Next, the possible pods you may use will be listed in order of importance. For instance, if you see words such as definition or comparison-contrast, you should first employ the definition pod. If for some reason you are blank about how to do that | 240 Ace the TOEFL Essay TWE 7. Running a long time is more detrimental to the shins than lifting weights is. Without any changes the sentence indicates that running is detrimental to lifting weights. 8. I saw and liked the simpler one more than the other type. Delete the 9. The outside was cold but the inside was cold also. Delete -er 10. I run better than Mary does. 11. She is the fastest of the entire school. 12. The rebels claimed to have killed more of the government s troops than the rebels had lost to the government. 13. The boys shot the slingshots better than the girls did. The boys 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 -er 16. Trying one s patience is worse than anything. 17. I run better than I swim. 18. I read X and I read Y but I like X better. Use better with the comparison of two things. 19. The ankle was more swollen than the arm was. V3 as adj. 20. He will have to kick it faster at the end than he did at the beginning. Without the word at the sentence suggests that he actually kicked the beginning. 21. Knowing the truth now is better than finding out later. 22. Going up the front is much better than going up the back. Ensure that your comparisons are complete. 23. He reacted in a more civil manner than she did. 24. He will eat as fast as he can. 25. I went there as quickly as she did. Use the subject case because most often the entire comparison will have a verb at the end. 241 Grammar Exercises EXERCISE Exercise Dangling Modifiers Directions Rewrite any constructions that modify the wrong word or seem illogical. 1. Waking along the street the bird flew over the houses. 2. Too young to be left alone the parents took the child with them. 3. As he saw the sun rise it made a yellow glow across the horizon. 4. When protective the babies are shadowed by their mothers. 5. The man ran over the bump
