The city councilmen refused the demonstrators a permit because
they feared advocated
violence.
Who feared
advocated violence?
The city councilmen
The demonstrators.
The trophy doesn't fit into the brown suitcase because it's too
small
large
What is too
small?
large?
The suitcase
The trophy
Joan made sure to thank Susan for all the help she had
given
received
Who had
given
received
help?
Susan
Joan
Paul tried to call George on the phone, but he wasn't
successful
available
Who was not
successful
available
Paul
George
The lawyer asked the witness a question, but he was reluctant to
answer
repeat
it.
Who was reluctant to
answer
repeat
the question?
The witness
The lawyer
The delivery truck zoomed by the school bus because it was going so
fast
slow
What was going so
fast
slow
The truck
The bus
Frank felt
vindicated
crushed
when his longtime rival Bill revealed that
he was the winner of the competition.
Who was the winner of the competition?
Frank
Bill
The man couldn't lift his son because he was so
weak
heavy
Who was
weak
heavy
The man
The son
The large ball crashed right through the table because it was made of
steel
styrofoam
What was made of
steel
styrofoam
The ball
The table
John couldn't see the stage with Billy in front of him because he is so
short
tall
Who is so
short
tall
John
Billy
Tom threw his schoolbag down to Ray after he reached the
top
bottom
of the stairs.
Who reached the
top
bottom
of the stairs?
Tom
Ray
Although they ran at about the same speed, Sue beat Sally because she had such
a
good
bad
start
Who had a
good
bad
start?
Sue
Sally
The sculpture rolled off the shelf because it wasn't
anchored
level
What wasn't
anchored
level
The sculpture
The shelf
Sam's drawing was hung just above Tina's and it did look much better with
another one
below
above
it
Which looked better?
Sam's drawing
Tina's drawing
Anna did a lot
better
worse
than her good friend Lucy on the test because she had
studied so hard.
Who studied hard?
Anna
Lucy
The firemen arrived
after
before
the police because they were coming from so far away.
Who came from far away?
The firemen
The police
Frank was upset with Tom because the toaster he had
bought from
sold to
him didn't work.
Who had
bought
sold
the toaster?
Frank
Tom
Jim
yelled at
comforted
Kevin because he was so upset.
Who was upset?
Jim
Kevin
The sack of potatoes had been placed
above
below
the bag of flour, so it had to be moved first.
What had to be moved first?
The sack of potatoes
The bag of flour
Pete envies Martin
because
although
he is very successful.
Who is very successful?
Martin
Pete
I was trying to balance the bottle upside down on the table, but I
couldn't do it because it was so
top-heavy
uneven
What was
top-heavy
uneven
The bottle
The table
I spread the cloth on the table in order to
protect
display
it.
To
protect
display
what?
The table
the cloth
The older students were bullying the younger ones, so we
rescued
punished
them
Whom did we
rescue
punish
The younger students
The older students
I poured water from the bottle into the cup until it was
full
empty
What was
full
empty
The cup
The bottle
Susan knows all about Ann's personal problems because she is
nosy
indiscreet
Who is
nosy
indiscreet
Susan
Ann
Sid explained his theory to Mark but he couldn't
convince
understand
Who did not
convince
understand
whom?
Sid did not convince Mark
Mark did not convince Sid
Sid did not understand Mark
Mark did not understand Sid
Susan knew that Ann's son had been in a car accident,
so
because
she told her about it.
Who told the other about the accident?
Susan
Anne
Joe's uncle can still beat him at tennis, even though he is 30 years
older
younger
Who is
older
younger
Joe's uncle
Joe
The police left the house and went into the garage,
where
after
they found the murder weapon.
Where did they find the murder weapon?
In the garage
In the house
The painting in Mark's living room shows an oak tree.
It is to the right of
the bookcase
a house
What is to the right of
the bookcase
a house
The painting
the tree
There is a gap in the wall. You can see the garden
through
behind
it
You can see the garden
through
behind
what?
The gap
The wall
The drain is clogged with hair. It has to be
cleaned
removed
What has to be
cleaned
removed
The drain
The hair
My meeting started at 4:00 and I needed to catch the train at 4:30,
so there wasn't much time. Luckily, it was
short
delayed
so it worked out.
