TOEFL Structure 002: SENTENCE WITH MULTIPLE CLAUSE

Structure 002: SENTENCE WITH MULTIPLE CLAUSE

Skill 6 :USE COORDINATE CONNECTORS CORRECTLY

Example:

1.         Tom is singing, and Paul is dancing.

2.         Tom is tall, but Paul is short.

3.         Tom must write the letter, or Paul will do it.

4.         Tom told a joke, so Paul laughed.

5.         Tom is tired, yet he is not going to sleep.

6.         A power failure occurred, …..the lamps went out.

A.     then

B.     so

C.     later

D.     next

EXERCISE 6: Each of the following sentences contains more than one clause. Underline the subjects once and the verbs twice! Circle the connectors! Then, indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I)!

1.         The software should be used on IBM computer, and this computer is an IBM.

2.         The rain clouds can be seen in the distance, but no has fallen.

3.         They are trying to sell their house, it has been on the market for two months.

4.         So the quality of the print was not good, I changed the typewriter ribbon.

5.         The lifeguard will warn you about the riptides, or she may require you to get out of the water.

6.         You should have finished the work yesterday, yet is not close to being finished today.

7.         The phone rang again and again, so the receptionist was not able to get much work done.

8.         The missing wallet was found, but the cash and credit cards had been removed.

9.         Or you can drive your car for another 2,000 miles, you can get it fixed.

10.     The chemist was awarded the Nobel Prize, he flew to Europe to accept it.

Skill 7: USE ADVERB TIME AND CLAUSE CONNECTORS CORRECTLY

1. I will sign the check …..you leave.

A.     to                           D. before

B.     she                          E. left

C.     I

2. …..you leave, I will sign the check.

A.     to                           D. before

B.     she                          E. left

C.     I

3. …..was late, I missed the appointment.

A.     I

B.     Because

C.     The train

D.     Since he

Exercise 7: Each of the following sentences contains more than one clause. Underline the subjects once and the verbs twice. Circle the connectors. Then, indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

1. Since the bank closes in less than an hour, the deposits need to be tallied immediately.
2. Their backgrounds are thoroughly investigated before are admitted to the organization.
3. The citizens are becoming more and more incensed about traffic accidents whenever the accidents occur at that intersection.
4. The ground had been prepared, the seedlings were carefully planted.
5. We can start the conference now that all the participants have arrived.
6. The building quite vulnerable to damage until the storm windows are installed.
7. Once the address label for the package is typed, can be sent to the mail room.
8. Because the recent change in work shifts was not posted, several workers missed their shift.
9. The mother is going to be quite upset with her son as long as he misbehave so much.
10. Inasmuch as all the votes have not yet been counted the outcome of the election cannot be announced.

Skill 8: USE OTHER ADVERB CONNECTORS CORRECTLY

I will leave at 7:00 if I am ready.

Although I am was late, I managed to catch the train

Example

1. You will get a good grade on the exam provided ….

A.     studying

B.     study

C.     to study

D.     you study

OTHER ADVERB CONNECTORS
CONDITION	CONTRAST	MANNER	PLACE
if incase provided providing unless whether	although even though though while whereas	as in that	where wherever
S      V                        adverb connector        S     V Bob went to school          even though           he felt sick
Adverb connector   S     V  ,              S    V Even though         Bob felt sick,       he went to school.

EXERCISE 8: Each of the following sentences contains more than one clause. Underline the subjects once and the verb twice. Circle the connectors. Then, indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect(I).

1. It is impossible to enter that program if you lack experience as a teacher.
2. The commandant left strict orders about the passes, several soldiers left the post anyway.
3. No one is admitted to the academy unless he or she the education requirements.
4. While most students turned the assignment on time, a few asked for an extension.
5. I will take you wherever need to go to complete the registration procedures.
6. I will wait here in the airport with you whether the plane leaves on time or not.
7. Providing the envelope is postmarked by this Friday, your application still acceptable.
8. As the nurse already explained all visitors must leave the hospital room now.
9. This exam will be more difficult than usual in that it covers two chapters instead of one.
10. Though snow had been falling all day long, everyone got to the church on time for the wedding.

EXERCISE (Skill 6-8): Underline the subjects once and the verbs twice in each of the following sentences. Circle the connectors. Then, indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I)!

