NICA ANDREA P.

NAJITO
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Since you’ll not see any letters before the choices given, please use the manner in
which they are written as a guide for writing what corresponding letter you’ll write as
your answer:

Example:

For question no. 1 under Complex Sentence:

If your answer is “that imprints it”, please write letter “B” on your paper. Pleasue
the same guide for the rest of the test. Thank you.

COMPLEX SENTENCE: ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

C 1. Dubbing is an audio process __________ one sound over another sound.

imprints
that imprints it
which imprints
that it imprints

D 2. Thomas Jefferson, _______ of fathering several children by one of his slaves, was supposedly
committed to the principle of equal rights for all.

in that he was accused

that was accused
he was accused
who was accused

A 3. The cheetah is a member of the feline family _______ are being drastically reduced by in-breeding
and lion predation.

whose numbers
those numbers
that its numbers
its numbers that

D 4. Wrap-around sound, a process patented by Dolby, is an audio device _______ the moviegoer in the
center of the action.

puts
that puts them
that they put
that puts

A 5. Coca-Cola, begun in an Atlanta drugstore in 1888, remains a powerful beverage company _______
with numerous smaller food producers.
that has merged
that merged it
which merging
whose to merge

C 6. The next point __________ is at the sawmill.

at which it is important to put a check upon wood waste

by which that is important to put a check upon wood waste
that is important to put a check upon wood waste
important to put a check upon wood waste

C 7. Carl Maria von Weber was one of those peculiar types __________, round whom the darker
shadows of the world may close for years almost unnoticed.

that always young in animal spirits

whom always young in spirits animal
who are always young in animal spirits
they are always young in animal spirits

D 8. Grieg went out into his own fertile by-way, leaving the broad valley for the narrower region
__________.

to exploring for the first time

that explored for the first time
in it the first time of exploration
which he explored for the first time

B 9. When speaking of the social mammals, there are other conditions of life, however, __________ that
the newly born young one should be put on the spot almost at once because the situation is full of
danger.

in that it is necessary
in which it is necessary
if it is necessary
that they are necessary

D 10. In many ways, the most striking of the carniverous plants in the Venus Fly-trap, __________.

it grows in marshy places in Carolina

that growing in marshy places in Carolina
which it grows in marshy places in Carolina
which grows in marshy places in Carolina

COMPLEX SENTENCE: ADVERB CLAUSE.

B 1. __________ they are widely perceived as gentle creatures, hippopotamuses are responsible for
more human deaths in Africa than any other animal.

Despite of
Even though
In spite of
Nonetheless
B 2. _______a cold front meets a warm front, an area of turbulent air is created often producing
thunderstorms and tornadoes.

And
When
That
However

A 3. _______ he worked with the deaf for many years and patented many devices to help them,
Alexander Graham Bell will forever be remembered for inventing the telephone.

Even though
In spite of
Despite
Nevertheless

B 4. Battles between ancient armies were usually fought _______ crucial trading rout, fertile agricultural
fields, or important sources of water were found..

those
wherever
not only
what

A 5. The Indian variety of crocodile is the most widely researched crocodile in the world _______
anatomical structure is so unusual.

because its
because of its
it is because
is because

B 6. It is in many cases an advantage if an animal can remain perfectly still, and in a general way it may
be said that an animal in danger in most likely to be detected __________.

movement
when it moves
then it moves
when does it move

A 7. A type of oil-base paint containing binders that form a film by oxidation or polymerization
__________ is called an enamel.

because it exposes to air

in that its exposure to air
which they are exposed to air
when they are exposed to air

A 8. Under the government of William Penn, the roads of Pennsylvania were given over to the county
courts, which appointed overseers, __________.

while the grand jury laid out the roads

unless the grand jury laid them out the roads
nevertheless, the grand jury laid out the roads
because of the grand jury laid out the roads

A 9. Lookout ridges are of little value __________ there is no way to get to it quickly because of a lack of
trails, or no way to call for immediate help.

if after the fire is discovered

if the fire is discovered
after the fire is discovered
at which the fire is discovered

C 10. ___________ it may in extreme cases occupy almost half the shell--the egg is known as
"shrunken."

