Meeting 4.1
1. Complete the sentence. Pak Budi _____ a very nice neighbor.
a. am
b. is
c. are
2, Complete the sentence. Look! Some deer _____ in the garden.
a. are
b. is
c. am
3. Complete the sentence. The girls _____ busy. They're studying for a big test.
a. are
b. are not
c. is not
d. is
4. Complete the sentence: They _____ eat dinner in a few minutes.
a. am going to
b. are going to
c. is going to
5. Complete the sentence: That restaurant _____ on Monday.
a. don't open
b. doesn't open
6. Any possible academic assistance from taking stimulants ______ marginal at best.
a. it is
b. is
c. as
d. there is
7. Complete the sentence. These towels _____ dry. Please put them in the dryer.
a. are not
b. are
c. is
d. is not
8. Complete the sentence: Mary _____ Italian food.
a. doesn't like
b. don't like
9. ______ Biloxi received its name from a Sioux word meaning "first people."
a. The city of
b. The tour included
c. It is in
d. Located in
10. Complete the sentence: She usually _____ work at 10:30 at night.
a. finish
b. finishes
11. Complete the sentence. Carlos is happy today. He _____ sad.
a. is
b. are not
c. is not
d. are
12. Complete the sentence: We _____ go shopping Saturday morning.
a. am going to
b. is going to
c. are going to
13. Complete the sentence: Olga _____ on weekends.
a. don't work
b. doesn't work
14. Complete the sentence. This book isn't boring. It _____ interesting.
a. are
b. is
c. is not
d. are not
15. The major cause ______ the pull of the Moon on the Earth.
a. the ocean tides are
b. the oceans' tides
c. of the tides in the ocean
d. of ocean tides is
16. Complete the sentence. I _____ at work right now.
a. is
b. am
c. are
17. Complete the sentence: Every day, my children _____ in the park.
a. play
b. plays
18. Complete the sentence. Sally is not a librarian. She _____ a teacher.
a. are not
b. is
c. is not
d. are
19. Complete the sentence. John _____ at his desk. He's lunch right now, I think.
a. are not
b. are
c. is
d. is not
20. Complete the sentence: Ana _____ a new car.
a. has
b. have
21. Complete the sentence: She always _____ English at night, after her children go to sleep.
a. study
b. studies
22. Complete the sentence. You _____ late to work all the time.
a. are
b. is
c. am
23. Complete the sentence: Last night I _____ a terrible dream.
a. have
b. had
24. Complete the sentence. That car is new. It _____ used
a. is not
b. are not
c. is
d. are
25. Complete the sentence. The water isn't cold. It _____ warm.
a. is not
b. is
c. are
d. are not
26. Complete the sentence: I _____ get up early and go swimming every day this week.
a. is going to
b. am going to
c. are going to
27. Complete the sentence: Maria _____ TV at night after work.
a. don't watch
b. doesn't watch
28. Complete the sentence. I _____ tired today.
a. are
b. am
c. is
29. Complete the sentence: Ted never _____ reality shows on TV.
a. watch
b. watches
30. Complete the sentence: Tom _____ in California.
a. lives
b. live
31. The North Platte River ______ from Wyoming into Nebraska.
a. it flowed
b. with flowing water
c. flows
d. flowing
32. Henry Adams, born in Boston, ______ famous as a historian and novelist.
a. and became
b. became
c. he was
d. and he became
33. A computerized map of the freeways using information gathered by sensors embedded in the pavement ______ on a local cable channel during rush hours.
a. to air
b. airing
c. airs
d. air
34. ______ tea plant are small and white.
