EGL102_OBJ_Questions.txt
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<1>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Pauline and Bruno have a big argument every summer over where they should spend their summer vacation.
<2>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Pauline loves to go to the beach and spend her days sunbathing.
<3>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Bruno, on the other hand, likes the view that he gets from the log cabin up in the mountains, and he enjoys hiking in the forest.
<4>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Pauline says there is nothing relaxing about chopping wood, swatting mosquitoes, and cooking over a woodstove.
<5>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Bruno dislikes sitting on the beach; he always gets a nasty sunburn.
<6>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Bruno tends to get bored sitting on the beach, watching the waves, getting sand in his swimsuit, and reading detective novels for a week.
<7>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
This year, after a lengthy, noisy debate, they decided to take separate vacations.
<8>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Bruno went to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and Pauline went to Cape Cod.
<9>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Although they are 250 miles apart, they keep in constant contact on the internet.
<10>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Bruno took the desktop computer that he uses at work, and Pauline sits on the beach with her laptop computer, which she connects to the internet with a cellular phone.
<11>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Paula, who has been studying medicine for the last three years, will work at the new clinic next summer.
<12>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Jonathan promised me that he would look after the hotel reservations and I told him that I would buy the plane tickets
<13>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Next week, Ron is leaving for Haiti
<14>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Did you know which novel we will read for the course?
<15>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Marilyn wants to get married next year, but Fred would like to finish his studies first.
<16>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Although the sport is new, it has already attracted six collegiate teams in the Southeast.
<17>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Their practice field is a stretch of asphalt, and their heroes make a living driving cars.
<18>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
The training rooms of these college athletes smell of grease and gasoline.
<19>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Their tools are screwdrivers and spanners rather than basketballs and footballs.
<20>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
This new brand of college athlete is involved in the sport of auto racing.
<21>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Most of the students are engineering majors, and they devote every minute of their spare time to their sport.
<22>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
The students work on special cars designed for their sport.
<23>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
The cars are called Legend cars, models of Ford and Chevys from 1932 to 1934, and they are refitted by the students with 1200 cc motorcycle engines.
<24>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Although their usual speed ranges from 50 to 90 miles an hour, Legends cars can move up to 100 miles an hour on a straightaway.
<25>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
The Saturday morning races of the competing teams have attracted as many as 3,500 fans, but the students concede they are no threat to the nation's fastest growing sport of stock car racing.
<26>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Although it started to rain, we decided to continue our walk.
<27>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
There were books on the floor, under the table, and all about the room.
<28>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
She was going to school full-time and hoped to graduate in June.
<29>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Transportation came to a halt as the steadily falling snow accumulated faster than the snow plows could clear it away.
<30>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Marie and Bill and I stayed up until four in the morning.
<31>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Unless conditions change for her, she will spend the rest of her life working for minimum wage in a dusty mill; there are thousands of women like her.
<32>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
She wanted to go, but her child was sick.
<33>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Joe is smart; he will go far.
<34>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
As soon as Dick started a coin collection, his brother bought an album of rare stamps.
<35>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Nature is her passion in life, and colleagues say that she is a skilled naturalist.
<36>Choose the grammatical option:
<37>Choose the grammatical option:
<38>Rosemary and ............ warned Priscilla and ............. but .............. would not listen.
<39>Neither the minders nor Mrs Johnson ......... available for questioning.
<40>One of the ......... who ........ at the club .............. held for questioning by the police.
<41>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
______ was once regarded as impossible has come true.
<42>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Is this factory _________ you visited last year?
<43>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
I found ______ strange ______ nobody had said anything at the meeting.
<44>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The problem lies ________ her English is too poor.
<45>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
______ a pity that we have missed the film.
<46>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
________ comes home back first should cook dinner.
<47>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
They talked about things and persons _________ they remembered.
<48>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
If you ______ anything to say, just speak out.
<49>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The news ______ the president has died is untrue.
<50>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
We were very much surprised at the way ______ he treated the old lady.
<51>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
We must give him a warning ________ he likes it or not.
<52>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Do you know the girl __________.
<53>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
He is a foreigner, _______ I know from his accent.
<54>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
That was the century _________ the world was devastated by wars.
<55>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The world _______ we live is a wonderful world.
<56>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
She asked to be sent to _________.
<57>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
__________ there is a will, there is a way.
<58>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
They were not aware __________ was going on around.
<59>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
They are all interested in _____________ John managed to do it.
<60>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Mr. Baker graduated from either Harvard or Yale, but I can't remember __________.
<61>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
George Washington was born in 1732 in a very rich family in __________ is now the state of Virginia.
<62>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Please give the message to __________ is at the desk.
<63>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
He was able to sell his car for exactly __________.
<64>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
It is considered unwise to give a child __________ he or she wants.
<65>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
I have money. I could choose __________ dress looked nice on me.
<66>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Do you think ________ watching TV all the time is a nice way of relaxation?
<67>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
It was only a small seaside town then compared to __________ now.
<68>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
What do you think __________?
<69>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
A reward of N10,000 will be given __________ can find the lost cat.
<70>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
I have no doubt __________ we'll succeed.
<71>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
__________ the fire fighters were able to bring the forest fire under control was obvious.
<72>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
_________ surprised me most was the sudden change of his attitude.
<73>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
_________ we are doing has never been done before.
<74>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
_________ we are in need of money is quite clear to all.
<75>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
What has __________ has been done!
<76>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
He said that he wasn't interested in having a car, but __________ he couldn't afford one.
<77>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The Sahara Desert is __________ "the sea of death."
<78>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
This is _________ the river was polluted.
<79>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Some children like to eat food rich in fat and sugar. __________ they have weight problems and bad teeth.
<80>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The thing _________ I like to do is just _________ you want me to do.
<81>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The problem is __________ or not we can find the right person to deal with the situation.
<82>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The city is __________ we visited three years ago.
<83>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
It is no longer a question now _________ China is a strong country.
<84>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Steve had a wish __________ he would travel around the world after he retired.
<85>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The reason __________ he went to Australia is for learning English.
<86>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
_______ I suggest, he always disagrees.
<87>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Anyone can borrow books from the library __________ he has a library card.
<88>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Most animals can swim right away __________ they go into water.
<89>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
It was about twelve o'clock __________ I finished writing the report.
<90>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Life in the future will certainly be different from what it is now, __________ point of view people may take.
<91>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
It is almost impossible to become skilful in speaking a language __________ you use it constantly.
<92>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Could I have some sort of social life now, dad? No, __________ you have reached the age of eighteen.
<93>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
She found her calculator __________ she lost it.
<94>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
How long has this auto shop been in business? __________ 2003.
<95>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
I often spend my weekends in the library, __________ I can find a lot to read.
<96>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Everything will be all right __________ Tom is left to do the work in his own way.
<97>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The money spend on medical insurance last year was four times __________ ten years ago.
<98>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Sir, I’m not lying about the matter. I know nothing of it. If I knew, ..........
<99>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Mr. Tenant, I’ve been waiting for three hours and I’m running out of patience. I think it’s time your wife ..........
<100>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
You’d better run away; .......... If you’re caught, you’ll pay even for the ones you didn’t pick.
<101>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
We’re back on the field. Yes, Amokachi .......... and ..........
<102>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
What happened to your friend down the street? ..........
<103>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Sir, I’m sorry, but you cannot enter without a ticket. Oh, you have one? When did you buy it? – ..........
<104>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
On behalf of all the staff, we offer you our condolences on the death of your mother. We hear that your mother ..........
<105>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
When the reporter tried to inform us of the bloody coup, we simply told him to keep it to himself as ..........
<106>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Every one of us complains about the insensitivity of the government. Sir, as a barber, if you were the president, ..........
<107>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
One curious thing about my uncle is that he wishes ..........
<108>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
I’m afraid, you know. Your father has been sleeping since 4.00 p.m. yesterday. It’s about time ..........
<109>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
If only .......... I would have as many children as I liked.
<110>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Mr. Darling, your wife is growing like a tub. I’m sorry, but she looks ..........
<111>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Are you deaf? I asked you ..........
<112>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Would your parents like it if .......... ?
<113>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
The new manager is a slave driver. He uses us all the time but is reluctant to pay us at the end of the month. To my thinking, ..........
<114>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
I love this job. Would you believe this is my fifteenth year here? I mean, ..........
<115>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
The topic today has to do with the effects of acid on polymer products. How many of you .......... ?
<116>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
So you heard her preach for the first time last Sunday? Incredible! But ..........
<117>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
These doctors are very funny. This one asked me .......... and when I told him .......... he cleared his throat and shook his head in sarcastic pity.
<118>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
......... have you been here? I hope ..........
<119>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Sweetheart, little do you know that I married you ..........
<120>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
My friend wanted to join the police ..........
<121>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
All of Lola’s friends wish .......... but I hope they ..........
<122>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
I really don’t care what’s happening to you at work; all I know is that you promised ..........
<123>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
The Chief Caterer didn’t want the cook to mess up the dinner, so he took a bite of the cake to see ..........
<124>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
We all saw the thief .......... out of the house .......... a box containing money.
<125>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Go for a walk in the park? I don’t want to do that. If I do, ..........
<126>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
My wife ..........
<127>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
The steward told us that when he got up in the middle of the night to look round the house, ..........
