Adjective Clause Connectors

Exercise 11: Adjective Clause Connectors.

T 1. It is important to fill out the form in the way that you have been instructed.

F 2. The car which I have been driving for five years for sale at a really good price. Missing verb (could be IS for sale)

F 3. I just finished reading the novel whom the professor suggested for my book report. Incorrect connector (whom could be which)

T 4. The plane that he was scheduled to take to Hawaii was delayed.

F 5. The movie which we watched on cable last night it was really frightening. Extra subject (omit it)

T 6. I made an appointment with the doctor whom you recommended.

T 7. The enthusiasm with which he greeted me made me feel welcome.

F 8. The story that you told me about Bob. Missing verb (could be WAS FUNNY)

F 9. The men with whom were having the discussion did not seem very friendly. Missing subject (could be WE were having)

T 10. I’m not really sure about taking part in the plans that we made last night.

Exercise 12: Adjective Clause Connectors/Subjects.

T 1. The ice cream that is served in the restaurant has a smooth, creamy texture.

F 2. The cars are trying to enter the freeway system are lined up for blocks.

Missing connector/subject (could be WHICH are trying)

F 3. I have great respect for everyone who on the Dean’s List. Missing verb (could be who IS)

F 4. It is going to be very difficult to work with the man which just began working here. Incorrect connector/subject (which should be who)

F 5. The door that leads to the vault it was tightly locked. Extra subject (omit it)

T 6. The neighbors reported the man who was trying to break into the car to the police.

F 7. These plants can only survive in an environment is extremely humid.

Missing connector/subject (could be WHICH is)

F 8. The boss meets with any production workers who they have surpassed their quotas. Extra subject (omit they)

T 9. The salesclerk ran after the woman who had left her credit card in the store.

F 10. The shoes which matched the dress that was on sale. Missing verb (could be that was on sale ARE ALSO ON SALE)

Exercise (Skills 9-12):

F 1. No one explained to me whether was coming or not. Missing subject (could be HE was coming)

T 2. The part of the structure that has already been built needs to be torn down.

F 3. The girl who she just joined the softball team is a great shortstop. Extra subject (omit she)

T 4. I have no idea about when the meeting is supposed to start.

F 5. We have been told that we can leave whenever we want. Missing subject (could be WE want)

F 6. The racquet with whom I was playing was too big and too heavy for me. Incorrect connector (whom could be which)

F 7. I will never understand that he did. Incorrect connector/subject (that should be what)

F 8. He was still sick was obvious to the entire medical staff. Missing connector (could be THAT he was)

F 9. What is most important in this situation it is to finish on time. Extra subject (omit it)

T 10. The newspapers that were piled up on the front porch were an indication that the residents had not been home in some time.

TOEFL Exercise (Skills 9-12): Choose the correct answer.

1 1. Dolphins form extremely complicated allegiances and _______ continually change. Enmities that are enmities enmities that are that enmities

4 2. Scientists are now beginning to conduct experiments on _________________ trigger different sorts of health risks. noise pollution can that noise pollution how noise pollution how noise pollution can

3 3. The Appolo 11 astronauts ______ of the Earth’s inhabitants witnessed on the famous first moonwalk on July 20, 1969, were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Whom whom millions were some whom some were

4 4. At the end of the nineteenth century, Alfred Binet developed a test for measuring intelligence ___________ served as the basis of modern IQ tests. Has it has and which has

3 5. __________ have at least four hours of hazardous materials response training is mandated by federal law. All police officers All police officers must That all police officers For all police officers

3 6. A cloud’s reservoir of negative charge extends upward from the altitude at ___________ the freezing point. temperatures hit hit temperatures which temperatures hit which hit temperatures

1 7. In a 1988 advanced officers’ training program, Sampson developed a plan to incorporate police in enforcing environmental protection laws whenever ______ feasible. it is is has it has

2 8. __________ will be carried in the next space shuttle payload has not yet been announced to the public. It What When That

2 9. During free fall, ________ up to a full minute, a skydiver will fall at a constant speed of 120 m.p.h.