a. Having flowers the
b. The
c. On the
d. The flowers of the
35. Complete the sentence: Last year, my family _____ to Mexico on vacation
a. went
b. goes
c. go
36. Complete the sentence: It _____ yesterday, but it _____ all day today.
a. did not rain, rain
b. did not rain, rained
c. does not rain, rain
37. A pride of lions ______ up to forty lions, including one to three males, several females, and cubs.
a. containing
b. can contain
c. it contains
d. contain
38. Complete the sentence. He _____ at the mall.
a. is
b. are
c. am
39. Complete the sentence: I _____ dinner last night. We _____ in a restaurant
a. did not cook, eat
b. did not cook, ate
c. do not cook, eat
40. Complete the sentence. The children _____ thristy. But they're hungry.
a. is not
b. are not
c. is d. are
41. Complete the sentence: I _____ to go to the movies on Friday nights.
a. doesn't like
b. don't like
42. Complete the sentence. I think that you _____ wrong about that.
a. are
b. am
c. is
43. Complete the sentence: Yesterday I _____ a long e-mail to my best friend.
a. wrote
b. write
44. Still a novelty in the late ninetennth century, ______ limited to the rich.
a. photography was
b. was
c. was photography
d. it was photography
45. Complete the sentence. They _____ very nice neighbors.
a. is
b. are
c. am
46. Complete the sentence: Tomorrow, it _____ rain.
a. are goint to
b. am goint to
c. is goint to
47. Complete the sentence. These grapes _____ delicious. Select one: a. am
b. are
c. is
48. Complete the sentence: Frank and Mark _____ to work together every day.
a. doesn't drive
b. don't drive
49. Complete the sentence: He _____ English at Dyson Community College.
a. doesn't study
b. don't study
50. Complete the sentence. She _____ a good student.
a. are
b. is
c. am
51. Complete the sentence: Mr. Khomsi _____ downtown.
a. don't work
b. doesn't work
52. Complete the sentence: Fred and Amanda _____ live next door to us.
a. doesn't live
b. don't live
53. Complete the sentence. Tom and Susan _____ married.
a. are
b. is
c. am
54. Complete the sentence. These books _____ expensive. They're cheap.
a. are
b. are not
c. is not
d. is
55. Complete the sentence: Yesterday, Marta _____ late. She _____ up at 9:30.
a. slept, got
b. sleps, gets
56. Complete the sentence: I _____ do the laundry this afternoon.
a. are going to
b. is going to
c. am going to
57. Complete the sentence. The house _____ dirty. It's clean.
a. are
b. are not
c. is not
d. is
58. Complete the sentence: They _____ at Discount Shoes.
a. work
b. works
59. Complete the sentence. We _____ ready to leave for the movies. a. is
b. am
c. are
60. The tetracyclines, ______ antibiotics, are used to treat infections.
a. being a family
b. their family is
c. a family of
d. are a family of
61. Complete the sentence: Mrs. Fisher _____ dinner on Saturdays.
a. don't cook
b. doesn't cook
62. Complete the sentence. Potato chips _____ salty. They aren't sweet.
a. are
b. is
c. is not
d. are not
63. Complete the sentence: My manager always _____ my work carefully.
a. checks
b. check
64. Complete the sentence: Mrs. Williams _____ for work at seven o'clock every day.
a. leaves
b. leave
Meeting 4.2
1. Complete the sentence: Fred and Amanda _____ live next door to us.
a. don't live
b. doesn't live
2. Complete the sentence: Mrs. Fisher _____ dinner on Saturdays.
a. don't cook
b. doesn't cook
3. Complete the sentence: I _____ get up early and go swimming every day this week.
a. am going to
b. are going to
c. is going to
4. Complete the sentence: She usually _____ work at 10:30 at night. a. finishes
b. finish
5. Complete the sentence: Ana _____ a new car.
a. have
b. has
6. Complete the sentence. That car is new. It _____ used
a. are
b. are not
c. is
d. is not
7. Complete the sentence. Look! Some deer _____ in the garden.
a. am
b. are
c. is
8. Complete the sentence. She _____ a good student.
a. am
b. are
c. is
9. Complete the sentence. The children _____ thristy. But they're hungry.
a. is
b. is not
c. are
d. are not
10. Complete the sentence: Maria _____ TV at night after work.
a. doesn't watch
b. don't watch
11. Complete the sentence: Tomorrow, it _____ rain.
a. are goint to
b. am goint to
c. is goint to
12. Complete the sentence: Yesterday, Marta _____ late. She _____ up at 9:30.
a. slept, got
b. sleps, gets
13. Complete the sentence. Potato chips _____ salty. They aren't sweet.
a. is not
