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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 answer is
Know (A),
and the correct answer is Knows.
Because the subject in
this sentence is Nobody and nobody is singular subject, so we should be used
with a singular verb Knows. Singular : Verb + s/es.
So,
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 answer is
Presents (A),
and the correct answer is Present.
Because the subject in
this sentence is The Languages and The Languages is plural subject, so we
should be used with a plural verb Present.
So,
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 because
A B
multinationals can
operate in so many jurisdictions.
C D
The incorrect answer is
Have (A),
and the correct answer is Has.
Because the subject in
this sentence is The Rise and The Rise is singular subject, so we should be
used with a singular verb Has.
So,
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 north-
A B
south interstate
highways are odd-numbered.
C D
The incorrect answer is
Has (A),
and the correct answer is Have.
Because the subject in
this sentence is All and All is plural subject, so we should be used with a
plural verb Have.
So,
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
neutrinos
A B
were
detected on Earth.
C D
The incorrect answer is
Were (C),
and the correct answer is Was.
Because the subject in
this sentence is Wave and Wave is singular subject, so we should be used with a
singular verb Was.
So,
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
occupied by the
A B C D
white-crowned sparrow.
The incorrect answer is
Are (C),
and the correct answer is Is.
Because the subject in
this sentence is A Few Bushes and A Few Bushes is singular subject, so we
should be used with a singular verb Is.
So,
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 sunsets around
A B
the world was
affected for two years afterward.
C D
The incorrect answer is
Put (B),
and the correct answer is Puts.
Because the subject in
this sentence is Krakatoa and Krakatoa is a singular subject. So the verb “put”
must +s/es → “puts”.
So,
the correct sentence is : Krakatoa is remembered as the
volcano that puts so much ash into
the air that sunsets around the world were affected for two years afterward.
8. The
term “Yankee” was originally a nickname for people from New England, but
now
A
anyone from the United
States are referred to as a Yankee.
B
C D
The incorrect answer is
Are (B),
and the correct answer is Is.
Because the subject in
this sentence is Anyone and Anyone is singular subject, so we should be used
with a singular verb Is.
So,
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 underlying
A B
muscles, supply blood
to the face and scalp.
C D
The incorrect answer is Supply (C),
and the correct answer is Supplies.
Because the subject in
this sentence is A network and A network is singular subject, so the verb
‘supply’ must be followed by s/es.
So,
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 answer is Who (C),
and the correct answer is Which.
Because the subject in
this sentence that is his subject, explaining the word Mesquite a small tree
that the word is a noun. The word who
may only be used for pronouns. So, it
should be the right word to use in the sentence is the word that (pronouns for
subjects).
So, the correct sentence
is : “Mesquite
is a small tree in the Southwest that
can withstands the severest drought”. OR
“Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest which
can withstands the severest drought”.