After the air space inside an egg pronounces it

While the air space inside an egg is pronouncing it
When the air space inside an egg becomes pronounced
Unless the air space inside an egg pronounces it

COMPLEX SENTENCE: MAIN VERB.

A 1. Economics __________ is known as an inexact science because it relies heavily on variables and
subjective judgements.

is what
it
which
that it

D 2. Not all currencies that are brokered on the world’s major stock exchanges _______ enough to
generate windfall profits for the everyday investor.

valued
to be valuable
of value
are valuable

A 3. Written mail, which is currently referred to as “snailmail” by frequent computer users, _______ by
email, and other electronic technologies.

is being slowly transformed

will have been slowly transformed
slowly transforms
was slowly transformed

A 4. Among American football aficionados, the tackling of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage
_______ known as a “sack.”

is what is
what is
has what
that is
C 5. Airport x-ray devices _______ designed more carefully in order to detect the more sophisticated
forms of explosive materials that are now produced.

must have been

must
must be
must have been being

C 6. Emerging in the spring or summer as an elongate, brownish to black beetle, the grub with its velvety
body __________ in length from 9 to 10 mm.

which has ranged

it will have ranged
ranges
range

A 7. In Europe, a definite system of locating the annual cuttings __________ in the management of
communal and government forests because under this system the forests can be so organized that an
approximately equal yield is secured each year.

is extensively used
extensively uses
has extensively used
will have extensively used

C 8. The total of livestock of all kinds which used the National Agricultural System in 1910 under pay
permits __________ 2.75% in comparison with the previous year.

laid off
fired off
fell off
carried off

B 9. __________ in his grand operas, Rinsky-Korsakov six times dealt with fantastic and but twice with
real or historical subjects.

Which of that will observe

It will be observed that
When will it be observed
Observing that when

D 10. To Darwin we __________ that has made the interrelations of organisms central in modern natural
history.

have owed the change

owing the change
the change do owe
owe the change

COMPLEX SENTENCE: WORD ORDER

A 1. Capable of producing nothing more than __________, Barkley was forced to concede the point to
Hume who went on to win the debate.
vacuous truly a point
truly a point vacuous
vacuous a truly point
a truly vacuous point

B 2. Out of the grave of the European Middle Ages _______ with its new ideas about the place of
humanity in the cosmos.

coming the Renaissance

came the Renaissance
the Renaissance came
the Renaissance which came

B3. An excellent cosmetologist in even the most unsophisticated hair salon can make a man seem to
have more hair than _______.

has actually he
he actually has
it actually is
is it actually

B 4. Only after extreme territorial disputes usually involving females _______ to killing each other.

male chimpanzees resort

do male chimpanzees resort
male chimpanzees resorted
resorting are male chimpanzees

C 5. _______ constructed with concrete blocking experience the insect problems of termites and silverfish
that wooden houses have.

Seldom houses
Houses seldom
Seldom do houses
Houses so seldom

A 6. __________ sort of winter means cold, stormy weather, a short daylight, and a scarcity of fruits,
seeds, insects, and slugs that animals can consume.

Even an ordinary
Ordinary, an even
An ordinary, even
Ordinary even an

A 7. Besides the fact that it can walk, the crayfish has another __________, by swimming.

quite of means different locomotion

different means of quite locomotion
quite different means of locomotion
locomotion of means quite different

C 8. In the fiscal year 1910, the __________ was 16 cents per pound before it was distributed to retail
outlets.
tea value of average import
import average value of tea
average import value of tea
average value of import tea

D 9. Chestnut bark disease may be controlled by a efficient pruning system, though this method is
impractical with __________.

large trees, Japanese ornamental

Japanese large ornamental trees
ornamental Japanese large trees
large Japanese ornamental trees

D 10. __________ the larger markets, soil stability must be achieved through changing technologies.

