Toefl Exercise

2. the languages of the world presents a vast array of structural similarities and differences

                Presents (wrong) : this should be “present” as the subject is plural.

3.  the rise of multinationals have resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions

                Have (wrong) : this auxiliary “have” should be “has”  because the subject is singular.

4. all of the east-west interstate highways in the united states has even numbers, while north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered

                Has (wrong) : this should be “have” as the subject is plural.

5. when a massive star in the large magellanic cloud exploded in 1987, a wave of neutrinos were  detected on earth

                Were (wrong) : this should “was” as the subject is singular.

6. every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes are occupied by the write-crowned sparrow

                                Targeted (wrong) : this should be “target” – as noun adjunct .

7. karakota is remembered as the volcano that put so much as into the air that sunsets around the world was affected for two years afterward

                Afterward (wrong) : this should be “afterwards”

8. the term “Yankee” was originally a nickname for people from new England, but now anyone from  the United States are referred to as a Yankee

                Are (wrong)  : this should be “is” as the subject is singular

9. a network of small arteries, mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying muscles, supply blood to the face and scalp

                Supply (Wrong) : this should “Supplies” as the subject is singular.

10. mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest who can withstand the severest drought

                Who (Wrong) : this should “that”  or “which” as the subject is not a human being.