Sentence Structure Practice TOEFL

​Sentence Structure Practice

Questions 1 -15 contain sentences that are incomplete in some way, You choose the ONE answer that best completes each sentence properly.

Multiple Choice

The horizon appears to be curved when _______ a high place.

• with

• from

• on

• out of

Multiple Choice

A ballad, __________, is a song that tells a dramatic story.

• for the oldest form of poetry

• which the oldest from of poetry

• the oldest form of poetry

• is the oldest form of poetry

Multiple Choice

___________ the meaning of new vocabulary from context is an important skill.

• Determining

• Having determined

• It is determined

• Determination

Multiple Choice

After the seventh month of pregnancy, ________ a good chance of survival.

• it has a premature baby

• does a premature baby have

• there is a premature baby

• a premature baby has

Multiple Choice

The decline in the death rate among babies can be attributed to advance in medicine, public health and ___________.

• food production

• producing food

• food is produced

• for the production of food

Multiple Choice

Rarely __________ succeed in ballet if they start after the age of twelve.

• children

• children have

• do children

• are children

Multiple Choice

Radiocarbon dating is still the most common way of determining the age of human remains, _________ it is not always accurate.

• in that

• even though

• when

• that

Multiple Choice

Eugene O'Neill, a famous American dramatist, _________ the theater by using controversial themes and new stage techniques.

• he revolutionized

• there was a revolution in

• revolutionized

• in revolutionizing

Multiple Choice

_______ the process of photosynthesis, green plants absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.

• That is

• Through

• It is

• While

Multiple Choice

Louis Renault greatly improved automobile technology __________ the drive shaft in 1896.

• by inventing

• that he invented

• his inventing

• the invention of

Multiple Choice

Migratory patterns in birds ________ terms of seasonal changes.

• can usually be explained

• can be explained in usually

• in usually can be explained

• can be explained usually in

Multiple Choice

Babies often sleep up to twenty - three hours per day ___________.

• that is in the first month of life

• during the first month of life

• when the first month of life

• for it is the first month of life

Multiple Choice

________ animals can change colors to match their surroundings is an amazing fact of nature.

• If

• That

• The

• There are

Multiple Choice

During the period of Enlightenment, most philosophers ________ learning truth by reasoning.

• disputed
• opposed
• advocated
• rejected

Multiple Choice

Air consists of a combination of nitrogen and oxygen _______ in place by gravity.

• are holding

• being hold

• holding

• held

Multiple Choice

The first use of advertising is believed to be signs, ________ above the doors of commercial businesses in Greece and Rome.

• which were posted

• having posted

• which posted

• posting