EXERCISE FOR NOUN CLAUSES
Choose the best answer.
1. It doesn’t matter ________ I rest or not.
a. if b. whether c. that
d. when
2. ________ I can’t understand is ________ he wants to change his mind.
a. That/that b. Which/what c. What/why
d. What/that
3. ________ I was free that day
a. It happened to b. It happened that c. That happened
d. It was happened that
4. He ________ you’re not going abroad.
a. surprised that b. is surprised that c. is surprised whether
d. surprised at
5. I wonder how much ________.
a. cost the coat b. does the coat cost c. the coat costs
d. the coat is cost
6. ________ I have will be yours soon or later.
a. No matter what b. Whatever c. Whether
d. That
7. ________ in the news that the Japanese Minister will arrive in Beijing next
Friday.
a. It says b. He is said c. It has said
d. It is said
8. ________ we go swimming every day ________ us a lot of good.
a. If/do b. That/do c. If/does
d. That/does
9. Is this ________ we met them last night?
a. where b. place c. place in which
d. place which
10. We all know the truth ________ there are air, water and the sunlight there
are living things
a.where b. wherever c. that d. that wherever
11. I think it is ________ you’re eating so much.
a. that b. because of c. the reason
d. for because
12. It is said ________ has been translated into French.
a. that b. which c. that that
d. that which
13. It’s still a question ________ we’ll have our sports meet.
a. why b. that c. when
d. which
14. It’s not yet clear ________ of those will be chosen to go abroad.
a. that b. which c. whom
d. who
15. These pictures show you ________.
a. what does our village look like b. what our village looks like
c. how does our village look like d. how our village looks like
16. Can you make sure ________ the gold necklace ?
a. where Alice had put b. where did Alice put c. where has Alice put
d. where Alice has put
17. Go and get your glasses. It’s ________ you left them.
a. there b. where c. there where
d. where there
18. Do you remember ________ he came? – Yes, I do. He came by train.
a. how b. when c. where
d. that
19. ________ we can’t get seems better than ________ we have.
a. What/what b. What/that c. That/that
d. That/what
20. Mother asked ________.
a. what was wrong with me b. what’s wrong with me
c. what wrong was with me d. what wrong is with me
21. ________ they had won the game made us excited.
a. What b. That c. Where
d. –
22. ________ I accept award or refuse it is none of your business.
a. If b. When c. Whether
d. Even though
23. ________ he says in his report is a very interesting question.
a. What b. What all c. What that
d. All what
24. When they will start ________ not been decided.
a. does b. has c. have
d. is
25. ________ certain that his invention will lead to the development of
production.
a. It has b. It is c. That is
d. This is
26. ________ it is unknown to us all.
a. Where did she put b. Where she put c. That where she put
d. In where she put
27. ....... nothing to do with us.
a. What did she have b. What she did is c. What did she do has
d. What she has done has
28. The trouble is ________ we’re short of hands.
a. how b. that c. what
d. which
29. Energy is ________ makes things work.
a. everything b. something c. that
d. what
30. My hometown is not ________ it used to ________ ten years ago.
a. when/do b. what/do c. what/be
d. when/be
31. The reason ________ I have to go is ________ my mother is ill in bed.
a. why/why b. why/because c. why/that
d. that/because
32. The thought // ________ he might fail in the exam worried him. Menh de
quan he
a. so that b. that c. when
d. which
33. That is ________ I lost my pen.
a. that b. when c. where
d. which
34. Have you any idea ________?
a. how fast does light go b. how quick light goes c. how soon light goes
d. how fast light goes
35. His suggestion ________ to see the art exhibition interested every on of us.
a. that we go b. which we should go c. that we would go
c. we would go
36. He was interested in ____. all that = what____ he had seen at the
exhibition.
a. which b. that c. all that
d. all what
37. He often thinks of ________ he can do more for his country.
a. what b. how c. that
d. which
38. He made ________ quite clear that he wouldn’t change his mind.
a. this b. that c. it
d. what
39. He got angry with ________ was against his opinion.
a. who b. whom c. whoever
d. anyone
40. I don’t know ________.
a. what was the matter outside b. what the matter outside was
c. what was outside the matter d. what was happened outside
41. He has come, but I didn’t know that _he _______ until yesterday.
a. is coming b. will come c. was coming
d. wasn’t coming
42. He ran back to the room to see if he ________ anything behind.
a. has forgotten b. had forgotten c. has left
d. had left
43. The news ________ he died in the battle has got round the village.
a. that b. which c. what
d. this
44. ________ you say, I wouldn’t allow you to do that.
