INCOMPLETE INDEPENDENT CLAUSES PART 3

TASK 3: INCOMPLETE INDEPENDENT CLAUSES PART 3

Directions: Retype the following sentences and choose the one option-(A), (B), (C), or (D)-that correctly completes the sentences.

1. When bats are at rest, ______ hang upside-down.

(A) they

(B) and

(C) to

(D) as

Answer: A

2. _________ that the capital of South Carolina was moved from Charleston to Columbia.

(A) In 1790 was

(B) There was in 1790

(C) In 1790

(D) It was in 1790

Answer: D

3. Although not as important as they once were, ______ a major form of transportation in North America.

(A) there are still railroads

(B) railroads, which are still

(C) railroads are still

(D) railroads still being

Answer: C

4. The Loop, which is the commercial heart of Chicago, ______ within a rectangular loop of elevated train tracks.

(A) that is enclosed

(B) enclosing it

(C) is enclosed

(D) enclosed

Answer: C

5. ________ amino acids that serve as the basic building blocks of all proteins.

(A) About twenty

(B) For about twenty of

(C) About twenty are

(D) There are about twenty

Answer: D

6. If a person does not have an attorney, the court _______ one.

(A) will appoint

(B) appointed

(C) would appoint

(D) appointing

Answer: C

7. _________ the eight Ivy League schools are among the most prestigious colleges in the United States.

(A) It is generally accepted that

(B) That it is accepted

(C) Accepting that it is

(D) That is accepted

Answer: A

8. On the average, a healthy heart _________ to pump five tablespoons of blood with every beat.

(A) must

(B) ought

(C) can

(D) should

Answer: C

9. In general, by the second year of production, the price of a new piece of technology significantly.

(A) will decreased

(B) has decreased

(C) will have decreased

(D) will has decreased

Answer: A

10. If gasoline vapor with air, combustion will occur.

(A) Mixed

(B) had mixed

(C) mixes

(D) mixture

Answer: C