1. Until the registrar makes a decision about your status, you must stay in an unclassified category.
2. Or the bills can be paid by mail by the first of the month.
3. The parents left a phone number with the baby sitter in case a problem with the children.
4. The furniture will be delivered as soon it is paid for.
5. Whenever you want to hold the meeting, we will schedule it.
6. The government was overthrown in a revolution, the king has not returned to his homeland.
7. Whereas most of the documents are complete, this form still needs to be notarized.
8. Trash will be collected in the morning, so you should put the trash cans out tonight.
9. It is impossible for the airplane to take off while is snowing so hard.
10. We did not go out to dinner tonight even though I would have preferred not to cook.

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skill 6-8): Choose the letter of the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.

1.      The president of the U.S. appoints the cabinet members, ….appointments are subjet to Senate approval

A.   Their

B.   With their

C.   Because their

D.   But their

2.      The prisoners were prevented from speaking to reporters because …………

A.   not wanting the story in the papers.

B.   the story in the papers the superintendent did not want

C.   the public to hear the story

D.   the superintendent did  not want the story in the papers

3.      Like Thomas Berger’s fictional character Little Big Man, Lauderdale managed to find himself where …..of important events took place.

A.   it was an extraordinary number

B.   there was an extraordinary number

C.   an extraordinary number

D.   an extraordinary number existed

4.       ……sucked ground water from bellow, some parts of the city have begun to sink as much as ten inches annually.

A.   pumps have

B.   as pumps have

C.   so pumps have

D.   with pumps

5.      Case studies are the target of much skepticism in the scientific community, ………..used extensively by numerous researchers.

A.   they are

B.   are

C.   yet they

D.   yet they are

6.      According to the hypothesis in the study , the monarchs pick up the magnetic field of the…………….migrate by following magnetic fields.

A.   target monarchs

B.   target since monarchs

C.   target since monarchs are

D.   target

7.      …… shows the relations among neurons, they do not preclude the possibility that other aspects are important.

A.   Neural theories

B.   A neural theory

C.   Although neural theories

D.   However neural theories

8.      …………or refined, the lender will generally require setting up an escrow account to ensure the payment of property taxes and home owner insurance.

A.   A home is

B.   A home is bought

C.   When a home

D.   When a home is bought

9.      If ultraviolet radiation enters the earth’s atmosphere, …..generally blocked by the ozone concentrated in the atmosphere.

A.   It                        C. so it is

B.   It is                     D. Then it

10.  Among human chromosomes, the Y chromosome is unusual …….most of the chromosome does not participate in meiotic recombination.

A.   In                       C. and

B.   So                       D. In that

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skill 1-8): Choose the letter of the word or group of words that best completes the sentence!

1.      The three basic chords in ……the tonic, the dominant and the subdominant.

A.   Functional harmony

B.   Functional harmony is

C.   Functional harmony are

D.   Functional harmony they are

2.      ……. .Hale Telescope, at the Palomar Observatory in southern California, scientists can photograph objects several billion lights away

A.   The                     C. They use the

B.   With the              D. It is the

3.      Without the proper card installed inside the computer, ………impossible to run a graphical program.

A.   Is definitely         C. It is

B.   Because of           D. is

4.      The charter for the Louisiana lottery was coming uo for the renewal, ……spared no expense in the fight to win renewal.

A.   The lottery committee

B.   So The lottery committee and

C.   So The lottery committee

D.   The lottery committee made

5.      While in reality Alpha Centaury is triple star, ……to the naked eye to be a single star.

A.   It appears             C. appears

B.   But it appears       D. Despite it

6.      The sun’s gravity severely distorted the path of the comet …….entered its wildly erratic orbit around Jupiter.

A.   It

B.   When

C.   After the comet come into it

D.   Once the comet

7.      Each object ……Jupiter’s magnetic field is deluged with electrical charge.

A.   Enters                  C. entering

B.   It enters               D. enter

8.      As its name suggests, the Prairie Wetlands Resource Center ……the protection of wetlands on the prairies of the Dakotas, Montana, Minnesota, and Nebraska.

A.  it focuses             C. focusing

B.   focuses on           D. to focus on

9.      One of the largest and most powerful birds of prey in the world, ……a six-foot wingspan and legs and talons roughly the size of a man’s arm and legs.

A.  so the harpy has

B.   the harpy having

C.   with the harpy having

D.  the harpy has

10.  ……creation of such a community was a desirable step, the requisite political upheaval had to be accepted.

A.  Since the             C. Later, the

B.   The                     D. It was the

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