The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Error
Identification questions in the Test. Choose the underlined word or phrase that is
incorrect in each of the following sentences.

1. Hurricanes which threaten the East Coast of the United States most common
develop in the warm, equatorial waters of the Atlantic off the coast of
Africa.

2. Pulsars emit brief and extreme regular pulses of electromagnetic radiation.

3. During the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's, Black American literature took
on a more distinctively form with the works of such writers as Langston
Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Jean Toomer.

4. Emile Zola's rousing attack on the French military following the scandalous
Dreyfus Affair resulted ultimate in the pardon of the unfairly accused
Dreyfus.

5. The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed in 1920,

gave women fully voting rights.

6. One of Harry Houdini's most better known feats was to escape from a
sealed chest submerged in water.

7. After his outrageously and sensationalized investigation into Communist

activities, Joseph McCarthy was formally censured by his fellow senators.

8. The Medici family were an extremely important and influential force in

Florence, Italy, and Europe.

9. The approximately 90 inhabitants of Pitcairn Island are direct descended

from the mutineers of the Bounty and the Tahitian women who settled the
tiny island.

10. The most recognizably features of the giant planet Saturn are its spectacular
rings.
EXERCISE 17: INFINITIVES, GERUNDS AND PARTICIPLES (VERBS AS NOUNS AND
ADJECTIVES)
The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Sentence
Correction questions in the Test. Choose the word or phrase that best completes
each of the following sentences.

1. Because zebras have —, photos can be used to identify them when captured.
O very striped patterns
O varying stripe patterns
O varied striped patterns
O various striping patterns

2. — is warming the climate and melting the polar icecaps.

O Increasing industnalization
O Increase industry
O Industrial increasing
O Industrialization increased

3. Pete Sampras, the youngest man to win the U.S. Open, is known for his—.
O shots placed well and powerful tennis serves
O well-placed shots and powerful tennis serves
O well-placing shots and powerful tennis serves
O well-placed and powerful shooting tennis serves

4. — is essential if scientists wish to estimate population decline.

O Monitoring endangered species
O To monitor dangerous species
O Endangering the monitored species
O To dangerous species, monitoring

5. A computer terminal is a device that enables a computer — data.

O receiving and delivering
O that can receive or deliver
O to receive or deliver
O received and delivered

6. — has recently developed into a profitable business.

O To bred hunting dogs
O Hunting breed dogs
O The breed of hunt dogs
O Breeding hunting dogs

7. Waters from the Nile nourished a — civilization.

O long-lived
O longer living
O longest lived
O longly lived
8. Harvesting oranges is not as complex as—.
O to grow and cultivate them
O they are to grow and cultivate
O grow and cultivate them
O growing and cultivating them

9. Early in the thirteenth century, Ghengis Khan united — into a powerful

nation.
O the tribes of Mongol feuds
O to feuding the Mongol tribes
O the feuding Mongol tribes
O Mongol tribes feuding

10. — desegregation, Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock,

Arkansas.
O To enforce court-ordered
O By enforcing court-ordered
O A court-ordered enforcement
O When enforced a court-ordered

EXERCISE 18: INFINITIVES,GERUNDS AND PARTICIPLES (VERBS AS NOUNS AND

ADJECTIVES)

The following exercise contains Error Identification questions. Choose the

underlined word or phrase that is incorrect in each of the following sentences

1. In engineering, fatigue is the microscopic cracking of materials, after

repeating applications of stress.

2. The shoulder height of the Siberian mammoth, which roamed throughout

the Northern Hemisphere, was about nine foot.

3. Impeaching the president of the United States require two-thirds

concurrence of the Senate.

4. In the Olympics, to win one or more medals requires dedication, hard

working, and mental alertness.

5. The common housefly feeds by depositing a drop of digestive liquid on

their food.

6. According to physical therapists, stretching prior to any strenuous activity

reduces the chance of injure.

7. In 1916 Emma Goldman had been imprisoned for publicly advocating birth
control.
8. In the folk tale, Paul Bunyan's most prizing possession was Babe, the Blue
Ox, the distance between whose horns measured forty-two ax handles.

9. Modern frozen and canning methods have largely supplanted older

methods of fish preservation.

10. Andrew Carnegie, in order to control a business so vital to steel make,

acquired a heavy interest in ore mines.

EXERCISE 19: PHRASES

The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Sentence
Correction questions in the Test. Choose the word or phrase that best completes
each of the following sentences.

