skill 11-15

SKILL 11 AGREEMENT AFTER PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
EXERCISE 11 : Each of the following sentences has one or more prepositional phrases between the subject and verb. Put parentheses around the prepositional phrases. Underline the subject once and bold the verb. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

C 1. The subject (of the lectures) was quite interesting.
I 2. The supplies (for the camping trip) needs to be packed.
I 3. The chairs(under the table) (in the dinning room) is quite comfortable.
C 4. The players (on the winning team) (in the competition) put forth a lot of effort.
I 5. The food (for the guests) at the party are on the long tables.
C 6. The cost (of the clothes) was higher than I had expected.
C 7. The rugs (in the front rooms) (of the house) are going to be washed today.
I 8. The waiters and waitresses (in this restaurant) always serves the food efficiencly.
C 9. The lights (in the corner) (of the room) need to be kept on all night.
C 10. The meeting (of the members) (of the council) begins at 3:00 in the afternoon.

SKILL 12 AGREEMENT AFTER EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY
EXERCISE 12 : Each of the following sentences has a quantity expression as the subject. Underline the subjects once and bold the verb. Italic yhe objects that verbs agree with. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

C 1. Half of the students in the class arrive early.
I 2. Some of the fruit are rotten.
C 3. All of the (next chapter) contains very important information.
I 4. Most of the (people) in the room is paying attention.
C 5. Part of the (soup) is left on the stove.
I 6. Some of the (movie) were just too violent for me.
I 7. All of the (details) in the report needs to be checked.
C 8. Most of the (money) is needed to pay the bills.
I 9. The first half of the (class) consists of lecture and note-taking.
I 10. Some of the (questions) on the test was impossible to answer.


SKILL 13 AGREEMENT AFTER CERTAIN WORDS
EXERCISE 13 : Each of the following sentences contains of the words that are grammaticaly singular but have a plural meaning. Underline these words and bold the verbs. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

I 1. Anybody are welcome at the party.
C 2. No one here is afraid of skydiving.
I 3. Everyone in the world needs love and respect.
C 4. Someone have to clean up the house.
C 5. Each plant in the garden appear healthy and strong.
C 6. You should understand that anything is possible.
I 7. Everything in the salad are good for you.
C 8. Nobody in the class have completed the assignment on time.
C 9. I am sure that every detail have been considered.
I 10. Everybody know the rules, but somebody is not following them.

EXERCISE (Skill 11-13) : Each of the following sentences may have a problem with subject/verb agreement. Underline the subjects and bold the verbs. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

C 1. The receptionists (in the entryway) (to the offices) is able (to answer) your questions.
I 2. All (of the information) (in the documents) are important.
C 3. Anyone (in one) (of the classes) has (to take the final) exam.
I 4. The coordinator (of community) services are arranging the program.
I 5. Most (of the car) are covered with mud.
C 6. Nothing more is going (to be completed) today.
I 7. The drinks (in the pitchers) (on the table) (in the ballroom) is (for everyone).
I 8. Everybody were told (to be here) at 8:00, but somebody is not here.
C 9. Some (of the meetings) at the conference are limited (to ten participants).
C 10. The sauce (on the vegetables) (in the yellow bow) taste really delicious.




TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 11-13) : Choose the letter of the underline word or group of words that thai is not correct.

D 1. Nobody know when the process of glass-making was invented.
A B C D
B 2. Sugars like glucose is made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms.
A B C D
B 3. Part of the electricity used in the United States today come from hydroelectric
A B C
Sources.
D
B 4. The languages of the world presents avast array of structural similiarities and A B C
Differences.
D
C 5. The rise of multinationlas have resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity
A B
Because multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions.
C D
A 6. All of the east- west interstate highways in the United States has even numbers,
A B
While north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered.
C D

C 7. When a massive star in the large Magellanic exploded in 1987, a wave of
A B
neutrions were detected on Earth.
C D
C 8. Some of the agricultural practise used today is responsible for fostering
A B C D
Desertification.
C 9. Every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes are
A B C
Occupied by the white –crowned sparrow.
D
D 10. Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that put so much ash into the air that
A B
Sunsets arround the world was affected for two years afterward.
C D






TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-13) : Choose the letter of the word or group of words that the best completes the sentences.

1. The constitution of pictograms the earliest system of writing.
2. At temperatures approach absolute zero, substances possess minimal energy.
3. The Earth’s one-year revolution arround the Sun changes how sunlight in the fall on one hemisphere or the order.
4. Though sporadic interest in regional dialects has existed for centuries, the first large-scale systematic studies did not take place until the nineteenth century.

Choose the letter of the underline word or group of the words that is not correct.

A 5. The waters of the Chattahoochee River fills Lake Lanier.
A B C D
B 6. The first set of false teeth similar to those in use today it was made in France
A B C D
In the 1780s.
B 7. The term “Yanke” was originally a nickname for people from New England,
A
but now anyone from the United States are referred to as a Yankee.
B C D
B 8. A network of small arteries, mostly sandwiched between the skin and the
A
underlying muscles, supply blood to the face and scalp.
B C D
C 9. Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest who can withstand the severest
A B C D
drought.
D 10. At the end of the Revolution, most of the army units of the young nation was
A B
almost entirely disbanded, leaving a total national military force of eighty
C D
men in 1784.