<128>"Man snatched ballot box, set it on fire" is an example of _____
<129>One of the following is not a minor sentence
<130>Non-productive minor sentences ______
<131>“Writing poems when angry” is an example of ________
<132>“Love you, sweet dreams!” is an example of a ..............
<133>One of the following cannot be described as a minor sentence
<134>Non-productive minor sentences can be found in
<135>"Impressive despite poor preparations" is an example of ________
<136>"Everywhere you go" is an example of ________
<137>Productive minor sentences do not feature in one of the following:
<138>Minor sentences and sentence fragments are different from traditional perception of sentences because
<139>One major difference between sentence fragments and minor sentences is that ______
<140>Non-productive minor sentences are usually _____
<141>Non-productive minor sentences are used mainly for _____
<142>The expression: "Good Morning" is _________
<143>There are ________ categories of minor sentences
<144>"Hearty congratulations" is a _________
<145>"Know what?" is a _________
<146>"The President's daughter, if she consents" is a _______
<147>"Woman head butts husband, slaps mother-in-law before setting home ablaze" is an example of a _____
<148>"SUG president and university authorities unyielding" is an example of _________
<149>"Another tsunami in Asia" is an example of ______
<150>"Water!" is an example of _______
<151>Transformations are __________
<152>They were helped by Bola. What is the name given to the underlined word in this passive sentence?
<153>Passive sentences are formed with the application of the process of ________
<154>In passive construction, the active object moves to the initial position to become the _______
<155>The active verb in a passive construction changes to _____
<156>The above change takes place with the aid of a(n) ________ verb and a past tense morpheme
<157>The subject, after passive transformation, move to the ____ position
<158>The subject, after passive transformation, becomes a(n) ________
<159>The recipient of an action in a passive voice is ______
<160>One of the following is not true about the active voice.
<161>In some parts of the world, tea __________ with milk and sugar.
<162>I need one more stamp before my collection __________.
<163>Several people __________ in yesterday's car crash.
<164>Paper __________ by the Chinese long before its use __________ in Europe.
<165>As soon as everyone __________ the examination __________, the test papers were given out.
<166>Higher education __________ available to all high school graduates in this country.
<167>Many machines __________ by electricity.
<168>Worries __________ all kinds of illness, from high blood pressure to stomach ache.
<169>I __________ my watch at home, so I don't know what time it is.
<170>The football team __________ eleven members.
<171>The British __________ not to be very good at cooking.
<172>Vehicles __________ through that area on Saturday night.
<173>The grandmother __________ that her grandson _________ in the school.
<174>This dictionary __________ to you; yours __________ by someone else.
<175>The money the lady spent on clothes last year __________ more than N10,000.
<176>Although Mr. Smith is __________ a famous writer, he talks very little about himself.
<177>Once the plan __________ , a student may get as much as N10,000 as travel expenses.
<178>The lights in the kitchen __________ all night.
<179>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
“If you tell that story a second time, I will send you out of this house now.”
<180>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
“This country belongs to all of us; that is why we should all try to see what we can do to make it the best country in the world.”
<181>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
“Darling, please tell me you love me more often. After all, without love, marriage is not quite worth it.”
<182>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
Bee Lee said, "I am very happy today because my father has given me a car." (A month later, you report his statement.)
<183>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
The headmistress says, "The young people of today are tomorrow's leaders." (An hour later, you report her statement.)
<184>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
The children said, "We will build a sand-castle ourselves."
<185>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
He said, "I am looking at the diagram."
<186>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
Steven said, "I don't have any money to pay for this ticket."
<187>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
Jill said, "Jack must give his answer to me."
<188>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
She said, "I have been sewing from morning until now." (The next day, you report her statement)
<189>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
Carl said, "You may meet them next month."
<190>Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
<191>Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
<192>Which of the following contains a sentence fragment?
<193>Which of the following contains a sentence fragment?
<194>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
“Hold it! Park. What do you have in the boot? Park well or I’ll shoot.”
<195>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
“Come on, cut the crap! I only want to know how the accident happened. How could a Picanto car kill fifteen cows and the driver survived?”
<196>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
Susan said, "I met your sister last week."
<197>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
Ifunaya said, "You are not listening to me."
<198>Choose the sentence in which capital letters and punctuation marks are used correctly.
<199>Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
<200>Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
<201>Choose the sentence in which the comma is used correctly.
<202>Choose the sentence that is written correctly
<203>Choose the sentence in which capital letters and punctuation marks are used correctly.
<204>Choose the sentence in which the capital letters are used correctly
<205>Choose the sentence in which the comma is used correctly
<206>Choose the group of words that is written correctly.
<207>Choose the newspaper, book or magazine title that is written correctly.
<208>Choose the group of words that is written correctly.
<209>Choose the sentence in which capital letters are used correctly.
<210>Choose the sentence in which commas are used correctly
<211>Choose the sentence in which commas are used correctly
<212>Choose the sentence in which capital letters and punctuation marks are used correctly.
<213>Choose the group of words that is written correctly.
<214>The sentence in which capital letters are used correctly.
<215>Choose the sentence that is written correctly
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<36>The people benefits when the nation privatise.
The people benefit when the nation privatise.
The people benefit when the nation privatises.
The people benefits when the nation privatises.
<37>The royal couple leave to the party early.
The royal couple did left the party early.
It is high time we leave this university.
It’s high time we left this university.
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I/him/she and he
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<39>was
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<40>men/dances/are been
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who
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<48>had
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<50>by which
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<52>whom he often talk to
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that
whether
<79>That's why
That's the reason
That's how
That's what
<80>what ------ what
what ------ that
that ------ what
that ------ that
<81>whether
if
how
what
<82>where
the place where
what
that
<83>which
that
whether
what
<84>which
in which
that
what
<85>that
which
how
why
<86>what
whatever
how
however
<87>as long as
even though
since
unless
<88>for the first time
the first time
when first
when the first
<89>when
since
while
the time
<90>the
no matter
whatever
whichever
<91>without
if not
except
unless
<92>till when
not until
till then
until when
<93>where
that
when
which
<94>After
in
on
since
<95>where
when
books
that
<96>as well as
as long as
as good as
as far as
<97>much more
as much as of
that as much of that
as much as that of
<98>I must tell you.
I can tell you.
I’d tell you.
I shall tell you.
<99>is coming back.
came back.
has to come back.
comes back.
<100>the farmer is on his way
here comes the farmer
the owner of the farm has come
come here is the farmer
<101>dribbles Gullit / passes to Yekini
is dribbling Gullit / is passing to Yekini
has dribbled Gullit / passed to Yekini
dribbled Gullit / is passing to Yekini
<102>I don’t see him anymore these days
I don’t see him always again
I don’t use to see him again
I don’t see him any more
<103>I bought it now now.
I’ve bought it since.
I’ve just bought it.
I’ve bought it since yesterday.
<104>has been killed last month
was killed last month
is no more since last month
has passed on since last month
<105>we have known about it already
we knew about it already
we were not knowing it now
it’s not the first time we’re knowing about it
<106>what are you going to do?
what will you do?
what would you do?
what can you do?
<107>he is having eight wives
he had eight wives
he can have eight wives
he can be allowed by law to have eight wives
<108>to wake up
to wake
he woke up
he’s awake
<109>I am as rich as the Governor of the Central Bank
I am a millionaire
I know the secret of parenting
I had the time
<110>as if she had swallowed a cow
like she eats like a horse
as if she’s a globe
as if she is a balloon
<111>how old are you
how old is your age
how old you were
what is your age
<112>I am to visit you more often
you are to visit me more often
I visited you more often
I visit you less often
<113>he will prefer us to work and work and work
he would rather we are slaves
he would rather we worked and didn’t take any money
he will rather have us work as slaves
<114>I’ve worked here since 1990
I worked here since 1990
I had worked here since 1990
I have being working here since 1990
<115>read any book on polymer products
have read any book on polymer products
had read any books on acid and polymer products
had been reading any books and articles on polymer products
<116>my mother-in-law has preached for years
my mother-in-law is always preaching every time
my mother-in-law is used to preaching
my mother-in-law has been preaching always
<117>how long have I had the cough / I have had it for 10 years
have I had the cough for how long / how long I have had it for 10 years
how long I had had the cough / I had had it for 10 years
how long I have had the cough / I have had it for 10 years
<118>Since how long / it’s not too long
For how long / it wasn’t too long
How long / it hasn’t been long
Since when / it isn’t too long
<119>because I want a wife who could cook
because I wanted a wife who can cook
because I wanted a wife who knows how to cook
because I wanted a wife who could cook
<120>but he isn’t tall enough
but he wasn’t tall enough
but his height is not good enough
but his short height disqualifies him
<121>she will be more reasonable / would understand her plight
she can be more reasonable / will understand her plight
she would be more reasonable / will understand her plight
she could be more reasonable / could understand her plight
<122>that you will give me some money today
that you are going to give me some money today
giving me some money today
that unfailingly, you will give me some money today
<123>how it was tasting
if it was tasting fine
how delicious it was tasting
how it tasted
<124>ran / carried
run / carrying
run / carry
ran / carrying
<125>I’m going to miss the football match on TV
I should possibly miss the football match on TV
I will miss the football match on TV
I’m going to probably miss the football match on TV
<126>will have a baby in May
could have a baby in May
is going to have a baby in May
must have a baby in May
<127>the DJ was playing some fine music
the DJ had been playing some fine music
the DJ played some fine music
the DJ had to play some fine music
<128>a non-productive complex minor sentence
a sentence fragment
a productive complex minor sentence
a productive compound minor sentence
<129>See you soon
Because he loves her
What’z up?
