Clauses YDS Exercises

Daha önce YDS’ye yönelik dil bilgisi konularını anlattığımız yazılarımızda Clauses konusunu ayrıntılarıyla ele almıştık. Bu defa Clauses YDS Exercises başlığı altında sizlerle bu konuyla ilgili alıştırmaları paylaşmak istedik. Cevap anahtarı yazımızın son kısmında yer alıyor. Bu yazımızda Noun Clauses YDS testine, Adjective Clauses YDS testine, Adverbial Clauses YDS testine ve alıştırmalarına erişeceksiniz.

A- Fill in the sentences with relative pronouns.

1. I live in a building …………………. has thirty storeys.
2. People …………………. are invited are expected to be dressed formally.
3. That man …………………. face is scarred is behaving strangely.
4. He was greatly liked by people with …………………. he worked.
5. Have you seen a little girl …………………. is wearing a pink dress?
6. This is the battlefield …………………. the two armies fought.
7. A philatelist is a person …………………. collects stamps.
8. I’ve lost the watch …………………. my father bought on my birthday.
9. The hotel …………………. we spent the night was not comfortable.
10. The tree …………………. stands near the gate has lovely flowers.
11. This is the house …………………. Ataturk stayed when he visited the town.
12. Corfu is an island …………………. has beautiful beaches.
13. Corfu is an island …………………. I would like to spend my holiday.
14. He doesn’t mind wearing a jacket …………………. buttons are missing.
15. This is the time of the year …………………. there are good sales.

B- Combine the following sentences. Make the first sentence a noun clause used after the adjective.

1. Dave tells lies very often. I’m convinced.

………………………………………………………………..

2. He always denies his faults. We are aware.

………………………………………………………………..

3. You can beat him at chess. I’m sure.

………………………………………………………………..

4. He will succeed without much effort. He’s confident.

………………………………………………………………..

5. I won’t be able to come with you. I’m afraid.

………………………………………………………………..

C- Combine the sentences as in the example.

Example: [She told us the truth. This made us happy.] → That she told us the truth made us happy.

1. He was trying to conceal something. This was clear.

………………………………………………………………..

2. James hasn’t done his homework. This doesn’t surprise anyone.

………………………………………………………………..

3. Muhammed Ali loved to compose poems for his opponents.This is known by everyone.

………………………………………………………………..

4. Maradona had a successful career. This cannot be denied.

………………………………………………………………..

5. The coach used bad words against the players. This angered some fans.

………………………………………………………………..

D- Write the sentences in Exercise C using “it” at the beginning of the sentence.

Example: It made us happy that she told us the truth. 

1. ………………………………………………………………..
2. ………………………………………………………………..
3. ………………………………………………………………..
4. ………………………………………………………………..
5. ………………………………………………………………..

E- Answer the following questions using noun clauses as the object of the sentence.

Example: How did the fire start?  → Nobody knows how the fire started.

1. Who scored the goals in the match?

I don’t know ………………………………………………………………

2. Which one does he want?

Let’s ask him ………………………………………………………………

3. Where’s the nearest phone box?

He wants to know ………………………………………………………………

4. Why were you absent yesterday?

The teacher asks ………………………………………………………………

5. How often do you eat with your family?

I really can’t tell ………………………………………………………………

F- Complete the sentences with adverbs of time. (when, before, after, until, — etc.)

1. He hopes to get a job ……………….. he graduates from the university.
2. Make sure that the door is locked ……………….. you leave.
3. ……………….. we arrived, the dinner had already been served.
4. A dog attacked her ………………..  she was cycling in the park.
5. We finished the preparations ……………….. the guests arrived.
6. We have known each other ………………..  we were at primary school.
7. Don’t leave the dinner table ………………..  the host finished eating.
8. I will remember your favour ………………..  I live.
9. ………………..  I see him, he drinks coke.
10. ……………….. she walked in with a sulky face, I knew that something was wrong.

G- Combine the sentences with the words in parentheses.

1. This is the record store. My elder brother works here. (where)

………………………………………………………………..

2. The professor is a famous chemist. He wrote a book on synthetic fuels. (who)

………………………………………………………………..

3. Dr. Smith will lecture at University of Madrid. The University of Madrid is a well-known university in Spain. (which)

………………………………………………………………..

4. In addition to being a very good student, he is a nice person. All his classmates like him. (whom)

………………………………………………………………..

