Noun Clauses Test 9

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.

1) It is necessary _______________ this work _______________ by tomorrow.

2) Make sure __________ the windows are shut.

3) I’ll be at home all day; so, you can come and see me _______________ you want.

4) One of David Hume’s main arguments is ______________ poor nations impoverish the rest because they do not produce enough to be able to take much part in trade.

5) I couldn’t believe _______________ it took them to process my application.

6) I can’t remember _______________ stitches I have cast on my knitting needles. I’ll have to count them again.

7) _______________ we drive over the Thames River in London, my father points out that my grandfather helped design the bridge.

8) The guy from their service department showed me _______________ to operate the machine, but I don’t remember _______________ this knob is for.

9) _______________ of these diets you follow to lose weight, you should combine it with some exercise.

10) I wonder _______________  the overriding factors were that led to such an unconventional decision.

11) When you buy quality tweed fabric, it is important to know _______________ it was made as only on the islands of the Outer Hebrides is still made by hand.

12) Jeremy was trying to assure me ___________ Sarah would have collected my ticket by 5 o’clock that day, as we had arranged previously.

13) That lady over there is asking whether the tennis club _______________ lessons because she _______________ to hire a private instructor for her daughter.

14) Jack’s mother asked ____________ I hadn’t played in the previous week’s match and wondered ___________ I had had an injury then.

15) Life is perverse in the sense ______________ the more you seek security, the less of it you have.

16) We all wondered ____________ Jack’s wife would react ____________ she heard about his new job in Mongolia.

17) _____________ how smart and careful you are, you’ll face challenges, difficulties and sometimes heartbreaking adversities in life.

18) We didn’t notice _______________ we had strayed off the path until we were deep in the forest.

19) Why don’t you ask Auntie Doris? I’m sure she’ll know _______________ to make an apple pie.

20) I don’t know _______________ to take on holiday with me because this is my first holiday abroad.