Ha!
<130>have fixed usages
are found in book titles
usually omits the subject
are usually complimentary remarks
<131>Productive minor compound sentence
Non-productive minor sentence
productive minor sentence
conversational sentence
<132>productive minor compound sentence
composite minor sentence
productive minor complex sentence
non-productive minor sentence
<133>Thank you
come
happy birthday
agree?
<134>Newspaper headlines
Book titles
Personal names
apologies
<135>complex productive minor sentence
compound productive minor sentence
non- productive minor sentence
none of the above
<136>simple sentence
minor sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
<137>Formal gatherings
newspaper headlines
football commentaries
title of books
<138>they are structurally complete
they are structurally incomplete
they do not have subject
they do not have verbs
<139>sentence fragments are usually longer than minor sentences
sentence fragments do not feature in conversations while minor sentences do
sentence fragment are generally regarded as aberrant and unacceptable while minor sentences are often seen as normal features of conversation
All of the above
<140>long
compound sentences
subordinate sentences
short
<141>farewells, appreciation, apologies, etc,
conversation, commentaries, etc
Formal meeting, lectures, etc.
All of the above
<142>a productive minor sentence
a non productive minor sentence
a sentence fragment
a simple sentence
<143>three
four
five
six
<144>sentence fragment
non-progressive minor sentence
productive simple minor sentence
All of the above
<145>simple sentence
non-productive minor sentence
Productive minor question
productive compound sentence
<146>productive compound minor sentence
productive complex minor sentence
productive exclamatory minor sentence
productive compound-complex minor sentence
<147>productive exclamatory minor sentence
productive compound-complex minor sentence
productive complex minor sentence
productive compound minor sentence
<148>productive exclamatory minor sentence
productive compound-complex minor sentence
productive complex minor sentence
productive compound minor sentence
<149>simple sentence
non-productive minor sentence
Productive simple minor sentence
productive compound sentence
<150>productive compound minor sentence
productive simple minor sentence
productive exclamatory minor sentence
productive command minor sentence
<151>non-basic simple sentences
lexical rules
syntactic rules
pattern rules
<152>Subject
agent
focus
theme
<153>insertion
movement
deletion
none of the above
<154>subject
predicator
noun
none of the above
<155>lexical verb
auxiliary verb
passive verb
transformative verb
<156>lexical verb
auxiliary verb
transitive verb
intransitive verb
<157>initial position
medial
final position
none of the above
<158>a place adjunct
an agentive adjunct
an active adjunct
a disjunct
<159>the verb
the subject
the object
(b) and (c)
<160>It is possible both in speech and writing.
It is direct and more natural.
The subject is the recipient of the action.
The subject performs the action of the verb.
<161>is serving
serves
served
is served
<162>has completed
completed
is completed
will complete
<163>were badly hurt
were badly hurted
was badly hurt
hurted badly
<164>invented ------ known
was invented --------- were known
invented ------ was known
was invented ------ was known
<165>taking ------ was seated
took ------ seated
taking ------ seated
taken ------ was seated
<166>have been made
has been made
has made it
have made it
<167>are made run
are made to run
make to run
are made running
<168>believe to have caused
are believed to be caused
are believed to cause
believed to be caused
<169>have left
have been left
was left
am left
<170>is made up
makes up of
consists of
is consisted of
<171>says
say
is said
are said
<172>don't let pass
are not let to pass
are not letted to pass
are not let pass
<173>told ------ was taken good care of
was told ------ had taken good care of
has told ------ taken good care of
was told ------ had been taken good care of
<174>is not belonged ---------- has been taken
doesn't belong ---------- has taken
doesn't belong ---------- has been taken
doesn't belong ---------- will have been taken
<175>was added to
added up to
added to
was added up to
<176>known about
known for
knowing as
known as
<177>gets approved
approved
as approved
gets approving
<178>has left on
have left on
have been left on
has been left on
<179>He (or she) warns that if he (or she) repeats the story, he (or she) would send him (or her) out of the house now.
He (or she) warns that if he (or she) repeated the story, he (or she) will send him (or her) out of the house then.
He (or she) warned that if he (or she) repeated the story, he (or she) would send him (or her) out of the house then.
He (or she) warned that if he (or she) repeats the story, he (or she) would send him (or her) out of the house now.
<180>He (or she) said that our country belonged to all of us. That is why we should all strive to make it the best county in the world.
He (or she) says that our country belong to all of us. That was why we should strive all to make it the best county in the world.
He (or she) said that our country belonged to all of us. That was why we should all strive to make it the best county in the world.
He (or she) said that our country belongs to all of us. That is why we should all strive to make it the best county in the world.
<181>She pleads that her husband should tell her that he loves her more often because, according to her, without love, marriage is not worth it.
She pleaded that her husband should tell her that he loves her more often because, according to her, without love, marriage is not worth it.
She pleads that her husband should tell her that he loved her more often because, according to her, without love, marriage was not worth it.
She pleaded that her husband should tell her that he loved her more often because, according to her, without love, marriage was not worth it.
<182>Bee Lee said that he was very happy that day because his father has given him a car.
Bee Lee said that he was very happy that day because his father had given him a car.
Bee Lee said that he is very happy today because his father has given him a car.
Bee Lee said that he was very happy today because his father has given him a car.
<183>The headmistress says that the young people of today are tomorrow's leaders.
The headmistress says that the young people of that day are the next day's leaders.
The headmistress said that the young people of that day are the next day's leaders.
The headmistress said that the young people of yesterday are today's leaders.
<184>The children said that they would build a sand-castle themselves.
The children said that they will build a sand-castle ourselves.
The children said that we would build a sand-castle ourselves.
The children said that we will build a sand-castle themselves.
<185>He said that I am looking at the diagram
He said that I was looking at the diagram.
He says that he was looking at the diagram.
He said that he was looking at the diagram.
<186>Steven said that he don't have any money to pay for this ticket.
Steven said that he doesn't have any money to pay for that ticket.
Steven said that he didn't have any money to pay for that ticket.
Steven said that he hadn't had any money to pay for that ticket.
<187>Jill said that Jack must give her answer to him.
Jill said that Jack had to give his answer to her.
Jill said that Jack had to give his answer to me.
Jill said that Jack must give his answer to me.
<188>She said that she had been sewing from morning until then.
She said that she has been sewing from morning until then.
She said that she had been sewing from morning until now.
She said that she has been sewing from morning until now.
<189>Carl said that you may meet them next month.
Carl said that I may meet them next month.
Carl said that I might meet them the following month
Carl said I may meet them the following month
<190>However, he didn't finish the essay.
Although he didn't finish the essay.
Therefore, he didn't finish the essay.
None of the above.
<191>However, the dog doesn't bite him.
The dog will not bite him.
if the dog did not bite him.
None of the above.
<192>I studied for the exam. Therefore, I will do well.
I studied for the exam; therefore, I will do well.
I studied for the exam therefore I will do well.
None of the above
<193>I will help you with the homework if you ask me.
I will help you with the homework, if you ask me.
I will help you with the homework. If you ask me.
None of the above
<194>He shouted at the driver to hold it, park well or he would shoot. He asked him what he had in his car boot and threatened to shoot.
He shouted at the driver to stop. He asked him what he had in his car boot and threatened to shoot if he didn’t park properly.
He shouted hold it and park. He asked the driver what was in his car boot and ordered him to park well or he would shoot.
He shouted angrily at the driver to hold it. Then he inquired about the content of the boot before ordering him to park well or he will shoot.
<195>He said he should come on and cut the crap. He said he wanted to know how the accident happened. He wondered how a Picanto car could kill fifteen cows and the driver survived.
He spoke angrily. He said he wanted to know how the accident happened. He wondered how a Picanto car could kill fifteen cows and the driver survived.
He said he should speak the truth. He only wanted to know how the accident happened. He wondered how a Picanto car could kill fifteen cows and the driver survived.
He spoke angrily. He said he wanted to know how the accident happened. He can’t believe that a Picanto car could kill fifteen cows and spare the driver survived.
<196>Susan said that I met your sister last week.
Susan said that I had met your sister last week.
Susan said that she had met my sister that week
Susan said that she had met my sister the week before
<197>Ifunaya said that you are not listening to her.
Ifunaya said that you were not listening to her.
Ifunaya said that I was not listening to her.
Ifunaya said I had not been listening to her.
<198>Sarah said. “Its name is Whinny.”
Sarah said, “Its name is Whinny.”
Sarah said “its name is Whinny.”
Sarah said, “its name is Whinny.”
<199>Mother asked if we were ready to go.
Len said, I’m not ready yet.
“I will, he called to her.”
Molly asked “if he might hurry.”
<200>how glad we were to see Aunt Jessica!
Has she missed us.
we welcomed her into our home?
She was visiting us for summer.
<201>Yes I set, the alarm clock.
Well that is, very early.
No I, cannot change it.
No, it is set for five o’clock.
<202>my friend moved to Japan last?
she telephones me often?
Sometimes her voice sounds very near.
i miss her very much
<203>“What is your pony’s name” Todd asked.
“What is your pony’s name,” Todd asked.
“What is your pony’s name?” Todd asked.
“What is your pony’s name.” Todd asked.
<204>Mr is taking the place of mr. Gold.