3 10. The fact __________ the most important ratings period is about to begin has caused all three networks to shore up their schedules. is that of that what

TOEFL Exercise (Skills 1-12): Choose the correct answer.

1 1. __________ loom high above the north and northeastern boundaries of the expanding city of Tucson. The Santa Catalina mountains Because the Santa Catalina mountains The Santa Catalina mountains are That the Santa Catalina mountains

3 2. Radioactive _____ provides a powerful way to measure geologic time. It dates dating can

2 3. __________ contained in the chromosomes, and they are thought of as the units of heredity. Genes which are Genes are When genes Because of genes

1 4. The benefit _______ the study is that it provides necessary information to anyone who needs it. of which that because

2 5. The same symptoms that occur __________ occur with cocaine. amphetamines can with amphetamines can so amphetamines with amphetamines they

2 6. Many companies across the country have molded the concepts ____________ describes into an integrated strategy for preventing stress. and Wolf that Wolf what Wolf so Wolf

3 7. __________ in the first draft of the budget will not necessarily be in the final draft. Although it appears It appears What appears Despite its appearance

3 8. If a food label indicates that a food is mostly carbohydrate, it does not mean _____ is a good food to eat. and it and that it when

4 9. A need for space law to include commercial concerns has been recognized inasmuch ____________ been expanding drastically in recent years. the commercial launch industry the commercial launch industry has as has the commercial launch industry as the commercial launch industry has

2 10. The report on the nuclear power plant indicated that when the plant had gone on line __________ unsafe. and it had been it had been had been that it had been

Exercise 13: Reduced Adjective Clauses.

T 1. We will have to return the merchandise purchased yesterday at the Broadway.

F 2. The children sat in the fancy restaurant found it difficult to behave. (sat should be sitting)

T 3. Serving a term of four years, the mayor of the town will face reelection next year.

F 4. The brand new Cadillac, purchasing less than two weeks ago, was destroyed in the accident.

F 5. The fans who supporting their team always come out to the games in large numbers. (who)

F 6. The suspect can be seen in the photograph were just released by the police. (were)

F 7. The food placing on the picnic table attracted a large number of flies. (placing should be placed)

T 8. Impressed with everything she had heard about the course, Marie signed her children up for it.

F 9. The passengers in the airport waiting room, heard the announcement of the canceled flight, groaned audibly. (heard should be hearing)

F 10. Dissatisfied with the service at the restaurant, the meal really was not enjoyable. (Illogical reduction)

Exercise 14: Reduced Adverb Clauses.

T 1. If not completely satisfied, you can return the product to the manufacturer.

F 2. Steve has had to learn how to cook and clean since left home. (left should be leaving)

T 3. The ointment can be applied where needed.

T 4. Tom began to look for a job after completing his master’s degree in engineering.

F 5. Although not selecting for the team, he attends all of the games as a fan. (selecting should be selected)

F 6. When purchased at this store, the buyer gets a guarantee on all items.

(Illogical reduction)

T 7. The medicine is not effective unless taken as directed.

F 8. You should negotiate a lot before buy a new car. (buy should be buying)

T 9. Once purchased, the swimsuits cannot be returned.

T 10. Though located near the coast, the town does not get much of an ocean breeze.

Exercise (Skills 13-14):

F 1. Though was surprised at the results, she was pleased with what she had done. (was)

T 2. Wearing only a light sweater, she stepped out into the pouring rain.

T 3. The family stopped to visit many relatives while driving across the country.

F 4. The company president, needed a vacation, boarded a plane for the Bahamas. (needed should be needing)

T 5. When applying for the job, you should bring your letters of reference.

F 6. She looked up into the dreary sky was filled with dark thunderclouds.

(Illogical reduction)

T 7. Feeling weak after a long illness, Sally wanted to try to get back to work.

F 8. Before decided to have surgery, you should get a second opinion.