1. —— kwashiorkor, a deficiency of amino acids, children must have enough

protein in their diet.
O Developing avoiding
O If to develop avoid
O To avoid developing
O Avoiding the development

2. — of animal life is known as zoology.

O The scientific study
O To study scientifically
O That is scientific studying
O Studying scientific

3. By placing lasers on mountain summits, scientists can measure the speed at

which
O is growing a mountain
O a growing mountain
O is a mountain growing
O a mountain is growing

4. The ozone layer plays a major part in

O to filter out the ultraviolet rays of the sun
O filtering out the ultraviolet rays of the sun
O filter out in the ultraviolet rays of the sun
O filtered the ultraviolet rays of the sun

5. Democracy is a government in which the people share in —.

O to direct the activities of the state
O directing the activities of the state
O directions to the activities of the state
O directed activities to the state

6. —— not only emptied its prisons, it also extended its empire.

 O Britain's sending its convicts to Australia
O Britain's sent convicts to Australia
O Britain sends its convicts to Australia
O Britain's sending it's convicts to Australia

7. Binoculars — magnify distant objects with depth perception.

O varying lenses and eyepieces
O with their various lenses and eyepieces
O vary with their lenses and eyepieces
O varied lenses and eyepieces

8. A voracious predator, the python can swallow its prey——.

O to dislocate its jaws
O by dislocating its jaws
O for dislocating its jaws
O by dislocating its jaw's

9. The gigantic land tortoises — are now facing extinction despite the efforts of
scientists.
O how indigenous to the Galapagos Islands
O is indigenous to the Galapagos Islands
O indigenous to the Galapagos Islands
O are indigenous to the Galapagos Islands

10. The Native American group —— established a constitution for itself in 1827
and elected its own leaders.
O knew as the Cherokee Nation
O knowing the Cherokee Nation
O know the Cherokee Nation
O known as the Cherokee Nation
EXERCISE 20: PHRASES

The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Error
Identification questions in the Test. Choose the underlined word or phrase that is
incorrect in each of the following sentences.

1. Galactosemia, an inherited metabolic disorder, js caused by an enzyme

deficient.

2. In one of its more useful functions in nature, the common housefly speeds
up the decomposing of dead animals.

3. Contrary to the popular believing, poison ivy does not spread by scratching.

4. Human hearing may be damaged by listening with loud music.

5. Amelia Earhart was last seen flew over the South Pacific Ocean.

6. The Bolshoi Ballet opening in 1773 as a dancing school for orphans and
became one of the principal ballet companies in the world.

7. After an outbreak of the so-called Mad Cow's disease, the United Kingdom
was forced to quarantine its beef exports and destroying thousands of cows.

8. Rainbows are arcs showed the colors of the spectrum, violet inside and red
outside.

9. Police departments all over the world employs computers and other
electronic equipment to capture the criminals they pursue.

10. The tusk of the elephant, once using for ivory decorations, is sought by
poachers because of its supposedly medicinal uses.
EXERCISE 21: PHRASES (APPOSITIVES)
The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Sentence
Correction questions in the Test. Choose the word or phrase that best completes
each of the following sentences.

1. Tony Kushner, ——, received much acclaim for Angels in America.

O a well-known playwright
O the plays are known
O whose written plays are known
O well-known plays

2. The Mississippi, ——, runs through the United States.

O the longest river in North America
O North America's longest river
O along the river in North America
O that river is the longest

3. Donna Karan, —, displays her new styles each spring and fall.
O fashioned from popular designs
O designs popular fashions
O a popular fashion designer
O is a popular fashion designer

4. Irene Joliot-Curie, —, was the daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie.

O won the Nobel Prize in 1935
O winner of the Nobel Prize in 1935
O winning the Nobel prize in 1935
O wins the Nobel Prize in 1935

5. Cleopatra, ——, revolted against her brother Ptolemy XI and became Queen
of Egypt.
O whose character fascinated history
O a fascinating character in history
O is a fascinating historical character
O a historical fascinating character

6. The Duke of Burgundy, ——, was assassinated in 1419 during an interview

with the Dauphin.
O also knowing as John the Fearless
O John the Fearless as he is known also
O is John the Fearless
O otherwise known as John the Fearless
7. Queen Elizabeth, ——, ruled England during Shakespeare's time.
O a serious patron of the arts
O was a patron of the serious arts
O seriously was an art patron who
O the art patron that seriously was

8. Smallpox, —, causes a high fever and severe skin eruptions.

O a disease highly contagious
O that contagious disease
O a highly contagious disease
O disease highly contagious

9. The jaguar,——, is similar to the shorter-limbed and stockier leopard.

O an animal adaptable
O animal which adapts
O an adaptable animal
O is an adaptable animal

10. Claude Monet, —, is considered to be the founder of Impressionism.

O who painted French landscapes that
O is a landscape painter of France
O landscaped French paintings
O a French landscape painter

EXERCISE 22: APPOSITIVES

The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Error
Identification questions in the Test. Choose the underlined word or phrase that is
incorrect in each of the following sentences.