Mrs. fields is our new librarian .
Mr. walters introduced her to me.
She will enjoy working with T.R. Briggs.
<205>Well, the ending did surprise me.
No I didn’t, go back to the stage.
Yes the play was, fun.
No Michael, was the lead actor.
<206>I want to learn about rainfall she want to learn about oceans.
Here is the book I need do you have others?
The encyclopaedia is useful. Do you use the 2009 edition?
My dictionary has many pages I use it often
<207>The New Yorker
The Secret in the Old Attic
Hailstones and Halibut Bones
Alice in Wonderland
<208>Pat wrote a paper about Alexander Bell. She gave it to her teacher.
Pat knew about inventors she read about them.
Alexander Bell invented the telephone it brought people closer.
Thomas Edison invented many things can you name them?
<209>He lived in Ilorin for ten years.
Peter was born in makurdi
Now they are about to move to delta state
Then his family moved to jos
<210>The flag’s colours are red, green, and white.
The flag’s colours are red, green and, white.
The flag’s colours are red, green and white.
The flag’s colours are red, green, and, white.
<211>Everyone danced, sang, and laughed at the party.
Everyone danced, sang, and, laughed at the party.
Everyone danced, sang and laughed, at the party.
Everyone danced, sang and laughed at the party.
<212>“I’ve never seen a pony with blue eyes before” exclaimed margaret.
“I’ve never seen a pony with blue eyes before!” exclaimed Margaret.
“I’ve never seen a pony with blue eyes before,” exclaimed Margaret!
“I’ve never seen a pony with blue eyes before.” exclaimed Margaret.
<213>Donald made a boat but he could not float it.
Maria built a kite. it could really fly!
Paul painted a picture did you see it?
I baked bread it was delicious!
<214>Have you ever visited the Obudu Ranch?
Then we went on to akure.
We ended our trip in Apapa amusement park.
My family travelled through the west.
<215>look at a book about a faraway land.
Have you ever dreamed of a faraway place.
Have you ever wanted to visit a new place?
many books can help you imagine distant places?
[/OPTIONS]
[ANSWERS]
<1>Complex Sentence
<2>Simple Sentence
<3>Compound-Complex Sentence
<4>Complex Sentence
<5>Compound Sentence
<6>Simple Sentence
<7>Simple Sentence
<8>Compound Sentence
<9>Complex Sentence
<10>Compound-Complex Sentence
<11>Complex Sentence
<12>Compound-Complex Sentence
<13>Simple Sentence
<14>Complex Sentence
<15>Compound Sentence
<16>Complex Sentence
<17>Compound Sentence
<18>Simple Sentence
<19>Simple Sentence
<20>Simple Sentence
<21>Compound Sentence
<22>Simple Sentence
<23>Compound Sentence
<24>Complex Sentence
<25>Compound Sentence
<26>Complex Sentence
<27>Compound-Complex Sentence
<28>Simple Sentence
<29>Complex Sentence
<30>Simple Sentence
<31>Compound-Complex Sentence
<32>Compound Sentence
<33>Compound Sentence
<34>Complex Sentence
<35>Compound Sentence
<36>The people benefit when the nation privatises.
<37>It’s high time we left this university.
<38>I/him/she and he
<39>was
<40>men/dances/is being
<41>What
<42>the one
<43>it ------ that
<44>in the fact that
<45>It's
<46>Whoever
<47>that
<48>have
<49>that
<50>that
<51>whether
<52>he often talks to
<53>that
<54>during which
<55>in which
<56>where she was most needed
<57>Where
<58>of what
<59>how
<60>which
<61>where
<62>whomever
<63>what he had paid for it
<64>whatever
<65>whichever
<66>that
<67>what it is
<68>I should do
<69>to whomever
<70>that
<71>That
<72>What
<73>What
<74>That
<75>to be done
<76>the fact was that
<77>what we call
<78>how
<79>That's why
<80>that ------ what
<81>whether
<82>where
<83>whether
<84>that
<85>why
<86>whatever
<87>as long as
<88>the first time
<89>when
<90>whichever
<91>except
<92>until when
<93>where
<94>since
<95>where
<96>as long as
<97>as much as that of
<98>I’d tell you.
<99>came back.
<100>here comes the farmer
<101>dribbles Gullit / passes to Yekini
<102>I don’t see him any more
<103>I’ve just bought it.
<104>was killed last month
<105>we knew about it already
<106>what would you do?
<107>he had eight wives
<108>he woke up
<109>I had the time
<110>as if she had swallowed a cow
<111>how old you were
<112>I visited you more often
<113>he would rather we worked and didn’t take any money
<114>I’ve worked here since 1990
<115>have read any book on polymer products
<116>my mother-in-law has preached for years
<117>how long I have had the cough / I have had it for 10 years
<118>How long / it hasn’t been long
<119>because I wanted a wife who could cook
<120>but he wasn’t tall enough
<121>she would be more reasonable / will understand her plight
<122>giving me some money today
<123>how it tasted
<124>run / carrying
<125>I will miss the football match on TV
<126>is going to have a baby in May
<127>the DJ was playing some fine music
<128>a productive compound minor sentence
<129>What’z up?
<130>have fixed usages
<131>productive minor sentence
<132>productive minor compound sentence
<133>come
<134>apologies
<135>complex productive minor sentence
<136>minor sentence
<137>Formal gatherings
<138>they are structurally incomplete
<139>sentence fragment are generally regarded as aberrant and unacceptable while minor sentences are often seen as normal features of conversation
<140>short
<141>farewells, appreciation, apologies, etc,
<142>a non productive minor sentence
<143>five
<144>productive simple minor sentence
<145>Productive minor question
<146>productive complex minor sentence
<147>productive compound-complex minor sentence
<148>productive compound minor sentence
<149>Productive simple minor sentence
<150>productive exclamatory minor sentence
<151>syntactic rules
<152>agent
<153>insertion
<154>subject
<155>passive verb
<156>auxiliary verb
<157>final position
<158>an agentive adjunct
<159>the subject
<160>The subject is the recipient of the action.
<161>is served
<162>is completed
<163>were badly hurt
<164>was invented ------ was known
<165>taking ------ was seated
<166>has been made
<167>are made to run
<168>are believed to cause
<169>have left
<170>consists of
<171>are said
<172>are not let to pass
<173>was told ------ had been taken good care of
<174>doesn't belong ---------- will have been taken
<175>added up to
<176>known as
<177>gets approved
<178>have been left on
<179>He (or she) warned that if he (or she) repeated the story, he (or she) would send him (or her) out of the house then.
<180>He (or she) said that our country belonged to all of us. That was why we should all strive to make it the best county in the world.
<181>She pleaded that her husband should tell her that he loved her more often because, according to her, without love, marriage was not worth it.
<182>Bee Lee said that he was very happy that day because his father had given him a car.
<183>The headmistress says that the young people of today are tomorrow's leaders.
<184>The children said that they would build a sand-castle themselves.
<185>He said that he was looking at the diagram.
<186>Steven said that he didn't have any money to pay for that ticket.
<187>Jill said that Jack had to give his answer to her.
<188>She said that she had been sewing from morning until then.
<189>Carl said that I might meet them the following month
<190>Although he didn't finish the essay.
<191>if the dog did not bite him.
<192>None of the above
<193>I will help you with the homework. If you ask me.
<194>He shouted hold it and park. He asked the driver what was in his car boot and ordered him to park well or he would shoot.
<195>He spoke angrily. He said he wanted to know how the accident happened. He wondered how a Picanto car could kill fifteen cows and the driver survived.
<196>Susan said that she had met my sister the week before
<197>Ifunaya said that I was not listening to her.
<198>Sarah said, “Its name is Whinny.”
<199>Mother asked if we were ready to go.
<200>She was visiting us for summer.
<201>No, it is set for five o’clock.
<202>Sometimes her voice sounds very near.
<203>“What is your pony’s name?” Todd asked.
<204>She will enjoy working with T.R. Briggs.
<205>Well, the ending did surprise me.
<206>The encyclopaedia is useful. Do you use the 2009 edition?
<207>The New Yorker
<208>Pat wrote a paper about Alexander Bell. She gave it to her teacher.
<209>He lived in Ilorin for ten years.
<210>The flag’s colours are red, green and white.
<211>Everyone danced, sang and laughed at the party.
<212>“I’ve never seen a pony with blue eyes before!” exclaimed Margaret.
<213>Donald made a boat but he could not float it.
<214>Have you ever visited the Obudu Ranch?
<215>Have you ever wanted to visit a new place?
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[QUESTIONS]
<1>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Pauline and Bruno have a big argument every summer over where they should spend their summer vacation.
<2>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Pauline loves to go to the beach and spend her days sunbathing.
<3>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Bruno, on the other hand, likes the view that he gets from the log cabin up in the mountains, and he enjoys hiking in the forest.
<4>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Pauline says there is nothing relaxing about chopping wood, swatting mosquitoes, and cooking over a woodstove.
<5>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Bruno dislikes sitting on the beach; he always gets a nasty sunburn.
<6>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Bruno tends to get bored sitting on the beach, watching the waves, getting sand in his swimsuit, and reading detective novels for a week.
<7>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
This year, after a lengthy, noisy debate, they decided to take separate vacations.
<8>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Bruno went to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and Pauline went to Cape Cod.
<9>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Although they are 250 miles apart, they keep in constant contact on the internet.
