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Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch27

Select the sentence that contains a correctly punctuated non-defining relative clause.

  1. The park that I visit every morning has a new café.

  2. My sister who lives in Edinburgh is visiting this weekend.

  3. The report, which the auditors reviewed, contains several discrepancies.

  4. The car which is parked outside belongs to my neighbour.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Option (C) correctly uses commas to set off the non-defining clause and uses 'which' rather than 'that'; options (A) and (D) are defining clauses, and option (B) lacks the required commas.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch27

The driver _____ licence had expired was issued a heavy fine by the police officer.

  1. who

  2. whose

  3. whom

  4. which
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Whose' indicates that the licence belongs to the driver; it is the only relative pronoun that can express this possessive relationship.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch27

Identify the sentence in which the relative pronoun is correctly omitted.

  1. The professor taught us linguistics retired last year.

  2. The letter I received this morning contained surprising news.

  3. The student who passed the test deserve a prize.

  4. The building where stands on the hill is historical.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In option (B), the object pronoun 'that/which' is validly omitted from a defining clause ('the letter [that] I received'); options (A) and (D) omit subject pronouns, which is ungrammatical.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch27

The village _____ my grandparents were born no longer exists on modern maps.

  1. when

  2. whom

  3. where

  4. whose
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'Where' is used to relate a clause to a place noun (the village); 'when' refers to time, making it incorrect here.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch28

Our new manager prefers to set clear goals, to communicate openly, and _____.

  1. resolving conflicts quickly

  2. to resolve conflicts quickly

  3. conflict resolution

  4. conflicts resolved quickly
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

To maintain parallel structure with the infinitives 'to set' and 'to communicate', the third element must also be an infinitive phrase: 'to resolve conflicts quickly'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch28

The candidate was selected not only for her extensive experience _____ for her exceptional communication skills.

  1. and also

  2. but also

  3. as well as

  4. but additionally
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The correlative conjunction 'not only' must be completed by 'but also' to form the standard balanced pair used in formal English.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch28

Many people find that cycling to work is healthier than _____.

  1. to drive a car

  2. when they drive a car

  3. driving a car

  4. they drive a car
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The gerund phrase 'cycling to work' must be compared to another gerund phrase; 'driving a car' maintains the required parallel structure.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch28

Identify the sentence that displays correct parallel structure.

  1. He likes to fish, to hike, and swimming.

  2. He likes fishing, hiking, and to swim.

  3. He likes to fish, hike, and swim.

  4. He likes fishing, to hike, and swimming.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Option C uses consistent infinitive forms throughout—'to fish, [to] hike, and [to] swim'—because English allows the 'to' to be omitted after the first infinitive in a list while the parallel structure remains intact.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch28

Either we must invest in modernizing our equipment _____ we must accept lower production rates.

  1. nor

  2. or

  3. but

  4. otherwise
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The correlative conjunction 'either' must pair with 'or' to connect the two parallel clauses correctly.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch28

The job description states that the ideal candidate must possess integrity, adaptability, and _____.

  1. showing resilience

  2. resilient

  3. resilience

  4. to be resilient
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Since 'integrity' and 'adaptability' are both nouns, the third item must also be a noun; 'resilience' completes the parallel noun series.