Object of preposition

1. Like bacteria, protozoans _______by splitting in two.

(A) reproducing
(B) reproduce Commented [MA1]: missing verb
(C) to reproduce
(D) reproduction

2. _____ in the desert is mainly due to the limited supply of desert water.
(A) Plants are widely spaced
(B) The spacing of plants is wide
(C) Plants to be spaced widely
(D) The wide spacing of plants Commented [MA2]: missing subject

3. On attaining maximum size, ___ by drawing itself out and dividing into two daughter amoebas
(A) the reproduction of the amoeba
(B) the amoeba, which reproduces
(C) reproducing the amoeba
(D) the amoeba reproduced Commented [MA3]: missing subject & verb

4. Except for certain microorganisms, _____ need oxygen to survive.

(A) of all living things
(B) all living things Commented [MA4]: missing subject
(C) all are living things
(D) are all living things

5. The Navajo Indians of the southwestern United States _____ for their sand painting, also called dry
painting.
(A) noted
(B) are noted Commented [MA5]: missing verb
(C) to be noted
(D) have noted

6. The importance of the hand, and more generally of the body, in children’s acquisition of arithmetic_____.
(A) can hardly be exaggerated Commented [MA6]: missing verb
(B) hardly exaggerated can be
(C) can be exaggerate hardly
(D) exaggerated can be hardly

7. Manipulations of the spinal column, massage, and dietary adjustments __ in chiropractic therapy.
(A)the principal methods are
(B)are the principal methods Commented [MA7]: missing verb
(C)how are the principal methods
(D)are there the principal methods
8. In commercial art, illustrating advertisements, textbooks, brochures, and articles in magazines and
periodicals ______ plays an important part.
(A) Drawing and
(B) Because drawing
(C) Drawing, which
(D) Drawing Commented [MA8]: missing subject

9. According to the third law of thermodynamics, _____ possible is –273.16 degrees centigrade.
(A) that temperature is lowest
(B) the temperature is lower
(C) lowest temperature
(D) the lowest temperature Commented [MA9]: missing subject & verb

10. From her early teens ---.

(A) Blanche Willis Howard’s determination to be an author
(B) Was determined to be an author, Blanche Willis Howard
(C) Blanche Willis Howard was determined to be an author Commented [MA10]: missing subject & verb
(D) An author, Blanche Willis Howard was determined to be