Tham khảo tài liệu 'bí quyết trong các kì thi toeic 7', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | If these two clauses were separated with a period the period would go before the word however creating the following two sentences The man in the red shirt stood next to her. However he did not know her name. The semicolon can function as a weak period and join the two clauses by replacing the period. Use Your Ear Read each sentence carefully inserting the answer choices in the blanks. Don t stop at the first answer choice if you think it is right but read them all. What may seem like the best choice at first may not be after you have had time to read all of the choices. Allow your ear to determine what sounds right. Often one or two answer choices can be immediately ruled out because it doesn t make sound logical or make sense. Contextual Clues It bears repeating that contextual clues offer a lot of help in determining the best answer. Key words in the sentence will allow you to determine exactly which answer choice is the best replacement text. Example Archeology has shown that some of the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon are approximately 500 years Mesopotamian predecessors. A as old as any supposed B as old as their supposed C older than their supposed D older than a supposed In this example the key word supposed is used. Archaeology would either confirm that the predecessors to Babylon were more ancient or disprove that supposition. Since supposed was used it would imply that archaeology had disproved the accepted belief making Babylon actually older not as old as and either answer choice C or D correct. Copyright 2002 by MO Media. You have been licensed one copy of this document for personal use only. Any other reproduction or redistribution is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved. 24 Since choice D contains the word a . This would be correct if predecessors was singular. Since predecessors is plural with a s on the end of it then choice C must be correct. Furthermore because 500 years is used answer choice A and B can be ruled out. Years are used to
