Exercises on common structures in English 1

Question 1: Aymara _____ an Indian language spoken by approximately one million people inBolivia and Peru

A

which is

B

being

C

is

D

it is

Question 2: Many North American universities_____ by private donations.

A

supported

B

are supported

C

which are supported

D

support

Question 3: _______ direct link exists between seat belt use and fever traffic fatalities.

A

There is a

B

A

C

That there is a

D

Because

Question 4: ______ many people learn to make their own repairs and home improvements

A

When having instruction manuals

B

There are instruction manuals

C

From instruction manuals

D

It is instruction manuals

Question 5: Lake Superior______, borders on the United States and Canada.

A

in the world is the largest lake

B

is largest lake in the world

C

it is the largest lake in the world

D

which is the largest lake in the world

Question 6: Taj Mahl, _____ by Shah Janhan for his wife, is thought to be one of the greatarchitectural wonders of the world.

A

being built

B

was built

C

built

D

been built

Question 7: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier_____ to unidentified soldiers killed in battle, islocated in Arlington, Virginia.

A

which a monument

B

a monument

C

is a monument

D

a monument being

Question 8: _____ volcanos can destroy large areas of vergetation

A

They erupt

B

When they erupt

C

When eruption

D

Their eruption

Question 9: _______ is the biggest city in Michigan, it is not the capital.

A

Detroit

B

It Detroit

C

Although Detroit

D

Detroit, which

Question 10: _______ black cats are bad luck is considered a superstition rather than a fact.

A

That

B

The

C

Although

D

It is that

Question 11: Steel_____ with chromium to produce a no corrosive substance known as stainlesssteel

A

is combined

B

combining

C

that is combined

D

when combined

Question 12: _________ the 1930s and 1940s, F.D. Roosevelt was elected to the presidency fourtimes

A

Since during

B

During

C

Although during

D

While during

Question 13: ______ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States

A

Founding

B

Founded

C

It was founded

D

Being founded

Question 14: Johnny Carson______ late night TV program is watched by millions of insomniacs inthe United States, has been on the air for over twenty years.

A

whose

B

who has a

C

which is a

D

however his

Question 15: _______, Jenny Churchill was born in the United States and married an Englishman.

A

She was the mother of Winston Churchill

B

The mother of Winston Churchill

C

Her son was Winston Churchill

D

Winston Churchill was her son

Question 16: A tornado touched down today in Kansas, _______ destruction to cornfields andtelephone lines.

A

caused

B

causing

C

that caused

D

it caused

Question 17: Until the fifties, _____ were still in some cities to deliver milk and vegetables.

A

horses and carts

B

there were horses and carts

C

when horses and carts

D

that horses and carts

Question 18: ______ the percentage of working women in the United States has doubled since 1940has been the result of both economic and social factors.

A

The

B

That the

C

There is the

D

It is the

Question 19: ______ species of plants exist in North America that can cause an allergic skin reactionin humans

A

There are several

B

If there are several

C

Several

D

It has several

Question 20: A silo is a large cylindrical structure______

A

the storage of crops

B

in which crops are stored

C

where crops are stored there

D

they store crops there

Exercises on common structures in English 1

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