Kinh nghiệm và mẹo toeic vSubject verb agreement 03

... has a singular verb Marbles are countable; therefore, the sentence has a plural verb Compound subjects joined by and are always plural With compound subjects joined by or/nor, the verb agrees with ... example, the plural verb are agrees with the nearer subject actors In this example, the singular verb is agrees with the nearer subject director Inverted Subjects must agree with the...

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... STRATEGIES FOB SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT ITEMS ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS: Is the noun a collective noun? Is it considered a unit? If so, is the verb singular? INCORRECT [The committee ... if so, is the verb singular? INCORRECT [The news have not been good lately.] CORRECT The news has not been good lately 4 is there a phrase that separates the subject from the verb? If so, have...

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... STRATEGIES FOB SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT ITEMS ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS: Is the noun a collective noun? Is it considered a unit? If so, is the verb singular? INCORRECT [The committee ... if so, is the verb singular? INCORRECT [The news have not been good lately.] CORRECT The news has not been good lately 4 is there a phrase that separates the subject from the verb? If so, have...

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... STRATEGIES FOB VERB TENSE ITEMS ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS:  Is there a time expression in the sentence? If so, does the verb tense agree with the meaning of the time ... the verb being used as a stative verb? That is, does it describe state rather than an action? If so, check to make sure the verb is not a progressive form (-ing) Note: Seem, know, and other verbs ... the sent...

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... STRATEGIES FOB VERB TENSE ITEMS ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS:  Is there a time expression in the sentence? If so, does the verb tense agree with the meaning of the time ... the verb being used as a stative verb? That is, does it describe state rather than an action? If so, check to make sure the verb is not a progressive form (-ing) Note: Seem, know, and other verbs ... the sent...

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... (7) to buy (buy) the Lu-Price Stores group Sandra King hopes (8) to have (have) discussions with Lo-Price boss Steven Weyman soon You can’t afford (9) to relax (relax) in this job,’ she told ... expects (1) to make… (make) a big profit again this year,’ she told me The company has never failed (2) to (do) well since she took over five years ago In fact she has managed (3) to avoid ......

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... (7) to buy (buy) the Lu-Price Stores group Sandra King hopes (8) to have /to be having (have) discussions with Lo-Price boss Steven Weyman soon You can’t afford (9) … (relax) in this job,’ she told ... expects (1) to make /to be make (make) a big profit again this year,’ she told me The company has never failed (2) to (do) well since she took over five years ago In fact she has man...

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... Adverbs of frequency can be divided into two groups: (1) those with the idea of definite frequency, such as everyday, annually, twice week, etc (2) those with the idea of indefinite frequency, ... levels every day Indefinite frequency adverbs come after the verb be INCORRECT [He usually is very friendly.] CORRECT He is usually very friendly Indefinite frequency adverbs p...

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... types of conjunctions are coordinate conjunctions (and, or, nor, but, etc.) and subordinate conjunctions (although, since, because, when, before, etc.) PATTERNS TO REMEMBER Coordinate conjunctions ... flight.] CORRECT We can take either a morning flight or an early afternoon flight Subordinate conjunctions show different kinds of relationships between two clauses They may show cau...

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... Prepositions link their objects to the other structures within the sentence They are used to show ... cause, and location They can be used alone or in two- or three-word combinations Unfortunately, prepositions are often used idiomatically and often ignore rules Therefore, their use must be memorized

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... Causative verbs show that someone or something made a certain action happen The most common causative verbs are get, make, and have Verbs like order, cause, force, and want can also be causative ... order, cause, force, and want can also be causative verbs They are all followed by PATTERNS TO REMEMBER If the direct object of the causative verbs make, have, and let performe...

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... Conditional sentences contain two distinct parts: the if-clause (condition) and result In both of

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... choose the appropriate tense, it is important to look for certain clues in the sentence These clues can be adverbs (time markers), other verbs in the sentence, or the verbs themselves, which ... may, by their very nature, be limited to certain tenses PATTERNS TO REMEMBER Certain time markers (now, tomorrow, since, etc.) indicate the tense of a verb INCORRECT [I deal with his firm sinc...

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... There are base (or root) words in English from which other words are made These related words are called word families Words can be related in noun, verb, adjective, and ... business is unsuccessfully.] CORRECT His business is unsuccessful Adverb suffixes include: -ly, -word, -wise INCORRECT [The presentation was given profession.] CORRECT The presentation was given

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... Adverbs of frequency can be divided into two groups: Adverbs of definite frequency, such as every day, annually, twice a week, etc., and Adverbs of indefinite frequency, such ... rarely, never, etc STRATEGIES FOR ADVERB OF FREQUENCY ITEMS ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS:  Are you sure of the position of the adverb? Is there a definite frequency adverb? If so, remember...

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