There are 185 possible topics for the essay, but there are only four ways that the topic is stated. If you learn to recognize the kind of topic that you have been assigned, you will be able to organize your writing more efficiently. | Chapter 6 Basic Patterns 115 Skill Builder 2 Order of Adverbs Directions Write a C on the line if the sentence is correct. Write an X on the line if there is an error in the placement of the adverb. 1. He hopes to Rome to be able to go. 2. The doctor sees patients only in the afternoon. 3. David last evening went to the movies. 4. He executed with verve the difficult piano passage. 5. He found several useful books in my bookcase. 6. He wants still to move to London next year. 7. I observe frequently his behavior. 8. He recently met with his new advisor. 9. Tom lately has been working on his new book. 10. He was suddenly amused by her spontaneity. 11. He wrote usually in that unconventional style. 12. They still do not appreciate their good luck. 13. Jill during her college years lived in France. 14. Has he seen the city before 15. Karl still has not remembered where he put his keys. 16. The teacher posted on her office door her office hours. 17. He is often accused of not being a serious person. 18. Betty noticed rarely my hard work. 19. John last night telephoned me. 20. He went to the kitchen in the middle of the night for a glass of water. Answers X . 1. He hopes to be able to go to Rome. See rule 1 pattern 1a. X _ 7. I frequently observe. See rule 3. C . 2. C _ 8. X . 3. David went to the movies X _ 9. Tom has been working on his last evening. See rule 1 new book lately. See rule 1 pattern a and rule 5. pattern b. X . 4. He executed the difficult C _ 10. piano passage with verve. X 11. He usually wrote . See rule See rule 1 pattern b. 3. C . 5. C 12. X _ 6. He still wants . See rule 4. 116 PART III TOEFL Writing Review X _ 13. Jill lived in France during C _ 17. her college years. See rule 1 X _ 18. Betty rarely noticed my hard C pattern a and rule 5. work. See rule 3. _ 14. X _ 19. John telephoned me last C _ 15. night. See rule 1 pattern b. X _ 16. The teacher posted her office hours on her office door. See rule 1 pattern b. C _ 20. EMBEDDED
