TOELF GRAMMAR EXERCISES 2-Carlotta rivas

1. Which bolded word is incorrect in the following sentence?

The athletics department at University of California, Riverside

has decide to implement an extracurricular program in the following sports: baseball, softball,
soccer, and basketball for both men and women.

2. Which sentence is not correctly written?

A. John Rodriguez, who living in San Bernardino right now, just completed his undergraduate
degree in accounting.

B. John Rodriguez lives in San Bernardino right now, and he just completed his undergraduate
degree in accounting.

C. A resident of San Bernardino right now, John Rodriguez just completed his undergraduate
degree in accounting.

D. Living in San Bernardino right now, John Rodriguez just completed his undergraduate degree
in accounting.

3. Which bolded word or words is incorrectly written?

At the game yesterday, spectators enough attended the game so that the sports venue made a
profit of more than 30%, with all the proceeds benefitting breast cancer patients in
the greater San Bernardino area.

4. Which answer correctly completes the sentence?

Not only has Ryan finished his biology degree, ________________ his graduate degree in the
same subject.

A. but has also started

B. he has also started

C. but he has also started

D. and he has started

5. Which bolded word is incorrectly written?

Neither the other students nor Larry are going to attend the seminar.

6. Which sentence is incorrectly written?

A. I had completed by undergraduate studies by 2018.

B. I will have completed my studies by the same time next year.

C. I completed all my prerequisites last June so that I could start my graduate studies.

D. I have finished my undergraduate studies at UCLA in 2017.

7. Which answer most correctly completes the sentence?

__________________appears larger on the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical

illusion.

A. The moon

B. The moon which

C. That the moon

D. Does the moon

8. Which answers most correctly completes the sentence?

The automobile____________ engine was overhauled last year has been running perfectly ever
since.

A. that engine

B. which engine

C. in which

D. whose engine
9. Which bolded word needs to be rewritten in order for the sentence to be correct?

Last week the teacher discussed common societal misconceptions associating with older
workers.

10. Identify which answer correctly completes the sentence.

________________and the other students had prepared well for the Physics, they performed
poorly on the astro-dynamics section.

A. Kentaro

B. Although Kentaro

C. Because Kentaro

D. However, Kentaro

11. Which answer best rewrites the following correctly written sentence?

Because the bridge has been retrofitted, it can withstand an 8.0 or weaker earthquake with little or
no damage.
A. Because the bridge has been retrofitted, so it can withstand an 8.0 or weaker earthquake with
little or no damage.

B. Having been retrofitted, the bridge can withstand an 8.0 or weaker earthquake with little or no
damage.

C. The bridge has been retrofitted, therefore, it can withstand an 8.0 or weaker earthquake with
little or no damage.

D. The bridge which has been retrofitted it can withstand an 8.0 or weaker earthquake with little or
no damage.

12. Which bolded word needs to be re-written in order for the sentence to be correct?

To help us complete the required course material by the end of the term, our
professor assigned us several homeworks.
13. Which bolded word is incorrectly written?

When explaining why the United States lost its neutral status and entered World War II, the
professor illustrated this criteria as being important factors.

14. Administrators at the college learned_________online web sites to write their papers in
Professor Jones expository writing class.

A. about the students’ paying

B. about the students paid

C. why did the students pay

D. about the students’ pay

15. Which bolded word needs to be rewritten in order for the sentence to be correct?

Most meetings scheduled by the coach well before the first basketball game so that all the
athletes will know what will be expected of them.

16. Identify which bolded word needs to be rewritten in order for the sentence to be correct.

The students in anthropology class went on trip to Machu Pichu, Peru to study the ruins of
the ancient Mayans.

17. Which bolded word needs to be rewritten in order for the sentence to be correct?

Professor Chen’s students learned that the research paper due date will be postponed for two
weeks so that everyone in the class had more time to conduct research.

18. Which bolded word needs to be changed in order for the sentence to be correct?

Having competently control with delivery, language-use, and topic development, Lata
scored perfectly on the speaking section of the TOEFL iBT.

Google “word order for adjective and adverb modifiers” and “distinguishing between adjective and
adverbs”

19. Which words needs to be rewritten in order for the sentence to be correct?

Susan is intelligenter than Ron, but Ahmed is the smartest of all the students at the university.
20. Which answer correctly completes the sentence?

_______________many decorated houses in my neighborhood during Christmastime.

A. There is always

B. There are always

C. Are always

D. It is always

21. Which sentence is more appropriate or grammatically correct in academic writing?

A. Human activities such as auto and factory emissions are polluting our atmosphere, however,
these so-called greenhouse gases are causing our climate to warm.

B. Because human activities such as auto and factory emissions are polluting our atmosphere, so
these so-called greenhouse gases are causing our climate to warm.

C. Human activities such as auto and factory emissions are polluting our atmosphere; therefore,
these so-called greenhouse gases are causing our climate to warm.

D. Human activities such as auto and factory emissions are polluting our atmosphere. These so-
called greenhouse gases are causing our climate to warm.

22. Identify which bolded word should be rewritten in order for the sentence to be correct.

Most students who register to take the TOEFL iBT are accustomed reading from a computer
screen.

23. Which bolded word needs to be changed in order for the sentence to be correct?

Studying in groups helps me to concentrate better when I am preparing for exams. In

addition, you can get your studies done faster by studying in groups.