(decided should be deciding)

T 9. The construction materials, a rather grainy type of wood, gave the room a rustic feeling.

T 10. The application will at least be reviewed if submitted by the fifteenth of the month.

TOEFL Exercise (Skills 13-14): Choose the correct answer.

1 1. When _____ nests during spring nesting season, Canadian geese are fiercely territorial. Building are building built are built

1 2. In 1870, Calvin, along with Adirondack hunter Alvah Dunning, made the first known ascent of Seward Mountain, _______ far from roads or trails. a remote peak it is a remote peak a remote peak is which a remote peak

2 3. Kokanee salmon begin to deteriorate and die soon __________ at the age of four. they spawn after spawning spawn spawned the salmon

3 4. __________ behind government secrecy for nearly half a century, the Hanford plant in central Washington produced plutonium for the nuclear weapons of the Cold War. It is hidden Hidden Which is hidden The plant is hiding

4 5. Until ____________ incorrect, astronomers had assumed that the insides of white dwarfs were uniform. They their proof the astronomers recently proven recently proven

4 6. ____________ artifacts from the early Chinese dynasties, numerous archeologists have explored the southern Silk Road. They were searching for It was a search for Searched for Searching for

2 7. In Hailey, the best-known lecturer was women’s rights activist Abigail Scott Duniway of Portland, Oregon, who could usually be persuaded to speak ______ town visiting her son. she was in while in while she was was in

4 8. The National Restaurant _______________ Washington, says that federal efforts to regulate workplace smoking would limit restaurants’ ability to respond to the desires of their patrons. Association in Association is in Association which is in Association, based in

3 9. _________________ in North American waterways less than a decade ago, zebra mussels have already earned a nasty reputation for their expensive habit of clogging water pipes in the Great Lakes area. The first sighting Although first sighted Zebra mussels were first sighted First sighting

3 10. Small companies may take their goods abroad for trade shows without paying foreign value-added taxes by acquiring __________ an ATA carnet. a document calls a document called calls a document called a document

TOEFL Exercise (Skill 1-14): Choose the correct answer.

4 1. In the United States _______ approximately four million miles of roads, streets and highways. There is they there are

1 2. __________ twelve million immigrants entered the U.S. via Ellis Island. More than There were more than Of more than The report of

4 3. The television, _____ so long been a part of our culture, has an enormous influence. Has it has which which has

3 4. Psychologists have traditionally maintained that infants cannot formulate long-term memories until _____ the age of eight of nine months. They they reach to reach reach

4 5. __________ a cheese shop has since grown into a small conglomerate consisting of a catering business and two retail stores. In the beginning of It began as Its beginning which was What began as

2 6. Primarily a government contractor, __________ preferential treatment from government agencies as both a minority-group member and a woman. receives Weber Weber receives the reception of Weber according to Weber’s reception

3 7. Because the project depends on __________ at the federal level, the city and county may have to wait until the budget cutting ends. it happens which happening what happens that it happens

4 8. _____ definitive study of a western hard-rock mining community cemetery appears to have been done is in Silver City, Nevada. Most The most Where most Where the most

1 9. One of the areas of multimedia that is growing quickly __________ is sound. yet is easily overlooked is easily overlooked it is easily overlooked that is easily overlooked

4 10. ___________________, early approaches for coping with workplace stress dealt with the problem only after its symptoms had appeared. Although well intending Although it is a good intention Although a good intention Although well intended

Exercise 15: Invert the Subject and Verb with Question Words.

F 1. The phone company is not certain when will the new directories be ready. (should be the new directories will)

T 2. The professor does not understand why so many students did poorly on the exam.

F 3. How new students can get information about parking? (should be can new students)

T 4. Where is it cheapest to get typeset copies printed?

F 5. Only the pilot can tell you how far can the plane go on one tank of fuel. (should be the plane can)

T 6. What type of security does he prefer for his investments?

T 7. Not even the bank president knows when the vault will be opened.