b. is
c. are
d. are not
14. Complete the sentence: Mary _____ Italian food.
a. don't like
b. doesn't like
15. Complete the sentence. I think that you _____ wrong about that.
a. am
b. are
c. is
16. Complete the sentence: Tom _____ in California.
a. live
b. lives
17. Complete the sentence: She always _____ English at night, after her children go to sleep.
a. study
b. studies
18. Complete the sentence. We _____ ready to leave for the movies.
a. are
b. is
c. am
19. Complete the sentence. These towels _____ dry. Please put them in the dryer.
a. are not
b. is not
c. is
d. are
20. Complete the sentence: My manager always _____ my work carefully.
a. checks
b. check
21. Complete the sentence. The water isn't cold. It _____ warm.
a. are
b. is
c. is not
d. are not
22. Complete the sentence. These books _____ expensive. They're cheap.
a. is
b. are
c. are not
d. is not
23. Complete the sentence: I _____ to go to the movies on Friday nights.
a. don't like
b. doesn't like
24. Complete the sentence. I _____ at work right now.
a. am
b. are
c. is
25. Complete the sentence: Olga _____ on weekends.
a. doesn't work
b. don't work
26. Complete the sentence. Tom and Susan _____ married.
a. are
b. is
c. am
27. Complete the sentence. John _____ at his desk. He's lunch right now, I think.
a. is not
b. are
c. are not
d. is
28. Complete the sentence. He _____ at the mall.
a. is
b. am
c. are
29. Complete the sentence: Yesterday I _____ a long e-mail to my best friend.
a. write
b. wrote
30. Complete the sentence. The house _____ dirty. It's clean.
a. is
b. is not
c. are not
d. are
31. Complete the sentence. The girls _____ busy. They're studying for a big test.
a. is
b. are not
c. is not
d. are
32. Complete the sentence. You _____ late to work all the time.
a. am
b. is
c. are
33. Complete the sentence: Every day, my children _____ in the park.
a. plays
b. play
34. Complete the sentence: That restaurant _____ on Monday.
a. don't open
b. doesn't open
35. Complete the sentence: It _____ yesterday, but it _____ all day today.
a. does not rain, rain
b. did not rain, rain
c. did not rain, rained
36. Complete the sentence: I _____ dinner last night. We _____ in a restauran
a. do not cook, eat
b. did not cook, eat
c. did not cook, ate
37. Complete the sentence: Frank and Mark _____ to work together every day.
a. don't drive
b. doesn't drive
38. Complete the sentence. Sally is not a librarian. She _____ a teacher.
a. is not
b. is
c. are
d. are not
39. Complete the sentence: Mrs. Williams _____ for work at seven o'clock every day.
a. leave
b. leaves
40. Complete the sentence: They _____ at Discount Shoes.
a. work
b. works
41. Complete the sentence: He _____ English at Dyson Community College.
a. doesn't study
b. don't study
42. Complete the sentence: They _____ eat dinner in a few minutes.
a. are going to
b. am going to
c. is going to
43. Complete the sentence: Mr. Khomsi _____ downtown.
a. doesn't work
b. don't work
44. Complete the sentence. Carlos is happy today. He _____ sad.
a. is not
b. are
c. is
d. are not
45. Complete the sentence: Last year, my family _____ to Mexico on vacation.
a. goes
b. went
c. go
46. Complete the sentence. This book isn't boring. It _____ interesting.
a. are not
b. is
c. are
d. is not
47. Complete the sentence: Last night I _____ a terrible dream.
a. have
b. had
48. Complete the sentence. These grapes _____ delicious.
a. am
b. is
c. are
49. Complete the sentence: We _____ go shopping Saturday morning.
a. am going to
b. is going to
c. are going to
50. Complete the sentence. I _____ tired today.
a. is
b. am
c. are
51. Complete the sentence: I _____ do the laundry this afternoon.
a. am going to
b. are going to
c. is going to
52. Complete the sentence. Pak Budi _____ a very nice neighbor.
a. is
b. am
c. are
53. Complete the sentence. They _____ very nice neighbors.
a. is
b. are
c. am
54. Complete the sentence: Ted never _____ reality shows on TV.
a. watch
b. watches
Meeting 5
1. It is disconcerting to believe that every possible candidate ______ been rejected for one reason or another.
a. has
b. have
2. My friend ______ the answer to the question.
a. knowing
b. know
c. is know
d. knows
3. Among bees ______ a highly elaborate form of communication.
a. occurs
b. it occurs
c. occur
d. they occur
4. The company reiterated to reporters that nobody ______ been dismissed because of the incident.
a. has
