Mini Test 02

31. The director felt [badly] about [not giving] Mary the position [that] she [had sought] with his company.

(A) should be bad. Feel is a stative (linking) verb and is modified by an adjective, not an adverb.

20. Max would rather [to be fishing] [from this boat] in the lake [than] sitting [at his desk] in the office.

(A) should be befishing. Would rather 4- [verb in simple form],

50. After a [carefully] investigation, we [soon discovered] that the house [was] [infested with] termites.

(A) should be careful. This should be an adjective because it is

12. I have to [denositing] this money in [my checking] account or else the check I [just wrote] [will bounce].

(A) should be deposit. Have to + [verb in simple form].

11. If Rudy [would have studied] German [in college], he would not have found [the scientific] terminology [so difficult to understand].

(A) should be had studied, NEVER use would immediately after

17. Sam used to [living] in Oklahoma, [but] his company [had him transferred] to [a better position] in Georgia.

(A) should be live. Used to + [verb in simple form],

4. We had better [to review] this chapter [carefully] because we will have [some] questions [on it on our] test tomorrow.

(A) should be review. Had better + [verb in simple form],

21. Sally [must have called] her sister last night, but she [arrived] home [too late] to call [her].

(A) should be should have called. This is an unfulfilled past obligation (meaning "she did not call").

34. The salad tasted [so well] that my brother [returned to] the [salad bar for] [another helping].

(A) should be so good. Taste is a stative (linking) verb and is modified by an adjective, not an adverb.

27. The teachers and the administrators are having [such difficult] time [agreeing] on a contract for [the forthcoming year] that the teachers [may go on strike].

(A) should be such a difficult time. Such + (a) + adjective singular count noun,

8. Danny spent [such enjoyable] vacation in Europe this summer [that he] plans [to return] as soon as he [saves enough money].

(A) should be such an enjoyable. Such + (a) + adjective + singular count noun.

10. Kurt had [so interesting] and creative [plans] that everyone [wanted] to work [on] his committee.

(A) should be such. Such + adjective + noun (noun = plans).

44. Louise is [the more] capable [of the] three girls [who have] tried out for the part [in the play].

(A) should be the most. Use the superlative with more than two.

32. Tom and Mark hope [go] skiing [in the mountains] this weekend [if the] weather [permits].

(A) should be to go. Hope 4- infinitive.

13. We wish today [was] sunny [so that] we [could spend] the day [in the country] communing with nature.

(A) should be were, NEVER use was after the verb wish.

48. My book is different [than] [yours because mine] has a vocabulary section [at the] bottom of each page, and [yours has one] in the back.

(A) should befrom. The correct idiom is different from.

22. If a crisis [would occur], [those unfamiliar] with [the] procedures would not know [how to handle] the situation.

(A) snuuiu uc occurreu. iNfcvtK use wouiu immediately alien/.

37. I do not believe that I [have ever seen] as many expensive cars [than] [were] in [that shopping center].

(B) should be as. As many 4- adjective 4- noun 4- as.

42. No one in our office [wants] to drive to work any more [because of] there [are] always traffic jams [at rush hour].

(B) should be because. Because + sentence.

43. That novel is [definitely] a [dense-packed] narrative, but [one which requires] a vast knowledge of cultural background or [an] excellent encyclopedia.

(B) should be denselypacked. Use an adverb (densely) to modify an adjective (packed). (How is it packed?)

46. I would rather [that] they [do not travel] during [the bad] weather but they insist that [they must return] home today.

(B) should be did not. Subject + wouldrather that + subject2 + [verb in past iensej. The sentence is contrary to fact. They are traveling during the bad weather.

1. Children enjoy [telling and listening] to [ghosts stories], [especially] [on Halloween night].

(B) should be ghost. Ghost is an adjective in this sentence modifying the noun stories and thus cannot be in the plural form.

38. [The] members of the orchestra [had to arrived] an hour [prior to the performance] [for a short] rehearsal.

(B) should be had to arrive. Have to 4- [verb in simple form]-

3. No one would have [attended] the lecture if you [told] [the truth about] the [guest speaker].

(B) should be had told. This is a past unreal condition. Would have attended. . . had told.

33. [The] political candidate talked as if she [has] already [been elected] [to the] presidency.

(B) should be had. As if indicates an unreal (contrary-to-fact) idea. Use the same rule as for a past unreal condition.

