PROBLEMS WITH AGREEMENT

Choose the correct answer.

1.   Ancient civilizations such as those of the Phoenicians and the Mesopotamians …… goods rather than use money.

      A.  use to trade                                             C.  used to trade

      B.   is used to trade                                        D.  was used to trade

      (Barron: 356)

2.   North Carolina is well known not only for the great smoky mountain’s national park ..… for the Cherokee Indian settlement.

A.  also                                                         C.  but also

B.  and                                                          D.  because of

(Barron: 356)

3.   The observation deck at the world trade center ….... in New York

A.  is highest than any other one                     C.  is highest that any other one

B.  is higher than any other one                       D.  is higher that any other one

(Barron: 378)

4.   The North Pole … a latitude of 90 degrees north.

A.  it has                                                       C.  which is having

B.   is having                                                  D.  has

(Longman: 90)

5.   The tetracyclines, … antibiotics, are used to treat infection.

A.  are a family of                                          C.  a family of

B.   being a family                                           D.  their family is

(Longman: 106)

6.   The three basic chords in … the tonic, the dominant, and the subdominant.

A.  functional harmony                                   C.  functional harmony are

B.   functional harmony is                                D.  functional harmony they are

      (Longman: 113)

7.   Here … notebook and report that I promised you last week.

A.  is the                                                       C.  was the

B.   are the                                                     D.  has been a

(Cliffs: 316)

8.   Neither Jane nor her brothers … a consent from far tomorrow’s field trip.

A.  need                                                        C.  is needing

B.   needs                                                      D.  has need

      (Cliff: 316)

9.   Pioneer men and women endured terrible hardship, and …

A.  so do their children                                  C.  also the childs

B.   neither did the children                             D.  so did their children

(Cliff: 317)

10. … heated by solar energy have special collectors on the roofs to trap sunlight.

A   home is                                                    C.  A home

B.   Homes are                                               D.  Homes

(Longman: 149)

Part B : Choose the incorrect word or phrase and correct it.

11. On the rim of the Kilauea volcano in the Hawaiian Islands are a hotel called the

               A                                                                  B               C                D

      volcano hotel.

(Longman: 149)

     

12. Five miles beyond the hills were a fire with its flames reaching up to the sky.

                       A         B                     C                  D

(Longman: 151)

13. Plans for both the international monetary fund or the world bank were drawn up at the

        A     B                                                               C                                                     D

      Bretton Woods conference.

(Longman: 220)

14. Never before has so many people in The United States been interested in soccer.

           A        B                  C                                             D

      (Barron: 380)

15. Some of us have to study their lessons more carefully if we expect to pass this

                            A                  B                                C                               D

      examination.

      (Cliff: 277)

16. Not one in one hundred children exposed to the disease are likely to develop

          A                                                                                   B      C             D

      symptoms of it.

      (Barron: 380)

17. The officials object to them wearing long dressed for the inaugural dance

                                      A    B        C

      at the country club.

                 D

      (Cliff: 276)

18. A lunch of soup and sandwiches do not appeal to all of the students.

      A           B                                    C                    D

      (Cliff: 277)

19. The athlete, together with his coach and several relatives are traveling on the Olympic

                A                       B          C                                          D

      games.

      (Cliff: 298)

20. The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience.

                         A             B             C                          D

(Cliff: 299)

21. Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large,

            A                                                    B                          C         

      industrial cities today.

                 D

      (Cliff: 319)

22. Dairying is concerned not only with the production of mille, but with the manufacture

                     A                                   B                                            C

      of milk products such as butter and cheese.

                                     D

      (Barron: 381)

23. Aeronomy is the study of the earth’s upper atmosphere, which includes their

A       B                 C                                                                   D

      composition, temperature, density, and chemical reaction.

      (Barron: 359)

24. They played so good game of tennis last night that they surprised their audience.

 A               B                                          C                             D

      (Cliff: 129)

25. Writers like William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe are not only prolific

          A        B                                                                         C

      but too interesting.

D

      (Cliff: 149)