102 PRACTICE EXERCISES FOR STRUCTURE

EXERCISE 50: Sentences-Agreement

In some sentences in the Structure Section of the Paper-Based TOEFL, you will be asked to iden-
tify errors in agreement. Agreement is the relationship between a subject and verb or between a pronoun
and noun, or between a pronoun and another pronoun. To agree, a subject and verb must both be sin-
gular or both be plural. To agree, a pronoun and the noun or pronoun to which it refers must both be
singular or plural and both be masculine or feminine or neuter. Choose the correct answer in the incom-
plete sentences. Choose the incorrect word or phrase in the underlined choices.

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required for a college class. like other pine trees, require a temperate
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healthy plant, even under laboratory by Congress.
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eagle's being chosen as the national bird and a valid Texas driver's license before
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13. If one has a special medical condition such 17. According to a team of scientists, there are
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as diabetes, epilepsy, or allergy, it is evidence that Mount Everest is still rising.
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the cavities of the trunk.
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the most urgent problems facing cities today. 20. In the 1920s, Art Deco, known for plastic
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16. One-cent coins issued in the United States

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since 1982 is 96 percent zinc.
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Refer to pages 423-424 for the Explanatory Answers.