49. That product that you [bought] at the lower price is [the more inferior] to the [one] that we sell at a [slightly] higher price.

(B) should be inferior. This adjective can be used in only the positive form, not the comparative or superlative.

40. If Monique had not attended [the] conference, she [never would meet] her old friend Dan, [whom] she [had not seen] in years.

(B) should be never would have met or would never have inei This is a past unreal condition.

29. Our new television [came] with a [ninety-days warranty] [on all] electrical [components].

(B) should be ninety-day warranty. Ninety-day is functioning as an adjective of the noun warranty.

45. They [played] [so good game] of tennis last night [that] they surprised [their] audience.

(B) should be so good a game or such a good game. Cause/effect.

24. The teacher [tried to make] the classes enjoyable experiences for the students [so] they [would take a greater] interest [in the] subject.

(B) should be so that. Use so that + result clause.

30. It is [difficult] to get used [to sleep] in a tent after [having] a soft comfortable bed [to lie on].

(B) should be to sleeping. Get used to 4- [verb + ing).

2. At the rate the clerks were [processing] the applications, Harry figured that it [will take] four hours for [his] [to be reviewed].

(B) should be would take. The correct sequence of tenses is were would take.

35. [Even though] she [looks] very young, she is twice [older than] my [twenty-year-old] sister.

(C) should be as old as. This is a multiple number comparative

28. Mary [usually arrives] [at the office] at nine o'clock, but [because] the storm, she was two hours [late].

(C) should be because of. Because of 4- noun (phrase).

7. [The Andersons] [just had] an enclosed [bricks patio] built [after fighting off] the insects for two months.

(C) should be brick. Brick is an adjective in this sentence modifying the nounpatio.

9. [Although] the quantity [was] small, we had [supplies enough] to finish [the] experiment.

(C) should be enough supplies. Enough + noun.

6. [Despite] the time of the year, [yesterday's] temperature was [enough hot] [to turn on] the air conditioning.

(C) should be hot enough. Adjective + enough.

26. Anybody [who plans] [to attend] the meeting [ought send] a short note [to the] chairperson.

(C) should be ought to send. Ought to + [verb in simple form].

41. [Having lived] here [for] seven years, my friend is used to [speak] English with [all her] classmates.

(C) should be speaking. Be used to 4- [verb 4- ing\.

18. The bolder [the matador's] display [in the arena] became, [louder] the audience expressed [its] approval of his presentation

(C) should be the louder. This is a double comparative ("the bolder the . . . display, the louder... its approval").

5. [The] little boy's mother bought [him] a [five-speeds] racing bicycle [for his] birthday.

(C) should befive-speed. Five-speed is an adjective modifying the noun bicycle.

39. We thought our cameras were [the same], but [his is] different [than] the one that I [bought].

(C) should befrom. The correct idiom is differentfrom.

14. Paul did [so] well in his speech today [that] he [should have rehearsed] it many times [this past week].

(C) shouldbe must have rehearsed. This is a logical conclusion in Ihc past (meaning "probably rehearsed").

19. Hal's new [sports] car [costs] [much more] than his [friend Joel].

(D) should be his friend Joel's. The original sentence makes an illogical comparison (comparing the car with Joel). What should be compared are Hal's sports car with Joel's sports car. NOTE Sports car is an exception to the rule calling' for a singular adjective before a noun.

47. [Among us] students are [many foreigners] [who] attend [languages] classes at the south campus.

(D) should be language. Language is functioning as an adjective modifying the noun classes and cannot be plural.

36. [Despite] his [smiling] face, the [second-place contestant] is [more sadder than] the winner.

(D) should be sadder than. It is not correct to use more adjective + er at the same time.

23. [Standing among] so many strangers, [the frightened] child began [to sob] [uncontrollable].

(D) should be uncontrollably. An adverb must modify the verb sob, not an adjective. (How did the child sob?)

25. Whenever students asked [for help] or guidance, the counselor [would advise] [them or refer them] to someone who [will].

(D) should be unctrollably

15. Bess is used [to fly] after [having crossed] the continent [many times] during the [past decade].

should be flying. Be used to + [verb + ing].

16. Our Spanish professor would like [us] [spending] more time [in the] laboratory [practicing] our pronunciation.

should be to spend. Would like + (complement) + infinitive.