Ace the toefl essay part 12

... described. The fat boy ate candy. The boy ate good candy. THE :RENOTE: TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 105106 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE)2. Postposed: This comes two places after the ... is powerful. The word spoken was like dynamite. The promise kept is like money in the bank. The sweptfloor looked very impressive. The song sungis the best kind. The runrace is the best kind, ... get to the topof the mountain. TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 101102 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE)AdjectivesAdjectives describe or modify nouns. These usually come before the noun,...

Ace the toefl essay part 9

... allowed.I attended the wedding. Rod went, as well.S–V (+) S–V (+) TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 7576 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE)They want peace. I, as well, want peace.S–V (+) S–V ... most of these structures with so, adding the wordbecause and replacing the modal. The second clause tells why the firstclause happened. The second clause, consequently, is the reason the firstclause ... because they were not nice. TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 7374 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE)We got up early, so we could go to the park.We woke up earlier, because we were going to the...

Ace the toefl essay part 10

... familymembers.26. Some say that the horse became expendable with the adventof the modern car. TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 8384 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE)27. The germanic languages have ... how to be; there-fore, the verb is a be verb. Note the answer: I will be! TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 8586 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE)Linking Verbs: Two TypesBe Verbs The be verbs ... was safe.8. The safety of the men was the issue.9. Along the way, we went to the statue of liberty.10. The Midwest was rainy on Thursday.11. The money earmarked for the interstate highway commissionwas...

Ace the toefl essay part 11

... inwhich the subject does the action). In the past perfect, the same method is THE :RENOTE: TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 9192 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE)used as in the simple ... -edin the simple past tense).Hereafter, we will call the be verbs auxiliary verbs whenthey accompany other verbs, specifically if they come beforeanother verb in a sentence. The function of these ... the simple past tense, if the tense is the perfect (i.e., he had lent the boy some money). Most studentsmake errors with the irregular verbs, because they have not memorizedthem. We call these...

Ace the toefl essay part 13

... 110 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE)For the first class, and we are generalizing, place the adverb in the ini-tial position, at the beginning of the sentence, offset by a comma, or at the final ... her, the other girls, and the remainder of the class (presumablyboys); therefore, she is not the best. The comparison is, how-ever, only between her and the other girls. THE :RENOTE: TOEFL ... adjective. TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 111 112 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE)After the verbs below, use adjectives, with the exceptions noted. Theseverbs are copula verbs, which means they...

Ace the toefl essay part 14

... an LV. We TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 123 124 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE)designate a be verb as an LV when it is the only verb in the verb phraseof the main clause of the superstructure. ... conforming to the rules.They themselves cleaned the house.They answered themselves.PostposedI did it myself.You won the game yourself.He came here himself. The dog killed the snake itself.We ... snake itself.We remedied the problems ourselves.You did the work yourselves.They repaired the car themselves. TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 122 123 Parts of SpeechA postposed...

Ace the toefl essay part 15

... describe the noun, the entire phrase is a noun phrase, with the noun as the headword, the leader of the group. The duty, or the syntactic function, of the unit isto be the subject of the sentence. ... to the letter. The man receives the thing itself, the noun TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 134135Syntax and Grammar (the letter), not the action from the verb. The man receives the ... noun.I eat at the table.He lives under the bridge.Around the corner, there is a store.After the fight, they were friends.They went over the hill,by the well, and on to grandmother’s house.Gerunds...

Ace the toefl essay part 16

... with the brake.) The boy made the little girl scream.He made the child steal.He made the car be stolen. (It was his fault.) The principal made the student be quiet. The mother made the girl ... GrammarHe insisted the men be bound.They were insisting they be released.They demanded to be ransomed.They demanded the men be set free.They were ordered killed.They were to be killed. The causative ... will get his house built.They will be getting the lawn trimmed.They have gotten the leak plugged.They had gotten the door made.*He will get the cat to drink some milk. TOEFL Internals flowed...

Ace the toefl essay part 17

... Olympia, the possessor of the most symmetrical bodyin the world.S V DO O comp (OC)They made him the most feared leader in the whole Western world.S V DO OCI slugged the man, the one being the ... 151152 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE)S V DO OCShe saw the man that had plundered her cookie jar.Indirect ObjectS V DO IO IO comp.I gave the thing to the man wearing the big overcoat, the one ... comp.I gave the coat to the boy, the one waving at us.S V DO IO IO comp. The man wrote the letter for the boy who was sick in the hospital.S V DO IO IO comp. The professor said hello to the man...

Ace the toefl essay part 18

... 160 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE) The big, fat, ugly bear ate the lunch basket. The big, fat, ugly bear = the complete subjectBear = the simple subjectWe basically have two phrases together in the ... or the knob’sdoor), the paper shredder, the paper’s shredder, the cement mix, the mixof cement, the boy wonder, the wonder boy. TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 165166 Ace the TOEFL ... bludgeoned.Det. DOc/V3 TOEFL Internals flowed 7/13/07 3:36 PM Page 161162 Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE)They expelled the men, the disgraced.Det. DOc/V3Noun Phrase Realized by an AdjectiveHe thought her...

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