5. They had to shoot the horse. His leg was broken. (whose)

………………………………………………………………..

6. Tell me the truth, or you cannot leave this room. (until)

………………………………………………………………..

7. Immediately after the singer finished her song, the audience burst into applause. (as soon as)

………………………………………………………………..

8. You shouldn’t eat a heavy meal and then go to bed immediately after that. (just after)

………………………………………………………………..

9. I’ve finally finished painting the house. Now I can go fishing.

………………………………………………………………..

10. She took a computer course. She might get a better job, then. (so that)

………………………………………………………………..

11. Stuart has a Master’s degree. He works as a sales person. (although)

………………………………………………………………..

12. Mr. Dime is keen on fishing, so he spends a lot of time by the river. (since)

………………………………………………………………..

13. Willie is only a junior employee, yet he has direct access to the boss. (even though)

………………………………………………………………..

14. Leave the heating on. Then the house won’t get cold while we’re out. (so that)

………………………………………………………………..

H- Conditionals Test

1.-2. sorularda, verilen cümleye anlamca en yakın olan cümleyi bulunuz.

1. Were Tony me, I wonder what he would do to solve the problem. A) Tony, a close friend to me, has always wanted me to seek the solution to the problematic issue.
   B) Tom wants to see whether I will be able to solve the matter by putting himself into my shoes.
   C) As I don’t have recommendations for Tony, finding a solution to the problem totally depends on him.
   D) It is my desire to learn what suggestions Tony would come up with to end the matter if he were in my shoes. 
   E) It is Tony’s curiosity which compelled me to assert a solution to the matter as he has sympathy with me.

      2. Timothy is a reckless driver, so he had a deadly car accident.
A) Despite his carefulness during the drive, it wasn’t possible for him to prevent the deadly accident.

B) Timothy caused a car accident in which some people died as he was being reckless while driving.

C) The thing which always causes Timothy to have a serious accident is his reckless style of driving.

D) Unfortunately, Timothy who is quite a careful driver was involved an accident with some casualties.

E) If Timothy were careful with his driving, he wouldn’t have had an accident which caused some to die.

3. – 5. sorularda, verilen cümleyi uygun şekilde tamamlayan ifadeyi bulunuz.

      3. Only if Christ has a ticket —– .
A) he was able to travel a long distance 

B) will he be allowed in to watch the box-office movie

C) would the usher lead him to the entrance of the saloon

D) is the only thing which he possesses now

E) to see the famous the star during his concert

      4. —– supposing that there is a change of government next year.
A) The Prime Minister would resign as a result of the election results.

B) Some ministers in the cabinet who are held responsible for the border incidence

C) The administration, therefore, will quite different from the previous one

D) It was no longer impossible to stand the strict government

E) The high inflation rate will dramatically decline

  5. —– it is not possible for me to focus on my speech.
A) As if I wasn’t going to present the assignment tomorrow

B) If only Prince, our pet in the garden, won’t chase the cat

C) Unless you turn down the tape-recorder in your room

D) If the nextdoor’s kids stopped being so noisy

E) Otherwise, I have to call the police for the disturbance you are causing

6. – 10. sorularda, aşağıdaki parçada numaralanmış yerlere uygun düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz.

What places would you visit if you (6) —– with a huge amount of money? Here are some tips: you (7) —– to stay in London, the foggy capital of Great Britain if you are interested in viewing flat and vast meadows where the population is so scarce. Then, how about for a week in New York, which is so busy? (8) —– you love watching the commuters at dawn at Broadway, it is the most preferable. Here is another suggestion. (9) —– you like none of these: it is Sydnye, Australia, located in the southern hemisphere where you could drive off-road in packs of wolves and kangaroos (10) —– you are a fan of the wild. 

6. 
A) are provided

B) provided

C)  would be provided

D) were provided

E) had provided

7.  
A) will advise

B) were advised

C) are advised

D) had been advised

E) advise

8. 
A) Would

B) Should

C) Had to

D) Could

E) May       

9. 

A) or else

B) if only

C) what if

D) in case

E) provide that

10. 
A) if only

B) but for

C) otherwise

D) even if

E) as long as            

11. – 15. sorularda, aşağıdaki parçada numaralanmış yerlere uygun düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz.

