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Clause PatternsSet 30

1Other strategies, such as ..... (1) ..... the natural flow of a sentence with a phrase or ..... (2) ....., can draw attention to an idea.

2Jerry loves football. I doubt / have a hunch he'll be at the game today.

3The injection was to prevent the outbreak of the disease.

4This article is really well written; the journalist remains neutral and presents both sides of the .....

5Children in the past used to write .....

6While Wikipedia is now more popular than the use of standard encyclopedias, its reliability is questionable.

7I think I ..... be at the seaside next week

8An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions

9To address technology barriers, use phone ..... and local radio or TV for health messages.

10V. Vinogradov insists that predication is affected by .....

11Definition: the details in a passage that support, or back up, the main idea (usually tell: who, what, when, where, why, and how)

12Identify the indirect object in the following sentence. "Gabriel and his relatives rode a train high into the Andes Mountians."

13..... in North American waterways a little over a decade ago, zebra mussels have already earned a nasty reputation for their expensive habit of clogging water pipes in the Great Lakes area.

14Choose the best option to complete the sentence logically: The students whispered quietly .....

15You're proofreading a friend's essay. Which sentence would you mark for modifier confusion?

16In a summary without an author, how should you begin?

17Which of the following is not a functional head?

18To ..... a big impact on the audience

19Next week, a new lift ..... in the town hall.

20Which sentence demonstrates the correct placement of commas with subordinating conjunctions?

21Choose the correct answer:She was ..... having diabetes.

22Make the sentences more emphatic by filling the gaps, using the words in the box. (You won't need to use all of them.)

23How ..... away do you live?

24I want to take my bike, I must go to the .....

25Choose the best word to complete blank (165) in the sentence: He worked on his idea and the (165) ..... was Velcro, which became an affordable alternative to the traditional zip.

26Volunteering and helping others makes people feel ..... (page 421)

27..... adverse business conditions, the corporation has decided to postpone its hiring of new employees.

28The Muslim holy man was wearing a black turban ..... his descent from the Prophet Muhammad.

29True or False:A conjunctive adverb can be used to connect two independent clauses.

30The professor had already completed calculation of the final grades and had submit them to the office when Elizabeth delivered her paper.

31A coach ..... athletes.

32Subordinating conjunctions joins

33A handbag leather made is crocodile's skin of

34Do you ..... if i borrow your pen?

35How does indentation improve readability?

36I'd rather take ..... because I want to get a job first then I will study.

37Original sentence with a misplaced modifier: 'Covered in chocolate, the baker decorated the cake.' Complete the sentence below to fix the error: 'The baker decorated the ..... '.

38True or False:Rewriting 'I decided in the car to listen to a podcast' as 'In the car, I decided to listen to a podcast' successfully removes all ambiguity.

39The number of people working from home has seen a ..... due to the recent increase of remote work policies.

40To set up/ create/ begin

41In which of the following sentences does the Syntax allow for two different interpretations?

42There's no school tomorrow so I ..... do any homework tonight.

43Use a causative verb to rewrite the sentence:'The boss had the employees attend the meeting.'

44She accused me ..... stealing her cat.

45She ..... the meeting because she was sick.

46The company (2) ..... your train, plane or bus tickets and finds you a hotel or a flat.

47Impact/warming/is/creating/global/significant

48After the company downsized, he found himself unexpectedly .....

49He really ..... his father, they have the same eyes.

50This is because they ..... need to drink a lot and they can live without water for two weeks

51A character in a story says, 'I thought you were going to the store.' What does the use of italics on 'you' most likely suggest?

52Cleft sentences with What often have a subject complement that is a noun clause. If so, what form of be should be used?

53A good example of a narrative story starter is .....

54I like ..... English comic books in my free time

55Is the act of listening only a verbal process?

56He / have / by / finished / his / report / the / time

57Digital texts make it easy to find information quickly by allowing users to ..... using keywords.

58A. Hello.B. Good morning. Are you here for an interview too?A. Yes. They say it's a good company to work for, ..... they?

59My right is another man's duty. Which one CORRECTLY illustrates this?

60MICHAELA'S WRITING PLAN:Based on information from the web, what kind of paper is Michaela planning to write?

61In the sentence 'I had been waiting for hours, ' what aspect is used?