MBA Grammar

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TEST 25
1. ________ thirteen states in the original United States. (A) As there were (B) There were (C) Were (D) So were

2. Tuna, ________, may weigh up to 1,000 pounds. (A) is the sea giant (B) can be giants of the sea (C) one of the sea giants (D) the sea of the giant

3. ________ there is a close correlation between stress and illness. (A) Some psychologists believe (B) Believed some psychologists (C) Some psychologists to believe (D) Some psychologists believing

4. ________ is often used in soups and sauces. (A) Parsley, an inexpensive herb, (C) Inexpensive parsley, herb

(B) Parsley is an inexpensive herb (D) An herb is inexpensive parsley,

5. ________, common weedy plants with many-rayed yellow flowers, are more popular among children than among adults. (A) Known as dandelions (B) Dandelions (C) In summer (D) Which are dandelions

6. One of the professors greatest attributes is ________. (A) when he gives lectures (B) how in the manner that he lectures (C) the way to give lectures (D) his ability to lecture

7. ________ four major championships on the professional golf tour. (A) They are (B) The (C) In all

(D) There are

8. Progressive farmers use several methods to prevent top soil ________. (A) from running off (B) to run off (C) from to run off

(D) to running off

9. Americas first globe maker was James Wilson, who ________ and blacksmith in his earlier life. (A) a farmer had been (B) had been a farmer (C) farming (D) being a farmer

10. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi ________ the 1937 Nobel Prize for medicine for his synthesis of ascorbic acid (A) was awarded (B) to award (C) awarded (D) awarding

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11. ________ Social Security Act of 1935 was written to insure workers against unemployment. (A) The (B) What the (C) For the (D) After the

12. The more she worked, ________. (A) the less she achieved (C) she did not achieve enough

(B) she achieved not enough (D) she was achieving less

13. Having been selected to represent the Association of American Engineers at the International Convention, ________. (A) the members applauded him (B) he gave a short acceptance speech (C) a speech had to be given by him (D) the members congratulated him

14. The decomposition of microscopic animals at the bottom of the sea results in an accumulation of ________ in porous rocks. (A) the oil (B) oil (C) an oil (D) oils

15. A perennial is ________ for more than two years, such as trees and shrubs. (A) any plant that it continues to grow (B) any plant it continuing to grow (C) any plant that continues to grow (D) any plant continuing growth

16. Hybrids have one more ________ per plant than the other varieties. (A) corns (B) ear of corn (C) corn ears

(D) corns ears

17. Less moderate members of Congress are insisting that changes in the social security system ________ made. (A) will (B) are (C) being (D) be

18. The javelin used in competition must be between 260 and 270 centimeters ________. (A) in length (B) it is long (C) whose length (D) lengthily

19. The closer to one of the earths poles, the greater ________ gravitational force. (A) is (B) the (C) has (D) it has

20. Some people think that studying is not nearly as difficult as ________. (A) earning ones living. (B) living on ones earnings. (C) to earn ones living. (D) a well-earned living.