a. What b. Which c. Whatever
d. Although
45. We’re wondering ________ our teacher will come to the party or not.
a. if b. that c. why
d. whether
46. ________ he’s been getting on well with his studies makes all of us happy.
a. Which b. How c. What
d. That
47. That is ________ he failed to arrive on time.
a. where b. whether c. why
d. when
48. We finally found out ________ to him.
a. what had happened b. what has happened c. that took place
d. why it has happened
49. No one knows when and where ________.
a. was she going b. did she come from c. she work
d. she was born
50. The ________ the factory would break down made all the workers shocked.
a. truth b. fact c. fact of
d. fact that
51. I wonder how much ________.
a. cost these shoes b. do these shoes cost c. these shoes cost
d. these shoes are cost
52. Excuse me, would you please tell me when ....... ?
a. the sports meet will be taken place b. was the sports meet going to
be held
c. is the sports meet to begin d. the sports meet is to take
place
53. He got angry with ________ she said.
a. that b. what c. who
d. all what
54. Can you find out ________ wrong with the TV set ?
a. which is b. that’s c. what’s
d. where’s
55. ________ they will have a good harvest this year is still unknown.
a. If b. That c. What
d. Whether
56. All the books are here. You may borrow ________ you like.
a. that b. what c. which
d. whichever
57. We could hardly understand ________.
a. what the man is talking about b. what the man is talking
c. what was the man talking about. d. the man is talking about
what
58. ________ is that I’ve promised to make friend with the dishonest girl.
a. The only thing what I regret b. What I regret most
c. All what I really regret most d. What that I regret most
59. ________ she is living now is not known to anybody.
a. If b. When c. Where
d. Why
60. This is ________ the river has been polluted.
a. what b. why c. whether
d. that
61. That is ________ he was born.
a. what b. that c. where
d. whether
62. They are just ________ I shall have.
a. that b. which c. how
d. what
63. Computers can only give out ________ has been stored in them.
a. that b. which c. what
d. anything
64. She wanted to know ________.
a. whether I knew her and where did she work b. if I knew her and the factory
she worked there
c. whether I knew her and factory she worked d. if I knew her and the factory
where she worked
65. My friend wouldn’t tell me ________ his new car .
a. how much he paid for b. how much did he pay
c. he paid how much for d. did he pay how much
66. Everything depends on ________ we have enough money.
a. if b. how much c. that
d. whether
67. It’s doubtful ________ he knows it or not.
a. if b. that c. whether
d. why
68. She said she ________ there for two years.
a. has worked b. was working c. had worked
d. worked
69. Why is Sarah late? - I don’t know ________ be.
a. that can the reason b. what will the reason
c. what the reason can d. for what reason can
70. He always thinks of ________ he can work better for the people.
a. what b. which c. why
d. how
71. ________ he will attend the meeting is certain.
a. What b. That c. Which
d. Whether
72. Can you point out ....... two radios are the best ?
a. which b. what c. that
d. whether
73. I asked her in English ________ she was, and she told me ..... she was an
actress.
a. who/that b. who/- c. what/-
d. what/what
74. She took it for granted ________ I’ll agree with her. Coi cais gif la hien
nhien
a. if b. whether c. that
d. when
75. ________ a good thing (that) hey didn’t catch you.
a. It’s b. That’s c. There’s
d. What’s
76. ______ surprised me most ______ to see some of the village people seated
on the benches at the end of the room.
a. What/was b. What/were c. That/was
d. That/were
77. He asked me ________ I was sure my mother ________ come .
a. if/will b. if/would c. that/will
d. that/would
78. It is said ________ Mr Green has arrived in Bejing.
a. that b. what c. why
d. –
79. That’s ________ she was absent yesterday.
a. that b. what c. why
d. –
80. I wonder ________ it is true or not.
a. if b. whether c. what
d. –
81. This is ________ our basic interest lies.
a. what b. that c. where
d. how
82. The man stood quite still, ________ his lips moved slightly
a. except b. except for N/ ving c. excep t that
d. except what
83. Are you sorry for ________ you have done ?
a. that b. what c. which
d. –
84. That is ________ we put the discussion off.
a. if b. that c. what
d. why
85. We all know the truth ________ the earth goes round the sun.
a. that b. what c. whether
d. if
86. ________ he is a rich man is known to all in the city.
a. Because b. That c. Who
d. –
87. ________ we need is a different matter.
a. If b. Whether c. What
d. Why
88. Everybody in the class works hard except ________ Tom sometimes sleeps
in class.
a. for b. that c. -
d. the fact
89. It is certain ________ he will come sooner or later.
a. how b. when c. where
d. that
90. ________ maths is the base of all other sciences. a. It’s true b. It’s true
that c. What’s true d. It’s the truth
EXERCISE FOR ADVERBIAL CLAUSES
Exercise 1: Use SO or SUCH, TOO, ENOUGH :
1. The sun shone ___so____ brightly that she had to put on her glasses.
2. There were ___so_____ few students registered that the class was
cancelled
3. We had ___such______ wonderful memories of that place that we
decided to return
4. It was __such______ a nice day that we decided to go to the beach.
5. The book looked __so_________ interesting that we decided to read it.
6. Ray called at _____such____ an early hour that we weren’t awake yet.
7. There were ______so______ many people on the bus that we decided
to walk.
