Tham khảo tài liệu 'kaplan toefl ibt fourth edition part 6', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Chapter I Reeding 27 Look at the following sentences and notice how the modifying expressions add meaning to the sentence Sentence modifying word etc in italics Modifying word phrase clause meaning Cancerous ceUs can be removed swg cafy. Adverb method Cancerous celts can be frequently removed swgtcolfy. Adverb lime adverb method Dcsprfe pcssfcfe complications. cofKcrous cells can be frequent 1 removed sur ca. . Prepositional phrase contrast adverb time To rhe ip eod oi the tese. cancerous cells con be froouenny removed surgteoty despite powble oxnp otom . Infinitive phrase purpose adverb time 4 prepositional phrase contrast If they are concentrated to o otoiY enough weo. cancerous cells can be fregwwhV removed sv gitoiYy despite possible ccs npiVcohc ns to ovoid the spread of the disease Adverb clause condition adsorb time 4- prcposition-zil phrase contrast infinitive phrase purpose Strategy 6 Pay attention to sequence especially mixed sequence. The sequence or order of the ideas events steps actions or states in a passage is extremely important. A writer often but not always explains or describes the topic in chronological order. In other words writers often start at the beginning of an event or process and then move to the end. The order of ideas in the passage matches their order in time. However don t assume that events or steps take place in the same order that they are mentioned in the passage. It is common for a passage on the TOEFL to mix the sequence of ideas. This means that the writer doesn t mention all ideas in chronological order. An eartier event in a historical narrative can be mentioned after later events for various reasons. Look at the following excerpt from a historical passage about the beginning of the American Revolution In PprJ 1775 when ships full of British solders larded in Boston the United Slates did not exist as an independent country. The 13 atonies were strt part of the British Empire nd the sottiers were there to keep them .