What was
short
delayed
The meeting
The train
There is a pillar between me and the stage, and I can't
see
see around
it.
What can't I
see
see around
The stage
The pillar
They broadcast an announcement, but a subway came into the
station and I couldn't
hear
hear over
it.
What couldn't I
hear
hear over
The announcement
The subway
In the middle of the outdoor concert, the rain started falling,
and
but
it continued until 10
What continued until 10?
The rain
The concert
I used an old rag to clean the knife, and then I put it in the
drawer
trash
What did I put in the
drawer
trash
The knife
The rag
Ann asked Mary what time the library closes,
but
because
she had forgotten.
Who had forgotten?
Mary
Ann
I took the water bottle out of the backpack so that it would be
lighter
heavier
What would be
lighter
heavier
The backpack
The bottle
I couldn't put the pot on the shelf because it was too
high
tall
What was too
high
tall
The shelf
The pot
I'm sure that my map will show this building; it is very
famous
good
What is
famous
good
The building
The map
Bob paid for Charlie's college education. He is very
generous
grateful
Who is
generous
grateful
Bob
Charlie
Bob paid for Charlie's college education, but now Charlie acts as though
it never happened. He is very
hurt
ungrateful
Who is
hurt
ungrateful
Bob
Charlie
Bob was playing cards with Adam and was way ahead. If Adam hadn't had a
sudden run of good luck, he would have
won
lost
Who would have
won
lost
Bob
Adam
Adam can't leave work here until Bob arrives to replace him. If Bob had
left home for work on time, he would be
here
gone
by this time.
Who would be
here
gone
Bob
Adam
If the con artist has succeeded in fooling Sam, he would have
gotten
lost
a lot of money.
Who would have
gotten
lost
a lot of money.
The con artist
Sam
It was a summer afternoon, and the dog was sitting in the middle of the
lawn. After a while, it got up and moved to a spot under the tree,
because it was
hot
cooler
What was
hot
cooler
The dog
The spot under the tree.
The cat was lying by the mouse hole waiting for the mouse, but it was too
cautious
impatient
What was too
cautious
impatient
The mouse
The cat
Anne gave birth to a daughter last month. She is a very charming
woman
baby
Who is a charming
woman
baby
Anne
Anne's daughter
Alice tried frantically to stop her daughter from
chatting
barking
at
the party, leaving us to wonder why she was behaving so strangely.
Who was behaving strangely?
Alice
Alice's daughter
I saw Jim yelling at some guy in a military uniform with a huge red
beard. I don't know
who
why
he was, but he looked very unhappy.
Who looked very unhappy?
The guy in the uniform
Jim
The fish ate the worm. It was
tasty
hungry
What was
tasty
hungry
The worm
The fish
I was trying to open the lock with the key, but someone had filled the
keyhole with chewing gum, and I couldn't get it
in
out
What couldn't I get
in
out
The key
The chewing gum
The dog chased the cat, which ran up a tree. It waited at the
top
bottom
What waited at the
top
bottom
The cat
The dog
In the storm, the tree fell down and crashed through the roof of my
house. Now, I have to get it
removed
repaired
What has to be
removed
repaired
The tree
The roof
The customer walked into the bank and stabbed one of the tellers. He was
immediately taken to the
emergency room
police station
Who was taken to the
emergency room
police station
The teller
The customer
John was doing research in the library when he heard a man humming and
whistling. He was very
annoyed
annoying
Who was
annoyed
annoying
John
The hummer
John was jogging through the park when he saw a man juggling watermelons.
He was very
impressed
impressive
Who was
impressed
impressive
John
The juggler
Bob collapsed on the sidewalk. Soon he saw Carl coming to help. He was
very
ill
concerned
Who was
ill
concerned
John
Carl
Sam and Amy are passionately in love, but Amy's parents are unhappy
about it, because they are
snobs
fifteen
Who are
snobs
fifteen
Amy's parents
Sam and Amy
Mark told Pete many lies about himself, which Pete included in his book.