In the Eastern states closely adjacent to

Closely in the Eastern states, adjacent to
Adjacent closely in the Eastern states,
Adjacent in the closely Eastern states,

COMPLEX SENTENCE: NOUN CLAUSE

A 1. Disturbances in seabed slope which have occurred over short periods of time have caused scientists
to believe __________ more extensive than at first thought.

that tectonic drift is

which tectonic drift
tectonic drifts
tectonic drifting

C 2. _______ the manatee of south Florida is being pushed to the edge of extinction due to the invasion
of its habitat by motorized boats has been shown by marine researchers.

In that
That
Although
Unless

A 3. Virtually all doctors agree ________ a second diagnosis in the event of a potentially major disease.

that patients should seek

patients should be sought
patients they seek
patients that should seek

D 4. _______ found in forests can possess deadly toxicity is an element of folk knowledge that has not
been passed down to today’s general public.

Those certain mushrooms

That certain mushrooms
Despite it, certain are the mushrooms
Even though certain mushrooms
C 5. _______ continue to pollute the ocean with all forms of contamination from sewage to solid wastes
such as plastic containers remains a mystery to environmentalists.

Although people
People that
Why people
Those people that

C 6. __________ and have low refractive indices, low dielectric constants, and low surface tensions has
long been known by chemists.

Those fluorocarbons are more volatile and denser than corresponding hydrocarbons
That fluorocarbons are more volatile and denser than corresponding hydrocarbons
While fluorocarbons are more volatile and denser than corresponding hydrocarbons
When fluorocarbons are more volatile and denser than corresponding hydrocarbons

A 7. __________ advances and broadens our understanding of the complex problems of soil fertility.

Whatever adds to the biochemical knowledge of soils

When it adds that to the biochemical knowledge of soils
While it is added to the biochemical knowledge of soils
Whomever adds to the biochemical knowledge of soils

C 8. It is safe to say __________ does not exceed 25%.

because the average efficiency of the best steam engine

which the average efficiency of the best steam engine
that the average efficiency of the best steam engine
with the average efficiency of the best steam engine

D 9. There is no doubt _________ correspond to the gill clefts which are used in connection with the
breathing in fishes.

because of the minute slits which are seen in embryonic reptile and birds
despite the fact that the minute slits which are seen in embryonic reptile and birds
if the minute slits which are seen in embryonic reptile and birds
that the minute slits which are seen in embryonic reptiles and birds

D 10. Blame for the invention of nuclear weapons must fall upon __________.

however conceived their invention in the first place

whenever conceived their invention in the first place
whatsoever conceived their invention in the first place
whoever conceived their invention in the first place

COMPLEX SENTENCE: MAIN SUBJECT

A 1. Gifted though he was by remarkable natural musical talent, _________ to have had little knack for
the necessities of social life at court.

Mozart, who seemed

Mozart seemed
it was Mozart that seeming
Mozart, seeming

A 2. Long before dogs became domesticated in Western countries, ______ roamed the forests and
grasslands of northern Europe and America.

they
which
however
and

C 3. Able to sing religious arias in Latin by the time she was four, ________ reported to have a repertory
of some 10,000 songs.

that Margaret Church is

Margaret Church who
Margaret Church is
Margaret Church is who

B 4. Mentored as she was by Gertrude Stein, _______ an unusual style of narrative which imitated but
did not rival that of her teacher.

was Alice B. Toklas developing

who Alice B. Toklas had developed
whom Alice B. Toklas, developer of
Alice B. Toklas developed

D 5. _______ currently working in the field of physics can adequately explain the intricacies of string
theory to the extent that Stephen Hawking can.

Few scientists
Few are the scientists
The scientists are few
The few scientists

B 6. __________ generally conceded that the respiration calorimeter devised and perfected by Atwood
and his associates adequately meets the requirements of the field.

There is
It is
There it is that
It is that

C 7. When the eggs from the country storekeeper of the farmer himself were received at the packing
house, __________.

it was candled
it was they which were candled
they were candled
they were those which were candled

A 8. No matter what people may say, __________ as stupid is very wide of the mark.
to speak of the donkey
the donkey
the donkey that
it is the donkey that

B 9. Influenced by Ross, and worthy of being linked with him, __________, who proved in 1900 that the
vehicle of the deadly yellow fever organism is the common house mosquito of tropical America.

who was Walter Reed

was Walter Reed
Walter Reed was
Walter Reed

D 10. __________ can be artificially connected with levers so that it draws a record of its movement on a
graph.

