Grammar Quiz IV

If substances _______, human ingest them through fish.

• accumulating in fish tissues

• accumulate in fish tissues

• which accumulate in fish tissues

• they accumulate in fish tissue

The female worker ants+ herds and milks aphids near her colony______ the other ants.

• feed

• to feed

• and feeding

• is feeding

Scientists believe that greenhouse gases trap the sun's heat and __________escaping into space much like the way a greenhouse keeps in heat for plants.

• prevent it from

• preventing it by

• prevents it from

• prevented it by

Parking spaces in large cities are difficult to find; _______ taking public tran8sportation is the best.

• nevertheless

• however

• therefore

• moreover

Cancer causes more deaths than all other _______.

• is illness added together

• illnesses add together

• illnesses added together

• adding illness together.

Metallurgy had its______ in decorative objects like necklace3s rather than useful objects like

knives.

• original

• originally

• originality

• origin

The ________machines enable us to work faster.

• new bought

• newly bought

• new buying

• newly buying

About half of Alaska ____________ tundra vegetation, which consists mainly of small plants and high bushes.

• covered with

• covering with

• covers with

• is covered with

It's a good idea to keep water in your car when you drive through the desert______ your car break down and get you stranded.

• so that

• instead of

• in case

• however

Not _____ the "no entry" sign, Sandra walked straight into the conference room and interrupted a confidential meeting.

• noticing

• noticed

• having been noticed

• to be noticed