He should have been more
truthful
sceptical
Who should have been more
truthful
sceptical
Mark
Pete
Joe has sold his house and bought a new one a few miles away. He will
be moving
out of
into
it on Thursday
Which house will he be moving
out of
into
The old house
The new house
Many people start to read Paul's books and can't put them down. They are
gripped
popular
because Paul writes so well.
Who or what are
gripped
popular
The readers
The books
Mary took out her flute and played one of her favorite pieces. She has
loved
had
it since she was a child.
What has Mary
loved
had
since she was a child?
The piece
The flute
Sam pulled up a chair to the piano, but it was broken, so he had to
stand
sing
instead.
What was broken?
The chair
The piano
Since it was raining, I carried the newspaper
over
in
my backpack to keep it dry.
What was I trying to keep dry?
The backpack
The paper
Sara borrowed the book from the library because she needs it for an
article she is working on. She
read
write
it when she gets home from work.
What does Sara
read
write
when she gets home from work?
The book
The article
This morning, Joey built a sand castle on the beach, and put a toy
flag in the highest tower, but this afternoon
a breeze
the tide
knocked it down.
What did the
breeze
tide
knock down?
The flag
The castle
Jane knocked on Susan's door, but there was no answer. She was
out
disappointed
Who was
out
disappointed
Susan
Jane
Jane knocked on the door, and Susan answered it. She invited her to come
out
in
Who invited whom?
Jane invited Susan
Susan invited Jane
Sam took French classes from Adam, because he was
eager
known
to speak it fluently.
Who was
eager
known
to speak French fluently?
Sam
Adam
The path to the lake was blocked, so we couldn't
reach
use
it
What couldn't we
reach
use
The lake
The path
The sun was covered by a thick cloud all morning, but luckily, by the
time the picnic started, it was
gone
iout
What was
gone
out
The cloud
The sun
We went to the lake, because a shark had been seen at the ocean beach,
so it was a
dangerous
safer
place to swim.
Which was a
dangerous
safer
place to swim?
The lake.
The ocean.
Sam tried to paint a picture of shepherds with sheep, but they ended up
looking more like
dogs
golfers
What looked like
dogs
golfers
The sheep
The shepherds
Mary tucked her daughter Anne into bed, so that she could
sleep
work
Who is going to
sleep
work
Anne
Mary
Fred and Alice had very warm down coats, but they were not
enough
prepared
for the cold in Alaska.
Who or what were not
enough
prepared
for the cloed
The coats
Fred and Alice
Thomson visited Cooper's grave in 1765. At that date he had been
dead
travelling
for five years.
Who had been
dead
travelling
for five years?
Cooper
Thomson
Jackson was greatly influenced by Arnold, though he lived two centuries
earlier
later
Who lived
earlier
later
Arnold
Jackson
Tom's daughter Eva is engaged to Dr. Stewart, who is his partner.
The two
doctors
lovers
have known one another for ten years.
Which two people have known one another for ten years?
Tom and Dr. Stewart
Eva and Dr. Stewart
I can't cut that tree down with that axe; it is too
thick
small
What is too
thick
small
The tree
The axe
The foxes are getting in at night and attacking the chickens. I shall have
to
guard
kill
them
What do I have to
guard
kill
The chickens
The foxes
The foxes are getting in at night and attacking the chickens. They have
gotten very
bold
nervous
Who has gotten
bold
nervous
The foxes
The chickens
Fred covered his eyes with his hands, because the wind was blowing sand
around. He
opened
lowered
when the wind stopped.
What did Fred
open
lower
His eyes
His hands
The actress used to be named Terpsichore, but she changed it to Tina a
few years ago, because she figured it was
easier
too hard
to pronounce
Which name was
easier
too hard
to pronounce?
Tina
Terpsichore
Fred watched TV while George went out to buy groceries. After an hour he got
up
back
Who got
up
back
Fred
George
Fred was supposed to run the dishwasher, but he put it off, because
he wanted to watch TV. But the show turned out to be boring, so he
changed his mind and turned it
on
off
What did Fred turn
on
off
The dishwasher
The television
Fred is the only man still alive who remembers my great-grandfather. He
is
was
a remarkable man.
