Grammar TOEFL

Based on the premise that light was composed of color, the Impressionists came to the conclusion ______ not really black.

• that shadows were
• which was that shadows
• was shadows which
• were shadows

______ a parliamentary system, the prime minister must be appointed on the basis of the distribution of power in the parliament.

• To be considered
• The considered
• Considering
• Considers

______ of the play Mourning Becomes Electra introduces the cast of characters and hints at the plot.

• Act one
• The act first
• Act first
• First act

As soon as ______ with an acid, salt, and sometimes water, is formed.

• a base reacts
• a base will react
• a base is reacting
• the reaction of a base

The Internal Revenue Service ______ their tax forms by April 15 every year.

• makes all Americans file
• makes all Americans to file
• makes the filing of all Americans
• makes all Americans filing

Although one of his ships succeeded in sailing all the way back to Spain past the Cape of Good Hope, Magellan never completed the first circumnavigation of the world, and ______.

• neither did most of his crew
• neither most of his crew did
• most of his crew didn’t too
• most of his crew didn’t also

To answer accurately is more important than ______.

• finishing quickly
• a quick finish
• to finish quickly
• you finish quickly

Weathering ______ the action whereby surface rock is disintegrated or decomposed.

• is
• it is
• is that
• being

A telephone recording tells callers ______.

• what time the movie starts
• what time starts the movie
• what time does the movie start
• the movie starts what time

The people of Western Canada have been considering ______ themselves from the rest of the provinces.

• separating
• to separate
• separated
• separate