<10>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Bruno took the desktop computer that he uses at work, and Pauline sits on the beach with her laptop computer, which she connects to the internet with a cellular phone.
<11>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Paula, who has been studying medicine for the last three years, will work at the new clinic next summer.
<12>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Jonathan promised me that he would look after the hotel reservations and I told him that I would buy the plane tickets
<13>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Next week, Ron is leaving for Haiti
<14>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Did you know which novel we will read for the course?
<15>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Marilyn wants to get married next year, but Fred would like to finish his studies first.
<16>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Although the sport is new, it has already attracted six collegiate teams in the Southeast.
<17>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Their practice field is a stretch of asphalt, and their heroes make a living driving cars.
<18>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
The training rooms of these college athletes smell of grease and gasoline.
<19>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Their tools are screwdrivers and spanners rather than basketballs and footballs.
<20>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
This new brand of college athlete is involved in the sport of auto racing.
<21>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Most of the students are engineering majors, and they devote every minute of their spare time to their sport.
<22>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
The students work on special cars designed for their sport.
<23>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
The cars are called Legend cars, models of Ford and Chevys from 1932 to 1934, and they are refitted by the students with 1200 cc motorcycle engines.
<24>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Although their usual speed ranges from 50 to 90 miles an hour, Legends cars can move up to 100 miles an hour on a straightaway.
<25>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
The Saturday morning races of the competing teams have attracted as many as 3,500 fans, but the students concede they are no threat to the nation's fastest growing sport of stock car racing.
<26>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Although it started to rain, we decided to continue our walk.
<27>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
There were books on the floor, under the table, and all about the room.
<28>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
She was going to school full-time and hoped to graduate in June.
<29>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Transportation came to a halt as the steadily falling snow accumulated faster than the snow plows could clear it away.
<30>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Marie and Bill and I stayed up until four in the morning.
<31>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Unless conditions change for her, she will spend the rest of her life working for minimum wage in a dusty mill; there are thousands of women like her.
<32>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
She wanted to go, but her child was sick.
<33>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Joe is smart; he will go far.
<34>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
As soon as Dick started a coin collection, his brother bought an album of rare stamps.
<35>Select the option that best describes this sentence.
Nature is her passion in life, and colleagues say that she is a skilled naturalist.
<36>Choose the grammatical option:
<37>Choose the grammatical option:
<38>Rosemary and ............ warned Priscilla and ............. but .............. would not listen.
<39>Neither the minders nor Mrs Johnson ......... available for questioning.
<40>One of the ......... who ........ at the club .............. held for questioning by the police.
<41>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
______ was once regarded as impossible has come true.
<42>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Is this factory _________ you visited last year?
<43>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
I found ______ strange ______ nobody had said anything at the meeting.
<44>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The problem lies ________ her English is too poor.
<45>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
______ a pity that we have missed the film.
<46>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
________ comes home back first should cook dinner.
<47>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
They talked about things and persons _________ they remembered.
<48>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
If you ______ anything to say, just speak out.
<49>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The news ______ the president has died is untrue.
<50>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
We were very much surprised at the way ______ he treated the old lady.
<51>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
We must give him a warning ________ he likes it or not.
<52>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Do you know the girl __________.
<53>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
He is a foreigner, _______ I know from his accent.
<54>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
That was the century _________ the world was devastated by wars.
<55>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The world _______ we live is a wonderful world.
<56>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
She asked to be sent to _________.
<57>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
__________ there is a will, there is a way.
<58>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
They were not aware __________ was going on around.
<59>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
They are all interested in _____________ John managed to do it.
<60>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Mr. Baker graduated from either Harvard or Yale, but I can't remember __________.
<61>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
George Washington was born in 1732 in a very rich family in __________ is now the state of Virginia.
<62>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Please give the message to __________ is at the desk.
<63>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
He was able to sell his car for exactly __________.
<64>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
It is considered unwise to give a child __________ he or she wants.
<65>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
I have money. I could choose __________ dress looked nice on me.
<66>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Do you think ________ watching TV all the time is a nice way of relaxation?
<67>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
It was only a small seaside town then compared to __________ now.
<68>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
What do you think __________?
<69>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
A reward of N10,000 will be given __________ can find the lost cat.
<70>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
I have no doubt __________ we'll succeed.
<71>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
__________ the fire fighters were able to bring the forest fire under control was obvious.
<72>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
_________ surprised me most was the sudden change of his attitude.
<73>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
_________ we are doing has never been done before.
<74>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
_________ we are in need of money is quite clear to all.
<75>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
What has __________ has been done!
<76>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
He said that he wasn't interested in having a car, but __________ he couldn't afford one.
<77>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The Sahara Desert is __________ "the sea of death."
<78>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
This is _________ the river was polluted.
<79>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Some children like to eat food rich in fat and sugar. __________ they have weight problems and bad teeth.
<80>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The thing _________ I like to do is just _________ you want me to do.
<81>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The problem is __________ or not we can find the right person to deal with the situation.
<82>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The city is __________ we visited three years ago.
<83>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
It is no longer a question now _________ China is a strong country.
<84>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Steve had a wish __________ he would travel around the world after he retired.
<85>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The reason __________ he went to Australia is for learning English.
<86>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
_______ I suggest, he always disagrees.
<87>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Anyone can borrow books from the library __________ he has a library card.
<88>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Most animals can swim right away __________ they go into water.
<89>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
It was about twelve o'clock __________ I finished writing the report.
<90>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Life in the future will certainly be different from what it is now, __________ point of view people may take.
<91>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
It is almost impossible to become skilful in speaking a language __________ you use it constantly.
<92>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Could I have some sort of social life now, dad? No, __________ you have reached the age of eighteen.
<93>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
She found her calculator __________ she lost it.
<94>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
How long has this auto shop been in business? __________ 2003.
<95>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
I often spend my weekends in the library, __________ I can find a lot to read.
<96>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
Everything will be all right __________ Tom is left to do the work in his own way.
<97>Choose the option that best completes the following sentence:
The money spend on medical insurance last year was four times __________ ten years ago.
<98>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Sir, I’m not lying about the matter. I know nothing of it. If I knew, ..........
<99>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Mr. Tenant, I’ve been waiting for three hours and I’m running out of patience. I think it’s time your wife ..........
<100>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
You’d better run away; .......... If you’re caught, you’ll pay even for the ones you didn’t pick.
<101>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
We’re back on the field. Yes, Amokachi .......... and ..........
<102>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
What happened to your friend down the street? ..........
<103>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Sir, I’m sorry, but you cannot enter without a ticket. Oh, you have one? When did you buy it? – ..........
<104>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
On behalf of all the staff, we offer you our condolences on the death of your mother. We hear that your mother ..........
<105>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
When the reporter tried to inform us of the bloody coup, we simply told him to keep it to himself as ..........
<106>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Every one of us complains about the insensitivity of the government. Sir, as a barber, if you were the president, ..........
<107>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
One curious thing about my uncle is that he wishes ..........
<108>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
I’m afraid, you know. Your father has been sleeping since 4.00 p.m. yesterday. It’s about time ..........
<109>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
If only .......... I would have as many children as I liked.
<110>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Mr. Darling, your wife is growing like a tub. I’m sorry, but she looks ..........
<111>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Are you deaf? I asked you ..........
<112>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Would your parents like it if .......... ?
<113>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
The new manager is a slave driver. He uses us all the time but is reluctant to pay us at the end of the month. To my thinking, ..........
<114>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
I love this job. Would you believe this is my fifteenth year here? I mean, ..........
<115>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
The topic today has to do with the effects of acid on polymer products. How many of you .......... ?
<116>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
So you heard her preach for the first time last Sunday? Incredible! But ..........
<117>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
These doctors are very funny. This one asked me .......... and when I told him .......... he cleared his throat and shook his head in sarcastic pity.
<118>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
......... have you been here? I hope ..........
<119>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Sweetheart, little do you know that I married you ..........
<120>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
My friend wanted to join the police ..........
<121>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
All of Lola’s friends wish .......... but I hope they ..........
<122>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
I really don’t care what’s happening to you at work; all I know is that you promised ..........
<123>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
The Chief Caterer didn’t want the cook to mess up the dinner, so he took a bite of the cake to see ..........
<124>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
We all saw the thief .......... out of the house .......... a box containing money.
<125>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
Go for a walk in the park? I don’t want to do that. If I do, ..........
<126>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
My wife ..........
<127>From the alternatives suggested, choose any one that best suits this context.
The steward told us that when he got up in the middle of the night to look round the house, ..........
<128>"Man snatched ballot box, set it on fire" is an example of _____
<129>One of the following is not a minor sentence
<130>Non-productive minor sentences ______
<131>“Writing poems when angry” is an example of ________
<132>“Love you, sweet dreams!” is an example of a ..............
<133>One of the following cannot be described as a minor sentence
<134>Non-productive minor sentences can be found in
<135>"Impressive despite poor preparations" is an example of ________
<136>"Everywhere you go" is an example of ________
<137>Productive minor sentences do not feature in one of the following:
<138>Minor sentences and sentence fragments are different from traditional perception of sentences because
<139>One major difference between sentence fragments and minor sentences is that ______
<140>Non-productive minor sentences are usually _____
<141>Non-productive minor sentences are used mainly for _____
<142>The expression: "Good Morning" is _________
<143>There are ________ categories of minor sentences
<144>"Hearty congratulations" is a _________
<145>"Know what?" is a _________
<146>"The President's daughter, if she consents" is a _______
<147>"Woman head butts husband, slaps mother-in-law before setting home ablaze" is an example of a _____
<148>"SUG president and university authorities unyielding" is an example of _________
<149>"Another tsunami in Asia" is an example of ______
<150>"Water!" is an example of _______
<151>Transformations are __________
<152>They were helped by Bola. What is the name given to the underlined word in this passive sentence?