F 8. How long it has been since you arrived in the United States? (should be has it)

T 9. The jury doubts what the witness said under cross-examination.

T 10. Do you know why he wants to take an extended leave of absence?

Exercise 16: Invert the Subject and Verb with Place Expressions.

T 1. In front of the house were some giant trees.

F 2. There a big house is on the corner. (should be is a big house)

T 3. In the cave was a vast treasure or gems and jewels.

F 4. To the north the stream is that the settlers will have to cross. (should be is the stream)

T 5. Around the corner are the offices that you area trying to find.

F 6. At the Italian restaurant was the food too spicy for my taste. (should be the food was)

F 7. Nowhere in the world farmers can grow such delicious food. (should be can farmers)

F 8. In the backyard the two trees are that need to be pruned. (should be are the two tress)

T 9. Around the recreation hall and down the path are the tents where we will be staying this week.

F 10. In the apartment next to mine a man and a woman were having a heated discussion. (should be were a man and a woman)

Exercise 17: Inverted Subject and Verb with Negatives.

F 1. Never the boy wrote to his sisters. (should be did the boy write)

T 2. On no occasion did they say that to me.

T 3. Steve did not win the prize, nor did he expect to do so.

F 4. Only once in my life gone I have to New York City. (should be have I gone)

F 5. Did he go out of the house at no time. (should be He went)

F 6. Seldom their secretary has made such mistakes. (should be has their secretary)

T 7. No sooner had she hung up the phone than it rang again.

F 8. Sheila did not arrive late for work, nor she left early. (should be did she leave)

T 9. Barely had he finished the exam when the graduate assistant collected the papers.

T 10. The police did not arrive in time to save the girl, and neither did the paramedics.

Exercise 18: Inverted Subject and Verb with Conditionals.

T 1. Were our neighbors a bit more friendly, it would be somewhat easier to get to know them.

F 2. There are plenty of blankets in the closet if should you get cold during the night. (could be you should)

F 3. Has he enough vacation days left this year, he will take two full weeks off in December. (should be if he has)

T 4. Had we been informed of the decision, we might have had something to say about it.

F 5. I would like to know could you help me pack these boxes. (should be if you could)

F 6. He would have been in big trouble had not he remembered the assignment at the last minute. (should be were he)

T 7. If your friends come to visit, will they stay in a hotel or at your home?

F 8. He might be a little more successful today was he a little more willing to do some hard work. (should be were he)

T 9. Should you ever visit this town again, I would be delighted to show you around.

T 10. Do you think that she would give the speech were she asked to do so?

Exercise 19: Inverted Subject and Verb with Comparisons.

T 1. This candidate has received more votes than has any other candidate in previous years.

F 2. Obviously we were much more impressed with the performance than did the other members of the audience. (should be were the other members)

T 3. The film that we saw last night at the festival was better than any of the other films.

T 4. The vegetables at the market this morning were far fresher than were those at the market yesterday.

F 5. I am afraid that is the condition of these tires as bad as the condition of the others. (should be that the condition of these tires is)

T 6. We firmly believed that our team could achieve a much faster time than any of the others.

T 7. This apple pie is not as good as the last one that you made.

T 8. On the fishing trip, Bobby caught twice as many fish as anyone else did.

T 9. The final speaker gave us more details than had any of the previous speakers.

F 10. Do you know why does he need to sleep so many more hours than do the others? (does he need should be he needs)

Exercise (Skills 15-19):

F 1. The town council is not sure why have the land developers changed their plans. (should be land developers have)

F 2. Never in the world I believed that this would happen. (should be did I believe)

T 3. The day might have been a little more enjoyable had the sun been out a little more.

T 4. Only once did the judge take the defense lawyer’s suggestion.

F 5. Down the hall to the left the offices are that need to be painted. (should be are the offices)

T 6. Did the scientist explain what he put in the beaker?

F 7. Hardly ever it snows in this section of the country. (should be does it snow)

T 8. Elijah scored more points in yesterday’s basketball final than had any other player in history.

