Exercise
about Coordinate Connectors
1.
A
spacecraft is freed from fiction ___ launched into space.
A. It
B. It is
C. After is
D.
After
it is
The clause above is adverb clause,
“after” is the connector and followed by the subject “it”
2.
___
with their surroundings, or they hide in crevices for protection.
A.
Lobsters
B.
Lobsters blend
C.
Lobsters
blending
D. Because lobsters blend
The clause above is using
coordinate connectors “or” and followed by the
subject “they”
3.
_____
a ball-and-socket joint, the elbow is a simple hinge joint.
A.
While
the shoulder
B.
While the shoulder is
C.
The
shoulder is
D. The shoulder
The clause above is using adverb of time,
“while” is the connector and it’s followed by the subject “the shoulder”
4.
A
car has several sections with moving parts, ___ of those parts is essential.
A.
Good
lubrication
B.
Well
lubricated
C.
And good lubrication
D.
And
well lubricated
5.
Bears
cannot see well ___ small eyes.
A.
Bears
have
B.
Because
having
C.
Because they have
D. Because of bears
The clause above is adverb clause,
“because” is the connector and followed by the subject “they”
6.
____
at the isthmus of Panama, so animals were able to migrate between North and
South America.
A.
A land bridge existed
B.
When
a land bridge existed
C.
A
land bridge
D.
With
a land bridge
The clause above is coordinate connector
“at” and followed by the subject “the isthmus of Panama”
7.
____
mostly made of granite, it also contains some human-made materials.
A.
The
Empire State Building
B.
The
Empire State Building is
C.
Although the Empire State Building is
D. Although the Empire State
Building is built
The clause above is ……,
“although” is connector and followed by the subject “the Empire State Building”
8.
Pressure
differences make the eardrum vibrate ____ the ear.
A.
Enters
the sound wave
B.
As
sound wave
C.
Sound
waves enter
D.
As sound waves enter
The clause above is adverb of
time, “as” is the connector and followed by the subject “sound waves”
9.
An
optical microscope magnifies as much as 2, 000 times, but an electron
microscope ___ as much as a million times.
A.
Magnifying
B.
It
magnifies
C.
Can magnify
D.
Magnify
it
The clause above is coordinate
connector “but” and followed by the subject“an electron microscope”
10. If scientific estimates are
accurate, ____ with the Earth about 20, 000 years ago.
A.
The
Canon Diablo meteorite collided
B.
The
collision of the Canon Diablo meteorite
C.
The
Canon Diablo meteorite colliding
D.
Colliding
the Canon Diablo meteorite
The clause above is adverb of
condition, “if” is connector and followed by subject “scientific estimate are
accurate”
11. Nuclear power can be produced
by fusion, ____ produced by fission.
A.
It
can also be
B.
It
can also
C.
And it can also be
D.
And
it can also
The clause above is coordinate connector
“and” and followed by the subject “ it”
12. ____ igneous rocks may be
changed into gneisses,
A.
The
temperature is high
B.
If the temperature is high
C.
High
temperatures
D.
If
high temperature
The clause above is adverb of condition,
“if” is the connector and followed by the subject “ the temperature”
13. Because a family of birds set
up housekeeping in Joel Chandler Harris’s mailbox when the birds were on need
of a place to stay, ___ the Wren’s Nest.
A.
The home is named
B.
So
the home is named
C.
Naming
the home
D.
The
home’s name
The clause above is adverb of
condition, “because” is connector and followed by the subject “a family of
birds”
14. Today the true story of ___ at
Little Bighorn remains a mystery.
A.
Happened
B.
It
happened
C.
What happened
D.
What
happening
The clause above is noun
clause, “what” is connector and subject, and followed by verb “happened”
15. For more than a decade, ___
that certain species are becoming scarce.
A.
The
warning or bird-watchers
B.
Warn
the bird-watchers
C.
Bird-watchers have warned
D.
A
warning for bird-watchers
The clause above is noun clause, “for”is connector and subject followed “that certain
species are becoming scare”
16. Early in the eighteen century,
Halley accurately predicted when ___ of the 1682 would return.
A.
The comet
B.
Was
the comet
C.
The
comet was
D.
Had
the comet
The clause above is noun
clause, “when” is connector and followed by the subject “the comet of the 1682”
17. No single factor explains why
___ vary so greatly among individuals.
A.
Aging
affects
B.
The effects of aging
C.
Aging
has an effect
D.
The
aging effect
The clause above is noun clause, “why” is
connector and subject, and followed by verb “…”
18. Lack of clarity about ___ the
party in the coming year will be removed at the party’s convention.
A.
Will
lead
B.
Lead
C.
They
will lead
D.
Who will lead
The clause above is noun clause, “who” is
connector and subject, and followed by verb “will lead”
19. We do not ___ the bow drill
was first developed for woodworking or fire making.
A.
Whether
it
B.
Know
whether it
C.
Know whether
D.
Sure
whether
The clause above is coordinate connector and followed by the subject “the bow”
20. Minute Man National Historical
Park is a monument to where ____.
