toefl exercise 3

1.    The defendant refused to answer the presecutor’s questions ______

a.    Because he was afraid it would incriminate him

That sentence is wrong. Because there is no antecedent for the pronoun it.

b.    For fear that they will incriminate him

That sentence is wrong. There is an incorrect sequence of tenses. The

word for and fear more not the appropriate word to use.

 c.    Because he was afraid that his answer would incriminate him

That sentence is correct. Because the tense clauses is match.

d.    Fearing that he will be incriminated by it

That sentence is wrong because Fearing that he will be incriminated by it is an Incorrect sequence of tenses. Form of the sentence should be past progresive/simple past or past perfect

2.    Mrs. Walker has returned _______

a.   A wallet back to its original owner

     Incorrect. Because After return we don’t need to add back

b.   To its original owner the wallet

          That Sentence is incorrect because preposition is not necessary

c.   The wallet to its originally owner

          That sentence is incorrect because originally do not to add –ly. But Originally should

          be original

d.  The wallet to its original owner

     That sentence is correct. Because,the word “originally” is a adverb. To give information             on       the noun “owner” we should use an adjective which is original.

3.    The hospital owes _____ for the construction of the new wing.

a.    The government twenty million dollars

      That sentence is correct. Because this sentence is match to fill the blank.

b.   For the government twenty million dollars

     That sentence is wrong. Because the preposition “ for ’’ is incorrect

c.   To the government twenty million dollars

     That sentence is wrong. Because the preposition “ to ’’ is incorrect

d.  Twenty million of dollars to the government

         that sentence is incorrect, because the preposition "of" is incorrect

4.   Sarah _____ that she could not attend classes next week.

a.  Told to her professors

that sentence is wrong because told must be followed directly by indirect object so                    preposition (to) is incorrect

b.  Said her professors

that sentence is wrong because  It is not correct to follow the verb said with the name  of a person or people.

c.  Told her professors

         That sentence is correct. Perfect answer.

d.    Is telling her professors

Incorrect because Is telling her profesors is an Incorrect sequence of tenses. Form of    the sentence should be past progresive/simple past or past perfect

  

5.   The artist was asked to show some paintings at the contest because ______

a.    He painted very good.

That sentence is incorrect. Because, “good’’ is an adjective. So, we must replace “Good’’   with “ well’’

b.    They believed he painted well

            Incorrect. The pronoun “they’’ has no antecedent

c.    Of their belief that he was an good artist

Incorrect. The pronoun “they’’ has no antecedent and  must be replace to be “ an’’ with    “a’’

d.    The judges had been told of his talent

            That sentence is correct.

6.   If motorist ( a. do not observe ) (b. the ) traffic regulations, ( c. they ) will be stopped,   ticketed, and ( d. have to pay a fine )

      The incorrect answer is (D), because the sentence is parallel structure. So we must replace “ have to pay a fine’’ with fined.

correct phrase is If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and fined”.

7.   Fred, who usually conducts ( a. the choir rehearsals ), did not ( b. show up ) last night because he (  c. had ) an accident (  d. on his way to the practice).

      The incorrect answer is ( C ), because the sentence should used the past perfect. so the correct phrase is Fred, who usually conducts the choir rehearsals did not show up last night because he had had an accident on his way to the practice.

8 . (  a. a short time ) before her operation ( b. last ) month, Mrs. Carlyle (  c. dreams ) of her daughter who ( d. lives overseas )

      The incorrect answer is ( C ), because the “ last month”  is past tense. So we must replace “ dreams’’ with “ dreamed, dreamt’’

the correct phrase is A short time before her operation last month, Mrs. Carlyle dreamt of her daughter who lives overseas.

9.  The atmosphere (  a. in Andalucia )  is open, warm, and ( b. gives a welcome feeling ) to all (  c. who ) have ( d. the good ) fortune to visit there.

The incorrect answer is ( B ), because the sentence is not parallel structure. so must to change so that will be formed good parallel. "welcome'' should be " welcoming''

So, the correct phrase is The atmosphere in Andalucia is open, warm, and gives a welcoming feeling to all who have the good fortune to visit there.

10.  Some ( a. of the ) people were ( b. standing ) in the street ( c. watched ) the parade,   while  ( d. others ) were singing songs.

The incorrect answer is ( C ), because the sentence is parallel structure. So “ watched’’ should be “watching’’ 

the correct phrase is Some of the people were standing in the street watching the parade, while other were singing songs”.