Sentence Structure

Lake Superior______, borders on the United States and Canada.. in the world is the largest lake b.. Johnny Carson______ late night TV program is watched by millions of insomniacs in the

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Basis No 35 SENTENCE STRUCTURE

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Exercise 1

1 Aymara _ an Indian language spoken by approximately one million people in Bolivia and Peru

2 Many North American universities _ by private donations

a supported b are supported c which are supported d support

3 _ direct link exists between seat belt use and fever traffic fatalities

4 many people learn to make their own repairs and home improvements

a When having instruction manuals b There are instruction manuals

c From instruction manuals d It is instruction manuals

5 Lake Superior , borders on the United States and Canada

a in the world is the largest lake

b is largest lake in the world

c it is the largest lake in the world

d which is the largest lake in the world

6 Taj Mahl, _ by Shah Janhan for his wife, is thought to be one of the great architectural wonders of the world

7 The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier _ to unidentified soldiers killed in battle, is located in Arlington, Virginia

8 _ volcanos can destroy large areas of vergetation

a They erupt b When they erupt

c When eruption d Their eruption

9 _ is the biggest city in Michigan, it is not the capital

a Detroit b It Detroit c Although Detroit d Detroit, which

10 _ black cats are bad luck is considered a superstition rather than a fact

11 Steel _ with chromium to produce a no corrosive substance known as stainless steel

a is combined c combining b that is combined d when combined

12 _ the 1930s and 1940s, F.D Roosevelt was elected to the presidency four times

a Since during b During c Although during d While during

13 in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States

a Founding b Founded c It was founded d Being founded

14 Johnny Carson late night TV program is watched by millions of insomniacs in the United States, has been on the air for over twenty years

15 _, Jenny Churchill was born in the United States and married an Englishman

a She was the mother of Winston Churchill

b The mother of Winston Churchill

c Her son was Winston Churchill

d Winston Churchill was her son

16 A tornado touched down today in Kansas, _ destruction to cornfields and telephone lines

17 Until the fifties, _ were still in some cities to deliver milk and vegetables

a horses and carts b there were horses and carts

c when horses and carts d that horses and carts

18 _ the percentage of working women in the United States has doubled since 1940 has been the result of both economic and social factors

19 species of plants exist in North America that can cause an allergic skin reaction

in humans

a There are several b If there are several c Several d It has several

20 A silo is a large cylindrical structure

a the storage of crops b in which crops are stored

c where crops are stored there d they store crops there

Exercise 2

1 Barns to store crops and house animals

a built b that are built c being buit d are built

2 Large block of ice were usually used for refrigeration until the 1990s _

a When the electric refrigerator was invented

b The electric refrigerator was invented

c They invented the electric refrigerator

d The electric refrigerator being invented then

3 , leaves from certain trees such as the maple and sassafras turn bright colors

a During the fall b While the fall c The fall comes d When comes fall

4 _ in 1963, John F Kennedy was perhaps the most popular post World War II president

a He was short by Lee Harvey Oswald b His being shot by Lee Harvey Oswald

c Shot by Lee Harvey Oswald d Lee Harvey Oswald shot him

5 _ watercress is found along streams or in low, wet areas

a Often there is b Often c Where often d It is often when

6 _ built as a private home for Elvis Presley, Graceland is now open to the public

7 _ runned of all times is Jesse Owens, who broke six world records in one day

a There was the greatest b He was the greatest

8 of leather, horse saddles are sometimes elaboratory tooled

a They are made b What are made c They make them d Made

9 Mount Vernon, , has recently been restored to its original colors

a George Washington lived there b it was where George Washington lived

c where George Washington lived d the place that lived in George Washington

10 Writers can accurately describe objects _ have never seen

11 The most devastating of all storms _ the hurricane, which can measure over 100 miles in diameter

12 Pioneers, _ in isolated areas of the United States, were almost totally self-sufficient

13 is a belief generally held by people who live in colder climates

a That weather affects a person's mood

b Weather affects a person's mood

c A person's mood is affected by weather

d Although a person's mood is affected by weather

14 _ in 1861 and lasted for four years

a The Civil War began b When the Civil War began

c The Civil War beginning d The beginning of the Civil War

15 The tool _ to a wall or other surface is called a trowel

a that we apply plaster b that plaster applies

c whose plaster as applied d with which plaster is applied

16 The banjo _ a stringed musical instrument native to the United States

17 , meat takes on the flavor of the wood it was smoked in

a It's when it's smoked b When is it smoked

c When it is smoked d If, when it is smoked

18 The assembly line, by Henry Ford, has brought about many significant changes

in automobile production

19 her father's adivce, Sarah Dade chose medicine as her course of studies

a Although b Against c It was contrary to d Opposite

20 _ important mining area, Kentucky is located in the east central section of the United States

Exercise 3

1 Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a Colombian writer whose book One Hundred Years of Solitude is among his most famous, _ the Nobel prize in 1982

2 , Eva Peron, the wife of Argentinean president Juan Peron, died of cancer

a She was age thirty- one b At the age of thirty-one

c Age thirty- one years d At the age of thirty-one years old

3 _ families in the United States today have more than two to three children

a There are few b They are few c Few d Although few

4 in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because

of the large profits it brought

5 Custard is an egg dessert primarily of eggs, sugar, and milk

a consisting b consists c which consisting d which is consisted

6 main types of book covers: hardbound and softbound

7 A higher crime rate exists in cities a large percentage of unemployed

a that having b where have c which they have d that have

8 , musicians, and athletes who have reached a certain level of success are among the highest paid professionals in the world

a Actors b There are actors c It is actors d That actors

9 The fact doctors recommed that children with hypertension drink coffee is surprising

10 The cost of shipping a car is related to

a how much does it weight b how it weights much

c that it weights d how much it weights

11 A soft bound book is a book a light, flexible cardboard

a that cover is made of b whose cover is made of

c which cover is made of d made of a cover is

12 Because no official records were kept in certain rural areas until recently, some elderly people do not know

a When they were born b that they born

c when were they born d hen was their birth

13 _ is made from cellulose is a little-know fact

14 telephone service between New York and London began in 1927

a It was the first b There was the firstc The first d Since the first

15 Although born in Germany, _ a citizen of the United States in 1940

a but Albert Einstein became b that Albert Einstein became

c Albert Einstein became d since became Albert Einstein

16 I'm going to South Carolina the semester is over

17 Sky diving, a difficult and dangerous sport, _ very popular with both men and women in the United States

18 Leather shoes _ than plastic ones

a that are more durable b being more durable

19 The GMAT test to students who are interested in a career in business

20 Not many U.S hospitals exist treat severe burns

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3