A.
The
beginning of the Revolutionary War
B.
In
the beginning of the Revolutionary War
C.
The
Revolutionary War to begin
D.
The Revolutionary War to begin
The clause above is coordinate connector
“where” and followed by the subject “the revolutionary”
21. Test on the colors of cars
were conducted at the University of California to determine ___ the safest
colors for cars.
A.
Which
B.
Which were
C.
If
D.
How
were
The clause above is adjective clause,
“which” is connector and subject, and
followed by verb “were”
22. The National Institute of
Dental Research estimates ___ in fluoridated areas have about 25 percent less
tooth decay when children elsewhere.
A.
For
school children
B.
School
children’s
C.
That school children
D.
That
for school children
The clause above is noun clause, “when”
is connector and followed by the subject “school chidren’s”
23. The process of photosynthesis
explains how ___ able to use the energy in sunlight to manufacture foods from
the simple chemicals in air and water.
A.
Green
plants
B.
Green plants are
C.
Planting
greens
D.
With
green plants are
The clause above is noun clause. “how” is
connector and followed by the subject “green plants”
24. The Moon’s gravity pulls water
on the near side of the Earth toward the Moon, and this is what ____ tides to
occur.
A.
The
cause
B.
Causes
C.
Causing
D.
The
cause of
The clause above is coordinate connector
“and”, and followed by the subject “this”
25. It is not clear whether the
subdivisions of the neocortex ___ units.
A.
Individual
B.
Are individual
C.
They
are individual
D. Individually
The clause above is noun clause,
“whether” is connector and followed by the subject “the subdivision of the
cortex”
26. Modern humans, who first
appeared about 600, 000 years ago, ____ Homo
sapiens.
A.
callin.
B.
were called
C.
they
called
D.
they
were called
The clause above is noun clause, “who” is
connector and followed by the subject “first”
27. The first writing ___ evidence
of is on Mesopotamian clay tablets.
A.
We
B.
That
we
C.
Has
D.
That we have
The clause above is adjective clause.
“that” is connector and followed by the subject “we”
28. ___ drought-resistant plants
which store water in fleshy tissue.
A.
Succulents are
B.
Succulents
C.
They
are succulents
D.
Succulents
which are
The clause above is noun clause “which”
is connector and followed by the subject “store water”
29. Benjamin Kablesky, whom ___ as
Jack Benny, was a famous comedian in vaudeville and on radio and television.
A.
Most
people’s knowledge
B.
Most people know
C.
Knowing
most people
D.
The
knowledge of most people
The clause above is adjective clause,
“who” is connector and followed by the subject “most people”
30. ___ the hunted other animals
tended to have very narrow, sharp, curved claws.
A.
For
dinosaurs
B.
Dinosaurs
are known
C.
Dinosaurs
D. Like dinosaurs
The clause above is noun clause, “that”
is connector and subject, and followed by verb “hunted”
31. The first eyeglasses had
convex lenses for the aged who ___ farsighted.
A.
Had become
B.
They
had become
C.
Becoming
D. It became
The clause above is adjective clause,
“who is connector and subject, and followed by verb “had”
32. Chimney Rock, ___ 500 feet
above the North Platte River, has eroded considerably in the last two
centuries.
A.
Stands
B.
Is
standing
C.
It
stands
D.
Which stands
The clause above is adjective clause,
“which” is connector and suject, and followed by verb “stands”
33. ____ that accompany recurring
bouts of severe depression reduce bone density.
A.
It
changes hormones
B.
Hormonal changes
C.
The
hormones change
D. The changes in hormones is
The clause above is adjective clause,
“that” is is connector and subject, and followed by verb “accompany”
34. Willa Cather is an author ___
for her evocative and memorable vision of frontier prairie life.
A.
Whom readers
B.
The
praise of readers
C.
Whom
praising
D.
Whom
readers praise
The clause above is adjective clause, “
whom” is connector and followed by the subject “readers”
35. Mars’s tiny moon Phobos is a
small mountain of rock that ___ from the asteroid belt by Mars’s gravitational
pull.
A.
Was probably captured
B.
It
probably
C.
The
probable capture
D.
Probably
the capture
The clause above is adjective clause,
“that” is connector and subject, and followed by verb “was”
36. Some scientists think ___ be a
planet but a moon of Neptune.
A.
That
Pluto does not seem
B.
Not
Pluto
C.
Pluto
that might not
D.
That Pluto might not
The clause above is adjective
clause, “that” is connector and followed by the subject “was”
37. Fort Union was the site of
what ___ principal fur-trading post on the upper Missouri River.
A.
The
B.
Being
the
C.
Was the
D.
It
was the
The clause above is noun
clause, “what” is connector and subject, and followed by verb “was”
38. Since ___ commercial risk, it
has to appeal to a large audience to justify its cost.
A.
The
face of the movie
B.
Moving
faces
C.
A movie faces
D.
To
face a movie
The clause above is adverb clause,
“since” is connector and followed by the subject “a movie”
