ace the toefl essay part 4

... catastrophes. But the ones who went through it do, and they are usually the ones to count on in the midst of sorrow. Day after day, these same faces drop by, bring things, go to the store, and go to the post ... master’s theses to write the dissertation in order to get the PhD. They rework the material, adding here and condensing there. The difference between the two is about 100–150 pages. TOEFL Internals flowed ... Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:35 PM Page 27 28 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) Transitional phrases are the links between the examples (e.g., first, then, next, to add to the above, finally). Generally, this

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... (theirself, himself, itself, themselves). 9. The owners (theirselves, themselves, them self, them selves) were angry. 10. I scolded them and suggested they watch (theirselves, them- selves, they ... patrons (theirself, himself, 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 future. 11. The dogs started to turn on (one other, each one, one another, each there other). EXERCISE 7.16 TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 223 2 24 Ace the TOEFL

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... She is the more fast of the entire school. 12. The rebels claimed to have killed more of the government’s troops. 13. The boys shot the slingshots better than the girls. 14. The girls threw the ... Page 233 2 34 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) Exercise 7.21: Conjunctions Directions: Choose the best answer: but, because, or, yet, for, and, neither/nor, so, either/or. 1. She likes the light color,_____I ... the bunch slithered its way into the underbrush, twisted its way around the back of the pole, and attacked. 12. The deranged psychotic yelled his demands to the guard, who, in turn, relayed them

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... were not shooting the girls! 14. The girls threw the ball better than the boys did. The girls did not throw the boys! 15. The man was more averse to the cold than he was to the heat. (Delete ... 20. Laughing loudly, the clowns put on quite a show. EXERCISE 7. 24 TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 241 242 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) Answers to Exercise 7. 24: Dangling Modifiers ... good race, the man excelled toward the end. TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 242 243 Grammar Exercises The participial phrase describes the element directly in front of it, the subject

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... 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 was guiding the boxers into the ring. d. the boxers ... 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 dog. TOEFL ... boxers followed the referee into the ring. e. the boxers had followed the referee into the ring. EXERCISE 8.1 TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 253 2 54 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) EXERCISE

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... on the bridge to the captain. a. We reported the incident on the 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 ... 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 ... 260 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) 38. The devout Catholic family hung Jesus’ picture on the wall. a. Jesus’ picture on the wall. b. Jesus’s picture on the wall. c. Jesuses’ picture on the wall. d. the

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... 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 dog. The phrase to the left of the comma must describe the ... the papers. d. we took the papers to the proctor. e. we had taken the papers to the proctor. The proctor did not complete the test. 28. W e cut the grass with the mower in the backyard from the ... cut the grass with the mower in the back from the neighbor’s house. b. We cut the grass with the mower from the neighbor’s house in the backyard. c. We cut with the mower in the backyard from the

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... reported the incident on the 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 ... to the military, e. If he had’ve went to the military, Had + V3. TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 281 282 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) 60. We reported the incident on the bridge to the ... 280 Ace 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.

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... 112–113 cue words, 64 dangling modifiers, 242 – 244 , 245 , 266 dashes, 43 ? ?44 dependent clauses (DCs), 33– 34, 197–198, 213–2 14 diction, 14? ??17, 41 , 62 direct objects, 131, 133–1 34 division-classification ... exercises 4. 1 noun types, 83– 84 4.1 noun types: answers, 96–98 4. 2 verb tenses, 92–93 4. 2 verb tenses: answers, 99–100 4. 3 verb types, 93– 94 4.3 verb types: answers, 100–101 4. 4 modal verbs, 96 4. 4 modal ... 3:36 PM Page 293 2 94 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) colons, 41 ? ?43 commas afterthoughts and, 36, 45 appositives and, 36–37 descriptive phrases and, 39 formal rule, 33– 34 gut rule, 34? ??36 ICs and, 35–36,

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... the indentation, or space, of five letters. The para- graph below starting with the word The is indented five spaces. A space is the size of a letter. The style of older structures carries the ... facilitates the reading of the pod, but the writing of the pod is usually time- consuming for the student. However, on the exam, the points are there and relatively easy to write out. Therefore, ... which translates Writing the Essay PART I: TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:35 PM Page 1 2 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) to 800. If there is a great difference between the two scores given, a third grader

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... 16 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) businessman, caught unaware, turned suddenly, and the two stood face-to-face The beggar, surprised that he’d startled the man, stood there and looked at the other, ... back at the preceding paragraph and looks ahead at the next topic TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:35 PM Page 14 14 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) Paragraph two does exactly the same thing, but the transitional ... another The more a guy lifts, the stronger he gets The stronger he gets, the more his body requires fuel The more fuel he consumes, the more his muscle mass increases Then, he is drawn to the

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... because they were not nice. TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 73 78 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) The word neither is a negative in and of itself, because it is a contraction of either and ... for in the same sentence construction with the use of a noun. However, in the following sentences, we can replace the word for with the phrase to get, and the meaning does not change. The implica- tion ... organized notes. The first verb after the word to is the first form (v1) in all of the sentences. This is true even if the verb is five words after to. If you include the first part of the phrase...

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... 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 ... at 4: 00 . I will be going on Fridays . I will be going 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 ... 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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... work. EXERCISE 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 ... in which the subject does the action). In the past perfect, the same method is THE : RE N OTE : TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 91 97 Parts of Speech NC/CM 4. We will have the beef. C/CM 5. ... 96 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) Exercise 4. 4 Directions: Choose the appropriate answer. 1. The little boy is late. He _____get home before his mother becomes angry. (ought...

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... 1 04 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) Verbs as Adjectives: Past Participle Regular verbs take -ed: The boiled water was hot. The endanger ed bull charged. The embitter ed debate ... 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 ... 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 1 04 102 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) Adjectives Adjectives describe or modify nouns. These usually come before the noun, but not always. The happy boy got a toy. The big man said...

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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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... and Grammar TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 129 1 24 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) designate a be verb as an LV when it is the only verb in the verb phrase of the main clause of the superstructure. ... conforming to the rules. They themselves cleaned the house. They answered themselves. Postposed I did it myself. You won the game yourself. He came here himself. The dog killed the snake itself. We ... yourselves know that all the work must be accurate. We ourselves understood everything (ourselves), unlike the rest. They themselves took the cat out (themselves), instead of having the maid do it. He...

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... the letter receives the action from the verb. I did the action (performed the action) on the let- ter and did it to the letter. The man receives the thing itself, the noun TOEFL Internals flowed ... noun. I eat at the table. He lives under the bridge . Around the cor ner, there is a store. After the fight , they were friends. They went o ver the hill, by the well, and on to grandmother’s house. Gerunds ... 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 1 34 135 Syntax and Grammar (the letter), not the action from the verb. The man receives the gift, not the giving. 4. Complements: Rename and/or describe the unit. (A) Subject...

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