1. Cultivation, the tilling or manipulation of soil, is done primary to eliminate

weeds that compete with crops for water and nutrients.

2. Ely Culbertson, the found of contract bridge, wrote numerous books and
widely read newspaper articles on the subject.

3. Greenhouses, enclosed glass houses used for growing plants, regulate

temperature, humid, and ventilation.

4. Medusa, the more famous of the three monstrous Gorgons, offended Athena
who changed Medusa's hair into snakes.

5. Pusan, the second largest city in South Korea and the country chief port, has
an excellent natural harbor on the Naktong River.

6. Mount Saint Helens, the only actively volcano in the continental United
States, erupted on May 18,1980, destroying miles of vegetation.
7. The Pied Piper of Hamelin, the legendary figure of Hamelin, Germany, rid
the town of their rats and mice by leading them away with his flute playing.

8. Oxpeckers, the birds usually found perched the backs of large mammals,
use their broad beaks to rid the beasts of parasites.

9. The Hudson, a river flowing south from Mount Marcy in upstate New York,
is named after a famous navigators.

10. The horseshoe, a narrow plate usual made of iron or steel, is attached to a
horse's hoof with nails.

EXERCISE 23: CLAUSES

The following exercise contains questions Sentence Correction questions. Choose the
word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.

1. Carl Lewis ——- athletes who has won ten gold medals.
O who is one of the few
O is few who
O one of the few
O is one of the few

2. The state of Iowa denves its name from a Native American

O word is meaning "beautiful"
O word meant "beautiful"
O word that it means "beautiful"
O word which means "beautiful"

3. Aphasia is a language disturbance ....... Of the brain.

O by which is caused a lesion
O caused by a lesion
O that cause a lesion
O which causes a lesion

4. ——- who defeated the Nationalists and founded the People's Republic of
China.
O When Mao Ze Dong
O Mao Ze Dong
O It was Mao Ze Dong
O Mao Ze Dong was
5. Dan O'Brien's return to win the 1996 Olympic decathlon gold medal is the
kind of life achievement _______ might be written.
O of a movie
O by which a movie
O who a movie
O about which a movie might

6. Milk, ---, may be drunk raw, pasteurized, sour, or skimmed.

O from which cheese is made
O which cheese is made
O which is made from cheese
O from which is cheese made

7. Unlike a tornado -——, a hurricane occurs on the ocean.

O it occurs on land
O occurring on land
O which occurs on land
O occurred on land

8. Bom Andrew Warhola, Andy Warhol moved from Pittsburgh to New York -
—-until his death in 1987.
O lived and worked there
O where he lived and worked
O was there living and working
O where did he live and work

9. Although the Great Wall of China is one of the largest man-made structures,
it cannot, contrary to legend, —— by the naked eye.
O have been seen from the moon
O be seeing from the moon
O be seen from the moon
O see anything from the moon

10. Frogs capture insects by the thrust of a sticky, forked tongue —— to the
front of the lower jaw.
O the attachment which is
O which is attached
O of which is attaching
O where the attachment is
EXERCISE 24: CLAUSES
The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Error
Identification questions in the Test. Choose the underlined word or phrase that is
incorrect in each of the following sentences.

1. James Pierpont, who founded Yale University, donated many hours of

efforts towards higher learning.

2. George Bernard Shaw was a playwright and critic who revolutionizing the
Victorian stage.

3. The novels of John Irving depict common everyday life in New Hampshire
where he grown up.

4. The northeast of the United States, which called "New England." was named
by Captain John Smith.

5. Perhaps it was her own physical disabilities that led Helen Keller to
promote social causes.

6. Many people are aware which Central Park was built on land that was
originally a sheep farm.

7. Toadfish eggs, which are usually lay in seashells or tin cans, are guarded by
the male.

8. Before to become the first Black Anglican dean of Johannesburg. Desmond

Tutu was educated in London.