SKILL 14 PARALEL STRUCTURE WITH COORDINATE CONJUNCTIONS
EXERCISE 14 : Each of the following sentences contains words or group of words that should be parallel. Bold the word that indicates that the sentences should have parallel parts. Underline the parts that should be parallel. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

I 1. The pastries in that shop are very expensive but quite deliciously.
C 2. You can find some change to buy a paper in the drawer, on the top the dresser, or in the jar.
I 3. The living room was decorated with expensive painting and elegance lamps.
I 4. He knew that the financial problems were serious, that the situation was not going to improve, and the needed to get a job.
C 5. All day along during the trip to the mountains, they were sikiing, sledding, or played in the snow.
C 6. The car needs new tires but not a new engine.
C 7. He stop working when he gets too tired to continue or when he has finished.
I 8. To get to the office, you should go through this door, turn to the left, and continuation down the hall.
C 9. For dessert we could serve lemon pie, fruit tarts, chocolate cake, or butter cookies.
I 10. The sick child needs some medicine, some juice, and to rest.

SKILL 15 PARALLEL STRUCTURE WITH PAIRED CONJUNCTIONS
EXERCISE 15 : Each of the following sentences contains words or group of words that should be parallel. Bold the words that indicate that the sentences shoukd have parallel parts. Underline the parts that should be parallel. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

I 1. He either lied or telling an unbelievable story.
C 2. The muisc the concert was neither weel played nor well liked.
I 3. He regularly studies but in the morning or in the evening.
C 4. The play the we saw last night was not only rather delightful but also quite meaningful.
C 5. He married her neither for her ability to cook nor he ability to clean house.
C 6. The discussion was both exciting and interest.
C 7. He withdrew all the money not only from the checking account but also from the savings account.
I 8. Neither the teacher or the students are ready to leave the classroom.
I 9. You can meet with me either in the next few minutes or at 4:00.
I 10. John is an adventurous parson who enjoys not only skydiving but also goes parasailing.

EXERCISE (14-15) : Each of the following sentences contains words or group of words that should be parallel. Bold the words that indicate that the sentences shoukd have parallel parts. Underline the parts that should be parallel. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

C 1. The advertisement appeared in the newspaper and on the radio.
C 2. She is trained as both an accountant and in nursing.
I 3. We can take either my car or yours to the party.
C 4. The coffe is too hot, too bitter, and too strenght.
I 5. He not only passed the test but also receiving the highest score in the class.
I 6. Your ideas are neither more important or less important than the iedas of the others.
I 7. The meeting lasted only an hour but still seeming too long.
C 8. The novel was both emotional and description.
I 9. Either the counselor or her secretary can help you with that problem.
C 10. The leaves from the tree fell in the yard, in the pool, the driveway, and on the sidewalk.

TOEFL EXERCISE ( Skills 14-15 ) : Choose the letter of the underline word or group of words that is no correct.

C 1. Ballpoint pens are less versatile but more population than fountain pens.
A B C D
A 2. Riddles vary greatly in both grammatical and phonology form.
A B C D
C 3. Blood pressure is measured by feeling the pulse and apply a force to the arm.
A B C D
A 4. The Moon has no atmosphere, no air, and no watery.
A B C D
C 5. The first matches were too hard to ignite, a mess, or too dangerously easy to
A B C D
ignite.
B 6. A 1971 U.S. government policy not only put warning on cigarette packs but
A B
also banning television advertising of cigarettes.
C D
D 7. Demand, beauty, durabilty, rare, and perpection of cutting determine the value
A B C D
of a gemstone.
A 8. The Harvard Yard, which was Harvard’s original campus, is still a major
A B C
attraction for both students and visiting.
D
D 9. In 1862, the American Confederacy raised the Merrimack, renamed it Virginia,
A B
covered it with iron plates, and an outfit it with ten guns.
C D
B 10. The liquid crystals in a liquid crystal display (LCD) affect the polarized light
A B C
so that is either blocked and reflected by the segments of the display.
D

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-15) : Choose the letter of the word or group of words that the best completes the sentences.

1. Most cells in multicelled organisms perform specialized functions.
2. The big island of Hawaii, in the middle of the Pasific Ocean, it was created by five volcanoes.
3. The Sun uses up over four miilion tons of hydrogen per second, it does not still has enough hydrogen to last for the next five billion years.
4. For Katherinr L. Bates, who she was reaching the top Pikes Peak in 1893, the view provided the inspiration for her hymn “ America the Beatiful.”

Choose the letter of the underline word or group of the words that is not correct.

C 5. Coal, petroleum, and natural gaseous are all fossil fuels.
A B C D
B 6. The mass of neutron stars generaly range from one-tenth to twice the mass of
A B C D
the Sun.
D 7. Grasses grow in ways that help them to survive being nibble, chilly, or dried.
A B C D

A 8. Most of Hemingway’s novels glorifies heroic exploits such as bullfighting or
A B C
boxing.
D

D 9. Paleographers study ancient and medieval handwriting in order to establish not
A B C
only its age and also its background.
D
B 10. The sounds produced by bullfrogs and toads vary greatly because each species
A B
have its own particular call.
C D