b. have
5. The proposal brought so much new work to the partnership that there ______ not enough hours to complete all of it.
a. weere
b. was
6. A computerized map of the freeways using information gathered by sensors embedded in the pavement ______ on a local cable channel during rush hours.
a. to air
b. air
c. airs
d. airing
7. n spite of what was decided at the meeting, half of the procedures ______ not charged.
a. were
b. was
8. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. Neither she nor I are getting the lunch special.
b. Neither she nor I am getting the lunch special.
c. Neither she nor I is getting the lunch special.
9. Everybody participating in the fund-raiser ______ to turn in the tickets by 8:00.
a. is
b. are
10. I ______ sure that all of the questions on the test were correct.
a. was
b. were
11. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. The president or the vice president are speaking today.
b. The president or the vice president is speaking today.
12. Further development of any new ideas for future products ______ to be approved in advance.
a. have
b. has
13. ______ heated by solar energy have special collectors on the roofs to trap sunlight.
a. A home
b. Homes
c. A home is
d. Homes are
14. She did not know where most of the people in the room ______from.
a. were
b. was
15. Around the corner and to the right ______ the rooms that have been assigned to that program.
a. does
b. is
c. are
d. do
16. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. Each of the dancers twirls brilliantly.
b. Each of the dancers twirl brilliantly.
17. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. Everybody at the party were enjoying the food.
b. Everybody at the party was enjoying the food.
18. We believe that some of the time of the employees ______ going to be devoted to quality control.
a. is
b. are
19. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. This singer, along with a few others, play the harmonica on stage.
b. This singer, along with a few others, plays the harmonica on stage.
20. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. The coat or the hats is in that closet
b. The coat or the hats are in that closet
21. Anybody who goes to the top of the Empire State Building ______ impressed with the view.
a. is
b. are
22. Because of the low number of orders, nothing ______ to be done now.
a. has
b. have
23. Because of the seriousness of the company's financial problems, the board of directors ______ called an emergency meeting.
a. have
b. has
24. The tenants in the apartment next to mine ______ giving a party this evening.
a. is
b. are
25. The buildings destroyed during the fire ______ being rebuilt at the taxpayers' expense.
a. is
b. are
26. It is nice to believe that anything ______ possible if a person tries hard enough.
a. is
b. are
27. Ten miles beyond the river ______ the farmlands that they had purchased with their life savings.
a. was
b. were
28. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. Either Cassie or Marie pay the employees this afternoon.
b. Either Cassie or Marie pays the employees this afternoon.
29. Manufacture of the items that you requested ______ been discontinued because of lack of profit on those items.
a. have
b. has
30. Half of the food that we are serving to the guests ______ still in the refrigerator.
a. are
b. is
31. John would be studying the chapters ______ he able to get hold of the book.
a. were
b. was
32. This chapter has many more exercises than ______ the next one.
a. do
b. does
33. At nine o'clock yesterday morning we ______ for the bus.
a. were waiting
b. was waiting
c. waiting
d. wait
34. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. Sandals and towels is essential gear for a trip to the beach.
b. Sandals and towels are essential gear for a trip to the beach.
35. Each package that is not properly wrapped ______ to be returned to the sender.
a. has
b. have
36. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. Every one of the shirts has a green collar.
b. Every one of the shirts have a green collar.
37. How many huge mistakes ______ the teacher actually found in the research paper?
a. have
b. has
38. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. Either the sculpture or the paintings is in the museum today.
b. Either the sculpture or the paintings are in the museum today.
