Plans for a West Virginia data center raise concerns about wilderness and dark skies

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Practice level

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Question formats

Fill in the blank (dropdown), Single choice

How to approach this practice

Read the complete sentence and notice the subject, verb form, time reference and word order before answering.

1. Question 1 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The forest ___ several important attractions across the region.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. connect
   2. connects
   3. connecting
   4. have connected
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   connects

   The singular subject “forest” requires the present-tense form “connects.”

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Visitors can see many stars because the area has very little artificial light. Which sentence preserves this meaning?

   1. Visitors can see many stars because the area has very little artificial light.
   2. Visitors can see many stars because the area having very little artificial light.
   3. Visitors can see many stars because has the area very little artificial light.
   4. Visitors can see many stars because the area have very little artificial light.
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   Answer

   Visitors can see many stars because the area has very little artificial light.

   “Because” correctly introduces the cause of the clear view.

3. Question 3 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The proposed campus ___ a much larger industrial presence than current facilities.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. would represent
   2. would represented
   3. would representing
   4. would represents
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   would represent

   The singular subject “campus” takes “would represent” in this conditional prediction.

4. Question 4 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The towns serve as gateways for visitors ___ come for outdoor activities.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. which
   2. who
   3. where
   4. whose
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   who

   The relative pronoun “who” correctly refers to people.

5. Question 5 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   If the project proceeds, it ___ the region’s long-term character.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. may affect
   2. may affected
   3. may affecting
   4. may affects
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   Blank 1

   may affect

   A first conditional uses “may affect” after a present-tense condition.

6. Question 6 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Logging and mining ___ the region during earlier periods.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. transform
   2. transformed
   3. have transform
   4. were transforming
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   transformed

   The past-tense verb “transformed” describes completed historical change.

7. Question 7 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The debate centers on what kind of development the region can ___ without losing its appeal.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. supports
   2. support
   3. supporting
   4. supported
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   support

   The modal “can” must be followed by the base form “support.”

What to review next

After checking an answer, explain the rule in your own words and write a new sentence using the same pattern. Revisit any rules you could not explain.

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