TASK 1: INCOMPLETE INDEPENDENT CLAUSES PART I
Directions: Retype the following sentences and choose the one option-(A), (B), (C), or (D)-that correctly completes the sentences.
1. In the United States, _________ is generally the responsibility of municipal governments.
1. In the United States, _________ is generally the responsibility of municipal governments.
(A) for water treatment
(B) water treatment
(C) where water treatment
(D) in which water treatment
answer: B
2. Crop rotation _________ of preserving soil fertility.
2. Crop rotation _________ of preserving soil fertility.
(A) it is one method
(B) one method
(C) a method is one
(D) is one method
answer: D
3. ___________ the dollar as its monetary unit in 1878.
3. ___________ the dollar as its monetary unit in 1878.
(A) Canada adopted
(B) Adopted by Canada,
(C) It was adopted by Canada
(D) The Canadian adoption of
answer: A
4. __________ almost impossible to capture the beauty of the aurora borealis in photographs.
4. __________ almost impossible to capture the beauty of the aurora borealis in photographs.
(A) Being
(B) His
(C) There is
(D) Is
answer: B
5. Usually, political cartoons ______ on the editorial page of a newspaper.
5. Usually, political cartoons ______ on the editorial page of a newspaper.
(A) appear
(B) whose appearance
(C) by appearing
(D) when they appear
answer: A
6. _________ two major art museums, the Fogg and the Sadler.
6. _________ two major art museums, the Fogg and the Sadler.
(A) Harvard University has
(B) At Harvard University
(C) Harvard University, with its
(D) There at Harvard University
answer: A
7. American actress and director Margaret Webster ______ for her production of Shakespearean plays.
7. American actress and director Margaret Webster ______ for her production of Shakespearean plays.
(A) who became famous
(B) famous as she became
(C) becoming famous
(D) became famous
answer: D
8. _______ gas tanks connected to welding equipment, one full of oxygen and the other full of acetylene.
8. _______ gas tanks connected to welding equipment, one full of oxygen and the other full of acetylene.
(A) It is two
(B) Of the two
(C) There are two
(D) Two
answer: C
9. ________ is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.
9. ________ is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.
(A) That Philip Glass
(B) Philip Glass, who
(C) Philip Glass
(D) Because Philip Glass
answer: A
10. Compressed air ______ the power to drive pneumatic tools.
10. Compressed air ______ the power to drive pneumatic tools.
(A) by providing
(B) provides
(C) that provides
(D) the provision of
answer: B