Shakespeare, the greatest dramatist according to some people, didn’t have a sister at all. Supposing that he had one, feminists have always been curious about (11) —– she could be the other Shakespeare. They believe that she (12) —– as successful as her elder brother no matter how talented she was. Besides she (13) —– inferior to her male colleagues despite her fine works just because she was a woman. Unless she (14) —– herself into a male dramatist, she couldn’t even dream of being famous. These are just the summary of all the hardships, (15) —– Shakespeare, a lady interested in the theater.

11. 

A) or

B) whether

C) therefore

D) if    

E) on condition that  

12. 

A) won’t be

B) cannot be

C) may be

D) could be

E) couldn’t be

13. 

A) was regarded

B) would have regarded

C) is regarded

D) would be regarded

E) will be regarded

14.

A) has disguised

B) was disguising

C) would disguise

D) disguises

E) disguised

15.

A) had

B) was

C) were

D) are

E) would

I- Relative And Noun Clauses

1.- 2. sorularda, verilen cümleye anlamca en yakın olan cümleyi bulunuz.

1. Drug therapy, which is often called pharmacotherapy, is the treatment of psychological problems with chemical agents. 
   A) Psikolojik sorunların kimyasal maddelerle tedavisini, çoğu kez farmakoterapi olarak adlandırılan ilaç tedavisi mümkün kılar.  
   B) Çoğu kez ilaç tedavisi olarak adlandırılan farmakoterapi, psikolojik sorunların kimyasal maddelerle tedavisinin adıdır.
   C) Çoğu kez farmakoterapi olarak adlandırılan ilaç tedavisi, psikolojik sorunların kimyasal maddelerle tedavisidir.
   D) Kimyasal maddeler sayesinde psikolojik sorunların tedavisi, çoğu kez farmakoterapi olarak adlandırılan ilaç tedavisi ile mümkündür. 
   E) İlaç tedavisi ki, çoğu kez kimyasal maddeler olarak adlandırılır, psikolojik problemlerin farmakoterapi ile tedavisidir.

2. Therapy is a complex process whose outcome depends to a large extent on the relationship between the client and the therapist.
A) Hasta ve terapist arasındaki ilişki sonucu karmaşık bir süreç olan tedaviyi büyük bir oranda etkiler.

B) Karmaşık bir süreç olan terapi, hasta ve terapist arasındaki ilişkiye büyük bir oranda bağımlıdır.

C) Sonucu büyük bir oranda terapiye bağlı olan hasta ve terapist arasındaki ilişki karmaşık bir süreçtir.

D) Büyük bir oranda hasta ve terapist arasındaki ilişki karmaşık bir süreçtir.

E) Terapi, büyük oranda hasta ve terapist arasındaki ilişkiye bağlı olan karmaşık bir süreçtir.

3. – 5. sorularda, verilen cümleyi uygun şekilde tamamlayan ifadeyi bulunuz.

3. —– all of which were put on stage in many countries for three centuries.
A) Thomas Hardy was able to publish eight dramas before his death

B) Alexander Dumas, the author of “The Three Musketeers”

C) Critics, in one sense in our contemporary world, are the ones

D) No matter how long it took to complete the statue “Zeus”

E) Bribery and drug trafficking were so widespread three years ago

4. Whether I will be accepted by the University of Oxford —– .
A) is the first man to land on the moon in 1968

B) whose training is world-wide famous

C) was unexpected due to my low general point average

D) depends on my score on TOEFL’s listening section

E) where I have to attend a language school

5. —– was first explored scientifically in the early 20th century.

A) A shooting star is the heavenly body which

B) That the telescope was invented by Galileo

C) The North Pole, which has quite a cold climate

D) Austria was the gateway to Europe for the Ottomans

E) The Shuttle “Challenger” fell apart on its first mission

6. – 10. sorularda, aşağıdaki parçada numaralanmış yerlere uygun düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz.

John Pemberton, (6) —– is a chemist from Georgia, was responsible for the invention of Coca-Cola in 1886. He decided to make syrup (7) —– was both original and thirst-quenching. In his drugstore, he produced a mixture of cola-nut extract, sugar and caffeine. The exact composition is still a secret. A few months later, one of Pemberton’s assistants mistakenly served Coca-Cola by adding soda water. (8) —– turned out to be very successful. To market his new drink Pemberton decided to form a partnership with Frank Robertson (9) —– elegant handwriting was used for the Coca-Cola trademark. In 1985, the introduction of an improved recipe (10) —– called New Coke did not meet with the approval of Coke drinkers and the old recipe was revived. 

