At the University of Maryland, a historic campus farm remains a classroom

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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 farm’s continued use gives the site a connection to the past as well as ___ in its present.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. a role
   2. it has a role
   3. having a role
   4. to have a role
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   a role

   The correlative construction pairs two parallel noun phrases.

2. Question 2 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   Only after the farm remained in use ___ its historical continuity especially visible.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. did
   2. it did
   3. was it
   4. it was
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   was it

   Fronted restrictive adverbials require subject-auxiliary inversion.

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

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   The account distinguishes what is established from what ___ unspecified.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. remain
   2. remains
   3. remaining
   4. to remain
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   remains

   A singular passive subject requires “remains,” not plural agreement.

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

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   The farm’s historical association, together with its current use, ___ its significance.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. strengthen
   2. strengthens
   3. strengthening
   4. to strengthen
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   strengthens

   The singular head noun controls agreement despite the intervening phrase.

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

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   The article acknowledges that the farm matters, ___ it need not define every student’s education.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. although
   2. despite
   3. whereas of
   4. in spite
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   although

   “Although” introduces a concessive clause with a finite verb.

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

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   Had the account specified the farm’s founding date, readers ___ its chronology more precisely.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. could assess
   2. could have assessed
   3. could assessing
   4. could had assessed
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   could have assessed

   A past counterfactual conditional takes “would have” plus a past participle.

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

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   The site’s role is significant not because it represents the whole university, but because it ___ history to learning.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. links
   2. link
   3. linking
   4. to linking
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   links

   The paired “not because…but because” structure requires matching finite clauses.

8. Question 8 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The farm remains an educational site, ___ students can encounter agriculture in a physical setting.

   Choices for blank 1

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

   A relative adverb introduces the clause referring to the site.

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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