Meeting 7.1
1. If ultraviolet radiation enters the Earth's atmosphere, ______ generally blocked by the ozone concentrated in the atmosphere.
a. it
b. it is
c. then it
d. so it is
2. Or the bills can be paid by mail by the first of the month. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
3. Each object ______ Jupiter's magnetic field is deluged with electrical charges.
a. enters
b. enter
c. entering
d. it enters
4. Trash will be collected in the morning, so you should put the trash cans out tonight. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
5. Whereas most of the documents are complete, this form still needs to be notarized. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
6. We did not go out to dinner tonight even though I would have preferred not to cook. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
7. The prisoners were prevented from speaking to reporters because ______.
a. the public to hear the story
b. not wanting the story in the papers
c. the superintendent did not want the story in the papers
d. the story in the papers the superintendent did not want
8. ______ sucked groundwater from below, some parts of the city have begun to sink as much as ten inches annually.
a. With pumps
b. As pumps have
c. So pumps have
d. Pumps have
9. The government was overthrown in a revolution, the king has not returned to his homeland. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
10. The president of the United States appoints the cabinet members, ______ appointments are subject to Senate approval.
a. their
b. but their
c. because their
d. with their
11. Until the registrar makes a decision about your status, you must stay in an unclassified category. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
12. The furniture will be delivered as soon it is paid for. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
13. The parents left a phone number with the baby-sitter in case a problem with the children. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
14. ______ Hale Telescope, at the Palomar Observatory in southern California, scientists can photograph objects several billion light years away.
a. With the
b. The
c. They use the
d. It is the
15. The three basic chords in ______ the tonic, the dominant, and the subdominant.
a. functional harmony are
b. functional harmony is
c. functional harmony
d. functional harmony they are
16. The charter for the Louisiana lottery was coming up for renewal, ______ spared no expense in the fight to win renewal.
a. so the lottery committee
b. so the lottery committee and
c. the lottery committee
d. the the lottery committee made
17. While in reality Alpha Centauri is a triple star, ______ to the naked eye to be a single star.
a. it appears
b. appears
c. but it appears
d. despite it
18. ______ creation of such a community was a desirable step, the requisite political upheaval had to be accepted.
a. The
b. It was the
c. Later, the
d. Since the
19. ______ show the relations among neurons, they do not preclude the possibility that other aspects are important.
a. Although neural theories
b. However neural theories
c. A neural theory
d. Neural theories
20. ______ or refinanced, the lender will generally require setting up an escrow account to ensure the payment of property taxes and homeowners's insurance.
a. A home is
b. When a home is bought
c. When a home
d. A home is bought
21. Without the proper card installed inside the computer, ______ impossible to run a graphics program.
a. is definitely
b. it is
c. because of
d. is
22. Among human chromosomes, the Y chromosome is unusual ______ most of the chromosome does not participate in meiotic recombination.
a. so
b. and
c. in that
d. in
23. Like Thomas Berger's fictional character Little Big Man, Lauderdale managed to find himself where ______ of important events took place.
a. an extraordinary number
b. an extraordinary number existed
c. there was an extraordinary number
d. it was an extraordinary number
24. he Sun's gravity severely distorted the path of the comet ______ entered its wildly erratic orbit around Jupiter.
a. when
b. it
c. once the comet
d. after the comet came into it
25. As its name suggests, the Prairie Wetlands Resource Center ______ the protection of wetlands on the prairies of the Dakotas, Montana, Minnesota, and Nebraska.
a. focusing
b. to focus on
c. it focuses
d. focuses on
26. It is impossible for the airplane to take off while is snowing so hard. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
27. According to the hypothesis in the study, the monarchs pick up the magnetic field of the ______ migrate by following magnetic fields.
a. target since monarchs
b. target
c. target monarchs
d. target since monarchs are
28. Whenever you want to hold the meeting, we will schedule it. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
29. One of the largest and most powerful birds of prey in the world, ______ a six foot wingspan and legs and talons roughly the size of a man's arms and legs.
a. with the harpy having
b. the harpy having
c. the harpy has
d. so the harpy has
30. Case studies are the target of much skepticism in the scientific community, ______ used extensively by numerous researchers.