6. 
A) why

B) whether

C) that

D) where

E) who

7. 

A) of which

B) when

C) whom

D) what

E) that

8.

A) how

B) that

C) which

D) the fact that

E) if

9. 

A) of whom

B) what

C) of which

D) whose

E) why

10. 

A) that

B) where

C) –

D) which

E) who

11. – 15. sorularda, aşağıdaki parçada numaralandırılmış yerlere uygun düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz.

(11) —– people are asked (12) —– they would most like to change about themselves, the two most frequent responses are: losing weight and giving up smoking. At first glance both of these seem daunting enterprises. Researchers have found (13) —– 97 percent of people who try to lose weight still weigh too much if not more a year later. This does not mean that it is impossible to lose weight. Most people (14) —– on a diet do not need to. They are medically overweight and are often unrealistic in the targets (15) —– they set themselves. More importantly, severe dieting is very inefficient in order to lose weight in anything more than the short-term. So most dieters have chosen the right thing to change, the wrong way to change it.  

11. 

A) Why

B) Whether

C) When

D) Where

E) How

12.

A) which

B) who

C) whom

D) what

E) the fact that

13.

A) it

B) the fact

C) if

D) whose

E) that

14. 

A) to going

B) going

C) having gone

D) go

E) went

15.

A) which

B) who

C) what

D) of which

E) where

CEVAP ANAHTARI

Exercise

A: 1- which, 2- who, 3- whose, 4- whom, 5- who, 6- where, 7- who, 8- which / that, 9- where, 10- that/ which, 11- where, 12- that/ which, 13- where, 14- which, 15- whose, 16- when

B: 1- I’m convinced (that)  Dave tells lies very often, 2- We’re aware (that) he always denies his faults., 3- I’m sure (that) you can beat him at chess, 4- He’s confident (that) he will succeed without much effort, 5- I’m afraid (that) I won’t be able to come with you

C: 1- That he was trying to conceal somethişng was clear, 2- That James hasn’t done his homework doesn’t surprise anyone, 3- That Muhammed Ali loved to compose poems for his opponents is known by everyone, 4- That Maradona had a successful career cannot be denied, 5- That the coach used bad words against the players angered some fans

D: 1- It was clear that he was trying to conceal something, 2- It doesn’t surprise anyone that James hasn’t done his homework, 3- It’s known by everyone that Muhammed Ali loved to compose poems for his opponents, 4- It cannot be denied that Maradona had a successful career, 5- It angered some fans that the coach used bad words against the players

E: 1- I don’t know who scored the goals in the match, 2- Let’s ask him which one he wants, 3- He wants to know where the nearest phone box is, 4- The teacher asks why you were absent yesterday, 5- I really can’t tell how often I eat out with my family

F: 1- as soon as, 2- before, 3- by the time/ when, 4- while/ as, 5- before/ by the time, 6- since, 7- until/ before, 8- as long as, 9- Every time/ Whenever, 10- when/ as soon as

G: 1- This is the record store where my elder brother works, 2- The professor who wrote the book on synthetic fuels is a famous chemist, 3- Dr. Smith will lecture at the University of Madrid which is a well-known university in Spain, 4- In addition to being a very good student, he’s a nice person whom his classmates like, 5- They had to shoot the horse whose leg was broken, 6- You cannot leave the room until you tell me the truth, 7- As soon as the singer finished her song, the audience burst into applause, 8- You shouldn’t go to bed just after you eat a heavy meal, 9- Now that I’ve finished painting the house, I can go fishing, 10- She took a computer course so that she could get a better job, 11- Although Stuart has a Master’s degree, he works as a salesperson, 12- Since Mr. Dime is keen on fishing, he spends a lot of time by the river, 13- Even though Willie is a junior employee, he has direct access to the  boss, 14- Leave the heating on so that the house won’t get cold while we’re out

H (Conditionals Test): 1.D 2.E 3.B 4.E 5.C 6.D 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.E 11.B     12.E 13.D 14.E 15.C

I (Relative And Noun Clauses): 1.C 2.E 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.E 7.E 8.C 9.D 10.C 11.C 12.D 13.E 14.B 15.A

Clauses YDS Exercises yazımız bu şekildeydi. Konuyla alakalı hala eksiklerinizin olduğunu düşünüyorsanız, YDS- Noun Clauses, YDS-Adjective Clauses ve YDS-Adverbial Clauses yazılarımıza göz atabilirsiniz.

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