9. The Doppler effect is so named after Christian Doppler, which

demonstrated the piling-up effect for sound.

10. Either excellent mechanics, Orville and Wilbur Wright used the facilities of
their bicycle repair shop which they operated in Dayton, Ohio, to construct
their earliest aircraft.
EXERCISE 25: WHO, WHOM, WHOSE
The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Sentence
Correction questions in the Test. Choose the word or phrase that best completes
each of the following sentences.

1. Franklin Roosevelt, ——- was never a political issue, greatly influenced

American social policies.
O who was disability
O whose disability
O who disabled
O whom a disability

2. A football team consists of —— must wear protective equipment.

O eleven members, who each of
O eleven members, of each whose
O eleven members, to whom each
O eleven members, each of whom

3. In 1492 Christopher Columbus, who set sail for uncharted territory,

commanded ——- reached what was thought to be India.
O three ships, all of which
O three ships, to whom all
O three ships, all of whom
O three ships, which all of

4. Michael Johnson, -—— to win both the 200- and 400-meter dash, grew up in
Waco, Texas.
O whom was the first athlete
O whose first athletics was
O the first athlete
O was the first athlete who

5. An Olympic team is composed of the athletes and the coaches them.

O who instruct
O instructed
O to whom instruct
O whose instructions

6. Andrew Jackson's climb from poverty to the presidency is the kind of life —
-— a movie could be made.
O from whose
O by who
O about which
O to whom

7. Commonly, the kite consists of paper, silk, or other thin material is

stretched.
 O a light framework on whose
O a light framework upon which
O a light framework who in
O a light framework upon whom

8. Right whales were so named considered them the perfect whale to hunt.
O by whalers who
O by whalers whose
O by whalers to whom
O by whalers is who

9. Male pattern balding, a genetic trait, is the most common cause of baldness
—-— males.
O among fair-skinned
O among whose skin is fair
O among skin fair
O among they who have fair skin

10. In the United Kingdom the question asked every six years is" —— the next
prime minister?"
O Who will it be
O Whom is going to be
O Whose candidates
O Who's going to be
EXERCISE 26: WHO, WHOM, WHOSE
The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Error
Identification questions in the Test. Choose the underlined word or phrase that is
incorrect in each of the following sentences.

1. The horticulturist who generally tends to small-scale gardens engage in

developing and analyzing rare plants.

2. During periods of turmoil, insurgents often seize hostages who are being
held as guarantees.

3. One of the twelve labors of Hercules was to take the golden girdle from
Hippolyta whom was an Amazon queen.

4. The Chinese, who are credited with the inventing of gunpowder, also
created the kite and the printing press.

5. Brian Moore who emigrated in 1948 to Canada where he was a reporter for
the Montreal Gazette.

6. After working briefly as a commercial artist, Georgia O'Keefe who

abandoned painting until she began the study of abstract design.

7. Mark Twain, whose real name is Samuel Clemens, has been called the first
modern American novel.

8. Robert Hawke gained a reputation as a skillful labor mediator for the

Australian Council of whom he eventually became president

9. Language is a universal characteristic of the human species who depends on

it for communication.

10. Kitty Clive whose charm, wit, and vivacity brought her great success in
light comedy and farce.
EXERCISE 27: CONJUNCTIONS

The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Sentence
Correction questions in the Test. Choose the word or phrase that best completes
each of the following sentences.

1. ——, British monarchs play only a limited political role in the modem
United Kingdom.
O Because of their cultural and social significance
O Although their cultural and social significance
O Despite their cultural and social significance
O Not only their cultural and social significance

2. —-— extended to account holders of Swiss banks, Switzerland plays an

important role in international banking.
O Because the privacy
O Owing the privacy
O That the privacy
O Because of the privacy

3. —-— on Christmas Eve. American forces under George Washington made

their famous surprise crossing of the Delaware River.
O During the Hessian mercenaries celebrated
O While the Hessian mercenaries celebration
O While the Hessian mercenaries celebrated
O As the Hessian mercenaries celebration

4. ——- to decrease tobacco use, smoking continues to be a widespread and

costly health problem.
O Despite that there have been numerous campaigns
O Although that there have been numerous campaigns
O Even though there have been numerous campaigns
O Whether there have been numerous campaigns

5. The abolition of slavery —— from the South's cotton industry resulted in a

regional economic crisis following the Civil War.
O but the removal of the primary labor force
O and the removal of the primary labor force
O and with the removal of the primary labor force
O and because of the removal of the primary labor force

6. —-, water heated by geothermal power is not uncommon in Iceland.

