TOEFL EXERCISE 1-3

1. Nobody know when the process of glass-making was invented.

A. KNOW

Because : Nobody is a singular subject that agrees with the singular verb, so the verb must be followed by s/es.

The correct sentence:

Nobody knows when the process of glass-making was invented.

2. The languages of the world presents a vast array of structural similarities and differences.

A. PRESENTS

Because : The languages is a plural subject that agree with the plural verb (doesn’t need to be followed by s/es)

The correct sentence:

The languages of the world present a vast array of structural similarities and differences.

3. The rise of multinationals have resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions.

The incorrect word:

A. HAVE

Because : The rise is a singular subject that agrees with auxiliary verb has, not have.

The correct sentence:

The rise of multinationals has resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions.

4. All of the east-west interstate highways in the United States has even numbers, while north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered.

A. HAS

Because, All of the east-west interstate highways is a plural subject that agrees with auxiliary verb have, not has.

The correct sentence:

All of the east-west interstate highways in the United States have even numbers,while north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered.

5. When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987, a wave of neutrinos were defected on Earth.

C. WERE

Because, A wave of neutrinos is a singular subject that agrees with auxiliary verb was, not were.

The correct sentence:

When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987, a wave of neutrinos was defected on Earth.

6. Every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes are occupied by the white-crowned sparrow.

C. ARE

Because : Every open space is a singular subject that agrees with the singular verb is, not are.

The correct sentence:

Every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes is occupied by the white-crowned sparrow.

7. Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that put so much ash into the air that sunsets around the world was affected for two years afterward.

B. PUT

Because, Krakatoa is a singular subject that agrees with the singular verb, so the verb must be followed by s/es.

The correct sentence:

Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that puts so much ash into the air that sunsets around the world was affected for two years afterward.

8. The term “Yankee” was originally a nickname for people from New England, but now anyone from the United States are referred to as a Yankee.

B. ARE

Because, Anyone is a singular subject that agrees with the singular verb is, not are.

The correct sentence:

The term “Yankee” was originally a nickname for people from New England, but now anyone from the United States is referred to as a Yankee.

9. A network of small arteries, mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying muscles, supply blood to the face and scalp.

C. SUPPLY

Because, A network of small arteries is a singular subject that agrees with the singular verb, so the verb must be followed by s/es.

The correct sentence:

A network of small arteries, mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying muscles, supplies blood to the face and scalp.

10. Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest who can withstand the severest drought.

D. WITHSTAND

Because, Mesquite is a singular subject that agrees with the singular verb, so the verb must be followed by s or es.

The correct sentence:

Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest who can withstands the severest drought.