ace the toefl essay part 17

... punctuate it The man wrapped the gift then he hid the bottle in the fireplace next the man threw out the extra paper finally he discarded the evi-dence Exercise 7.8 Directions: Find the independent ... crash in the Andes last night 8 The group of boys taunted the girls walking across the yard 9 The kittens roamed about the yard playing 10 The professor pounded the desk in frustration 11 The teacher ... 16 Beside the road, a snake swallowed the mouse Trang 617 The regiment formed a battle line.18 The ball hit the backboard and made a noise 19 The policemen captured the murderer behind the station

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... The owners (theirselves, themselves, them self, them selves) were angry 10 I scolded them and suggested they watch (theirselves, them-selves, they them-selves, them selves) in the future 11 The ... itself, themselves). 9 The owners (theirselves, themselves, them self, them selves) were angry 10 I scolded them and suggested they watch (theirselves, themselves, they selves, them selves) in the ... Circle the best answer. 1 The man asked the boys if (they, them, he, him) had brought the tools 2 The boys said that (he, they, we, them) had not brought the tools. 3 If the senator was informed, the

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... more of the government’s troops 13 The boys shot the slingshots better than the girls 14 The girls threw the ball better than the boys 15 The man was averser to the cold than he was to the heat ... and liked the simpler one the more than the other type 9 The outside was cold, but the inside was colder, also 10 I run better than Mary 11 She is the more fast of the entire school 12 The rebels ... something to avoid the whole situation 11 The worst snake of the bunch slithered its way into the under-brush, twisting its way around the back of the pole, and attacked 12 The deranged psychotic

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... more of the government’s troops than the rebels had lost to the government 13 The boys shot the slingshots better than the girls did The boys were not shooting the girls! 14 The girls threw the ball ... present part phrase–S –V Running a good race, the man excelled toward the end. Trang 4Grammar Exercises The participial phrase describes the element directly in front of it, the subject of the IC The ... participles that immedi-ately follow the unit they modify, such as The man, beaten and tired, gave in to the demands of the group Again, the principle is the same with exercise 17, although the

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... boxers into the ring a the referee followed the boxers into the ring b the referee guided the boxers into the ring c the referee was guiding the boxers into the ring d the boxers followed the referee ... hands, the dog was walked by the man a the dog was walked by the man b The dog was being walked by the man c The dog had been walked by the man d The man walked the dog e The man had been walking the ... all the papers c the proctor had took all the papers d we took the papers to the proctor e we had taken the papers to the proctor 28 We cut the grass with the mower in the backyard from the neighbor’s

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... scores, the test was ripped up by the student a the test was ripped up by the student b the test was torn by the student c the student ripped up the test. d the student was ripping up the test e the ... student ripped at the test 11 Poised to win, the referee followed the boxers into the ring a the referee followed the boxers into the ring b the referee guided the boxers into the ring c the referee ... sure the two nouns in the sentence are the same noun, or at least talking about the same thing All of the information to the left of the comma must describe the very first noun—the subject—to the

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... been walked by the man d the man walked the dog. e the man had been walking the dog The phrase to the left of the comma must describe the clause to the right of the comma 17 The man who sees he who ... papers.a the proctor took all the papers b the proctor had taken all the papers c the proctor had took all the papers d we took the papers to the proctor. e we had taken the papers to the proctor The ... complete the test 28 We cut the grass with the mower in the backyard from the neighbor’s house a We cut the grass with the mower in the back from the neighbor’s house b We cut the grass with the mower

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... went to the military, e If he had’ve went to the military, Had + V3. Trang 3Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) 60 We reported the incident on the bridge to the captain a We reported the incident on the bridge ... Trang 1Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) 52 The distinguished senator greeted the audience and thanked their attendance a thanked their attendance b thanked them for attendance c thanked them attendance ... bridge to the captain. b We reported on the bridge the incident to the captain c We reported the bridge on the incident to the captain d We reported the captain to the incident on the bridge

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... argument that is your thesis Thesis—Commonly called the introduction, the thesis is more aptly defined as the idea you want to argue in a paper Thesis statement—The statement in the introduction, under ... Trang 1Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) • Possessive—(1) With object: my, your, his, her, its, their, our (2) Without object: mine, yours, his, hers, its, theirs, ours. • Demonstrative—This, that, these, ... as the subject Trang 2Glossary if a noun is absent Ex: The old are dependable. Syntax—Sentence structure Theme—The general topic your paper deals with; the specific argument that is your thesis

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... and the two stood face-to-face The beggar, surprised that he’d startled the man, stood there and looked at the other, speechless The businessman stepped back and surveyed his face, taking in the ... weight on the bar It is no joke to surmise that all of the factors discussed herein are inextricably wound up together in one way or another The more a guy lifts, the stronger he gets The stronger ... gets, the more his body requires fuel The more fuel he consumes, the more his muscle mass increases Then,he is drawn to the mirror, and he sees progress with time The more time he spends, the more