O Due to its location in an active volcanic zone
O In spite of the fact that it is located in an active volcanic zone
O Despite its location in an active volcanic zone
O Even though its location in an active volcanic zone

7. Alexander Pope, -——, was one of England's greatest literary figures.

 O even partially crippled from tuberculosis
O although partially crippled from tuberculosis
O not only partially crippled from tuberculosis
O despite partially crippled from tuberculosis

8. Golda Meir was elected to the Knesset in 1949 ------- premier of Israel in
1969.
O and finally became
O but finally became
O though finally became
O because she finally became

9. Rigoberta Menchu, an advocate of the rights of indigenous people, is

lacking in formal education ——-.
O and nonetheless a compelling speaker and writer
O because she is nonetheless a compelling speaker and writer
O but is nonetheless a compelling speaker and writer
O even though a compelling speakerand writer

10. The Gestapo exercised virtually unlimited power -—— by the Nazi Party.
O while Germany was controlled
O during Germany was controlled
O as Germany controlled
O during that Germany was controlled

EXERCISE 28: CONJUNCTIONS

The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Error
Identification questions in the Test. Choose the underlined word or phrase that is
incorrect in each of the following sentences.

1. Either solar nor hydroelectric energy will be practical in limited cases.

2. Even then he held no official title, Rasputin was able to influence Russian
politics because of the Tsarina's respect for him.

3. The tomato is found in cuisine throughout the world, because it is

indigenous to South America and was unknown elsewhere before the
sixteenth century.

4. William Morris Hunt, who brought the Barbizon style to America, painted
landscapes, portraits, also figure pieces.

5. Not only are marigolds attractive decorative flowers, and their scent keeps
away certain pests.

6. In 1978 the atoll Enewetak was declared uninhabitable for at least 350 years
because of the high levels of radiation resulting U.S. nuclear testing.
7. Papyrus was used in ancient civilizations as a writing material as well as
material for sails, basket, and clothing.

8. Whether they believe their clients or no, lawyers must defend them to the
best of their abilities.

9. The hajj is the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, but considered a duty by all
Muslims who are able to perform it.

10. Pompeii was a thriving Roman city while it was violently destroyed during
the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.

EXERCISE 29: PREPOSITIONS

The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Sentence
Correction questions in the Structure section of the Test. Choose the word or phrase
that best completes each of the following sentences.

1. Darwin proposed that humans evolved —.

O from apes
O of apes
O down from apes
O with apes

2. Kibbutzim, or collective farms, originated in Israel ——.

O at the early 20th century
O on the early 20th century
O in the early 20th century
O while the early 20th century

3. Krill move in enormous swarms and are the primary food source ——.
O from many species of whales
O of many species of whales
O of many species from whales
O to many species to whales

4. ——earthquakes occur because of the shifting of giant elephants who

support the Earth.
O From Hindu legends
O Of Hindu legends
O After Hindu legends
O According to Hindu legends

5. —— of the emperor Meiji marked the conclusion of Japan's Tokugawa

period.
O At the beginning of the reign
O The beginning of the reign
 O During the beginning of the reign
O The beginning from the reign

6. Holy relics, such as pieces of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified,
are found ——.
O in cathedrals throughout Europe
O in cathedrals through Europe
O at cathedrals by Europe
O in cathedrals at Europe

7. The Ohio River begins —— of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers.

O in the confluence
O of the confluence
O at the confluence
O nearby the confluence

8. Natal is a South African province located —.

O on the Indian Ocean
O at the Indian Ocean
O aside the Indian Ocean
O to the Indian Ocean

9. The absolute magnitude of a star is the brightness it would have if it were

viewed —
O of a distance of 10pe
O from a distance of 10pe
O on a distance of 10pe
O through a distance of 10 pc

10. A great amount of thrust is needed to lift an airplane——.

O of the ground during takeoff
O off of the ground while takeoff
O off the ground during takeoff
O off the ground on takeoff
EXERCISE 30: PREPOSITIONS
The following exercise contains Error Identification questions. Choose the
underlined word or phrase that is incorrect in each of the following sentences.

1. Among the castes on traditional Hindu society, the pariah are the lowest.

2. All species of salmon returns from the ocean to freshwater spawning

grounds to breed.

