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Click me, gitu lho ♥ Being able to speak English well does not mean that you are assured of a high score on the test ♥ The TOEFL tests the language skills appropriate in academic and professional settings ♥ Most TOEFL tests consist of three sections and 150 questions ♥ Each test begins with the Listening Comprehension section, the Structure and Written Expression section the Reading Comprehension section ♥ In addition to good listening skills, you need to have solid skills in grammar, vocabulary, and reading In this section Part A Part B In Part A you need to find the word or phrase that completes the sentence correctly In Part B you need to identify which one of the underlined words or phrases is incorrect in the sentence One of the most important differences between Part A and Part B is that in Part A you must choose what is correct, in Part B you must choose what is wrong Example Part A California ………… about 8,000 lakes (A) has (B) has had (C) is (D) is having Example Part B andles have been use since the prehistoric era A B C D The topics of the sentences in the Structure and Written Expression Section are usually academic, and many of them express basic numerical , biographical, geographical , cultural, scientific, or historical facts What the Structure and Written Expression Section is designed to test Very good question, well, concentrate on noun, verb, adjective, prepositional and adverbial phrases, and subordinate clauses What must we when we want to prepare for the test? Example Structure 1: Form and Function a Nouns and Noun Phrases n 1848, Elizabeth Stanton organized the first … rights convention n the United Stated A) woman B) women C) women’s D) woman’s This sentence needs possessive noun in plural form, women’s indicates rights that belong to women, therefore, the correct answer is (C) Noise pollution can be controlled in a number of way A B C D The phrase a number of should be followed by plural noun, ways Therefore, the answer is (D) Example Structure 1: Form and Function b Verb and Verb Phrases n the past 200 years, the earth atmosphere … enriched in arbon dioxide A) becoming B) have become C) becomes D) has become The present perfect tense is usually used with the phrase in the past + [time therefore, the correct answer is (D) In some religion , people fasts for a period of mourning A B C D People is a plural noun, must be followed by plural verb, fast Therefore, the answer is (B) Example Structure 1: Form and Function c Adjective and Adjective Phrases The earth spins around ……that connects the geographic North and South Poles (A) the image and line (B) imagined the line (C) that line imagined (D) the imaginary line In this sentence, the preposition around is followed by the noun phrase the imaginary line, therefore, the correct answer is (D) Sweetly smelling perfumes are added to soap to make it appealing A B C D The adjective smelling requires an adjective, sweet , to describe it, not an adverb Therefore, the answer is (A) Example Structure 1: Form and Function d Pronouns Young rabbits learn to feed …… when they are one day old A) so B) and C) much D) themselves he plural form of the reflexive pronoun themselves refers to the noun rabbits herefore, the correct answer is (D) Instead of going to a beauty salon , Mary cut hers own hair A B C D The possessive pronoun her (not her) should be used when a noun (hair) follows Therefore, the answer is (D) [...]... Example Structure 2: Parallel Structure efore any food is canned, it is thoroughly …… or slice A) clean cut B) cleaned and cut C) clean and cut D) cleaned or cut Only (B) and (D) are possible in this sentence because these choices contains passive verbs, cleaned and cut & cleaned or cut, parallel to sliced A structure containing two conjunctions, or … or, as in (D) is not used in most parallel structures...Example Structure 1: Form and Function e Adverb and Adverb Phrases Art critics and historians alike claim that Van Gogh’s art …… rom that of his contemporaries A) is a considerable difference B) is considerably different C) the difference is considerable D) was considerably and differently In this sentence, the preposition from is a part of the adjective and preposition structure different... (A), (B), (C), and (D), only (A) is a complete adverb clause, therefore, the correct answer is (A) Many couples share the cost of a date and decide together A B C what will they do D In noun clause, the word order should be what they will do Therefore, the answer is (D) Example Structure 4: Subject/verb presence and agreement; Repeated Subject None of the nutrients in soil ………found in sand A) are usually... is the singular subject of this sentence, and the verb should also Be the singular, too therefore, the correct answer is (C) Many old elephants they die after they lose their teeth and A B C can no longer chew food D Having both many old animals and they causes the sentence to have a repeated subject Therefore, the answer is (A) Example Structure 5: Active and Passive Voice nless some rare plants …….they... Therefore, the answer is (D) Example Structure 8: Repeated Meaning Isadora Duncan danced in her bare feet and wore loose-fitting A B Clothing garments that allowed her freedom of movement C D Clothing and garments have similar meaning Therefore, the answer is (C) Light rays that enter the eye must come to a point focus for A B C a clear vision to form D come to a point and focus have similar meaning ... (A) Example Structure 11: Adverb Placement guest … respond to a written invitation by telephone or by ail within five days of receiving it A) that should always B) should always C) always D) all ways should When a verb phrase consists of a modal and a main verb, the adverb is placed between them therefore, the correct answer is (B) ctatorship generally lack the approval of the people and are A B ver... hereditary when established through violence C D Almost usually precedes the adverb it describes : almost never Therefore, the answer is (C) Example Structure 12: Main Clause Structure; Complete and Partial Clauses xperts … fell that they are related to the deep wishes and ars of the dreamer A) study dreams B) who dream study C) whose dream study D) who study dreams The word order in a clause follows the subject-verb-object... at his home in Biloxi, A B C Mississippi, near the Gulf of Mexico D The verb devote takes a noun or a gerund; in this sentence, the phrase to writing makes the structure correct Therefore, the answer is (B) Example Structure 7: Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases everal nations may use the same colors …… A) their flags with B) by their flags C) in their flags D) flags in their In this sentence,... parallel structures therefore, the correct answer is (B) Many Americans believe that food additive and other chemicals A B used in the production and processing of foods harm the body C D Food additive, a singular expression, is not parallel to the plural form of other chemicals Therefore, the answer is (A) Example Structure 3: Subordinate Clauses roper packaging protect food …… in the freezer A) while it... A B C D The correct form of the indefinite article before a word that begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, or u) is an Therefore, the answer is (A) Example Structure 10: Verb Tenses/Inversion ectric trains travel faster than other types of trains, and hey …… smoke or exhaust A) did not produce B) do not produce C) had not produced D) are not produced The simple present tense travel is used in the first ... in academic and professional settings ♥ Most TOEFL tests consist of three sections and 150 questions ♥ Each test begins with the Listening Comprehension section, the Structure and Written Expression... having Example Part B andles have been use since the prehistoric era A B C D The topics of the sentences in the Structure and Written Expression Section are usually academic, and many of them express... facts What the Structure and Written Expression Section is designed to test Very good question, well, concentrate on noun, verb, adjective, prepositional and adverbial phrases, and subordinate