a. yet they
b. they are
c. yet they are
d. are
Meeting 7.2
1. The contract will be awarded is the question to be answered at the meeting. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
2. I wonder if ______ from Germany.
a. is he
b. he is
3. The manual how the device should be built. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
4. The schedule indicated if the teams would be playing in the final game. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
5. It was difficult to distinguish between what was on sale and what was merely on display. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
6. ______ was sad.
a. What she said
b. What did she say
7. He always talked with whomever he pleased and did whatever he wanted. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
8. You should find out which the best physics department. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
9. We are not responsible for ______
a. what do our children say
b. what our children say
10. The motorist was unable to discover who he had struck his car. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
11. Whether or not the new office would be built was to be determined at the meeting. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
12. The teacher told us ______ our finished exams.
a. where should we leave
b. where we should leave
13. The game show contestant was able to respond to whatever was asked. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
14. ______ is not important.
a. How close we are
b. How close are we
15. Talked about where we should go for lunch. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
16. Is it true ______ about you?
a. what he said
b. what did he say
17. I could not tell him ______
a. where was I
b. where I was
18. What was written in the letter angered him beyond belief. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
19. You can spend your time with whoever important to you. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
20. That the professor has not yet decided when the paper is due. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
21. The voters should elect whichever of the candidates seems best to them. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
22. Whoever wants to take the desert tour during spring break signing up at the office. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
23. He refused to enter a plea could not be determined by the lawyer. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
24. I am not going to tell you ______
a. what you should do
b. what should you do
25. The employee was unhappy about what was added to his job description. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
26. Why the condition of the patient deteriorated so rapidly it was not explained. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
27. You should buy whatever the cheapest and most durable. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
28. When the season starts is determined by the weather. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
29. John asked me ______
a. where his wallet was
b. where was his wallet
30. I do not know ______
a. how many children does he have
b. how many children he has
Meeting 8
1. There are geographic, economic, and cultural reasons why ______ around the world.
a. to differ a diet
b. are diets different
c. diets differ
d. do diets differ
2. The boss meets with any production workers who they have surpasses their quotas. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
3. The enthusiasm with which he greeted me made me feel welcome. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
4. The story that you told me about Bob. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
5. The movie which we watched on cable last night it was really frightening. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
6. The students ______ are very polite and smart.
a. who is reading
b. who in the room
c. are in the room
d. in the room
7. The house ______ they are going to sell next month is very big.
a. whom
b. where
c. why
d. which
8. The door that leads to the vault it was tightly locked. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
9. The shoes which matched the dress that was on sale. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
10. The letter ______ by Steven now will be sent tomorrow.
a. writing
b. wrote
c. being
d. being written
11. At the end of the nineteenth century, Alfred Binet developed a test for measuring intelligence ______ served as the basis of modern IQ tests.
a. has
b. and
c. it has
d. which has
12. 'm not really sure about taking part in the plans that we made last night. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
13. It is important to fill out in the form in the way that you have been instructed. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
14. The lawyer asked the client why ______ it.
a. did
b. did he do
c. he did
d. did he
15. The fact ______ the most important ratings period is about to begin has caused all the networks to shore up their schedules.
a. what
b. that
c. of
d. is tha
16. The boy who ______ in the yard every day is my younger brother's friend.
a. wait
b. plays
c. playing
d. play
17. It is going to be very difficult to work with the man which just began working here. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
18. The fact ______ the most important ratings period is about to begin has caused all the networks to shore up their schedules.
