In
the four-part test that exists in every organization of the TOEFL test, ie
Listening, structure, reading and writing, is the first part of the Listening
test. This section is intended to test the participants' ability to understand
spoken English used in North America. In addition, this test is also intended
to test the ability of the participants to understand the conversation, both
Short and Longer Conversations Dialogues, and understand the core problem,
which strengthens the argument put forward information and the details about
the subject of discussion or lecture, either in the form of Academic
Discussions or Academis Lectures.
For
those who've followed
the TOEFL test, either once or several times, it
is seen that the
test has been designed as a form of English test
scores gained international recognition,
to date, there are three forms of organization of the TOEFL test, namely :
1. Paper-Based
Test (PBT)
2. Computer-Based
Test (CBT)
3. Institutional
Testing Program (ITP)
Stance to a subjects and verbs
In
general, a sentence in English should have the One Subject
and One Verb. The question that often arises in TOEFL is the removal of a subject or a verb or both. Sometimes
the sentence in question like to add a subject or a verb that does not need
to be.
·
In the
English sentence has
at least one SUBJECT and one VERB
·
Finding Subjects
and Verbs in
a sentence
To
facilitate subsequent lessons it needs to be
distinctive mark each subject, verb, etc.
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SUBJECTS are
underlined One
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verbs are
underlined two
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adverbs were dashed
line
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adjectives were wavy lines
The
example in the matter
of Toefl
:
was
ringing continuously for hours
(A)
Loudly
(B)
In the morning
(C)
The Phone
(D)
The bells
Steps to
answer :
1. Finding subjects and
verbs
Identified
there is a Verb and
singular that was.
So the subject is
required to complete these
questions.
2. Analyzing Answers
(A) is
not a subject
(B) a singular subject
(C)
a plural subject (much / more than
one)
From the analysis of
the response, it can be concluded
that the Phone is
the right answer because the verb is singular
in the matter, the subject should be singular as well.
The
second moment OBJECT OF PREPOSITION
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Object of
the preposition is a word that follows a
noun or adjective
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IF
ANY WORDS /
SENTENCES IS AN OBJECT
OF PREPOSITION, MEANING
OF WORDS / SENTENCES THAT ARE
NOT SUBJECT
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(PREPOSITION)
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About
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before
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for
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an
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under
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Across
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behind
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from
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outside
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unlike
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After
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beside
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in
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over
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until
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Against
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between
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inside
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past
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up
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Along
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beyond
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into
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since
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upon
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Among
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by
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like
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through
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versus
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Around
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despite
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near
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throughout
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with
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As
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down
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of
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to
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within
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At
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during
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off
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toward
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Without
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Practice
looking for the next word. Look for the next
10 words of the
sentence below :
A local construction
site has been in uproar since yesterday, when the fossilized bones of an
extinct dinosour were discovered under several feet of soil by incredulous
construction workers. The bones are being removed from the ditch, and work on
the construction site has temporarily been halted for further scientific study
of the location.
To Mike _______ was a
big surprise
(A)
Really
(B)
the party
(C)
funny
(D)
when
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1.
Mark Twain ………….. they years after the Civil War the “Gilded Age.”
(A)
Called
(B)
Calling
(C)
He called
(D)
His calls
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6.
The large carotid artery …….. to the main parts of the brain.
(A)
carrying blood
(B)
blood is carried
(C)
carries blood
(D)
blood carries
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2.
Early ………… toes instead of hooves on their feet.
(A)
Horses
(B)
Had horses
(C)
Horses had
(D)
Horses having
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7.
……. Radio as the first practical system of wireless telegraphy.
(A)
Marconi’s development
(B)
the development by Marconi
(C)
Developing Marconi
(D)
Marconi developed
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3.
…….. grow close to the ground in the short Arctic summer.
(A)
Above tundra plants
(B)
Tundra plants
(C)
Tundra plants are found
(D)
For tundra plants
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8.
In 1975, the first successful space probe to …….. beginning to send
information back to Earth.
(A)
Venus
(B)
Venus the
(C)
Venus was
(D)
Venus it was
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4.
In 1867, ……. Alaska from the Russians for $7.2 million.
(A)
Purchased the United States
(B)
To purchase the United States
(C)
The United States’ purchase of
(D)
The United States purchased
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9.
The two biggest resort ……. Arkansas are Hot Springs and Eureka Springs.
(A)
in
(B)
towns in
(C)
towns are
(D)
towns are in
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5.
Between 1725 and 1750, New England witnessed an increase in the
specialization of ……..
(A)
Occupations
(B)
Occupies
(C)
They occupied
(D)
It occupied them
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10.
NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center ………… control center for the Mercury,
Gemini, and Apollo space flights.
(A)
it was at the
(B)
it was the
(C)
was the
(D)
the
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NARASUMBER :
