Sentence inverted subject/verb


Sentence inverted subject/verbOnline version Structure Question Skill 15 to 19 by Fernando Benitez Leal 1 Rarely ______ located near city lights or at lower elevations. a observatories are b are c in the observatories d are observatories 2 There are geographic, economic, and cultural reasons why ___ around the world. a diets differ b do diets differ c are diets different d to differ a diet 3 Were ___ millions of dollars each year replenishing eroding beaches, the coastline would be changing even more rapidly. a the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers not spending b the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers not spend c the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not spend d not spending the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 4 Nowhere ____ more skewed than in the auto industry. a that retail trade figures b retail trade figures are c are retail trade figures d retail trade figures 5 New York City’s Central Park is nearly twice as large___ second smallest country, Monaco. a as b is the c as is d as is the 6 Potassium has a valence of positive one because it usually loses one electron when ___ with other elements. a does it combine b it combines c in combining d combination 7 The economic background of labor legislation will not be mentioned in this course, ___ be treated. a trade unionism will not b nor trade unionism will c nor will trade unionism d neither trade unionism will 8 ___ test positive for antibiotics when tanker trucks arrive at a milk processing plant, according to federal law, the entire truckload must be discarded. a Should milk b If milk c If milk is d Milk should 9 Located behind ___ the two lacrimal glands. a each eyelid b is each eyelid c each eyelid are d each eyelid which is 10 Only for a short period of time ___ run at top speed. a cheetahs b do cheetahs c that a cheetah can d can

1

Rarely ______ located near city lights or at lower elevations.

a

observatories are

b

are

c

in the observatories

d

are observatories

2

There are geographic, economic, and cultural reasons why ___ around the world.

a

diets differ

b

do diets differ

c

are diets different

d

to differ a diet

3

Were ___ millions of dollars each year replenishing eroding beaches, the coastline would be changing even more rapidly.

a

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers not spending

b

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers not spend

c

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not spend

d

not spending the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

4

Nowhere ____ more skewed than in the auto industry.

a

that retail trade figures

b

retail trade figures are

c

are retail trade figures

d

retail trade figures

5

New York City’s Central Park is nearly twice as large___ second smallest country, Monaco.

a

as

b

is the

c

as is

d

as is the

6

Potassium has a valence of positive one because it usually loses one electron when ___ with other elements.

a

does it combine

b

it combines

c

in combining

d

combination

7

The economic background of labor legislation will not be mentioned in this course, ___ be treated.

a

trade unionism will not

b

nor trade unionism will

c

nor will trade unionism

d

neither trade unionism will

8

___ test positive for antibiotics when tanker trucks arrive at a milk processing plant, according to federal law, the entire truckload must be discarded.

a

Should milk

b

If milk

c

If milk is

d

Milk should

9

Located behind ___ the two lacrimal glands.

a

each eyelid

b

is each eyelid

c

each eyelid are

d

each eyelid which is

10

Only for a short period of time ___ run at top speed.

a

cheetahs

b

do cheetahs

c

that a cheetah can

d

can