The exercises are a vital part of the TOEFL preparation process presented in this lexi. Maximum benefit can be obtained from the exercises if the students are properly prepared for the exercises and if the exercises are carefully reviewed after completion. | 506 WRITING Skill 8 EDIT WRITTEN EXPRESSION 8A. Inversions and Agreement Errors in inversions and agreement are covered in the Structure section of this book. You may want to review these skills. Skills 15-19 Sentences with Inverted Subjects and Verbs Skills 20-23 Problems with Subject Verb Agreement EXERCISE 8A Find and correct the errors in the following essay. The number in parentheses at the end of each paragraph indicates the number of errors in that paragraph. The essay discusses the following topic. Some people prefer to work for a company while others prefer to work for themselves. Discuss the advantages of each position. Then indicate which you prefer and why. 1. Something very important for students to decide as they near the end of their studies are whether should they work for another company or go into business for themselves. Ao a university student this decision about my future are one that I face soon myself To me each of these positions have clear advantages in particular depending on the stage of your career. 4 errors 2. There is numerous advantages to working for another company particularly early in your career. One of the advantages are that working in someone else s company provide a situation with the security of a regular paycheck and less responsibility than you would have you were to be the owner of the company. Also not until you start your own business you need to come up with the finances to back the company. Thus all of this indicate that it is better to work for other people early in your career while you are gaining the knowledge and experience you need to start your own company. 6 errors 3. Then later in your career it may be advantageous for you to go into business for yourself. The main reason for going into business for yourself are that in your own company you are able to decide on what direction do you want your company to go. However only when you have gained enough knowledge and experience are it a good idea to go into .
