Name: Class: Basis No 35 SENTENCE STRUCTURE Mark Exercise 1 1. Aymara _____ an Indian language spoken by approximately one million people in Bolivia and Peru. a. which is b. being c. is d. it is 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. a. There is a b. A c. That there is a d. Because 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. a. being built b. was built c. built d. been built 7. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier_____ to unidentified soldiers killed in battle, is located in Arlington, Virginia. a. which a monument b. a monument c. is a monument d. a monument being 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. a. That b. The c. Although d. It is that 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. a. whose b. who has a c. which is a d. however his 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. a. caused b. causing c. that caused d. it caused 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. a. The b. That the c. There is the d. It is the 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 Last saved by Janny 1 4/8/2015 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. a. Although b. It was c. Being d. When 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 c. The greatest d. That 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. a. that b. how they c. they d. if they 11. The most devastating of all storms _____ the hurricane, which can measure over 100 miles in diameter. a. is b. which is c. being d. is that 12. Pioneers, _______ in isolated areas of the United States, were almost totally self- sufficient. a. who living b. living c. lived d. who that lived 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. a. that is b. it is c. being d. is 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. a. that invented b. what was invented c. was invented d. which was invented 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. a. An b. There is an c. Being d. It is an Last saved by Janny 2 4/8/2015 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. a. who won b. won c. which won d. having won 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. a. Discovering b. Which was discovered c. Discovered d. That when discovered 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. a. Exist two b. Two c. There are two d. Have two 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. a. what b. is that c. that d. of 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. a. Rayon b. That rayon c. Being rayon d. What rayon 14. ______ telephone service between New York and London began in 1927. a. It was the first b. There was the first c. 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. a. when b. while c. during d. at 17. Sky diving, a difficult and dangerous sport, _____ very popular with both men and women in the United States. a. ∅ b. is c. becoming d. become 18. Leather shoes_____ than plastic ones. a. that are more durable b. being more durable c. more durable d. are more durable 19. The GMAT test____ to students who are interested in a career in business. a. given b. although it is given c. since it is given d. is given 20. Not many U.S hospitals exist ____ treat severe burns. a. that b. whom c. who d. where Exercise 1 1c 2b 3b 4c 5d 6c 7b 8b 9c 10a 11a 12b 13b 14a 15b 16b 17a 18b 19c 20b Exercise 2 1d 2a 3a 4c 5b 6a 7c 8d 9c 10c 11a 12b 13a 14a 15d 16d 17d 18d 19b 20a Last saved by Janny 3 4/8/2015 Exercise 3 1b 2b 3c 4c 5b 6a 7c 8d 9c 10c 11a 12b 13a 14a 15d 16d 17c 18d 19b 20a Last saved by Janny 4 4/8/2015 . Name: Class: Basis No 35 SENTENCE STRUCTURE Mark Exercise 1 1. Aymara _____ an Indian language spoken by approximately one million. several c. Several d. It has several Last saved by Janny 1 4/8/2015 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