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EXERCISE 13 : Each of the following sentences contains a reduced clause. Underline the
reduced clauses. Then, indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I)

1. Though was surprised at the results, she was pleaced with what she had done.
2. Wearing only a light sweater, she stepped out in to the pouring rain.
3. The family stopped to visit many relatives while driving across the country.
4. The company president, needed a vacation, boarded a plane for the Bahamas.
5. When applaying for the job, you should bring your letters of reference.
6. She looked up in to the dreary sky was filled with dark thunderclouds.
7. Feeling weak after a long illness, Sally wanted to try to get back to work.
8. Before decided to have surgery, you should get a second opinion.
9. The construction material, a rather grainy type of wood, gave the room a rustic
feeling.
10. The application will at least be reviewed if submitted by the fifteenth of the
month.

TOEFL EXERCISE (SKILL 13-14): Choose the letter of the word or group of the words
that base completes the sentence.
1. When _____ nestes during spring 5. Until _ incorrect, astronomers had
nesting season, canadian geese are assumed that the insides of white dwarfs
fearcely territorial. were uniform.
(A) building (A) they
(B) are building (B) their proof
(C) built (C) the astronomers recently proven
(D) are built (D) recently proven

2. In 1870, Calvin, along with Adirondack 6. _ artifacts from the early Chinese
hunter Alvah Dunning, made the first dynasties, numerous archeologists have
known ascent of Seward Mountain, _ explored the southern Silk Road.
far from roads or trails. (A) They were searching for
(A) a remote peak (B) It was a search for
(B) it is a remote peak (C) Searched for
(C) a remote peak is (D) Searching for
(D) which a remote peak
7. In Hailey, the best-known lecturer was
3. Kokanee salmon begin to deteriorate women's rights activist Abigail Scott
and die soon _ at the age of four. Duniway of Portland, Oregon, who could
(A) they spawn usually be persuaded to speak_ town
(B) after spawning visiting her son.
(C) spawn (A) she was in
(D) spawned the salmon (B) while in
(C) while she was
4. ___ behind government secrecy for (D) was in
nearly half a century, the Hanford plant
in central Washington produced 8. The National Restaurant_ Washington,
plutonium for the nuclear weapons of the says that federal efforts to regulate
Cold War. workplace smoking would limit
(A) It is hidden - restaurants' ability to respond to the
(B) Hidden desires of their patrons.
(C) Which is hidden (A) Association in
(D) The plant is hiding (B) Association is in
(C) Association which i~ in
(D) Association, based m

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