Who
is
was
a remarkable man?
Fred
My great-grandfather
Fred is the only man alive who still remembers my father as an infant.
When Fred first saw my father, he was twelve
years
months
old
Who was twelve
years
months
old
Fred
My father
In July, Kamtchatka declared war on Yakutsk. Since Yakutsk's army was much
better equipped and ten times larger, they were
victorious
defeated
within weeks.
Who was
victorious
defeated
Yakutsk
Kamtchatka
Elizabeth moved her company from Sparta to Troy to save money on
taxes; the taxes are much
higher
lower
there
Where are the taxes
higher
lower
In Sparta
In Troy
Esther figures that she will save shipping costs if she builds her
factory in Springfield instead of Franklin, because
most
none
of her customers live there.
In which town do
most
none
of Esther's customers live?
Springfield
Franklin
Look! There is a
shark
minnow
swimming right below that duck! It had better get away to safety fast!
What needs to get away to safety?
The shark
The duck
The minnow
The duck
There are too many deer in the park, so the park service brought in a
small pack of wolves. The population should
increase
decrease
over the next few years.
Which population should
increase
decrease
The wolves
The deer
Archaeologists have concluded that humans lived in Laputa 20,000 years
ago. They hunted for
deer
evidence
on the river banks
Who hunted for
deer
evidence
The prehistoric humans
The archaeologists
The scientists are studying three species of fish that have recently
been found living in the Indian Ocean. They
appeared
began
two years ago.
Who or what
appeared
began
two years ago?
The fish
The scientists
The journalists interviewed the stars of the new movie. They were very
cooperative
persistent
so the interview lasted for a long time.
Who was
cooperative
persistent
The stars
The journalists
The police arrested all of the gang members. They were trying to
run
stop
the drug trade in the neighborhood.
Who was trying to
run
stop
the drug trade?
The gang
The police
I put the cake away in the refrigerator. It has a lot of
butter
leftovers
in it.
What has a lot of
butter
leftovers
The cake
The refrigerator
Sam broke both his ankles and he's walking with crutches. But a month
or so from now they should be
better
unnecessary
What should be
better
unnecessary
Sam's ankles
The crutches
When the sponsors of the bill got to the town hall, they were surprised
to find that the room was full of opponents. They were very much in the
majority
minority
Who were in the
majority
minority
The opponents
The sponsors
Everyone really loved the oatmeal cookies; only a few people liked the
chocolate chip cookies. Next time, we should make
more
fewer
of them
Which cookie should we make
more
fewer
of, next time?
The oatmeal cookies
The chocolate chip cookies
We had hoped to place copies of our newsletter on all the chairs in the
auditorium, but there were simply [not enough / too many] of them.
not enough
too many
of them.
There are
not enough
too many
of what?
Chairs
Copies of the newsletter
I stuck a pin through a carrot. When I pulled the pin out, it
left
had
a hole.
What
left
had
a hole?
The pin.
The carrot.
I couldn't find a spoon, so I tried using a pen to stir my
coffee. But that turned out to be a bad idea, because it got full of
ink
coffee
What got full of
ink
coffee
The coffee
The pen
Steve follows Fred's example in everything. He
admires
influences
hugely.
Who
admires
influences
whom?
Steve admires Fred.
Fred influences Steve.
The table won't fit through the doorway because it is too
wide
narrow
What is too
wide
narrow
The table
The doorway
Grace was happy to trade me her sweater for my jacket. She thinks it looks
great
dowdy
on her.
What looks
great
dowdy
on Grace?
The jacket.
The sweater.
Bill thinks that calling attention to himself was rude
to
of
Bert.
Who called attention to himself?
Bill
Bert
John
hired
hired himself out to
Bill to take care of him.
Who is taking care of whom?
Bill is taking care of John.
John is taking care of Bill.
John
promised
ordered
Bill to leave, so an hour later he left.
Who left?
John
Bill
Sam Goodman's biography of the Spartan general Xenophanes
conveys a vivid sense of the difficulties he faced in his
childhood
research
Who faced difficulties?
