Basic Sentence Pattern

1. The president _____ the election by a landslide.

• won

• he won

• yesterday

• fortunately

2. _____ greeted me enthusiastically at the front door.

• Parental

• My friends

• If

• Them

3. The large carotid artery _____ to the main parts of the brain.

• carrying blood

• blood is carried

• carries blood

• blood carries

4. _____ first settled the Hawaiian Islands between A.D. 300 and 750.

• The Polynesians

• The Polynesians arrived

• Because of the Polynesians

• It was the Polynesians

5. To Mike, _____ was a big surprise.

• really

• the party

• funny

• when

6. Early _____ toes instead of hooves on their feet.

• horse

• had horses

• horses had

• horses having

7. _____ was ringing continuously when the secretary greeted the guests.

• Loudly

• In the morning

• The phone

• The bells

8. The plane _____ landing at the airport in five minutes.

• it is

• it really is

• is descending

• will be

9. In 1867, _____ Alaska from the Russians for $7.2 million.

• purchased the United States

• to purchase the United States

• the United States purchased

• the United States' purchase of

10. In the early 1900s, Eastman _____ inexpensive Brownie box cameras.

• developed

• developing

• it developed

• it was developed