3. Tamarlane, one of the most feared conquerors at history, had his capital at
Samarkand.

4. The pharynx is located on the back of the throat where the mouth and nose
meet the esophagus.

5. Philadelphia was the capital of the U.S. during the ten-years period from
1790 to 1800.

6. The Russian abstract artist Malevich painted works based of geometric

shapes.

7. Double jeopardy is the term given to the Constitutional principle which

protects a
person against being tried twice of the same charges.

8. Ulceration can occur on the backs of people who remain on bed for very
long periods of time.

9. According to ancient Greek mythology, the gods and goddesses often came
down of
Mount Olympus to influence the lives of mortals.

10. Whales and other sea mammals must emerge of the water to breathe.
EXERCISE 31: COUNTABLE/NON-COUNTABLE NOUNS, PLURAL/SINGULAR
The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Sentence
Correction questions in the Structure section of the Test. Choose the word or phrase
that best completes each of the following sentences.

1. Methanol, which can be made is the simplest alcohol.

O by dry distillations of wood
O by the dry distillation of woods
O by the dry distillation of wood
O by dry distillations of woods

2. ——- include works from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Babylon, and
Assyria.
O The collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
O Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
O A collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
O The collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

3. Magma —-— found in the Earth's crust or upper mantle.

O is the molten material
O are molten materials
O is a molten material
O are the molten materials

4. ——- are commemorated in a sculpture carved into the north face of Stone
Mountain, near Atlanta, Georgia.
O Hero of the Confederacy
O Heroes of the Confederacy
O The heroes of Confederacies
O Heroes of Confederacies

5. One of the most distinctive features of the raccoon is the black ——-.
O mask-like markings on its face
O mask-like markings on the faces
O mask-like markings on if s face
O mask-like markings on their faces

6. The use of insecticides in agriculture is a source of pollution ——- as well.

O and may pose health risk to people
O and may pose the health risks to peoples
O and may pose health risks to peoples
O and may pose health risks to people
7. Although uncommon in most parts of the world, quinoa was ——- in the
diet of the Incas.
O a very important grain
O very important grains
O the very important grain
O the very important grains

8. Camphor, derived from the laurel tree, is used as an

O insects repellent, painkiller, and antispasmodic.
O insect repellent, painkiller, and antispasmodic
O insect repellent, painkillers, and antispasmodic
O insect repellents, painkillers, and antispasmodics

9. The balalaika is a plucked, ——- of ancient Slavic origin.

O three-strings instrument
O three-stringed instruments
O three-stringed instrument
O three-string instruments

10. Prolonged exposure to a hot environment can lead to dehydration, ....... by

body tissues.
O the loss of too much water
O losses of too much water
O the losses of too much waters
O the loss of too much waters

EXERCISE 32: COUNTABLE/NON-COUNTABLE NOUNS, PLURAL/SINGULAR

The following exercise contains the Error Identification section. Choose the
underlined word or phrase that is incorrect in each of the following sentences.

1. Wheat are an important crop in the United States and across the world.

2. The Maginot Line, a massive system of fortifications, became obsolete before

their completion in 1934.

3. Econometrics, a branch of economics, uses statistics to describe economic

phenomenon.

4. Starfishes, crinoids, sea cucumbers, and sea urchins are all examples of
echinoderms.

5. Magnolia are native to Japan, China, North America, and the Himalayas,
and they produce large white, rose, or purple flowers.

6. I. M. Pei's architectural style is notable for its simplicity and environmental

harmonies.
7. There are over 1,500 species of a cactus, almost all of which are native to
America.

8. Many writers have pointed out that courage can be a character flaw if they
are inspired by foolhardiness.

9. Pate de foie gras is a delicacy made of liver of geese.

10. Mathematics are divided into two main classes—applied mathematics and
pure mathematics.

EXERCISE 33: ADJECTIVES OF QUANTITY (MUCH,MANY,MORE)

The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Sentence
Correction questions in the Structure section of the Test. Choose the word or phrase
that best completes each of the following
sentences.

1. —used today is recycled.

O Much papers
O Much of the paper
O Many paper
O Many of papers

2. The Earth's atmosphere is composed —— than the atmosphere of Venus.

O of far fewer carton dioxide
O of far lesser carbon dioxide
O of far less carton dioxide
O of far few carton dioxide

3. —— on the Earth's surface is frozen in the polar ice caps.

