TOEFL EXERCISE 2

7. C: dinosaurs became extinct. This is an embedded question, and thus the or- der is subject + verb, with no auxiliary.

8. D: because. The expression must be because of because it is followed by a noun phrase, the low scores.

9. A: had not been. Use the past perfect construction in past condition.

10. B: supporting. Decide must be followed by the infinitive, to support.

11. A: the jeep had been left. After the question word in an embedded question, the order is subject + verb.

12. A: had allowed the photographers to enter the building. B is incorrect because let is followed by the verb in simple form, not an infinitive. C is incorrect be- cause after because there must be a clause, and the word permitting sets up a phrase, not a clause. D is incorrect because the order is incorrect. After the subject of the second clause, somebody, must appear the verb, not another noun phrase. Also, documentation is a non-count noun and is not made plural.

13. C: the president's not informing them. After the verb resented there must be a noun phrase or a clause. It would also have been correct to say "resented the president for not informing them of the meeting." Remember that after a verb that requires a gerund in the subordinate clause, any noun must be possessive. Informing is a gerund because of resented.

14. D: Only after entering the store. After a limiting word (only) introduces a sen- tence, the order of the subject and verb is altered. That is why this sentence has the auxiliary did. A would have been correct if the order hadn't been re- versed: Upon entering the store, Arthur realized.