Structure Skill: TOEFL Exercise (Skill 6-8)

Previous skill: Use other adverb clause connector (Skill 8)

Choose the letter of the word or group of words that best complete the sentence.

1. The president of the U.S appoints the cabinet members, ...............appointments are subject to Senate approval.

(A) their

(B) with their

(C) because their

(D) but their

Analysis:

• The two clauses need a connector to join them. So the best answer is (C) because their

2. The prisoners were prevented from speaking to reporters because.............

(A) no wanting the story in the papers

(B) the story in the paper the superintendent did not want

(C) the public to hear the story

(D) the superintendent did not want the story in the papers.

Analysis:

• The sentence above needs second clause. So the best answer is (D).

3. Like Thomas Berger's fictional character Little Big Man, Launderdale managed to find himself where.......... of important events took place.

(A) it was an extraordinary number

(B) there was an extraordinary number

(C) an extraordinary number

(D) an extraordinary number existed

Analysis:

• The two clause is correctly joined by a a connector, where.
• But the second clause doesn't have a subject. So the best answer is (C) an extraordinary number

4. _______ sucked groundwater from below, some parts of the city have begun to sink as much as ten inches annually.

(A) Pumps have

(B) As pums have

(C) So pumps have

(D) With pumps

Analysis:

• The two sentences above need a connector to join them.So the best answer is (C).

5. Case studies are the target of much skepticism in the scientific community, _____________ used extensively by numerous researchers.

(A) they are

(B) are

(C) yet they

(D) yet they are

Analysis:

• The two sentences above need a connector to join the sentence.
• The second clause also doesn't have a Subject and tobe to complete the clause.
• So the best answer is (D).

6. According to the hypothesis in the study, the monarchs pick up the magnetic field of the ________migrate by following magnetic fields.

(A) target monarchs

(B) target since monarchs

(C) target since monarchs are

(D) target

Answer: B