<153>Passive sentences are formed with the application of the process of ________
<154>In passive construction, the active object moves to the initial position to become the _______
<155>The active verb in a passive construction changes to _____
<156>The above change takes place with the aid of a(n) ________ verb and a past tense morpheme
<157>The subject, after passive transformation, move to the ____ position
<158>The subject, after passive transformation, becomes a(n) ________
<159>The recipient of an action in a passive voice is ______
<160>One of the following is not true about the active voice.
<161>In some parts of the world, tea __________ with milk and sugar.
<162>I need one more stamp before my collection __________.
<163>Several people __________ in yesterday's car crash.
<164>Paper __________ by the Chinese long before its use __________ in Europe.
<165>As soon as everyone __________ the examination __________, the test papers were given out.
<166>Higher education __________ available to all high school graduates in this country.
<167>Many machines __________ by electricity.
<168>Worries __________ all kinds of illness, from high blood pressure to stomach ache.
<169>I __________ my watch at home, so I don't know what time it is.
<170>The football team __________ eleven members.
<171>The British __________ not to be very good at cooking.
<172>Vehicles __________ through that area on Saturday night.
<173>The grandmother __________ that her grandson _________ in the school.
<174>This dictionary __________ to you; yours __________ by someone else.
<175>The money the lady spent on clothes last year __________ more than N10,000.
<176>Although Mr. Smith is __________ a famous writer, he talks very little about himself.
<177>Once the plan __________ , a student may get as much as N10,000 as travel expenses.
<178>The lights in the kitchen __________ all night.
<179>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
“If you tell that story a second time, I will send you out of this house now.”
<180>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
“This country belongs to all of us; that is why we should all try to see what we can do to make it the best country in the world.”
<181>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
“Darling, please tell me you love me more often. After all, without love, marriage is not quite worth it.”
<182>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
Bee Lee said, "I am very happy today because my father has given me a car." (A month later, you report his statement.)
<183>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
The headmistress says, "The young people of today are tomorrow's leaders." (An hour later, you report her statement.)
<184>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
The children said, "We will build a sand-castle ourselves."
<185>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
He said, "I am looking at the diagram."
<186>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
Steven said, "I don't have any money to pay for this ticket."
<187>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
Jill said, "Jack must give his answer to me."
<188>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
She said, "I have been sewing from morning until now." (The next day, you report her statement)
<189>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
Carl said, "You may meet them next month."
<190>Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
<191>Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
<192>Which of the following contains a sentence fragment?
<193>Which of the following contains a sentence fragment?
<194>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
“Hold it! Park. What do you have in the boot? Park well or I’ll shoot.”
<195>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
“Come on, cut the crap! I only want to know how the accident happened. How could a Picanto car kill fifteen cows and the driver survived?”
<196>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
Susan said, "I met your sister last week."
<197>Choose the best option that can be used in news reporting to replace the sentence below:
Ifunaya said, "You are not listening to me."
<198>Choose the sentence in which capital letters and punctuation marks are used correctly.
<199>Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
<200>Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
<201>Choose the sentence in which the comma is used correctly.
<202>Choose the sentence that is written correctly
<203>Choose the sentence in which capital letters and punctuation marks are used correctly.
<204>Choose the sentence in which the capital letters are used correctly
<205>Choose the sentence in which the comma is used correctly
<206>Choose the group of words that is written correctly.
<207>Choose the newspaper, book or magazine title that is written correctly.
<208>Choose the group of words that is written correctly.
<209>Choose the sentence in which capital letters are used correctly.
<210>Choose the sentence in which commas are used correctly
<211>Choose the sentence in which commas are used correctly
<212>Choose the sentence in which capital letters and punctuation marks are used correctly.
<213>Choose the group of words that is written correctly.
<214>The sentence in which capital letters are used correctly.
<215>Choose the sentence that is written correctly
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<36>The people benefits when the nation privatise.
The people benefit when the nation privatise.
The people benefit when the nation privatises.
The people benefits when the nation privatises.
<37>The royal couple leave to the party early.
The royal couple did left the party early.
It is high time we leave this university.
It’s high time we left this university.
<38>me/him/he and her
I/him/she and he
I/he/she and him
me/he/him and her
<39>was
were
was being
were being
<40>men/dances/are been
men/dance/is being
men/dance/are been
men/dances/is being
<41>That
Which
What
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<42>the one
where
which
that
<43>that ------ that
it ------ ______
this ------ that
it ------ that
<44>in the fact
in fact that
in the fact that
in that
<45>That's
It's
What's
There's
<46>Who
Who that
Whoever
Who ever
<47>that
who
which
what
<48>had
had had
will have
have
<49>which
that
when
why
<50>by which
in which
that
which
<51>that
if
whether
whatever
<52>whom he often talk to
to that he often talks
he often talks to
to who he often talks
<53>which
that
and
when
<54>through which
by which
during which
from which
<55>by which
in which
at which
in that
<56>where she needed
where was she needed
where she was most needed
where she most needed
<57>When
Where
While
That
<58>what
of what
that what
of that
<59>which
what
how
that
<60>that
where
which
how
<61>which
that
where
what
<62>whomever
who
whoever
whom
<63>what he was paid for it
what he had paid for it
that he paid for it
which he had paid for it
<64>whichever
whatever
whenever
however
<65>whichever
whatever
which
that
<66>what
when
that
by
<67>that it is
it is
what it is
what is it
<68>should I do
I should do
for me to do
what to do
<69>to whomever
to whoever
whoever
whomever
<70>what
which
that
about
<71>What
That
------
Which
<72>That
What
Which
It
<73>Whether
That
What
Which
<74>What
All
Which
That
<75>to be done
done
been done
to do
<76>the fact
the fact was that
the fact that
a fact is
<77>that we call
what we call
what called
that calls
<78>what
how
that
whether
<79>That's why
That's the reason
That's how
That's what
<80>what ------ what
what ------ that
that ------ what
that ------ that
<81>whether
if
how
what
<82>where
the place where
what
that
<83>which
that
whether
what
<84>which
in which
that
what
<85>that
which
how
why
<86>what
whatever
how
however
<87>as long as
even though
since
unless
<88>for the first time
the first time
when first
when the first
<89>when
since
while
the time
<90>the
no matter
whatever
whichever
<91>without
if not
except
unless
<92>till when
not until
till then
until when
<93>where
that
when
which
<94>After
in
on
since
<95>where
when
books
that
<96>as well as
as long as
as good as
as far as
<97>much more
as much as of
that as much of that
as much as that of
<98>I must tell you.
I can tell you.
I’d tell you.
I shall tell you.
<99>is coming back.
came back.
has to come back.
comes back.
<100>the farmer is on his way
here comes the farmer
the owner of the farm has come
come here is the farmer
<101>dribbles Gullit / passes to Yekini
is dribbling Gullit / is passing to Yekini
has dribbled Gullit / passed to Yekini
dribbled Gullit / is passing to Yekini
<102>I don’t see him anymore these days
I don’t see him always again
I don’t use to see him again
I don’t see him any more
<103>I bought it now now.
I’ve bought it since.
I’ve just bought it.
I’ve bought it since yesterday.
<104>has been killed last month
was killed last month
is no more since last month
has passed on since last month
<105>we have known about it already
we knew about it already
we were not knowing it now
it’s not the first time we’re knowing about it
<106>what are you going to do?
what will you do?
what would you do?
what can you do?
<107>he is having eight wives
he had eight wives
he can have eight wives
he can be allowed by law to have eight wives
<108>to wake up
to wake
he woke up
he’s awake
<109>I am as rich as the Governor of the Central Bank
I am a millionaire
I know the secret of parenting
I had the time
<110>as if she had swallowed a cow
like she eats like a horse
as if she’s a globe
as if she is a balloon
<111>how old are you
how old is your age
how old you were
what is your age
<112>I am to visit you more often
you are to visit me more often
I visited you more often
I visit you less often
<113>he will prefer us to work and work and work
he would rather we are slaves
he would rather we worked and didn’t take any money
he will rather have us work as slaves
<114>I’ve worked here since 1990
I worked here since 1990
I had worked here since 1990
I have being working here since 1990
<115>read any book on polymer products
have read any book on polymer products
had read any books on acid and polymer products
had been reading any books and articles on polymer products
<116>my mother-in-law has preached for years
my mother-in-law is always preaching every time
my mother-in-law is used to preaching
my mother-in-law has been preaching always
<117>how long have I had the cough / I have had it for 10 years
have I had the cough for how long / how long I have had it for 10 years
how long I had had the cough / I had had it for 10 years
how long I have had the cough / I have had it for 10 years
<118>Since how long / it’s not too long
For how long / it wasn’t too long
How long / it hasn’t been long
Since when / it isn’t too long
<119>because I want a wife who could cook
because I wanted a wife who can cook
because I wanted a wife who knows how to cook
because I wanted a wife who could cook
<120>but he isn’t tall enough
but he wasn’t tall enough
but his height is not good enough
but his short height disqualifies him
<121>she will be more reasonable / would understand her plight
she can be more reasonable / will understand her plight
she would be more reasonable / will understand her plight
she could be more reasonable / could understand her plight
<122>that you will give me some money today
that you are going to give me some money today
giving me some money today
that unfailingly, you will give me some money today
<123>how it was tasting
if it was tasting fine
how delicious it was tasting
how it tasted
<124>ran / carried
run / carrying
run / carry
ran / carrying
<125>I’m going to miss the football match on TV
I should possibly miss the football match on TV
I will miss the football match on TV
I’m going to probably miss the football match on TV
<126>will have a baby in May
could have a baby in May
is going to have a baby in May
must have a baby in May
<127>the DJ was playing some fine music
the DJ had been playing some fine music
the DJ played some fine music
the DJ had to play some fine music
<128>a non-productive complex minor sentence
a sentence fragment
a productive complex minor sentence
a productive compound minor sentence
<129>See you soon
Because he loves her
What’z up?
