Check your vocabulary for TOEFL
PRONOUNS AND DETERMINERS
Exercise
1
Complete these sentences with an
appropriate pronoun or determiner (e.g., his, which, there,
itself, etc.). You will need to use some pronouns / determiners more than once.
itself, etc.). You will need to use some pronouns / determiners more than once.
1
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The team arrived in Cairo, and from
________________ set out across the desert in a southwesterly direction.
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2
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Students are allowed to hand in
________________ assignments a few days late if they ask for permission at
least a week in advance.
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3
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The new laws made ________________
easier to get a passport and travel abroad.
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4
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Someone called for you, but you weren't
here, so I told ________________ you would call when you got back.
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5
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Many playwrights like to act in the
plays they have written. Shakespeare ________________ appeared in productions
of his own works.
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6
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Most students spend more time on their
assignments than ________________ should.
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7
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Why did you say that I've missed lots
of lessons this semester? Where did you get ________________ idea? I haven't
missed a single one.
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8
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Greek and Latin are languages from
________________ many English words have been taken or adapted.
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9
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Someone broke the printer, but
________________ looks like nobody is prepared to accept responsibility.
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10
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The company carried out research into
chemical fertilizers and ________________ effect on the environment.
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11
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The drug works in small quantities, but
________________ efficacy is reduced if used too much and too often.
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12
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________________ comes a time in
everyone's life when a big decision has to be taken.
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13
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Nuclear energy is far less damaging to
the environment than ________________ produced from fossil fuels, but
requires far higher standards of safety to be applied.
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14
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The authors admitted using material
from other books, but we had to give ________________ credit for their
ability to make an otherwise boring subject lively and interesting.
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15
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A skilled workforce is essential,
________________ is why regular training programs are so important.
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16
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The young chick relies on the adult
bird for food, and it will be several weeks before it can feed ________________.
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17
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The vehicle employs a small solar
panel, from which ________________ can get enough power to move without the
need for turning the engine on.
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18
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We should give everyone a chance to say
what ________________ think.
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19
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Research in the 1960's often took a lot
of time and patience, as there was no Internet in ____________ days.
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20
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The house stood by ____________ on a
small island, cut off from the outside world by a treacherous reef.
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Exercise
2
Instructions as above.
1
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Her latest book is one ________________
every teenager will enjoy.
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2
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Help was offered in the first instance
to families ________________ homes had been destroyed in
the tsunami. |
3
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The company was forced to cut prices
and lay off staff, but the problems didn't end _______________
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4
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As it became obvious an economic crisis
was looming, the Republicans were divided among ________________ as to the
best course of action to take.
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5
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Bogart's most famous movie was probably
Casablanca, ________________ was made in 1942.
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6
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Prices in New York are roughly 30%
cheaper than ________________ in London.
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7
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People who adopt children tend to be
people who have no children of ________________ own but who desperately want
some.
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8
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The voice at the end of the phone was ________________
of a young man.
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9
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We have tea or coffee: ________________
would you prefer?
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10
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Most people passed the exam, and
________________ that failed were allowed to retake it a month later.
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11
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Immigrants often come to the country on
their own, and then ask their families to join ________________ at a later
date.
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12
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Those who want to see Las Vegas and
sample all of ________________ attractions are going to need a lot of money.
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13
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AZB Ltd claimed that the invention was
legally ________________, and sued their competitor for breaching their
design copyright.
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14
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The Republican Party have come under a
lot of pressure, but ________________ refuse to bow down to popular pressure.
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15
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The winner was a Chinese composer,
________________ composition “Blue String” combined elements of classical
Chinese and Western music.
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16
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We've been thinking about the offer
________________ you made last week.
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17
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We need to prepare ________________ for
the struggle that we are about to face.
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18
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The software has a few glitches, but
the real problem lies in the computer, and not in the software ________________
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19
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Fees must be paid in full before the
course begins. Alternatively, you can pay ________________ in 6 monthly
installments through the first semester.
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20
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As part of the survey, we asked members
of the public questions about ________________ their work, their hobbies, how
they spent their vacation, and so on.
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