a. that
b. is that
c. of
d. what
19. Potassium has a valence of positive one because it usually loses one electron when ______ with other elements.
a. combination
b. does it combine
c. in combining
d. it combines
20. The girl ______ is in the yard is my sister.
a. who
b. which
c. what
d. whose
21. The ice cream that is served in the restaurant has a smooth, creamy texture. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
22. During free fall, ______ up to a full minute, a skydriver will fall at a constant speed of 120 m.p.h.
a. is
b. being
c. which is
d. it is
23. The Apollo 11 astronauts ______ of the Earth's inhabitants witnessed on the famous first moonwalk on July 20, 1969, were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
a. were some
b. whom
c. whom some were
d. whom millions
24. I know the place ______ he bought the novel.
a. when
b. where
c. whom
d. who
25. The neighbors reported the man who was trying to break into the car to the police. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
26. These plants can only survive in an environment is extremely humid. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
27. The novel ______ by Steven is very interesting.
a. borrow
b. borrowing
c. writing
d. borrowed
28. I made an appointment with the doctor whom you recommended. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
29. The cars are trying to enter the freeway system are lined up for blocks. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
30. The elegant lady ______ a magazine in the room is our English teacher.
a. writes
b. read
c. reads
d. reading
31. Located behind ______ the two lacrimal glands.
a. is each eyelid
b. each eyelid are
c. each eyelid which is
d. each eyelid
32. The salesclerk ran after the woman who had left her credit card in the store. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
33. The car which I have been driving for five years for sale at a really good price. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
34. The plane that he was scheduled to take to Hawaii was delayed. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
35. The men with whom were having the discussion did not seem very friendly. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
36. I have great respect for everyone who on the Dean's List. This sentence is ______
a. Correct
b. Incorrect
37. Dolphins form extremely complicated allegiances and ______ continually change.
a. enmities that are
b. that are enmities
c. that enmities
d. enmities that
38. I just finished reading the novel whom the professor suggested for my book report. This sentence is ______
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
Meeting 9
1. Next year, a new shopping mall ______ in the middle of town.
a. will be built
b. will build
2. Which choice correctly converts the following active-voice sentence into the passive voice? "We finished all the work."
a. "All the work was finished."
b. "All the work is finished."
c. "All the work was finish."
d. "All the work has been finished.
3. Which choice correctly converts the following active-voice sentence into the passive voice? "Someone made a great suggestion at the meeting."
a. "A great suggestion is being made at the meeting."
b. "A great suggestion has been made at the meeting."
c. "A great suggestion was made at the meeting."
d. "A great suggestion is made at the meeting."
4. n the following passive-voice sentence, which group of words is the receiver of the action? "The large monument was erected by construction crew last spring."
a. the large monument
b. by the construction crew
c. last spring d. was erected
5. The bridge was collapsed during the floods but fortunately no one was using it at the time. This sentence is ______
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
6. The word "stupid" was in my report ______.
a. but it didn't refer to you
b. but it wasn't referred to you
7. Complete the passive-voice sentence. Marta could call Jean. Jean ______ called.
a. can be
b. could be
8. When did you discover that the money ______ ?
a. had been disappeared
b. had disappeared
9. Which of the following active-voice sentences does not contain a direct object?
a. She reads a chapter from her book before bed every night.
b. Mom already made plans for the weekend.
c. Tomorrow night I will be dining with my friends.
d. The tornado caused severe damage to the neighborhood.
10. Complete the passive-voice sentence. Marta calls Jean. Jean ______ called.
a. were
b. was
c. is
d. are
11. Complete the passive-voice sentence. Marta is calling Jean. Jean ______ called.
a. was
b. was being
c. is
d. is being
12. Complete the passive-voice sentence. Marta is going to call Jean. Jean ______ called.
a. was going to
b. is going to be
c. is going to
d. was going to be
13. Last week I ______ a new job, but I didn't take it.
a. offered
b. was offered
14. Which choice correctly converts the following active-voice sentence into the passive voice? "People often misunderstand him."
a. "He is often misunderstand."
b. "He is often misunderstood."
c. "He has often been misunderstood."
d. "He is often been misunderstood."
15. My neighbor is very proud of her new grandson who born last week. This sentence is ______
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
16. Three people ______ in yesterday's accident.
a. hurt
b. were hurt
17. I'm afraid I can't lend you my camera. It's repairing this week. This sentence is ______
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
18. The U.S. Declaration of Independence ______ in 1776.
a. signed
b. was signed
19. Complete the passive-voice sentence. Marta might call Jean. Jean ______ called.
a. may be
b. might be
20. Right now dinner ______ . We will eat in about an hour.
a. is cooking
b. is being cooked
21. Which choice correctly converts the following active-voice sentence into the passive voice? "Workers made this jacket in France."
a. "This jacket was made in France."
b. "This jacket has been made in France."
c. "This jacket is being made in France."
d. "This jacket is made in France."