O Much of the water
O Much waters
O Many of the waters
O Many waters

4. —— than any other country.

O Brazil produces most coffee
O Brazil produced the more coffee
O Brazil produces more coffee
O Brazil produces bigger coffee
5. The Battle of Verdun resulted ——, but neither the French nor the Germans
gained any significant advantage.
O in the loss of much lives
O in the loss of many lives
O in the loss of many life
O in the loss of much of life

6. Improvements in the economy may sometimes explain —.

O periods of lesser crimes
O periods of fewer crimes
O periods of little crimes
O periods of less crimes

7. By piecing together —, scientists have been able to make accurate maps of

their surfaces.
O many different satellite images of moons and planets
O much different satellite image of moons and planets
O many different satellites images of moons and planets
O much different satellite images of moons and planets

8. Because of advanced communications technology, — remain unknown

throughout the world for very long.
O fewer important news stories
O little important news stories
O few important news stories
O lesser important news stories

9. ——, although narcotic poisons in large doses, are powerful medicines in

small doses.
O Many alkaloids
O Much alkaloids
O Many alkaloid
O Much alkaloid
10. — than during the last century due to the campaigns of white Americans
against Native Americans.
O There are few buffalos roaming the Great Plains today
O There are fewer buffalos roaming the Great Plains today
O There are little buffalo roaming the Great Plains today
O There are less buffalo roaming the Great Plains today
EXERCISE 34: ADJECTIVES OF QUANTITY
The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Error
Identification questions in the Structure section of the Test. Choose the underlined
word or phrase that is incorrect in each of the following sentences.

1. Fewer beer is consumed per capita in France than in Germany.

2. Many violent dust storms in the 1930's was the result of accelerated soil
erosion due to improper farming techniques.

3. Cigarette smoke is cause of much dust in some homes.

4. Trade reports show that much brands of olive oil imported by the U.S. come
from Italy.

5. Quartz and feldspar particles are the chief constituent of many types of
sand.

6. Few modern soaps are made by boiling animal fat and wood ash, which is
the process by which soap were originally made.

7. Little of the world's snakes produce venom, and most venomous species
live in the tropics.

8. Much of the province of Quebec is an uninhabit wilderness of forests, lakes,

and streams.

9. Wheat, oats, and barley are just little examples of important grains raised in
the Northern Hemisphere.

10. Accidence, or the changing of the morphology of words to demonstrate

grammatical elements, consists of various noun and verb endings in much
languages.
EXERCISE 35: ADJECTIVES THAT SHOW QUANTITY
The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Sentence
Correction questions in the Structure section of the Test. Choose the word or phrase
that best completes each of the following sentences.

1. The rebuilding after disasters has made Tokyo —.

O the most modern world city
O one world's most modem city
O the one city of the modem world
O one of the world's most modem cities

2. Approximately 20% of the Earth's atmosphere —, and most of the

remainder is comprised of nitrogen.
O is comprised of oxygen
O comprised of oxygen
O are comprised of oxygen
O are comprising oxygen

3. —is needed for cacti to grow indoors.

O A lot sunlight
O A lot of sunlight
O A lot of the sunlight
O A lots of sunlight

4. Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, is larger than ——.
O two of planets, Pluto and Mercury
O two of the planets. Pluto and Mercury
O two of the planet, Pluto and Mercury
O two of planet, Pluto and Mercury

5. Only a small amount of plastic explosive —.

O are needed to cause extensive damage
O is needed to cause extensive damage
O needed to cause extensive damage
O needs to cause extensive damage

6. —— in 1986 will witness its return in 2061.

O Little people alive to see Haley's Comet
O Few people alive to see Haley's Comet
O Few of the peoples alive to see Haley's Comet
O Fewer people alive to see Haley's Comet
7. —— used in glassmaking is silicon sand.
O Most of the material
O Most materials are
O Much of the materials
O Many of the materials

8. —— which make up the state of Michigan borders Lake Ontario.

O Neither of the peninsula
O Either of the peninsulas
O Neither of the peninsulas
O Either of the peninsula

9. —— is actually the result of severe flooding.

O Many of the damage caused by hurricanes
O Much of the damages caused by hurricanes
O A lots of the damage caused by hurricanes
O Much of the damage caused by hurricanes

10. Sedimentary rocks represent — of rocks found in the Earth's crust.

O one of the three main class
O one of the three main classes
O one of three main class
O a one of the three main classes

EXERCISE 36: ADJECTIVES THAT SHOW QUANTITY

The following exercise contains Error Identification questions. Choose the

underlined word or phrase that is incorrect in each of the following sentences.