Xenophanes
Sam
Jane knocked on Susan's door but she did not
answer
get an answer
Who did not
answer
get an answer
Susan
Jane
Joe paid the detective after he
received
delivered
the final report on the case.
Who
received
delivered
the final report?
Joe
The detective
Beth didn't get angry with Sally, who had cut her off, because she
stopped and
counted to ten
apologized
Who
counted to ten
apologized
Beth
Sally
Jim signaled the barman and gestured toward his
empty glass
bathroom key
Whose
empty glass
bathroom key
Jim's.
The barman's.
Dan took the rear seat while Bill claimed the front because his "Dibs!"
was
quicker
slower
Whose "Dibs" was
quicker
slower
Bill
Dan
Tom said "Check" to Ralph as he
took
moved
his bishop.
Whose bishop did Tom
take
move
Ralph's
Tom's
As Andrea in the crop duster passed over Susan, she could see the landing
strip
gear
Who could see the landing
strip
gear
Andrea
Susan
Tom gave Ralph a lift to school so he wouldn't have to
walk
drive alone
Who wouldn't have to
walk
drive alone
Ralph
Tom
Bill passed the half-empty plate to John because he was
full
hungry
Who was
full
hungry
Bill
John
Bill passed the gameboy to John because his turn was
over
next
Whose turn was
over
next
Bill's
John's
The man lifted the boy onto his
bunk bed
shoulders
Whose
bunk bed?
shoulders?
The boy's
The man's
Patting
Stretching
her back, the woman smiled at the girl.
Whose back did the woman
pat?
stretch?
The girl's
The woman's
Billy cried because Toby wouldn't
share
accept
his toy
Who owned the toy?
Toby
Billy
Lily spoke to Donna, breaking her
concentration
silence
Whose
concentration
silence
Donna's
Lily's
When Tommy dropped his ice cream, Timmy giggled, so father gave him a
stern
sympathetic
look
Who got the look from father?
Timmy
Tommy
As Ollie carried Tommy up the long winding steps, his legs
dangled
ached
Whose legs
dangled
ached
Tommy's
Ollie's
The father carried the sleeping boy in his
arms
bassinet
arms?
bassinet?
The father's
The boy's
The woman held the girl against her
chest
will
Whose
chest
will
The woman's
The girl's
Pam's parents came home and found her having sex with her boyfriend,
Paul. They were
embarrassed
furious
about it
Who was
embarrassed
furious
Paul and Pam
Pam's parents
Dr. Adams informed Kate that she had
cancer
retired
and presented several options for future treatment.
Who had
cancer
retired
Kate
Dr. Adams
Dan had to stop Bill from toying with the injured bird. He is very
compassionate
cruel
Who is
compassionate
cruel
Dan
Bill
George got free tickets to the play, but he gave them to Eric because
he was
particularly
not particularly
eager to see it.
Who
was
was not
eager to see the play?
Eric
George
George got free tickets to the play, but he gave them to Eric
even though he was
particularly
not particularly
eager to see it.
Who
was
was not
eager to see the play?
George
Eric
George got free tickets to the play, but he gave them to Eric
because
even though
he was particularly eager to see it.
Who was eager to see the play?
Eric
George
Jane gave Joan candy because she
was
wasn't
hungry
Who
was
wasn't
hungry?
Joan
Jane
I tried to paint a picture of an orchard, with lemons in the
lemon trees, but they came out looking more like
light bulbs
telephone poles
What looked like
light bulbs
telephone poles
The lemons.
The trees.
James asked Robert for a favor but he
refused.
was refused.
refused
was refused
Robert
James
Kirilov ceded the presidency to Shatov because he was
more
less
Who was
more
less
popular?
Shatov
Kirilov
Emma did not pass the ball to Janie although she
was open
saw that she was open
Who
was open
saw that the other player was open
Janie
Emma
Joe saw his brother skiing on TV last night but the fool didn't
recognize him.
have his coat on.
Who is the fool?
Joe.
Joe's brother.
I put the
heavy book
butterfly wing
on the table and it broke
What broke?
The heavy book
The table
The butterfly wing
The table