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... in the sentence The light rays meet the surface of the mirror at an angle—some angle, any angle—which then becomes specific—the angle The phrase should be changed to the same angle All of the ... Most of the nouns—-the light rays, the surface, the mirror—are definite This means they are specific and known to you, the reader The indefinite article a in a same angle is incorrect The noun ... to fourteen inches, the pygmy rabbit is the smallest of the North American member of the leporidae family The pygmy rabbit is the smallest one of the many members of the leporidae family

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... accused the federal government of being a dictatorship intent on denying the southern states the right to set their own laws, particularly in regard to the right to own slaves The first shot of the ... topic After you listen to the lecture, read the prompt TASK: You have 20 minutes to write your response The American Civil War was fought between the northern and the southern states from 1861 ... died in the American Civil War than in all of America’s wars combined, from the Revolutionary War right on up to the Iraq War The Civil War started when the South withdrew from the Union The South

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... to the portion of the lecture reproduced below P- So when biologists talk about the layers of the bady, that's what they mean: The outermost is the-skin and nervous system, the middle is the ... move on to the Speaking and Writing sections 270 WE CRACKING THE TOEFL Trang 7 Cracking the Speaking Section Trang 8Of all the sections on the TOEFL, the Speaking section often causes the most ... ingots, gradually replaced the system of bartering There were problems with gold, though This exchange brings us to another key part of the lecture The professor details the problems MP: Definitely

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... when their mother told them they couldn’t watch that movie. rendezvous ('rahn·de˘·voo) n 1 a prearranged meeting at a certain time and place 2 a place where people meet, especially a popular gathering ... pro-voke The article really piqued my interest in wildlife preservation. pith(pith) n 1 the essential or central part; the heart or essence (of the matter, idea, experience, etc.) 2 (in biology) the ... paucity('paw·si·tee) n scarcity, smallness of supply or quantity The paucity of food in the area drove the herd farther and farther to the south. parvenu ('pahr·ve˘·noo) n a person who has suddenly

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... live in the city, while in a small town in the country-side people are often all the same City people come from other parts of the country or even from other countries They are of different races ... perhaps the most important part of their education. People usually move to the city because there are more opportunities there. Children who grow up in the city have these opportunities from the ... of movie theaters We have restaurants with food from all over the world However, when you go to these places they are always very crowded Also, there is almost always heavy traffic on the way

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... (OC) They made him the most feared leader in the whole Western world. S V DO OC I slugged the man, the one being the most obnoxious pest at the party . S V DO OC I made her my wife , the partner ... shovel the snow for the lady who attends my c hurch. The IOs in these sentences are technically the objects of the prepositions to and for, but we will view them according to the function in the ... bully’s brother ate the candy. Det. Adj. Adj./N S/N The big brother of the bully ate the candy. Det. Adj. S/N prep + Obj = PP: This is the inverted genitive realized by a prepositional phrase. The big...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2013, 10:15

... was walking to the market. I have been walking to and from the market all day. THE : RE N OTE : TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 87 84 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) 27. The germanic languages ... to the store. (No time tag.) TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 89 88 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) This sentence tells me that the action was occurring for a certain amount of time in the ... eating. It will eat. They will be answering They will answer. the questions. You will be running. You will run. Verb Tenses Compare the forms of the verbs. The simple past means that the action happened,...

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... 4.3 TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 94 92 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) used as in the simple past tense, but the auxiliary verb had is situated prior to the main verb and even prior to the ... Plural of it = they (subj.)/them (obj.) C/CM 6. We found a note. C/CM 7. The herb was safe. NC/C C/CM C/CM 8. The safety of the men was the issue. C/CM C/P 9. Along the way, we went the Statue of ... becomes countable, unless we specify the institution as a whole. TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 97 98 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) C/CM C/P 17. The girl from Micronesia swam very well....

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... looked very impressive. The song sung is the best kind. The run race is the best kind, too. Present Participle The fighting dogs were apprehended. The leader was astonishing . The astounding news ... effectively. THE : RE N OTE : TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 108 106 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) 2. Postposed: This comes two places after the noun. a. After a linking verb: She is the best. b. ... is a present participle in the following sentence: Boiling lava from the volcano destroyed the town. There is also the past participle: The tr aveled man has many experi- ences. These words in...

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... TOEFL Essay (TWE) For the first class, and we are generalizing, place the adverb in the ini- tial position, at the beginning of the sentence, offset by a comma, or at the final position, at the ... her, the other girls, and the remainder of the class (presumably boys); therefore, she is not the best. The comparison is, how- ever, only between her and the other girls. THE : RE N OTE : TOEFL ... grade. 7. The race was close, but, of the three, Bill was_____ (the better, the best, the most good). 8. I loathe sloth_____(more than, most than, the most than) any other thing. 9. The exercises...

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