TOEFL EXERCISE (Skill 1-3) : Choose
the lette of the underlined word of group of words that is not correct.
1.
Nobody A know when the B process of glass-making C
was D invented.
The
incorrect word on the sentence is A KNOW. It’s because nobody is singular subject, so the verb
must be followed by s/es.
The correct sentence :
Nobody knows
when the process of glass making was invented.
2.
The languages of the world A presents a vast B array
of structural C similarities and D differences.
The
incorrect word on the sentence is A PRESENTS. It’s because the languages is plural subject, so the
verb doesn’t need to be followed by s/es.
The correct sentence :
The languages
of the world present a vast array of structural similarities and differences.
3.
The rise of multinationals A have B resulted
in a great deal of legal ambiguity because multinationals C can
D operate in so many jurisdictions.
The
incorrect word on the sentence is A HAVE. It’s because the rise is a singular subject, so it’s
need a singular auxiliary verb such as is, was, does and has.
The correct sentence :
The rise of
multinationals has resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because
multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions.
4.
All of the east-west interstate highways in the
United States A has even B numbers,
while north-south interstate highways c are D odd-numbered.
The
incorrect word on the sentence is A HAS. It’s because all of the east-west interstate highways is a plural subject, so
it’s need a plural auxiliary verb such as is, was, does and has.
The correct sentence :
All the
east-west interstate highways in the United States have even numbers, while
north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered.
5.
A When a massive
star in the large Magellanic Sloud B exploded in 1987, a wave
of neutrinos C were D detected
on Earth.
The
incorrect word on the sentence is C
WERE. It’s because a wave is a singular subject, so it’s need singular auxiliary verb
such as is, was, does and has.
The correct sentence :
When a
massive star in the large Magellanic Sloud exploded in 1987, a wave of
neutrinos was detected on Earth.
6.
Every open space in the A targeted
area that B has grass and a few
bushes C are D occupied by the
white-crowned sparrow.
The
incorrect word on the sentence is B
HAS.
It’s because every open space is a
plural subject, so it’s need plural auxiliary verb such as are, were, do and
have.
The correct sentence :
Every open
space in the targeted area that have grass and a few bushes are occupied by the
white-crowned sparrow.
7.
Krakatoa A is remembered as the
volcano that B put so much ash into the air that sunsets
around the world C was affected for two
years D afterward.
The
incorrect word on the sentence is C
WAS AFFECTED. It’s because sunsets
is a plural subject, so it’s need plural auxiliary verb such as are, were, do
and have.
The correct sentence :
Krakatoa is
remembered as the volcano that put so much ash into the air that sunsets around
the world were affected for two years afterward.
8.
The term “Yankee” A was
originally a nickname for the people from New England, but now anyone from the
United States B are C referred
D to as a Yankee.
The incorrect word on the sentence
is B ARE. It’s because anyone
is a singular subject, so it’s need singular auxiliary verb such as is, was,
does and has.
The correct sentence :
The term
“Yankee” was originally a nickname for the people from New England, but now anyone
from the United States is referred to as a Yankee.
9. A network of a small arteries, mostly A sandwiched
between the skin and the B underlying muscles, C supply D blood
to the face and scalp.
The incorrect word on the sentence
is C SUPPLY. It’s because a
network is a singular subject, so
the verb must be followed by s/es.
The correct sentence :
A network of
a small arteries, mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying
muscles, supplies blood to the face and scalp.
10.Mesquite A is a B small
tree in the Southwest C who can D withstand the severest drought.
The incorrect word on the sentence
is D
WITHSTAND. It’s because mesquite
is a singular subject, so the verb
must be followed by s/es.
The correct sentence :
Mesquite is a
small tree in the Southwest who can withstands the severest drought.
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