TASK 6: Make Verbs Agree After Prepositional Phrase


TASK 6: Make Verbs Agree After Prepositional Phrase

1. Dynamite is ordinarily detonated ______ called a blasting cap.
A. a device is used
B. that a device
C. with a device
D. the use of a device

2. __________ 1900 there were some 300 bicycle factories in the United States, and they produced over a million bicycles.
A. In
B. Because in
C. It was in
D. That in

3. A thick layer of fat called blubber keeps whales warm even ______ coldest water.
A. although the
B. in the
C. the
D. of the

4. _______________ the United States, the general movement of air masses is from west to east.
A. Across
B. To cross
C. They cross
D. It's across

5. The bark of a tree thickens__________.
A. with age
B. it gets older
C. as older
D. by age

6. A substance that is harmless to a person who has no allergies can cause mild to serious reactions in a person____________allergies.
A. has
B. which having
C. can have
D. with

7. In 1886 a number of national unions formed the American Federation of Labor ____________.
A. Samuel Gompers was its leader
B. under the leadership of Samuel Gompers
C. which, under Samuel Gompers' leadership
D. Samuel Gompers led it

8. ______________ charming shops and restaurants, Old Town is the most picturesque section of Albuquerque.
A. With its
B. Its
C. Because its
D. For its

9. One of the oldest large suspension bridges still _________ today is the George Washington Bridge between ~ewYork City and Fort Lee, New Jersey.
A. uses
B. is used
C. the use of
D. in use

10. __________ seed of a flowering plant is covered by a dense protective coat.
A. On each
B. Each
C. Each of
D. That each


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