8. The benefit was ______so__ great a success that the promoters decided
to repeat it
9. I’ m not rich ___enough________ to help you.
10. This room is ___too________ dark for us to study.
Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences as directed:
1. It was such an expensive house that nobody can buy it.
The house was so _ expensive ______________
2. The food was so good that we ate all of it.
It was such good food that
….______________________________________________________
3. The patient was too weak to get up.
The patient was so _weak that he/ she could not get up
___________________________________________
4. This room is too dark for me to study.
This room is so __dark that I can not
study_____________________________________________
5. This room is too small for us to take the meeting
This room isn’t _big enough for us…
______________________________________________
6. The test was so difficult that we couldn’t do it.
The test was not easy enough for us to do
______________________________________________
7. The map is so old that I couldn’t read it.
The map is too ___old for me to
read_____________________________________________
8. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t hear him well
He didn’t _speak slowly enough for us to hear well
__________________________________________________
Exercise 3. Choose the best option to complete each of the following
sentence:
1. These two girls _________ that I can’t tell them apart.
a. are so like b. are so alike c. are too like
d. alike enough
2. I don’t think our daughter is _________ to understand this matter
a. too young b. is such young c. not enough
old d. not age enough
3. Mrs. Harrions is ___________ he owns many places.
a. so a rich man that b. such an
rich man that
c. such a rich man that d. that so rich
a man
4. The ceiling is __________
a. too high for me to reach b. too high
for me to reach it
c. so high for me reaching d. enough
high reaching
5. The woman was so beautiful _______________
a. that I couldn’t help looking at b. that I
couldn’t help looking at her
c. for me looking at her d. that for me
to look at
6. It is ___________ that I would like to go to the beach.
a. such a nice weather b. too nice weather c. such nice
weather d. such weather nice
7. These are ____________ that I can’t finish them.
a. a such long assignments b. such long
assignments
c. such a long assignments d. too long
assignments
8. It is _________ that I have read it twice.
a. such an interesting book b. so interesting a book c. too
interesting a book d. a & b
9. He __________ I was scared.
a. drove too fast that b. drove so fastly that c. drove so
fast that d. drove such fast that
10. She dances ___________everybody adores her.
a. such beautifully that b. so beautiful that c. so
beautifully that d. too beautifully that
11. It is ___________to go swimming
a. too cold b. so cold c. such a cold
d. enough cold that
12. Jane is __________ to do this exercise.
a. no intelligence enough b. not
intelligent enough
c. not enough intelligent d. so
intelligent enough
13. I am __________ a car.
a. not rich enough to buy b. too rich enough to buy c. too poor to
buy d. a & c
14. It’s __________ home from here.
a. too far walking b. too far for walking c. far to walk,
too d. too far to walk
15. The bed isn’t clean enough __________
a. to lie in it b. to lie in c. for lying in
d. in which to lie
16. This song is simple enough for us to sing.
a. This song is so simple that we can sing b. This song
is so simple that we can sing it
c. This song is so simple for us to sing d. It is such a
simple song that we can sing
17. The bag was too heavy for him to carry.
a. The bag wasn’t enough light for him to carry
b. The bag was so heavy that h couldn’t carry
c. It was such a heavy bag for him to carry
d. It was such a heavy bag that he couldn’t carry it
18. The cake was too hot for him to eat.
a. The cake was so hot that for him to eat. b. The cake
was so hot that he could eat
c. The cake was so hot that he couldn’t eat it. d. The cake
was so hot that he can’t eat it
19. Because they made too many mistakes, they failed in the exam.
a. They made so many mistakes that they failed in the exam.
b. They made so many mistakes as they failed in the exam.
c. They made so much mistakes that they failed in the exam.
d. They made too many mistakes that they failed in the exam.
20. The story is short enough for her to read.
a. It is such a short story that she can read it. b. It is such a
short story that she can read.
c. The story is too short for her to read d. It is such a
short story for her to read.
