Exercise 17 Focus: Completing structure problems involving incomplete independent clauses, (Note: Three or four items in this exercise do not focus on missing subjects, verbs, complements, or introductory ‘words; these items are marked in the answer key with asterisks.) Directions: Choose the one option—CA), (B), (C), of (D)—that correctly completes the sentences, and then mark the appropriate blank. ‘The first one is done as an example. 1. In the United States, is generally the responsibility of municipal governments. A) for water treatment 2 — ®) water treatment (© where water treatment (©) in which water treatment 2. Crop rotation of preserving soil fertility. (A) itis one method —— ® one method —— © amethod is one —— ©) is one method 3. — the dollar as its monetary unit in 1878. —_ & Ganatia adopted (B) Adopted by Canada, (© It-was adopted by Canada (D) The Canadian adoption of 4, __ almost impossible to capture the beauty of the aurora borealis in photographs, —— @) Being —— © Its © There is Os 5. Usually, political cartoons ‘on the editorial page of a newspaper. (A) appear —— @ whose appearance —— © by appearing = © when they appear 6. ___ewo major art museums, the Fogg and the Sadler. ‘@) Harvard University has — ® At Harvard University (© Harvard University, with its (D) There at Harvard University 7. American actress and director Margaret Webster for her production of Shakespearean plays, A) who became famous @) famous as she became (©) becoming famous —___ @) became famous8. ____gas tanks connected to welding equipment, one full of oxygen and the other full of acetylene. (A) Itis two @®) Of the ewo —— © There are two __ © Two 9. _____ is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions. A) That Philip Glass —— ® Philip Glass, who —— © Philip Glass (D) Because Philip Glass 10. Compressed air _____ the power to drive pneumatic tools. (A) by providing — ®) provides: —— © that provides (D) the provision of nn. by cosmic rays. — (A) The earth is constantly bombarded —— @) Bombarded constantly, the earth —— © Bombarding the earth constantly (D) The earth’s constant bombardment 12, _ primary colors are red, blue, and yellow. (@) There are three — @ Thee three (© Three of them —— ) That the three 13, __ who was elected the first woman mayor of Chicago in 1979. A) Te was Jane Byrne —— @ Jane Byrne —_ © That Jane Byrne (D) When Jane Bye 14, Every computer consists of a number of systems _ together. A by working ) work —— © they work (Dy that work 15. On the Moon, air because the Moon's gravitational field is too weak to retain an atmosphere. A) there is no —_ ®) where no ——©no Disno 16. The Glass Mountains of northwestern Oklahoma with flecks of gypsum, which shine in the sunlight. ‘) they are covered @) covered them (© that are covered —— @)are covered 17. In some cases, to decide if an organism is a plant or an animal. (A) difficult if — ® itis difficult © the difficulty — dis difficult18, ‘The first American novelist to have a major impact on word literature ____ (A) who was James Fenimore Cooper —— ©) James Fenimore Cooper was = (© it was James Fenimore Cooper — ©) was James Fenimore Cooper 19. ___ important railroad tunnel in the United States was cut through the Hoosac ‘Mountains in Massachusetts. 0 At first (GB) Ie was the first © The first (D) As the first of 20. Generally in the valleys and foothills of the Pacific Coast ranges. (A) the California poppy grown GB) the growth of the California poppy —— © the California poppy grows (D) growing the California poppy 21, When bats are at rest, hang upside-down. —— A) they —— @®) and —— Ovo —— as 22, ___ that the capital of South Carolina was moved from Charleston to Columbia. (A) In 1790 was ——— @) There was in 1790 —— © 1n 1790 —— () tewas in 1790 23. Although not as important as they once were, ‘a major form of transportation in North America, (A) there are still railroads —— @) nailroads, which are stil — © railroads are stil (D) railroads still being 24, The Loop, which is the commercial heart of Chicago, ‘within a rectangular loop of elevated train tracks, —— ) that is enclosed —— @) enclosing it —— ©) Is enclosed ——— ©) enclosed ____ amino acids that serve as the basic building blocks of all proteins, (A) About twenty — @) For about twenty of —— © About ewenty are —__ @) There are about twenty 25.