1. The defendant refused to
answer the prosecutor’s questions …..
A. Because he
was afraid it would incriminate him
B. For fear that
they will incriminate him
C. Because he was afraid that his answers would
incriminate him
D. Fearing that
he will be incriminated by it
Reason : the problem
there is the word "questions" is the plural. there is a complete independent clause and dependent
clause, and match in tenses. Because actually that sentences can stand alone,
so just find a clause that will complete it with correctly.
2. Mrs.Walker has returned …..
A. A wallet back
to its original owner
B. To its
original owner the wallet
C. The wallet to
its originally owner
D. The wallet to its original owner
Reason : the word "return"
to and followed
by the word "owner"
followed by an
adverb. the
option C & D are almost look alike. But answers (a)is redudancy. (b)
the indirect object (original owner)
preceds the direct subject (The wallet). (c) originally is adverb
3.The hospital owes……for the
construction of the new wing.
A. The
government twenty million dollars
B. For the
government twenty million dollars
C. To the
government twenty million dollars
D. Twenty million of dollars to the government
Reason : The best dependent
clause is D because the dependent clause that is explained what is the hospital
owes.
4. Sarah…..that she could
not attend classes next week
A. Told to her
professors
B. Said her
professors
C. Told her
professors
D. Is telling her professors
Reason : Sarah is telling her professor that
she could not attend classes next week. The tenses is must be
present continuous in this sentece because the event is happening now. that
sarah is telling her professor about her presence matter for the next week
class. S + To be (am, are, is) + present participle (bentuk-ing).
5.The artist was asked to
show some paintings at the contest because…
A. He painted very good
B. They believed
he painted well
C. Of their
belief that he was an good artist
D. The judges had
been told of his talents
Reason
: Because, there is a
sequence of tense. “The artist was asked to show some paintings at the contest”
is simple past tense and “because he painted very good” is simple past tense
too. The dependent clause “he painted very good” is compatible with previous
clause and “he” in the clause is meaning to “the artist”.
6. If motorists do not observe the
traffic regulations, they will be
stopped, ticketed, and
A B C
have to pay a
fine.
D
Incorrect sentence : D
Reason :
The sentence above must be
parallelism. Stopped
and ticketed, both of
them are verb…but have to pay a
fine is not suitable, so it must be change with verb too.
The correct sentence :
If motorists do not observe
the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and have to paid a
fine.
7.Fred, who usually conducts
the choir rehearsals, did not show up last night because he
A B
had an accident on his way to the practice
C D
Incorrect sentence : A
Reason :
In the sentence
is not necessary to add the letter "s" in the word "rehearsal"
because the verb instead
of the word "the
choir".
The correct sentence :
Fred, who usually conducts
the choir rehearsal, did not show up last night because he had an accident on
his way to the practice.
8. A short time before her operation last month , Mrs.Carlyle dreams of her daughter
A B C
who lives overseas.
D
Incorrect sentence : C
Reason :
Because it
happened last month, so we should use the past perfect tense.
The correct
sentence :
A short time
before her operation last month , Mrs.Carlyle had dreamed of her
daughter who lives overseas.
9. The
atmosphere in Andalucia is open, warm,
and gives a welcome feeling to all who
A B C
have the good fortune to visit there.
D
Incorrect sentence : B
Reason :
The sentence
above must be parallelism. Open and warm, both of them are
adjective. So must be following with adjective too. Gives a welcome
feeling is a new clause. Change it
with welcome.
The correct
sentence :
The
atmosphere in Andalucia is open, warm, and welcome to all who have the good
fortune to visit there.
10. Some of the people were standing
in the street watched the parade,
while others
A B C D
were singing
songs.
Incorrect sentence : C
Reason :
The sentence
above must be parallelism. Standing and Singing, both of them are
verb in present continuous / the happening event. So watched must be
change with the same tenses too.
The correct
sentence :
Some of the
people were standing in the street watching the parade, while others were
singing songs.
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