ace the toefl essay part 5

... guided by the transition. Start with thinking of the transitions THE : RE NOTE: TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3: 35 PM Page 31 32 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) at the beginning of the sentence; then, ... taught around the world, and the most common advice I give to students taking the TOEFL exam is to circle the transitional phrases on the Reading Comprehension part of the test so that they can easily ... that the person went to the store today. Simply the fact that he went to the store is important. The same logic is true with TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3: 35 PM Page 34 35 Punctuation the second

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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 ... work. 4. The cat wagged (its, their, its’) tail. 5. The boys made sure (they’re, there, theirs, their) party was loud. 6. Poverty caused (their, there, it’s, its) share of problems when the economy

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... 7.21 TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 2 35 236 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) EXERCISE 7.22 7. If you have gone to the store over there before, you would know how slow they are. 8. The best, ... and then fell. 15. The secretary looked up the word, muttered quietly, and began typing (or, . . . and typed). EXERCISE 7.22 TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 237 238 Ace the TOEFL Essay ... 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

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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 ... glow across the horizon. 4. When protective, the babies are shadowed by their mothers. 5. The man ran over the bump with a flashy car. 6. Besides being an escapee, the police wanted the fugitive ... hurricane ran under the bridge. 14. The plant, as well as the parking lot, sustained due to the storm power loss. 15. The boy fell down the street. 16. Walking through the woods, the rabbits were

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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 ... 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 253 254 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) EXERCISE ... 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

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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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... 282 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) 60. We reported the incident 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 ... 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. ... We reported the bridge on the incident to the captain. d. We reported the captain to the incident on the bridge. e. We reported the incident to the captain to the bridge. No error. TOEFL Internals

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... 64– 65 colleagues, 53 ? ?54 comparison-contrast pod, 49? ?50 , 51 ? ?52 compassion, 19–21 definition pod, 50 ? ?51 , 54 ? ?55 , 57 ? ?58 division-classification pod, 24–26, 53 ? ?54 , 58 ? ?59 explication, 64– 65 exposition and ... patterns of development (pods), 1, 32 cause-effect, 10–14, 47–48, 55 ? ?56 comparison-contrast, 3–7, 49? ?50 , 51 ? ?52 definition, 50 ? ?51 , 54 ? ?55 , 57 ? ?58 division-classification, 21–26 example/illustration, 26–28 ... higher education, 50 ? ?51 TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 297 298 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) homes, old versus new, 5? ??7 learning and age, 57 ? ?58 learning by doing, 49? ?50 movies and books,

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... remodeling. SAMPLE THE : RE NOTE: TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3: 35 PM Page 5 6 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) B. On the other hand, modern homes are thrown up in a hurry, many having the same features. B. ... 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 ... 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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... due to the matter discussed at the meeting and the purpose of the writer/speaker If the TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3: 35 PM Page 15 15 Essay Formats writer/speaker wants to excite the emotions ... 7/13/07 3: 35 PM Page 16 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 ... 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

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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 ... went to the store. 2. There were bubbles in the water. 3. I had 50 0 bottles of air. 4. We will have the beef. 5. Whoever said it was wrong. 6. We found a note. 7. The herb was safe. 8. The safety ... family members. 26. Some say that the horse became expendable with the advent of the modern car. TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 83 85 Parts of Speech These are only the most simple verb forms....

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... 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. ... 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 ... from 18 65 to World War I” is my favorite course. NC/P C/CM C/CM 30. “Ode to a Grecian Urn” is the name of a poem. TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 98 90 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) The girl...

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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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... and Grammar TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 129 124 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 ... 5: 00. Correlative Conjunctions Either/Or Either you go, or I will. Either you or he will go. Neither/Nor Neither you nor he will eat dinner. (No one will) Neither rain nor snow stops the postman. (Nothing...

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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 ... by commas. TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 1 35 130 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) Active Sentence: Sometimes called active voice, a sentence where the subject does the action. Ex: I ate (S–V). The...

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