T 9. In the state of California, earthquakes occur regularly.

F 10. He should ever call again, please tell him that I am not at home.

(should be Should he)

TOEFL Exercise (Skills 15-19): Choose the correct answer.

4 1. Rarely __________ located near city lights or at lower elevations. observatories are are in the observatories are observatories

2 2. There are geographic, economic, and cultural reasons why _______ around the world. diets differ do diets different to differ a diet

1 3. Were ________________ millions of dollars each year replenishing eroding beaches, the coastline would be changing even more rapidly. the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers not spending the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers not spend the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not spend not spending the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

3 4. Nowhere ___________ more skewed than in the auto industry. that retail trade figures retail trade figures are retail trade figures retail trade figures

4 5. New York City’s Central Park is nearly twice as large ________ second smallest country, Monaco. As as the as is as is the

2 6. Potassium has a valence of positive one because it usually loses one electron when _______ with other elements. does it combine it combines in combining combination

3 7. The economic background of labor legislation will not be mentioned in this course, ____________ be treated. trade unionism will not nor trade unionism will nor will trade unionism neither trade unionism will

1 8. ________ test positive for antibiotics when tanker trucks arrive at a milk processing plant, according to federal law, the entire truckload must be discarded. Should milk If milk If milk is Milk should

3 9. Located behind _______ the two lacrimal (tear) glands. each eyelid is each eyelid each eyelid are each eyelid which is

3 10. Only for a short period of time _______ run at top speed. Cheetahs do cheetahs that a cheetah can can

TOEFL Exercise (Skills 1-19): Choose the correct answer.

2 1. _______ variety of flowers in the show, from simple carnations to the most exquisite roses. A wide There was a wide Was there Many

4 2. The wedges _______ dart board are worth from one to twenty points each. they are on a are on a are they on a on a

1 3. _________ producing many new movies for release after the new season begins. His company is His companies The company Why the company is

1 4. ____________ that Emily Dickinson wrote, 24 were given titles and 7 were published during her lifetime. Of the 1,800 poems There were 1,800 poems Because the 1,800 poems The 1,800 poems

4 5. Since an immediate charge was needed on an emergency basis, __________ by the governor to curtail railway expenditure. so it was proposed was proposed because of the proposal it was proposed

3 6. In the Morgan Library in New York City _________ of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. a collection is in a collection is a collection which is a collection

3 7. Some fishing fleets might not have been so inefficient in limiting their catch to target species ____________ more strict in enforcing penalties. the government had been if the government had had the government been if the government

2 8. The Dewey Decimal System, currently used in libraries throughout the world, _______ all written works into ten classes according to subject. Dividing divides it would divide was divided

4 9. Individual differences in brain-wave activity may shed light on why some people are more prone to emotional stress disorders _________ that others are and others are others are than are others

2 10. _______ squeezed, the orange juice in a one-cup serving provides twice the minimum daily requirement for vitamin C. It is freshly If freshly You freshly If it freshly

Exercise 20: Verb Agreement after Prepositional Phrases.

T 1. The climbers on the sheer face of the mountain need to be rescued.

F 2. The interrogation, conducted by three police officers, have lasted for several hours. (have should be has)

F 3. The tenants in the apartment next to mine is giving a party this evening. (is should be are)

T 4. The president, surrounded by secret service agents, is trying to make his way to the podium.

T 5. The buildings destroyed during the fire are being rebuilt at the taxpayers’ expense.

F 6. Because of the seriousness of the company’s financial problems, the board of directors have called an emergency meeting. (have should be has)

F 7. Manufacture of the items that you requested have been discontinued because of lack of profit on those items.

T 8. Further development of any new ideas for future products has to be approved in advance.

F 9. The scheduled departure time of the trams, posted on panels throughout the terminal buildings, are going to be updated. (are should be is)

T 10. Any houses built in that development before 1970 have to be upgraded to meet current standards.