Identify
the Clause
the Clause
As technology continued to advance, the availability of information became almost instantaneous.
The italicized text is:
1. a subordinate clause
2. a restricted relative clause
3. a non-restrictive relative clause
4. an independant clause
4. an independent clause
The next day, it _____ (1) to snow, and it _____ (2) off and on ever since. Soon the foxes _____ (3) learn how to ski.
1.
A. started
B. has started
C. was starting
D. starts
2.
A. snows
B. was snowing
C. is snowing
D. has been snowing
3.
A. would have to
B. will have to
C. will be having to
D. should have to
1. A. started
2. D. has been snowing
3. B. will have to
When in doubt, it is best to ____ on the side of caution.
Which verb best completes this collocation?
1. choose
2. stay
3. wonder
4. err
4. err
The escaped prisoner had ___________ crimes so heinous that the National Guard was called in to assist in the manhunt.
1. done
2. committed
3. perpetrated
4. enacted
(2. committed is also functional, just less litigious)
Chopin arrived in Paris at the age of 20. He narrowly escaped the November 1830 Uprising in his native Poland.
Name the tenses of the italicized verbs.
1. past simple, past simple
2. past simple, present perfect
3. simple past, past progressive
4. past perfect, simple past
1. past simple
Frédéric Chopin, originally from Poland, moved to Paris shortly after his twentieth birthday.
The italicized text is a reduction of:
1. he is originally from Poland
2. who is originally from Poland
3. whose originally from Poland
3. he was born in Poland
2. who is originally from Poland
After coming in second in the pie-eating contest, Donald experienced a crisis of ____. He wasn't sure he could win at the national tournament next month.
Which noun best completes the collocation?
a. confidence
b. know-how
c. awareness
d. consciousness
a. confidence
1. implementing
2. forcing
3. enacting
4. superimposing
4. superimposing
While composing have been trying for years, none have managed to recreate such beautiful music with such epic simplicity.
1. present progressive, present perfect
2. present perfect progressive, present perfect
3. present perfect, present perfect
3. past perfect progressive, present perfect
2. present perfect progressive, present perfect
It wasn't until 1955, when the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact with its eastern allies, that military coordination was even feasible.
Identify the italicized text
1. non-identifying relative clause
2. complement
3. restrictive relative clause
4. embedded relative clause
1. non-identifying relative clause
The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH (UFZ) or the Pew Research Center are highly respected research _____.
Which noun best completes the collocation?
1. institutions
2. centers
3. establishments
4. organizations
1. institutions
The relentless occurance of mass shootings in the USA is a __________ concern to take into account for many foreign nationals looking for work abroad.
1. legitimate
2. serious
3. palpable
4. justifiable
1. legitimate
As of mid-2022, the United States Supreme Court enabled individual states to ____ a ban on abortion.
Which verb best completes the collocation?
1. forbid
2. impose
3. enact
4. implement
2. impose
As the story goes, a single scientist and an apple discovered what we have come to know as the ________ of gravity.
1. power
2. force
3. issue
4. magnitude
2. force
While it is unlikely that a sea turtle is capable of ____ thought, cognitive scientists have affirmed that many animals experience a range of emotions.
Which word best completes the collocation?
1. deep
2. mathematical
3. modern
4. abstract
4. abstract
It is critical to revise your vocabulary at regular ________ if you want to make progress in your learning.
1. intervals
2. proportions
3. times
4. time slots
1. intervals