Ha!
<130>have fixed usages
are found in book titles
usually omits the subject
are usually complimentary remarks
<131>Productive minor compound sentence
Non-productive minor sentence
productive minor sentence
conversational sentence
<132>productive minor compound sentence
composite minor sentence
productive minor complex sentence
non-productive minor sentence
<133>Thank you
come
happy birthday
agree?
<134>Newspaper headlines
Book titles
Personal names
apologies
<135>complex productive minor sentence
compound productive minor sentence
non- productive minor sentence
none of the above
<136>simple sentence
minor sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
<137>Formal gatherings
newspaper headlines
football commentaries
title of books
<138>they are structurally complete
they are structurally incomplete
they do not have subject
they do not have verbs
<139>sentence fragments are usually longer than minor sentences
sentence fragments do not feature in conversations while minor sentences do
sentence fragment are generally regarded as aberrant and unacceptable while minor sentences are often seen as normal features of conversation
All of the above
<140>long
compound sentences
subordinate sentences
short
<141>farewells, appreciation, apologies, etc,
conversation, commentaries, etc
Formal meeting, lectures, etc.
All of the above
<142>a productive minor sentence
a non productive minor sentence
a sentence fragment
a simple sentence
<143>three
four
five
six
<144>sentence fragment
non-progressive minor sentence
productive simple minor sentence
All of the above
<145>simple sentence
non-productive minor sentence
Productive minor question
productive compound sentence
<146>productive compound minor sentence
productive complex minor sentence
productive exclamatory minor sentence
productive compound-complex minor sentence
<147>productive exclamatory minor sentence
productive compound-complex minor sentence
productive complex minor sentence
productive compound minor sentence
<148>productive exclamatory minor sentence
productive compound-complex minor sentence
productive complex minor sentence
productive compound minor sentence
<149>simple sentence
non-productive minor sentence
Productive simple minor sentence
productive compound sentence
<150>productive compound minor sentence
productive simple minor sentence
productive exclamatory minor sentence
productive command minor sentence
<151>non-basic simple sentences
lexical rules
syntactic rules
pattern rules
<152>Subject
agent
focus
theme
<153>insertion
movement
deletion
none of the above
<154>subject
predicator
noun
none of the above
<155>lexical verb
auxiliary verb
passive verb
transformative verb
<156>lexical verb
auxiliary verb
transitive verb
intransitive verb
<157>initial position
medial
final position
none of the above
<158>a place adjunct
an agentive adjunct
an active adjunct
a disjunct
<159>the verb
the subject
the object
(b) and (c)
<160>It is possible both in speech and writing.
It is direct and more natural.
The subject is the recipient of the action.
The subject performs the action of the verb.
<161>is serving
serves
served
is served
<162>has completed
completed
is completed
will complete
<163>were badly hurt
were badly hurted
was badly hurt
hurted badly
<164>invented ------ known
was invented --------- were known
invented ------ was known
was invented ------ was known
<165>taking ------ was seated
took ------ seated
taking ------ seated
taken ------ was seated
<166>have been made
has been made
has made it
have made it
<167>are made run
are made to run
make to run
are made running
<168>believe to have caused
are believed to be caused
are believed to cause
believed to be caused
<169>have left
have been left
was left
am left
<170>is made up
makes up of
consists of
is consisted of
<171>says
say
is said
are said
<172>don't let pass
are not let to pass
are not letted to pass
are not let pass
<173>told ------ was taken good care of
was told ------ had taken good care of
has told ------ taken good care of
was told ------ had been taken good care of
<174>is not belonged ---------- has been taken
doesn't belong ---------- has taken
doesn't belong ---------- has been taken
doesn't belong ---------- will have been taken
<175>was added to
added up to
added to
was added up to
<176>known about
known for
knowing as
known as
<177>gets approved
approved
as approved
gets approving
<178>has left on
have left on
have been left on
has been left on
<179>He (or she) warns that if he (or she) repeats the story, he (or she) would send him (or her) out of the house now.
He (or she) warns that if he (or she) repeated the story, he (or she) will send him (or her) out of the house then.
He (or she) warned that if he (or she) repeated the story, he (or she) would send him (or her) out of the house then.
He (or she) warned that if he (or she) repeats the story, he (or she) would send him (or her) out of the house now.
<180>He (or she) said that our country belonged to all of us. That is why we should all strive to make it the best county in the world.
He (or she) says that our country belong to all of us. That was why we should strive all to make it the best county in the world.
He (or she) said that our country belonged to all of us. That was why we should all strive to make it the best county in the world.
He (or she) said that our country belongs to all of us. That is why we should all strive to make it the best county in the world.
<181>She pleads that her husband should tell her that he loves her more often because, according to her, without love, marriage is not worth it.
She pleaded that her husband should tell her that he loves her more often because, according to her, without love, marriage is not worth it.
She pleads that her husband should tell her that he loved her more often because, according to her, without love, marriage was not worth it.
She pleaded that her husband should tell her that he loved her more often because, according to her, without love, marriage was not worth it.
<182>Bee Lee said that he was very happy that day because his father has given him a car.
Bee Lee said that he was very happy that day because his father had given him a car.
Bee Lee said that he is very happy today because his father has given him a car.
Bee Lee said that he was very happy today because his father has given him a car.
<183>The headmistress says that the young people of today are tomorrow's leaders.
The headmistress says that the young people of that day are the next day's leaders.
The headmistress said that the young people of that day are the next day's leaders.
The headmistress said that the young people of yesterday are today's leaders.
<184>The children said that they would build a sand-castle themselves.
The children said that they will build a sand-castle ourselves.
The children said that we would build a sand-castle ourselves.
The children said that we will build a sand-castle themselves.
<185>He said that I am looking at the diagram
He said that I was looking at the diagram.
He says that he was looking at the diagram.
He said that he was looking at the diagram.
<186>Steven said that he don't have any money to pay for this ticket.
Steven said that he doesn't have any money to pay for that ticket.
Steven said that he didn't have any money to pay for that ticket.
Steven said that he hadn't had any money to pay for that ticket.
<187>Jill said that Jack must give her answer to him.
Jill said that Jack had to give his answer to her.
Jill said that Jack had to give his answer to me.
Jill said that Jack must give his answer to me.
<188>She said that she had been sewing from morning until then.
She said that she has been sewing from morning until then.
She said that she had been sewing from morning until now.
She said that she has been sewing from morning until now.
<189>Carl said that you may meet them next month.
Carl said that I may meet them next month.
Carl said that I might meet them the following month
Carl said I may meet them the following month
<190>However, he didn't finish the essay.
Although he didn't finish the essay.
Therefore, he didn't finish the essay.
None of the above.
<191>However, the dog doesn't bite him.
The dog will not bite him.
if the dog did not bite him.
None of the above.
<192>I studied for the exam. Therefore, I will do well.
I studied for the exam; therefore, I will do well.
I studied for the exam therefore I will do well.
None of the above
<193>I will help you with the homework if you ask me.
I will help you with the homework, if you ask me.
I will help you with the homework. If you ask me.
None of the above
<194>He shouted at the driver to hold it, park well or he would shoot. He asked him what he had in his car boot and threatened to shoot.
He shouted at the driver to stop. He asked him what he had in his car boot and threatened to shoot if he didn’t park properly.
He shouted hold it and park. He asked the driver what was in his car boot and ordered him to park well or he would shoot.
He shouted angrily at the driver to hold it. Then he inquired about the content of the boot before ordering him to park well or he will shoot.
<195>He said he should come on and cut the crap. He said he wanted to know how the accident happened. He wondered how a Picanto car could kill fifteen cows and the driver survived.
He spoke angrily. He said he wanted to know how the accident happened. He wondered how a Picanto car could kill fifteen cows and the driver survived.
He said he should speak the truth. He only wanted to know how the accident happened. He wondered how a Picanto car could kill fifteen cows and the driver survived.
He spoke angrily. He said he wanted to know how the accident happened. He can’t believe that a Picanto car could kill fifteen cows and spare the driver survived.
<196>Susan said that I met your sister last week.
Susan said that I had met your sister last week.
Susan said that she had met my sister that week
Susan said that she had met my sister the week before
<197>Ifunaya said that you are not listening to her.
Ifunaya said that you were not listening to her.
Ifunaya said that I was not listening to her.
Ifunaya said I had not been listening to her.
