EXERCISES ON NOUNS

Directions: From the four underlined words or phrases (A), (B), (C) or (D), identify the one that
is not correct.

1. The potato was the staple of Ireland, and when the crop failed in 1840, there was mass
A B C D
starvations.
2. Although sugar cane and sugar beet look very different, the sugars that is refined from them
A B C

tastes almost the same.

D
3. Textiles industries are as widespread as food industries because both supply basic human
A B C D
needs.
4. Many animal species are totally colors blind, but the condition is very rare in humans.
A B C D
5. Our skulls is made up of eight cranial and fourteen facial bones.
A B C D
6. The oceans contain about 97 percent of the worlds water supply, and about another 2
A B C
percent of the worlds water supply is ices.
D
7. Brain waves patterns vary among different people and in different activities.
A B C D
8. The ancestor of todays horse was a little mammal called eohippus, which first appeared
A B
54 millions years ago.
C D
9. Lasers are of great value in areas such as communications, industry, medicine, and
A B C
scientifics research.
D
10. Dinosaurs are classified as reptiles, although some appear to have been warm-blooded.
A B C D
 Exercises on Adjective Clauses.
Directions: From the four words of phrases (A), (B), (C), or (D), chose the one that best
completes the sentence.

1.The thyroid gland, , is located in the 7. In 1989, pharmacologist, John H. Abel

neck. isolated the hormone adrenalin.
(A) where the hormone thyroxine is produced (A) an American who
(B) where produced is the hormone thyroxine (B) who, an American
(C) the hormone thyroxine is produced there (C) an American
(D) at which is produced the hormone (D) he was an American
thyroxine
8. Nitrogen gas, up about 78 percent of our
2. Dragonflies feed on a large variety of atmosphere, is conctantly being used by plants
insects catch in flight. and animals.
(A) in which they (C) there are to (A) which it makes (C) makes
(B) which they (D) there are a (B) it makes (D) which makes

3.According to legend, Besty Ross was the woman 9. Paper is made from cellulose fibers,
the first American starts and stripes flag. in all cells.
(A) whom she made (C) who made (A) are (C) they are
(B) made (D) and she made (B) which are (D) which they are

4.Pumpkin seeds, protein and iron, are a 10. The pepper plant bears a small, greenberry
popular snack. red as it ripens.
(A) that (C) which (A) which turns (C) it turns
(B) provide (D) which provide (B) turns (D) that it turns

5.The spinal cord is a long, thick bundle of nerves 11. Quinine, one used to cure malaria, was
from the brain to the lower part of the back. taken from the bark of a South American tree,
(A) that runs (C) it runs the cinchona.
(B) is running (D) whom it runs (A) It as afamous drug
(B) Is a famous drug
6.George Pullman introduced a dining car (C) A famous drug
its own kitchen in 1868. (D) Is a famous drug whose
(A) it had (C) that it had
(B) that had (D) having 12. Billie Holiday, unique singing style
made her famous, was also known as Lady
Day.
(A) she is a (C) who
 (B) whom (D) whose

13. Great Britain, which is now an island, once part of the European mianland.
(A) which (C) with
(B) being (D) was

14. The province of Brittany a peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic.
(A) upon (C) lies on
(B) who is (D) which is on

15. Elizabeth Barret Browning remebered for her love poems, published her firs work at the
age of twelve.
(A) is (C) who
(B) who is (D) Being

16. The Adriatic Sea, which lies between the coasts of Italy and the farmer Yugoslavia, the
Mediterranean Sea.
(A) part of (C) an arm is
(B) belonging to (D) is an arm of

Identify the one underlined word or phrase, (A), (B), (C),or (D) that should be corrected or
rewritten. Write your answer in the blank.
17. Bangkok, Thailand, who is nicknamed the Venice as Asia has many canals.
A B C D

18. Toward the front of the cortex is the motor area sends nerve messages to the
A B C D
muscles.

19. Ancient Egyptians, which were gathering their clay from the Nile, used straw or
A B C

reeds to strengthen their bricks.

D

20. The Brooklyn Bridge which was built by John Roeblings who perfected the
A B C
suspension bridge.
D
21. In 1678, John Bunyan who published his masterpiece Pilgrims Progress which
A B
proved to be extremely popular.
C D

22. Pearl Buck, who growing up in China, was an American by birth.

A B C D