TOEFL STUDY GUIDE PART 3 -2 STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION Sau đây là bộ đề đề cương ôn thi dành cho những bạn đang ôn luyện kỳ thi quốc tế môn anh văn, bộ đề gồm các chủ đề và gợi ý nhằm giúp các bạn củng cố nền tảng kiến thức ngoại ngữ của mình , tự tin đạt kết quả tốt trong kỳ thi sắp tới | TOEFL STUDY GUIDE PART 3 STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION Sentence Completion Tips 49 - 50 Sentence Completion Tip 49 Process of Elimination m If there s no main verb eliminate that answer choice. Remember a verb is an action word. It can express a physical action a mental action or a state of being. For example n a physical action I went to the store . n a mental action I think he likes me . n a state of being I am very happy . m Make sure the subject and verb agree in number. If you have a plural subject you must have a plural verb. For example They are happy or I am happy . m Find the subject. The subject can be a noun or a pronoun. A noun is a person place thing or idea. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun such as I he she it we they you. m What is the tense of the verb . present past or future tense m Make sure the verb is conjugated. For example the verb to sing must be conjugated as n present tense n I sing n I am singing n he she or it is singing or n they we or you are singing . n past tense n I he she it you they we sang n future tense n I he she it you they we will sing . n If there s no main subject eliminate that answer choice. n Figure out what is missing from the sentence. n Look to see what action is taking place in the sentence. Is it a physical action a mental action or a state of being n Make sure the subject and verb agree in number ie. if your subject is plural we they you your verb must be plural. For example n We they or you are happy. n I he she or it is happy. n If you ve found the main subject and the main verb what else could be missing n A modifier or dependent clause such as Mr. Smith who lives next door is a very nice man. who lives next door modifies Mr. Smith and tells who he is. n a fixed expression which often starts a dependent clause such as which because of in spite of that or who . For example In spite of being smart I found the test was extremely hard . n an expression of comparison such as more than bigger .