A muscle that
Such a muscle that
It is a muscle which it
A muscle

PARALLEL STRUCTURE

Identify the sentence error.

D- fostering 1. Having weekly family talks can be an important means of exploring sensitive family issues,
redefining sibling relationships, and to foster new familial bonds.

B- lobby 2. Three goals of the Sierra Club are to encourage environmental conservation, lobbying for
environmental issues in Washington, D.C., and develop youth awareness of environmental concerns.

A-The cumen was potical 3. Acumen that was political, knowledge of Congress, and the Southern vote
were qualities that Lyndon Johnson brought to the national ticket in 1960.

C- easier 4. Because of their size, dachshunds are less expensive to feed, more easy to train, and more
congenial than Great Danes.

C- which evacuate 5. Electronic bulletin boards are important in the process of reviewing product
performance which evaluates how a product operates and recommend whether one should buy it.

C- packaging 6. Certain changes in the method of mailing packeted seeds including packaged,
assembling, and mailing have obviated the necessity for rehandling by authorities.

D- detect. 7. There is no doubt that a herd of elephants show much more intelligence in their ordinary life
than any of the other gregarious vegetable feeders, such as deer, for, though these follow a leader, post
sentinels, and detected every unusual sign or sound, they never combine to attain some end as
elephants do.
C- remove several 8. Production of chlorine without the attendant sodium hydroxide is attained by the
electrolysis of fused chlorides such as lithium or magnesium and several different chemical processes
such as the reaction of sodium chloride and nitric acid.

B- contrive 9. Chopin, in the "Ballade in A flat," while not confining himself to a superficial imitation,
contriving to suggest in each stanza the chimes of that which preceded, and sums up the whole in a
tremendous peroration.

A- in the game10. The decrease in game can be easily attributed to the recklessness of early colonists
who could be found selecting haunches of venison and leaving the rest of the carcass to their dogs,
giving wild geese to their dogs as well, and burning canebreaks thereby they destroyed the habitat of
many game animals and birds.

ADJECTIVES

Identify the sentence error.

C- Reliable1. Computer email is replacing the postal service as the reliablest mode of document transfer.

A- highest 2. The higher infant mortality rate in the world can be found in the nation of Burkina Faso.

C- unaware 3. In responding to telephone surveys with detailed answers, consumers are unawares that
they may be placed on telephone and email marketing lists.

C-suffering 4. A colostomy bag, normally used in cases of colon failure, has also found utility for those
suffer from extreme blockage of the urethra.

C- difficult 5. It can be easily understood that peace negotiations involving religious factors are more
difficulter to resolve than those which are purely political.

VERB TENSE AND FORM

Identify the sentence error.

B- separated 1. The canine collie family is often separate into several branches including border collies
and Australian collies.

C- bled 2. George Washington, the nation's first President, caught a cold while riding, is bled profusely,
and died shortly thereafter.

C-was 3. Producing two presidents, various cabinet heads, and numerous judges, the Adams family has
been the preeminent political family of 19th century America.

B 4. Because genetic researchers already will find the blueprint of the human genome, many scientists
believe that cures to most of the major diseases will soon be found.
C 5. Malaria, once thought to be completely eradicated, remained today a source of sickness through the
developing world.

ARTICLES

Identify the sentence error.

A- The newest 1. A newest computer programs contain graphics which once could only be imagined.

C- a 2. Reputed to be the loveliest woman of her time, Helen of Troy's actual existence is the matter of
historical dispute.

B- the year 3. Most of the South’s victories occurred between years of 1860 and 1863, at the outset of the
Civil War.

B- a half 4. Mozart, whose life spanned less than half century, composed a copious amount of musical
works ranging from simple sonatas to highly complex symphonies and operas.

B- the background 5. Relatively little is known about his background and life of the famous Persian
Emperor, Xerxes I.

