TOEFL EXERCISE :
Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.
1.
Nobody know(A) when the process(B)
of glass-making was(C) invented(D).
The incorrect answer is know(A)
because the subject “Nobody” is singular.
The correct answer is “Nobody
knows when the process of glass-making was invented”.
2.
The languages of the world presents(A) a
vast array(B) of structural similarities(C) and differences(D).
The incorrect answer is
presents(A) because the subject “The languages of the world” is plural.
The correct answer is “The
languages of the world present a vast array of structural similarities and differences”.
3.
The rise of multinationals have(A) resulted(B)
in a great deal of legal ambiguity because multinationals can(C) operate(D)
in so many jurisdictions.
The incorrect answer is have(A)
because the subject “The rise of multinationals” is singular.
The correct answer is “The rise
of multinationals has resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because
multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions.”
4.
All of the east-west interstate highways in the
United State has(A) even numbers(B), while north-south interstate
highways are(C) odd-numbered(D).
The incorrect answer is has(A)
because the subject “All of the east-west interstate highways in the United
State” is plural.
The correct answer is “All of the east-west
interstate highways in the United State have even numbers, while north-south
interstate highways are odd-numbered”.
5.
When(A) a massive star in the large
Magellanic Cloud exploded(B) in 1987, a wave of neutrinos were(C)
detected(D) on Earth.
The incorrect answer is were(C)
because the subject “a wave of neutrinos” is singular.
The correct answer is “When a
massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987, a wave of neutrinos
was detected on Earth”.
6.
Every open space in the targeted(A) area that
has(B) grass and a few bushes are(C) occupied(D) by the
white-crowned sparrow.
The incorrect answer is are(C)
because the subject is singular.
The correct answer is “Every open space in the targeted area that has grass
and a few bushes is occupied by the white-crowned sparrow”.
7.
Krakatoa is remembered(A) as the volcano
that put(B) into the air that sunsets around the world was
affected(C) for two years afterward(D).
The incorrect answer is put(B)
because the subject is singular.
The correct answer is “Krakatoa
is remembered as the volcano that puts into the air that sunsets around the
world was affected for two years afterward”.
8.
The term “Yankee” was(A) originally a
nickname for people from New England, but now anyone from the United States are(B)
referred(C) to as(D) a Yankee.
The incorrect answer is are(B)
because the subject is singular.
The correct answer is “The term “Yankee”
was originally a nickname for people from New England, but now anyone from the
United States is referred to as a Yankee”.
9.
A network of small arteries, mostly sandwiched(A)
between the skin and the underlying(B) muscles, supply(C) blood(D)
to teh face and scalp.
The incorrect answer is supply(C)
because the subject is singular.
The correct answer is “A network
of small arteries, mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying muscles,
supplies blood to teh face and scalp”.
10.
Mesquite is(A) a small(B) tree in
the Southwest who(C) can withstand(D) the severest drought.
The incorrect answer is who(C)
because the subject is not human.
The correct answer is “Mesquite is a small tree in
the Southwest which can withstand the severest drought”.
