Mini Test Toefl (structure and written expression) 2

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
--- from horseback is a valid form of pest control has come under attack.
that the hunting of foxes
the hunting of foxes
it is the hunting of foxes
there is fox hunting
Answer explanation
(A) "Has come" is the main verb and "is" is the verb for the dependent clause used as a subject. only a subject is needed to complete the dependent clause.
The use of (B) makes an independent clause that cannot be used as a subject. (C) and (D) contain a subject and a verb.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
---- by its previous owner explains why no one has searched for it.
having cursed the treasure
the treasure has been cursed
it was the curse of the treasure
the treasure's having been cursed
Answer explanation
(D) only a subject is needed for the verb "explains." The phrase "by its previous owner" indicates a passive voice. (D) is a gerund that can be used as a subject, and it is in the passive voice.
(B) and (C) contain both a subject and a verb. (A) is in the active voice.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
---- that produced the famous Crab nebula, which is a favorite among astronomers.
that is was a supernova
it was a supernova
a supernova
there a supernova
Answer explanation
(B) a subject and a verb are needed to complete the sentence. (B) has both a subject, "it," and a verb, "was."
(A) is a clause that can only take the position of a subject in the sentence. (C) and (D) do not contain verbs.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
---- unnecessary red tape and promote research were the main objectives of the committee.
To circumvent
That to circumvent
The circumvention of
Circumventing
Answer explanation
(A) the plural verb "were" indicates a plural subject. The infinitive form of (A) is parallel to the infinitive "promote" and makes a plural subject that agrees with the verb.
(B) is an incomplete clause that does not complete the subject. the simple subject in (C) and the gerund subject in (D) are not parallel to the second subject "promote," which is the infnitive form.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
---- mixed with a base such as egg yolk was the exclusive medium for painting panels in the Middle Ages.
Finely ground pigments
It is a finely ground pigment
A finely ground pigment
That a finely ground pigment
Answer explanation
(C) a singular subject is needed to complete the sentence and agree with the singular verb "was." the plural subject "pigments" in (A) does not agree with the singular verb "was." (B) contains a subject and a verb. (D) is an incomplete clause that does not complete the subject.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
---- toward animated cartoons with war-related topics has come under criticism from such groups as the National Coalition Against Television Violence.
It is the trend
Trends
That the trend
The trend
Answer explanation
(D) a subject that agrees with the singular verb is needed to complete the sentence.
(A) contains a verb. In (B) the subject is plural and does not agree with the singular verb "has." (C) is an incomplete clause and, therefore, cannot be used as a subject.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Today ----- the single largest organized industry in India.
the cotton textile industry is
it is the cotton textile industry
the cotton textile industry
there is the cotton textile industry
Answer explanation
(A) Both a subject and a verb are needed to complete the sentence.
(C) does not contain a verb. in (B) and (D) the phrase "the cotton textile industry" takes the object position, but the sentence already has the object "the single largest organized industry in India."
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