BARON TOEFL PRACTICE EXERCISES Exercise 50: Sentences – Agreement

BARON TOEFL PRACTICE EXERCISES

Exercise 50: Sentences – Agreement

In some sentences in the Structure Section of the Paper-Based TOEFL, you will be asked to identify errors in agreement. Agreement is the relationship between a subject and verb or between a pronoun and noun, or between a pronoun and another pronoun. To agree, a subject and verb must both be singular or both be plural. To agree, a pronoun and the noun or pronoun to which it refers must both be singular or plural and both be masculine or feminine or neuter. Choose the correct answer in the incomplete sentences. Choose the incorrect word or phrase in the underlined choices.

1	Both a term paper and (A) a final exam is (B) often required (C) for (D) a college class.	11	The average temperature of rocks on the surface of the earth ______ 55 degrees F. A.    be B.    are C.    is D.    been
2	The popularity of soccer in the United States were increased (A) significantly (B) by the playing (C) of the World Cup in cities throughout the country in 1994. (D).	12	The officials of the Board of Elections asked that each voter present (A their (B) registration card and a valid Texas driver's (C) license before receiving (D) a ballot.
3	How many musical notes of the 11 ,000 tones that the human ear can distinguish ______ in the musical scale? A.   it is B.   is it C.   there are D.   are there	13	If one has (A) a special medical condition such as diabetes, epilepsy, or allergy, it is advisable that they (B) carry (C) some kind of identification in order to avoid being (D) given improper medication in an emergency.
4	Not one in a hundred (A) seeds develop (B) into (C) a healthy plant, even (D) under laboratory conditions.	14	A large percentage of federal employees are participating (A) in an experimental four-day  (B) work week (C) aimed at curbing gasoline consumption and pollution, two of the most urgent problems (D) facing cities today.
5	Nine of every ten people in the world ______ in the country in which they were born. A.   living B.   they are living C.   lives D.   live	15	A mature grove of Aspen trees often _______ that supports numerous trunks. A.       have a single system of roots B.       has a single root system C.       make a single system from roots D.       making a single roots system
6	Benjamin Franklin strongly (A) objected to (B) the eagle's being chosen as the national bird because of (C) their (D) predatory nature.	16	One-cent (A) coins issued (B) in the United States since 1982 (C) is (D) 96 percent zinc.
7	In order to grow well (A), the Blue Spruce, like (B) other (C) pine trees, require (D) a temperate climate.	17	According to (A) a team of scientists (B), there are (C) evidence that Mount Everest is still rising (D).
8	Few airports in the United States  is (A) as modern as (B) that (C of (D) Atlanta.	18	The urinary system, (A) including (B) both the bladder and (C) the kidneys, are contained (D) in the cavities of the trunk.
9	In the ocean, ______ more salt in the deeper water. A.   is there B.   it may be C.   there is D.   it is	19	The smallest flying dinosaurs ___ of a robin. A.       about the size B.       was about the size C.       were about the size D.       have been about the size
10	Work on improving (A) industrial disposal methods were (B) begun in the early 1970s, shortly (C) after the Clean Air bill was passed by Congress (D).	20	In the 1920s, (A) Art Deco, known for (B) plastic and chrome-plated (C) objects,  were (D) popular.

 

ANSWER KEY

1	B	11	C
2	A	12	B
3	D	13	B
4	B	14	A
5	D	15	B
6	D	16	D
7	D	17	C
8	A	18	D
9	C	19	C
10	B	20	D

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