<198>Sarah said. “Its name is Whinny.”
Sarah said, “Its name is Whinny.”
Sarah said “its name is Whinny.”
Sarah said, “its name is Whinny.”
<199>Mother asked if we were ready to go.
Len said, I’m not ready yet.
“I will, he called to her.”
Molly asked “if he might hurry.”
<200>how glad we were to see Aunt Jessica!
Has she missed us.
we welcomed her into our home?
She was visiting us for summer.
<201>Yes I set, the alarm clock.
Well that is, very early.
No I, cannot change it.
No, it is set for five o’clock.
<202>my friend moved to Japan last?
she telephones me often?
Sometimes her voice sounds very near.
i miss her very much
<203>“What is your pony’s name” Todd asked.
“What is your pony’s name,” Todd asked.
“What is your pony’s name?” Todd asked.
“What is your pony’s name.” Todd asked.
<204>Mr is taking the place of mr. Gold.
Mrs. fields is our new librarian .
Mr. walters introduced her to me.
She will enjoy working with T.R. Briggs.
<205>Well, the ending did surprise me.
No I didn’t, go back to the stage.
Yes the play was, fun.
No Michael, was the lead actor.
<206>I want to learn about rainfall she want to learn about oceans.
Here is the book I need do you have others?
The encyclopaedia is useful. Do you use the 2009 edition?
My dictionary has many pages I use it often
<207>The New Yorker
The Secret in the Old Attic
Hailstones and Halibut Bones
Alice in Wonderland
<208>Pat wrote a paper about Alexander Bell. She gave it to her teacher.
Pat knew about inventors she read about them.
Alexander Bell invented the telephone it brought people closer.
Thomas Edison invented many things can you name them?
<209>He lived in Ilorin for ten years.
Peter was born in makurdi
Now they are about to move to delta state
Then his family moved to jos
<210>The flag’s colours are red, green, and white.
The flag’s colours are red, green and, white.
The flag’s colours are red, green and white.
The flag’s colours are red, green, and, white.
<211>Everyone danced, sang, and laughed at the party.
Everyone danced, sang, and, laughed at the party.
Everyone danced, sang and laughed, at the party.
Everyone danced, sang and laughed at the party.
<212>“I’ve never seen a pony with blue eyes before” exclaimed margaret.
“I’ve never seen a pony with blue eyes before!” exclaimed Margaret.
“I’ve never seen a pony with blue eyes before,” exclaimed Margaret!
“I’ve never seen a pony with blue eyes before.” exclaimed Margaret.
<213>Donald made a boat but he could not float it.
Maria built a kite. it could really fly!
Paul painted a picture did you see it?
I baked bread it was delicious!
<214>Have you ever visited the Obudu Ranch?
Then we went on to akure.
We ended our trip in Apapa amusement park.
My family travelled through the west.
<215>look at a book about a faraway land.
Have you ever dreamed of a faraway place.
Have you ever wanted to visit a new place?
many books can help you imagine distant places?
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<1>Complex Sentence
<2>Simple Sentence
<3>Compound-Complex Sentence
<4>Complex Sentence
<5>Compound Sentence
<6>Simple Sentence
<7>Simple Sentence
<8>Compound Sentence
<9>Complex Sentence
<10>Compound-Complex Sentence
<11>Complex Sentence
<12>Compound-Complex Sentence
<13>Simple Sentence
<14>Complex Sentence
<15>Compound Sentence
<16>Complex Sentence
<17>Compound Sentence
<18>Simple Sentence
<19>Simple Sentence
<20>Simple Sentence
<21>Compound Sentence
<22>Simple Sentence
<23>Compound Sentence
<24>Complex Sentence
<25>Compound Sentence
<26>Complex Sentence
<27>Compound-Complex Sentence
<28>Simple Sentence
<29>Complex Sentence
<30>Simple Sentence
<31>Compound-Complex Sentence
<32>Compound Sentence
<33>Compound Sentence
<34>Complex Sentence
<35>Compound Sentence
<36>The people benefit when the nation privatises.
<37>It’s high time we left this university.
<38>I/him/she and he
<39>was
<40>men/dances/is being
<41>What
<42>the one
<43>it ------ that
<44>in the fact that
<45>It's
<46>Whoever
<47>that
<48>have
<49>that
<50>that
<51>whether
<52>he often talks to
<53>that
<54>during which
<55>in which
<56>where she was most needed
<57>Where
<58>of what
<59>how
<60>which
<61>where
<62>whomever
<63>what he had paid for it
<64>whatever
<65>whichever
<66>that
<67>what it is
<68>I should do
<69>to whomever
<70>that
<71>That
<72>What
<73>What
<74>That
<75>to be done
<76>the fact was that
<77>what we call
<78>how
<79>That's why
<80>that ------ what
<81>whether
<82>where
<83>whether
<84>that
<85>why
<86>whatever
<87>as long as
<88>the first time
<89>when
<90>whichever
<91>except
<92>until when
<93>where
<94>since
<95>where
<96>as long as
<97>as much as that of
<98>I’d tell you.
<99>came back.
<100>here comes the farmer
<101>dribbles Gullit / passes to Yekini
<102>I don’t see him any more
<103>I’ve just bought it.
<104>was killed last month
<105>we knew about it already
<106>what would you do?
<107>he had eight wives
<108>he woke up
<109>I had the time
<110>as if she had swallowed a cow
<111>how old you were
<112>I visited you more often
<113>he would rather we worked and didn’t take any money
<114>I’ve worked here since 1990
<115>have read any book on polymer products
<116>my mother-in-law has preached for years
<117>how long I have had the cough / I have had it for 10 years
<118>How long / it hasn’t been long
<119>because I wanted a wife who could cook
<120>but he wasn’t tall enough
<121>she would be more reasonable / will understand her plight
<122>giving me some money today
<123>how it tasted
<124>run / carrying
<125>I will miss the football match on TV
<126>is going to have a baby in May
<127>the DJ was playing some fine music
<128>a productive compound minor sentence
<129>What’z up?
<130>have fixed usages
<131>productive minor sentence
<132>productive minor compound sentence
<133>come
<134>apologies
<135>complex productive minor sentence
<136>minor sentence
<137>Formal gatherings
<138>they are structurally incomplete
<139>sentence fragment are generally regarded as aberrant and unacceptable while minor sentences are often seen as normal features of conversation
<140>short
<141>farewells, appreciation, apologies, etc,
<142>a non productive minor sentence
<143>five
<144>productive simple minor sentence
<145>Productive minor question
<146>productive complex minor sentence
<147>productive compound-complex minor sentence
<148>productive compound minor sentence
<149>Productive simple minor sentence
<150>productive exclamatory minor sentence
<151>syntactic rules
<152>agent
<153>insertion
<154>subject
<155>passive verb
<156>auxiliary verb
<157>final position
<158>an agentive adjunct
<159>the subject
<160>The subject is the recipient of the action.
<161>is served
<162>is completed
<163>were badly hurt
<164>was invented ------ was known
<165>taking ------ was seated
<166>has been made
<167>are made to run
<168>are believed to cause
<169>have left
<170>consists of
<171>are said
<172>are not let to pass
<173>was told ------ had been taken good care of
<174>doesn't belong ---------- will have been taken
<175>added up to
<176>known as
<177>gets approved
<178>have been left on
<179>He (or she) warned that if he (or she) repeated the story, he (or she) would send him (or her) out of the house then.
<180>He (or she) said that our country belonged to all of us. That was why we should all strive to make it the best county in the world.
<181>She pleaded that her husband should tell her that he loved her more often because, according to her, without love, marriage was not worth it.
<182>Bee Lee said that he was very happy that day because his father had given him a car.
<183>The headmistress says that the young people of today are tomorrow's leaders.
<184>The children said that they would build a sand-castle themselves.
<185>He said that he was looking at the diagram.
<186>Steven said that he didn't have any money to pay for that ticket.
<187>Jill said that Jack had to give his answer to her.
<188>She said that she had been sewing from morning until then.
<189>Carl said that I might meet them the following month
<190>Although he didn't finish the essay.
<191>if the dog did not bite him.
<192>None of the above
<193>I will help you with the homework. If you ask me.
<194>He shouted hold it and park. He asked the driver what was in his car boot and ordered him to park well or he would shoot.
<195>He spoke angrily. He said he wanted to know how the accident happened. He wondered how a Picanto car could kill fifteen cows and the driver survived.
<196>Susan said that she had met my sister the week before
<197>Ifunaya said that I was not listening to her.
<198>Sarah said, “Its name is Whinny.”
<199>Mother asked if we were ready to go.
<200>She was visiting us for summer.
<201>No, it is set for five o’clock.
<202>Sometimes her voice sounds very near.
<203>“What is your pony’s name?” Todd asked.
<204>She will enjoy working with T.R. Briggs.
<205>Well, the ending did surprise me.
<206>The encyclopaedia is useful. Do you use the 2009 edition?
<207>The New Yorker
<208>Pat wrote a paper about Alexander Bell. She gave it to her teacher.
<209>He lived in Ilorin for ten years.
<210>The flag’s colours are red, green and white.
<211>Everyone danced, sang and laughed at the party.
<212>“I’ve never seen a pony with blue eyes before!” exclaimed Margaret.
<213>Donald made a boat but he could not float it.
<214>Have you ever visited the Obudu Ranch?
<215>Have you ever wanted to visit a new place?
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