Relative Clauses & Pronouns
Which relative pronoun is used to describe people?
A. Which B. Who C. That D. Where
B, who
What is the correct verb in this sentence?
'She ___ (go/goes) to the gym every day.’
A. Go
B. Goes
B. Goes
Which conjunction best fits this sentence?
‘I was hungry, ___ I made a sandwich.’”
A. Because B. So C. As
B. So
I thought by now we would have learned the lesson that if we ignore overhead, we ______ our expenses.
(A) underestimating
(B) will underestimate
(C) would underestimate
(D) have underestimated
(D) have underestimated
What is this an advertisement for?
(A) A luxury apartment
(B) A boutique
(C) A restaurant
(D) Office space
(D) Office space
Combine these two sentences using a relative clause: The girl is my sister. She is wearing a blue dress.
The girl who is wearing a blue dress is my sister.
Which sentence uses the correct subject-verb agreement?
A. The cats is sleeping.
B. The cat are sleeping.
C. The cats are sleeping.
C. The cats are sleeping.
Which sentence shows correct use of a cause and effect conjunction?
A. ‘She was late, as she missed the bus.’
B. ‘Because of he was tired, he went to bed early.’
C. ‘Since it was raining, we stayed inside.’
C. ‘Since it was raining, we stayed inside.’
If the yield ______ up from 9.8 percent, it would have been the highest average yield since 1992.
(A) would go
(B) has gone
(C) will go
(D) had gone
(A) would go
How are the facilities generally described?
(A) Artistic
(B) Easy to operate
(C) Very up-to-date
(D) Reasonable
(C) Very up-to-date
Identify the mistake in this sentence:
The book who I borrowed from the library is very interesting.
The mistake is using who instead of which.
The book which I borrowed from the library is very interesting.
Choose the correct verb for this sentence:
‘Neither the teacher nor the students ___ (is/are) happy with the schedule.’
A. Is
B. Are
B. Are
Fill in the blank:
‘The flight was canceled ___ the bad weather.’”
A. Because
B. Due to
C. Therefore
B. Due to
They will import 750,000 more automobiles a year if international quotas set by the ministry ______ lifted.
(A) are
(B) be
(C) will be
(D) have been
(C) will be
What does each unit include?
(A) Many long tables
(B) Wood on the walls
(C) A shower
(D) Modern lighting
(C) A shower
What is the difference between a defining and a non-defining relative clause?
Defining relative clauses* give essential information needed to understand the sentence.
Non-defining relative clauses* give extra, non-essential information and are separated by commas
Identify the mistake in this sentence:
‘The team are winning the match.’
‘The team is winning the match.’
Which of the following sentences uses *therefore* correctly?
A. ‘It was cold outside; therefore, I wore a jacket.’
B. ‘Because I was tired, therefore I went to bed early.’
C. ‘Since the movie was interesting, therefore I stayed until the end.’
A. ‘It was cold outside; therefore, I wore a jacket.’
If the government ______ an import fee, as it has threatened to do for years, prices of consumer goods will increase by at least 10 percent.
(A) will impose
(B) imposes
(C) has imposed
(D) is imposing
(B) imposes
Which of the following is necessary for the purchaser to exercise this right?
(A) The merchant has corrected the purchase
(B) The balance of the bill has been paid
(C) The purchase was made in a different state
(D) The item costs more than fifty dollars
(D) The item costs more than fifty dollars
Rewrite this sentence using a relative clause:
We visited the museum. It was built in the 18th century.
Make sure to use the correct relative pronoun and punctuation.
We visited the museum, which was built in the 18th century.
What is the correct verb in this sentence, and why?
‘One-third of the cake ___ (is/are) gone.’
‘One-third of the cake *is* gone.’
Which of the following sentences correctly uses because of and due to?
A. ‘Because of he was tired, he didn’t come to the meeting.’
B. ‘The cancellation was because of the storm.’
C. ‘The concert was postponed due to the bad weather.’
D. ‘Due to it was raining, we left early.’
C. ‘The concert was postponed due to the bad weather.’
Their monetary unit ______ stronger if they did something about their deficit.
(A) will be
(B) would be
(C) can be
(D) should be
(B) would be
In which situation is this passage relevant?
(A) There is a dispute on a credit card billing
(B) The problem concerns purchases made with cash
(C) The merchant corrected the problem
(D) Partial payment was made
(A) There is a dispute on a credit card billing