- Nobody know when the process of glass-making was invented
A
B C
D
The incorrect word of the sentence
is A (know)
The reason : because
word “Nobody” as a single subject so must be added “s/es” for verb.
The correct sentence : Nobody knows when the process of glass-making was
invented
- The languages of the world presents a vast array of structural similarities and
A
B C
differences
D
differences
D
The incorrect word of the sentence
is A (presents)
The reason : because
word “The languages” as a plural subject so not must be added “s/es” for verb.
The correct sentence : The languages
of the world present a vast array of
structural similarities and differences
- The rise of multinationals have resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because
A
B
multinationals
can operate in so many jurisdictions
C
D
The incorrect word of the sentence is A (have)
The reason : because
word “The rise” as a single subject. The pattern sentence is present perfect
tense so must be added “have/has” before the auxiliary verb. “have”
used to plural subject and “has” used to single subject, so the correct
word for the sentence is “has”.
The correct sentence : The rise of multinationals has resulted in a great deal of legal
ambiguity because multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions
- All of the east-west interstate highways in the united States has even numbers, while
A B
north-south
interstate highways are odd-numbered
C
D
The
incorrect word of the sentence is A (has)
The reason : because
“has” as a possessive pronouns and "the east-west interstate
highways" as a plural subject so must be change “have”.
The correct sentence : All of the
east-west interstate highways in the united States have
even numbers, while north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered
- When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987, a wave of
A B
neutrinos were
detected on Earth
C D
The incorrect word of the sentence is C (were)
The reason : A wave of neutrinos is
singular subject that must be followed by the auxiliary verb for the
singular subject.
The correct
sentence : When
a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987, a wave of
neutrinos was defected on Earth
- Every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes are occupied by
A
B C
D
the white-crowned sparrow
The
incorrect word of the sentence is C (are)
The
reason : because every
open space is a singular subject. so it must be followed by is,
not are.
The
correct sentence : Every
open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes is occupied by the white-crowned sparrow
- Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that put so much ash into the air that sunsets
A
B
around the
world was affected for two years afterward
C
D
The
incorrect word of the sentence is C (was affected)
The reason : because
in the sentence there are double auxiliary verb which nothing relative pronoun.
So the correct word of the sentence is “affect”
The correct sentence : Krakatoa is
remembered as the volcano that put so much ash into the air that sunsets around
the world affect for two years afterward
- The term “Yankee” was originally a nickname for people from New England, but now
A
everyone from the United States are referred
to as a Yankee
B
C D
The
incorrect word of the sentence is B (are)
The reason : because
the sentence (but now everyone from the United States are referred
to as a Yankee) is the present perfect pattern. So the auxiliary
verb “are” to be change “has”
The correct sentence : The term
“Yankee” was originally a nickname for people from New England, but now
everyone from the United States has
referred to as a Yankee
- A network of small arteries, mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying
A B
muscles, supply blood
to the face and scalp
C D
The
incorrect word of the sentence is C (supply)
The reason : because a
networks of small arteries as a single subject “it” so must be added
"s/es" for verb.
The correct sentence : A network of
small arteries, mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying muscles,
supplies blood to the face and scalp.
- Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest who can withstand the severest drought
A
B
C
D
The incorrect
word of the sentence is D withstand
The reason :
because Mesquite is a singular subject. So, the verb
must be followed by s/es.
The correct sentence : Mesquite is a
small tree in the Southwest withstands
can withstand the severest drought
