Tham khảo tài liệu 'the mba center grammar review for the toefl - part 7', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | For more material and information please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at However this will not change the simple sentence structure or the verb. In fact the sentences are identical the second sentence only adds extra information. Question Words in a Statement In order to ask a question we normally invert the subject and verb after the question word. But when we use a question word in a statement we normally follow it with first the subject and then the verb. Consider these two examples Where is the bus stop I don t know where the bus stop is. The first sentence is a simple question and we put the verb before the noun. The second sentence is a statement and we follow the question word with the subject and verb. If the sentence is not a question make sure that the verb follows the noun. Introductory Modifiers Introductory modifiers are words or phrases that begin a sentence. Like all modifiers they must be as close as possible to the noun that they modify or describe. There are many different kinds but ETS is mainly concerned with the introductory verbal modifier and the introductory adjective modifier. These modifiers can be very long but don t let that confuse you. Just make sure that the subject being described is directly after the modifier. Introductory Verbal Modifiers This kind of modifier will use the participle or the gerund. If the subject of the action is not mentioned in the modifier it must follow directly after it. Always make sure that the modifiers are describing the correct subject. WRONG Looking out of his window the city looked very quiet and peaceful. RIGHT Looking out of his window the man thought the city looked quiet and peaceful. V. COMPARATIVES Comparatives are words or expressions that contrast or relate to things in a sentence. There are two kinds of comparatives the simple comparative and the superlative. In addition there are many idiomatic phrases that are comparatives. Here we will look at the two different kinds of .