1. Many of the island of Sicily is mountainous, but there are lowlands around
its coast.

2. A number of species of sedge is found throughout the temperate regions of

the world.

3. All three of the species of hyena have shoulders higher than their hind
quarters, massive heads, and powerful jaw.

4. Over half of the world's caloric intake are in the form of grains.

5. Unusually rapid thawing of winter snows is responsible for many of the

river flooding in this country.

6. Of the entire population of the Fiji Islands, only 44% are comprised of
original Melanesian and Polynesian inhabitants.
7. The music of Jan Sibelius and the architectural works of Alvar Aalto and
Eliel and Eero Saarinen are among the contribution of Finland to European
culture.

8. Three species of fire ants are found in the southern U.S. and is pests in fruit
plantations.

9. 90% of the inhabitants of Hong Kong lives in the urbanized 14% of the
country's total land surface.

10. Much of the prominent features of the surface of the Jovian satellite lo are
caused by ongoing volcanic activity.

EXERCISE 37: PARALLELISM

The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Sentence
Correction questions in the Structure section of the Test. Choose the word or phrase
that best completes each of the following sentences.

1. Diamonds are mined by raising chunks of earth from underground tunnels,

carefully crushing them, and then —— the diamonds as pressurized water
rinses away the soil.
O to remove
O remove
O be removed
O removing

2. Recent studies have shown that parents of today are generally concerned
with their children's health and safety rather than —.
O with educating them
O an education for them
O with their education
O the education of theirs

3. The more powerful the tennis serve,

O the more difficult it is to return it
O the more difficult the return
O the more difficulty the other player has
O the more difficult played the return

4. The survival of different species of birds actually depends on their ability to

camouflage themselves,
O but not on predatory skills
O not their predatory skills
O on predatory skills
O not on their predatory skills
5. Intoxication is produced by alcohol as it circulates in the blood stream and
—— to depress the central nervous system.
O which acts as
O acts
O then acted
O is acting

6. Although her scheme to dethrone Octavian failed, Cleopatra's fierce

ambition, outstanding capability, —— have left a positive impression on
history.
O and remarkably charming
O and remarkable charm
O and remarkably charmed
O and had remarkable charm

7. The financial yields of Alaska's petroleum reservoirs is greater than —.

O fishing and farming industries combined
O that of its fishing and farming industries combined
O of its combined fishing and farming
O that fishing and farming industries combined

8. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace, Mikhail Gorbachev is regarded as a

skilled technocrat, an effective reformer, and —.
O an accomplished politician
O politician who is accomplished
O accomplished politician
O an accomplishing politician

9. In order to frighten away potential aggressors, animals often raise their fur
to seem larger than —.
O actually are
O more animals in the forest
O they actually are
O actual others

10. Spiders ——, injecting them with poison, or simply by starving them.
O kill their prey by suffocation
O suffocate their prey
O suffocating their prey
O kill their prey by suffocating them
EXERCISE 38: PARALLELISM
The following exercise contains questions like those that appear as Error
Identification questions in the Structure section of the Test. Choose the underlined
word or phrase that is incorrect in each of the following sentences.

1. The novel, Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville is an exciting sea story, a social

critical of American prejudices, and a philosophical inquiry into the nature
of good and evil.

2. The La Brea Tar Pits in California, in which the first fossils were found in
1875, yielded remains of prehistoric animals and plant life.

3. As Deputy Postmaster of the American Colonies, Benjamin Franklin

reorganizing the postal system, making it efficient, profitable, and safe.

4. Most programs of Radio Free Europe were written, produced, and

broadcast by exiles from five Eastern Europe countries.

5. Fire, much like water, is used to prepare food, keep burning fires from
spreading, and giving humans the essential tools they need for survival.

6. Rugby is almost the same game than football, except jts field is longer, its
ball is more spherical, and its play is more continuous.

7. Subjects most often required of college freshmen are history, biology, and
mathematic.

8. Ultrasound is one technique common used during pregnancy to measure

fetal heartbeat, detect congenital defects, and ensure the proper growth of
the fetus.

9. Languages spoken by people of the simplest cultures are as subtle and as

intricate as that spoken by people of more complex civilizations.

10. The seeds of the sunflower can be used as a cooking-oil source, food for
poultry, and grain for bread.