ADJECTIVE, NOUN & ADVERBIAL CLAUSE (in Structure)

1. ____ the water has become polluted is a matter of A. As C. Thus

grave concern. B. That D. However
A. Whether C. Which (USM STAN 2009)
B. That D. What
10. Could you please tell me ____
2. A Warrior of Light shares with others what he A. where is the STAN secretariat?
knows of the path. Anyone who gives help also B. where the STAN secretariat?
receives help and needs to teach ____. C. where the STAN secretariat is?
A. what has he learned D. where did the STAN secretariat?
B. what he has learned (USM STAN 2002)
C. what had he learned
D. he had learned what 11. Virtually the same array of mammals ____ in the
hills surrounding Los Angeles today occupied
3. ____ a healthy adult tends to feel hungry two, this area in the late Pleistocene era.
three, or four times a day is a question of A. who lives C. which living
physiology and of culture. B. that lives D. lives
A. If C. What
B. That D. Whether 12. Children with parents ____ guidance is firm,
consistent, and rational are inclined to possess
4. Rita doesn’t understand why ____ her apartment. high levels of self-confidence.
A. was she forced to leave C. which C. who
B. she was forced to leave D. whose D. of which
C. was she forcing to leave
D. she was forcing to leave 13. The extent of the harmful effect of locoweeds on
(USM STAN 2017) animals depends on the soil ____ the plants grow.
A. which C. in which
5. ____ xenon could not form chemical compounds B. in where D. which in
was once believed by scientists.
A. While C. That 14. Algonkian-speaking Native Americans greeted
B. If D. Whether the Pilgrims ___ settled on the eastern shores of
what is now New England.
6. Jaka does not know ____ the lawn mower after A. in that C. who
they had finished using it. B. whom D. which
A. where they put
B. where they did put 15. Caecilians, ____, are the only amphibians that
C. where did they put are blind.
D. where have they put A. live underground
(USM STAN 2015) B. live underground which
C. which live underground
7. ____ there is a form of life in other planets or not D. live which underground
is still debatable. (USM STAN 2011)
A. Which C. That
B. If D. Whether 16. Coral reefs areas ___ small fish live and take
(USM STAN 2013) shelter are damaged now.
A. which C. of whose
8. Winona could not explain why ____ to a convent B. in where D. in which
school. (USM STAN 2009)
A. her parents sent her
B. did her parents send her 17. There are many good people in the world ____
C. were her parents sending her you can trust to help you.
D. her parents were sending her A. which C. whom
(USM STAN 2017) B. whose D. of which
(USM STAN 2014)
9. ____ Taufik Hidayat won the Sudirman Cup is the
pride of Indonesia. 18. The man ____ she invited was the son of the
Governor.

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 A. with whom C. whom A. too C. very
B. who D. to whom B. so D. such
(USM STAN 2016)
28. A deficiency of folic acid is rarely found in
19. Frans met many beautiful girls at the dinner humans ____ the vitamin is contained in a wide
party last night, the most beautiful ____ was Dina. variety of foods.
A. of that C. of them A. because of C. although
B. of which D. of whom B. due to D. because

20. In the period between 1918 and 1939, various 29. A few natural elements exist in ____ small
political, economic, and geographic factors amounts that they are known mainly from
combined in determining the extent ____ a laboratory-made samples.
country developed civil aviation. A. so C. such
A. to which C. which to B. too D. very
B. which D. where
30. Montessori preschools differ from public
21. In the United State, the Cabinet consists of a elementary schools ____ the activities focus on
group of advisers, each ____ is chosen by the the child’s individual abilities and interests
President to head an executive department of rather than academic ones.
the government. A. because of C. as
A. of whom C. of which B. although D. if
B. of who D. of whose
31. ____ being tired and sleepy, she tried to finish
22. ___ no conclusive evidence exists, many experts the task.
believe that the wheel was invented only once A. In spite C. Because
and then diffused to the rest of the world. B. Despite D. However
A. Despite C. In spite of (USM STAN 2017)
B. But D. Although
32. The man decided to resign from his job ____ his
23. The working conditions of railroad employees proposal of increasing the salary was rejected.
were ____ hazardous in the early days that A. thus C. as
private insurance companies refused to insure B. hence D. because of
the works. (USM STAN 2013)
A. very C. such
B. so D. too 33. The area of the United States was doubled ____
the Louisiana Purchase, which was made in
24. ____ sophisticated transportation networks, 1803.
people can now buy the same types of A. in spite of C. because
perishable goods in Toronto as in New York B. despite D. as a result of
City.
A. Because C. Since 34. ____ accounting for a pair of European
B. Due to D. Though heavyweights in previous round, Tottenham’s
Premier League pedigree means De Jong does
25. ____ they rely on external sources of warmth, not believe he and his teammates can be
amphibians in cool regions hibernate through considered favorites in the semi-final.
the Winter. A. In spite C. Because
A. Because of C. Although B. Despite D. Because of
B. Due to D. Since
35. The farmers exterminate rodents in their
26. ____ the fact that lemurs are generally nocturnal, farmland ____ they damage the crops.
the ring-tailed lemur travels by day in bands of A. if C. however
four to twelve individuals. B. though D. as
A. Although C. In spite (USM STAN 2009)
B. Because D. Despite

27. Jack has ____ much money that he can buy

whatever he wants.

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ADJECTIVE, NOUN & ADVERBIAL CLAUSE (in Error Recognition)
36. The first United States citizen to become (A) a professional (B) sculptor was Patience Lovell Wright, which (C)
works were executed in wax (D).

37. Most (A) of the food in which (B) elephants eat is brought (C) to their (D) mouths by their trunks.

38. Despite the fact that (A) resistance in some parts (B) of Canada, the conversion to metric measurement has been
(C) said to be largely successful (D).

39. Scientists do not know why did (A) dinosaurs became extinct, but some (B) theories postulate that (C) changes
in geography, climate (D), and sea levels were responsible.

40. Anne Elizabeth McDowell is best (A) remembered for (B) a weekly (C) journal, Woman’s Advocate, whom (D)
she launched in January 1855.

41. Despite (A) television is the dominant entertainment medium for United States households, Garrison Keillor’s
Saturday night radio show of folk songs (C) and stories is (C) heard by millions (D) of people.

42. Identical colors may appear (A) to be (B) quite different when are they (C) viewed against different (D)
backgrounds.

43. The 1983 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded (A) to Barbara McClintock for her experiments with (B) maize
and her discoveries (C) regardless (D) the nature of DNA.

44. Ultrasonic waves vibrate very rapidly (A) that they produce (B) sounds that are too (C) high for the human ear
to detect (D).

45. No one seems (A) to know when will (B) the bus arrive (C) at the (D) bus stop.
(USM STAN 2010)

46. The patient (A) who (B) the phsycian diagnosed (C) with cancer left suddenly (D).
(USM STAN 2009: 158)

47. There are more than 20 essential sections (A) of the Great Wall of China in Hebei Province, which most (B) were
built (C) in the (D) Ming Dynasty.
(USM STAN 2016: 156)

48. In every (A) society there are norms that tell (B) individuals how are they (C) supposed to behave (D).

49. Modern societies are such (A) complex that they could not exist (B) without (C) a well-developed (D) system of
law.

50. Salmon spend (A) most of their adult lives (B) in salt water, despite (C) they return to their (D) freshwater
birthplaces to spawn and die.

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