A- REMOVE THE 6. Although the water is critical to the growth of plants, the amount of water actually
delivered to root systems is almost as important.

B- of an ordinary 7. The armature of ordinary tortoise, like the Greek tortoise, is intricately shaped and
formed.

D- the fifteenth 8. When the Portuguese landed on St. Helena in the beginning of a fifteenth century, they
took with them many goats.

C- UPON 9. In 1834, Wagner secured the post of musical director at the Magdeburg Stadttheater, and at
once embarked upon a composition of a second opera, 'Das Liebesverbot.'

B- THE ATOMATIC10. The sum of an atomic weights of the atoms in a molecule is called its molecular
weight.

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
a- WOMEN 1. Colonial woman, espcially those in the northern colonies, were expected to fill a wide array
of responsibilities.

c- who 2. Few beetles are as specialized as elephant dung beetles which feed exclusively on fecal matter
it obtains from elephants.

B-led 3. The difference in Asian and European retailing methods have led to economic seminars which
help importers and exporters to understand how to deliver their goods.

C-is 4. The Masters Golf Tournament, one of four tournaments which make up golf’s Grand Slam, are
held each spring in Augusta, Georgia.
A 5. That there exist much oil under the ocean off the Pacific coast of California has been known by
petroleum companies for over half a century.

C 6. The Tri-Nations Cup, which brings together the finest rugby teams from southern Pacific nations,
have traditionally been won by the famous All-Blacks Team from New Zealand.

D 7. The results that have been secured with broom corn stalks indicate that this material are suitable for
immediate use in paper making, both on the basis of quality of fiber produced and on yield of fiber
secured.

B 8. The soundness in general of the bluebirds' instincts are vindicated by the fact that various natural
catastrophes do not permanently diminish the bird population.

D 9. For many years, large importations of grafted persimmon trees from Japan was made by commercial
nurseries.

D 10. Who, since Mozart and Beethoven, have created piano concertos in which the solo instrument and
the orchestra are in just relationship?

PRONOUNS
A- 1. Bill Clinton, that won the 1992 presidential election, was formerly governor of the state of Arkansas.

D-HIS2. James Buchanan, who was elected President in 1856, did little to calm the war fever that swept
the country during its term of office.

D-WHOSE 3. The technique of DNA fingerprinting is becoming more well known to those detectives who
specialty is homicide.

B-Who 4. Casablanca is essentially a cinematic story about an expatriot American whom decides that he
is living in neither the time nor the place for moral ambiguity.

D- THEM 5. From a psychological perspective, those people who expect that the worse will happen to
him are seldom disappointed.

B-6. Making tunnels as they go through any woody product including trees, paper, and furniture, the
termite eats voraciously.

C 7. They have been noted by many travelers to India that when figs ripen in the groves around temples,
monkeys come forth in troops to feast upon them.

B- 8. The hen has kept pace with her breed and environment and invariably gives the owner more than
they receive.

B- 9. The American Revolution established the independence of the colonies in whose the fire of freedom
had burned brightly for their citizens.

B-its capital10. Yolo County, located in the central valley of California, has as it's capital, Woodland, a city
of 75,000 inhabitants.
 ANSWERS

COMPLEX SENTENCE: ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

1. C
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. D
9. B
10. D

COMPLEX SENTENCE: ADVERB CLAUSE

1. B
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. A
9. A
10. C

COMPLEX SENTENCE: MAIN VERB

1. A
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. D

COMPLEX SENTENCE: WORD ORDER

 1. A
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. D
10. D

COMPLEX SENTENCE: NOUN CLAUSE

1. A
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. C
9. D
10. D

COMPLEX SENTENCE: MAIN SUBJECT

1. A
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. D

PARALLEL STRUCTURE
 1. D
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. C
9. B
10. D

ADJECTIVES

1. C
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. C

VERB TENSE AND FORM

1. B
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. C

ARTICLES

1. A
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. D
9. C
10. B
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

1. A
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. B
9. D
10. D

PRONOUNS

1. A
2. D
3. D
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. B
9. B
10. B