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TOEFL EXERCISE ( Skill 1-3) : Choose the letter of the underline word or group of words that is not correct.
1. Nobody know when the process of glass-making was
invented.
A B C D
The incorrect word is : (A) Know
The reason : Nobody is singular subject. So, the verb
is must be followed by s/es.
The correct sentence is :
“Nobody knows when the process of glass-making was
invented”.
2. The languages of the world presents a vast array
of structural similarities and differences.
A B C D
The incorrect word is : (A) Presents
The reason : Because the languages is a plural
subject. So, that it does not need to be followed by s/es in the end of the
verb.
The correct sentence is :
“The languages of the world present a vast array of
structural similarities and differences”.
3. The rise of multinationals have resulted in a
great deal of legal ambiguity
A B
because
multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions.
C D
The incorrect word is : (A) Have
The reason : The rise of multinationals is looks
like a plural subject, but it can be change to ‘it’ which is a singular subject
that has the auxiliary verb such as : is, was, does, has.
The correct sentence is :
“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 has even numbers, while northsouth interstate highways are
odd-numbered. A B
C D
The incorrect word is : (A) Has
The reason : All of the east-west interstate
highways is a plural subject. So, it must be followed by the one of auxiliary
verb for the plural subject, have.
The correct sentence is :
“All of the
east-west interstate highways in the United States have even numbers, while
north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered”.
5. When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud
exploded in 1987, a wave of
A
B
neutrinos were detected on Earth.
C D
The incorrect word is : (C) Were
The reason : A wave of neutrinos is singular
subject. So, it must follow with was the one o auxiliary verb for singular
subject.
The correct sentence is :
“When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud
exploded in 1987, a wave of neutrinos was detected on Earth”.
6. 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
The incorrect word is : (C) Are
The reason : Every open space is singular subject.
So, it must be followed by is, not are.
The correct sentence is :
“Every open space in the targeted area that has
grass and a few bushes is occupied by the white-crowned sparrow”.
7. Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that put so
much ash into the air that
A B
sunsets around the world was affected for two years
afterward.
C D
The incorrect word is : (B) Put
The reason : Krakatoa is singular subject. So, it
must be followed by singular verb that contains s/es in the end of the word.
The correct sentence is :
“Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that puts so
much ash into the air that sunsets around the world was affected for two years
afterward”.
8. The term “Yankee” 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
The incorrect word is : (B) Are
The reason : Anyone is singular verb, and from the
beginning of this sentence suggests the singular too.
The correct sentence is :
“The term “Yankee” was originally a nickname for
people from New England, but now anyone from the United States is referred to
as a Yankee”.
9. 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
The incorrect word is : (C) Supply
The reason : A network of small arteries included in
the singular subject. So, the verb must be followed by s/es.
The correct sentence is :
“A network of small arteries, mostly sandwiched
between the skin and the underlying muscles, supplies blood to the face and
scalp”.
10. Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest who
can withstand the severest drought.
A B C D
The incorrect word is : (C) Who
The reason : Who is pronoun used to refer to people.
In this sentence referred to ‘tree’. So, ‘who’ change to ‘that’ or ‘which’.
The correct sentence is :
“Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest that can
withstand the severest drought”.
OR
“Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest which can
withstand the severest drought”.
