OOPT Sentence Structure and Syntax 3

Question 1

Which sentence correctly uses a reduced relative clause?

Accepted Answer

The woman standing by the door is my teacher.

Answer

The woman who is standing by the door is my teacher.

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The woman she is standing by the door is my teacher.

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The woman which stands by the door is my teacher.

Question 2

Which sentence uses an embedded question with correct word order?

Accepted Answer

Can you tell me where the station is?

Answer

Can you tell me where is the station?

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Can you tell me where does the station is?

Answer

Can you tell me where the station does?

Question 3

Which sentence uses an absolute construction correctly?

Accepted Answer

Both A and B are correct.

Answer

The work finished, they left the office.

Answer

The work being finished, they left the office.

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The work finished them, so they left the office.

Question 4

Choose the sentence that uses fronting for emphasis most naturally:

Accepted Answer

Rarely have I seen such dedication.

Answer

I have rarely seen such dedication.

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Such dedication have I rarely seen.

Answer

I rarely have seen dedication such as this.

Question 5

Which option correctly uses a nominal (noun) clause as the subject of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

What the committee decided surprised everyone.

Answer

What decided the committee surprised everyone.

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That the committee's decision surprised everyone.

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The decision which the committee surprised everyone.

Question 6

Select the sentence that correctly uses the impersonal passive structure:

Accepted Answer

It is believed that the treasure was buried here.

Answer

It believes that the treasure was buried here.

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The treasure was believed to have buried here.

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It was believed the treasure has been buried here.

Question 7

Identify the correctly structured conditional sentence using inversion (without 'if'):

Accepted Answer

Had I known, I would have helped.

Answer

If I had known, I would have helped.

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Known I had, I would have helped.

Answer

I had known, I would have helped.