22. In the following active-voice sentence, which word is the subject of the verb? "Damien built a bookshelf with his own two hands."
a. hands
b. Damien
c. built
d. bookshelf
23. Complete the passive-voice sentence. Marta can call Jean. Jean ______ called.
a. can be
b. can
24. Complete the passive-voice sentence. Marta called Jean. Jean ______ called.
a. are
b. was
c. were
d. is
25. Complete the passive-voice sentence. Marta has called Jean. Jean ______ called.
a. has been
b. has
c. have
d. have been
26. How much pizza ______ to serve all the guests?
a. should be ordered
b. should order
27. The door ______ since 3:30 this afternoon.
a. has locked
b. has been locked
28. Which of the following sentences uses the passive voice?
a. "The elementary school is by the park."
b. "You can get to Vienna from Salzburg by train."
c. "This scarf was crocheted by my friend."
d. "I learned Korean by watching dramas."
29. Which of the following sentences uses the active voice?
a. Her car has been missing since last week.
b. The town was founded over 400 years ago.
c. The father surprised his children by bringing home a kitten.
d. I will be visited by my grandfather tomorrow.
30. Over the years, McDonald's ______ billions of hamburgers.
a. has sold
b. has been sold
31. The whole city ______ from the top of that skyscraper.
a. can see
b. can be seen
32. Which choice correctly converts the following active-voice sentence into the passive voice? "I hurt her feelings."
a. "Her feelings were not hurt."
b. "Her feelings was being hurt."
c. "Her feelings were hurt."
d. "Her feelings was hurt."
33. Children under the age of seven ______ in this pool.
a. are not allowed
b. do not allow
34. If you aren't careful what you're doing with that hammer ______ in a minute!
a. someone will get hurt
b. someone will hurt
35. Which choice correctly converts the following active-voice sentence into the passive voice? "Someone has stolen my computer." Select one:
a. "My computer is stolen."
b. "My computer has stolen."
c. "My computer was stolen."
d. "My computer has been stolen."
36. Which choice correctly converts the following active-voice sentence into the passive voice? "You should congratulate your sister on her academic achievement."
a. "Your sister should congratulate on her academic achievement by you."
b. "Your sister should congratulate on her academic achievement."
c. "Your sister on her academic achievement should be congratulated."
d. "Your sister should be congratulated on her academic achievement."
37. Which choice correctly converts the following active-voice sentence into the passive voice? "She wrote that song in 1986."
a. "That song is written in 1986."
b. "That song was being written in 1986."
c. "That song was written in 1986."
d. "That song was been written in 1986."
38. Which choice correctly converts the following active-voice sentence into the passive voice? "You should return this DVD to the library in two weeks."
a. "This DVD should return to the library in 2 weeks."
b. "This DVD should be returned to the library in 2 weeks."
c. "This DVD should returned to the library in 2 weeks."
39. My family live in Scotland but I was educated in France. This sentence is ______
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
40. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ______ by J K Rowling.
a. was written
b. written
c. wrote
41. Delicious soft ice cream ______ in this restaurant every summer.
a. serves
b. is served
42. Which choice correctly converts the following active-voice sentence into the passive voice? "We didn't close the windows last night."
a. "The windows are closed last night."
b. "The windows weren't closed last night."
c. "The windows aren't closed last night."
d. "The windows were closed last nigh
43. Complete the passive-voice sentence. Marta will call Jean. Jean ______ called.
a. will
b. will be
44. Complete the passive-voice sentence. Marta was calling Jean. Jean ______ called.
a. are being
b. were being
c. is being
d. was being
45. Which choice correctly converts the following active-voice sentence into the passive voice? "We will serve dinner at six o'clock sharp."
a. "Dinner will served at six o'clock sharp."
b. "Dinner will be served at six o'clock sharp."
c. "Dinner is served at six o'clock sharp."
d. "Dinner has been served at six o'clock sharp."
