Revision: Clauses

10/12/2022 2:37:07 PM

_____ the stories about people who reduced their carbon footprint, we started to change our daily consumption habits.

  • Being read
  • Having read
  • Having been read
  • Reading
It was not until he graduated from university _____ to another city to settle down.
  • that he moved
  • did he move
  • when he moved
  • had he moved

_____ on several different television programs, the witness gave conflicting accounts of what had happened.

  • Appears
  • He appeared
  • Who appeared
  • Appearing

Backpacking is best suited for those who are in good physical condition _____.

  • but for being required to walk several miles
  • so that it would require walking several miles
  • as it may require walking several miles
  • with the aim of requiring walking several miles
Most of _____ archaeologists know about prehistoric cultures is based on the studies of material remains.
  • these
  • what
  • which
  • their

The storm _____ in advance, the local people still suffered tremendous damage.

  • forecasted
  • forecasting
  • was forecasted
  • is forecasted
Mrs. Brown will have worked at this school for 30 years _____.
  • by the time she retires
  • when she retired
  • as soon as she had retired
  • after she had retired

_____ in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge spans the channel at the entrance to San Francisco Bay.

  • Completing
  • Completed
  • Being completed
  • To be completed

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

Nowadays people are more aware of the fact that wildlife all over the world which is in danger.

  • more
  • that
  • which is
  • in danger

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

Establishing in 1984 for students who wanted to study art and music subjects, LaGuardia was the first public school of its kind.

  • Establishing
  • for students
  • was
  • of its kind

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

The lorry braked so hard, the fatal road accident still happened.

  • braked
  • hard
  • fatal
  • still

Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence (Kéo từng từ/cụm từ về vị trí đúng để tạo thành câu hoàn chỉnh).

Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence (Kéo từng từ/cụm từ về vị trí đúng để tạo thành câu hoàn chỉnh).

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Residents of the area like to go to the park to enjoy a tea break after taking a walk along the shore.

  • After having a stroll along the shore, people living in this area enjoy going to the park and having a tea break.
  • If you are tired after walking along the shore, people here suggest that you should go to the park for a tea break.
  • The park by the shore is a wonderful place for residents to have a tea break when they go for a walk.
  • Enjoying a tea break with the residents of the park can be very enjoyable after a long walk along the shore.

Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.

Single-use plastic products are convenient. They are detrimental to the environment.

  • Convenient though single-use plastic products are, they are detrimental to the environment.
  • It is their detriment to the environment that makes single-use plastic products convenient.
  • Were single-use plastic products convenient, they would be detrimental to the environment.
  • Not only are single-use plastic products convenient, they are also detrimental to the environment.

Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.

She gave in her notice. She planned to start her new job in January.

  • She gave in her notice, plan to start her new job in January.
  • She gave in her notice with a view to starting her new job in January.
  • Her notice was given in with an aim to start her new job in January.
  • Her notice was given in order for her to start her new job in January.

Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.

Glenn's shoulder dislocated while he was opening a door. He explained that it was because of his Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

  • Glenn thinks that his shoulder’s disconnecting while he opened a door may have been caused by his Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, as it is explained by Glenn, often results in a shoulders becoming disconnected while one is opening a door.
  • That his shoulders becoming disconnected as he opened a door was brought about by his Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is what Glenn stated.
  • It seems that it was Glenn’s Eblers-Danlos syndrome that can explain how he dislocated his shoulders while he was opening a door.

Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has the same meaning to the first.

I took the only course open to me and changed my job. (DID)

=> What I , which was the only course open to me.

Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.

After I had introduced my guests to each other, I made a long speech on the current changes in the computer technologies.

=> Having ..........

Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.

It’s sad, but the crime rate is unlikely to go down this year.

=> Sad as ...........

Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has the same meaning to the first.

If you go out tomorrow, I can enjoy my time alone reading books without any interruption. (GOING)

=> You .......... 

Complete the second sentence, using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do NOT change the word given in brackets in any way.

They remain close friends despite having had many arguments. (FALL)

=> Frequently as ..........

Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has the same meaning to the first.

After the sun had risen, they set out on their journey. (HAVING)