INSTITUTO DE EDUCACIN SUPERIOR OLGA COSSETTINI

Ctedra GRAMTICA INGLESA II Seccin INGLS

EXAM PRACTICE
A. Complete the sentences using finite clauses. Then, comment on the form and
function of the subordinate clause.
1) The fact _________________________________________________ complicated matters.
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2) The situation made it inevitable ________________________________________________
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3) Nothing ______________________________________________________ seemed to help.
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4) I was not even able to remember _______________________________________________
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5) There is no doubt ____________________________________________________________
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6) I grew up in a lower middle-class household ______________________________________
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B. Join the sentences by changing the second of each pair into a relative clause.
Highlight the relativizer and categorize it. State kind of clause and the gap and
circle the head noun.
1) The community was strongly stratified on the basis of respectability. Women were the
guardians of this respectability.
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Profesora Ana Mara Lavagna

Ayudante de Ctedra Laura B. Cucui

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2) The smile of the Sphynx is in fact the result of erosion rather than design. The smile is as
mysterious as the figure.
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3) The earliest recorded incident in the Bermuda triangle occurred in 1870. A thousand
people have disappeared there since that moment.
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4) In the future Wireless Man will have laptops. Hell watch movies, listen to baseball games
and check inventory back at the plant on his laptops.
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5) There are now huge holes in the ozone layer. This is why CFCs should be banned.
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6) I recently attended a meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the
modernization of the swimming pool.
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7) We all agreed there should be a ramp as well as steps. The ramp should lead up to the
entrance doors.
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Profesora Ana Mara Lavagna

Ayudante de Ctedra Laura B. Cucui

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8) Sarah Brightman is giving a concert at Webley Hall. I have long admired her.
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9) The pool was constructed in 1968. In those days little thought was given to the matter of
access for wheelchair users.
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10) We all agreed that the meeting had in fact been very useful. We hadnt been particularly
keen to attend it.
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C. Some of these sentences contain mistakes in the part underlined. Identify the
mistakes, correct them, and justify your correction. If an underlined part contains
no mistakes, say why it is correct.
1) His second symphony, which I heard it last night, is not nearly as good as his first.

2) The idea which we dont care is simply untrue.

3) If she needs to know is debatable.

4) Tuesday is the day when I go to the fitness club.

Profesora Ana Mara Lavagna

Ayudante de Ctedra Laura B. Cucui

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5) June 21st, the longest day, is the day on when the stones at Stonehenge line up with the
rising sun.

6) Ive been thinking about which we did yesterday.

7) They both love sports; thats for which they get on so well.

8) Im interested in an area of the brain where images are processed.

D. Expand the underlined non-finite clauses or phrases into finite clauses, keeping
as close to the original meaning as possible. Comment on the kind of non-finite
clause and its function.
1) People wishing to know more about the paranormal would be well-advised to contact the
local paranormal society.
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2) People asked to choose a lucky number most frequently pick three or seven.
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3) The problem is who to contact.

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Profesora Ana Mara Lavagna

Ayudante de Ctedra Laura B. Cucui

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4) They found several boxes containing explosives.

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5) The town, devastated by three recent earthquakes, has an almost unreal atmosphere.
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6) They consulted us on who to invite.

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Profesora Ana Mara Lavagna

Ayudante de Ctedra Laura B. Cucui

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