Sentence structure (part 1)
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This document provides an overview of structure and written expression for a TOEFL preparation course. It covers topics like parts of speech, subject-verb agreement, verb forms, compound and complex sentences, pronoun usage, and identifying errors related to nouns, including irregular plural nouns, count vs. non-count nouns, compound nouns, and numbers. Examples are given for each concept to illustrate correct and incorrect usage.
Sentence structure (part 1)
- 1. STRUCTURE & WRITTEN EXPRESSION TOEFL PREPARATION COURSE
- 2. ENGLISH GRAMMAR A. STRUCTURE 15 QUESTIONS; SENTENCE COMPLETION B. WRITTEN EXPRESSION 25 QUESTIONS; ERROR IDENTIFICATION 25 MINUTE S SECTION TWO: STRUCTURE
- 3. “STANDARDIZED WRITTEN ENGLISH” In this period, the company developing nuclear technology. John, Jack and me will go to the theater together tonight. company is I CONTEXT
- 4. STRUCTURE & WRITTEN EXPRESSION SENTENCE STRUCTUR E > NOUN > PARTS OF A SENTENCE > SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT > INVERTED STRUCTURE > VERB WORD FORM > SUFFIXATION > COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE COMPOUND & COMPLEX SENTENCE > CONJUNCTION > PARALLEL STRUCTURE > SUBORDINATE CLAUSES > REDUCED CLAUSE (VERBAL) CORRECT USAGE > PRONOUN > PREPOSITION > WORD CHOICE > ARTICLE SCOPE & SEQUENCE
- 5. C.1 NOUN (P. 96) TOEFL PREPARATION COURSE
- 6. 1. The participant sent a forms from the post office. 2. Many candle have been used since prehistoric era. 3. The test was supervised by some supervisor. 4. The articles of the professor depicted some exciting story. 5. The stories become a favorite for many childs.Nouns are words refer to people, places, things, or names. Nouns are usually used as Subject, Object, or Object of Preposition FIND OUT THE NOUNS
- 7. 1. The participant sent a forms from the post office. 2. Many candle have been used since prehistoric era. 3. The test was supervised by some supervisor. 4. The articles of the professor depicted some exciting story. 5. The stories become a favorite for many childs. for m candle s supervisor s. storie s. childre n Identify the correct form of noun, should it be singular or plural. Pay attention to the occurrence of Quantifiers. IDENTIFY THE ERROR
- 8. IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS (P. 96)
- 9. EXAMPLES: As childs grow older, their bones become thicker A B C and longer. D The hunters never noticed the two deers by A B the apple trees. C D children two deer Pay attention to the irregular plural nouns.
- 10. SINGULAR & PLURAL (P. 96- 97) NOUN COUNT SINGULAR > A/An > Every/Each >Another PLURAL > Both > Many > Few/A few > Several NONCOUNT > Much > Little/A little > Amount Singular Quantifier <> Singular Noun Plural Quantifier <> Plural Noun Noncount Quantifier <> Noncount Noun Relative Quantifier <> Plural/Noncount Noun
- 11. EXAMPLES: Through aquaculture, or fish farming, more than A B 500 million tons of fish are produced each years. C D The legal system has much safeguards to protect A year many The error can be in the form of noun or the quantifier used.
- 12. EXAMPLES: In a person’s lifetime, the brain can store 100 trillion A B pieces of informations. C D A couple of tooth in the back of some child mouths A B C need to be capped. information teeth The error can be in the form of noun or the quantifier used.
- 13. EXAMPLES: Several of Washington Irving’s story have become A B C classics in American literature. D One of the most beautiful state capitol is A C the Utah State Capitol, located in Salt Lake City. stories capitols The error can be in the form of noun or the quantifier used.
- 14. COMPOUND NOUNS (P. 98) Compound = Mix Examples: College Students, War Zone, etc. Noun + Noun (Adj.) Noun used as adjective is not usually in plural forms, though it has plural meaning. Example: a ten-watt light bulb.
- 15. EXAMPLE: Many Raymond Chandler’s detectives stories A are admired by both critics and general readers. B C D detective
- 16. NUMBERS (P. 99) Number + Hundred Thousand Million Trillion etc. Hundreds, Thousands, Millions, Trillions, etc. Singular Plural
- 17. EXAMPLE: The five hundred pages book written by the first A B secretary of the state is stored in the museum. C D page
- 18. EXAMPLES: The U.S. president serves a maximum of two A B C 4-years terms. D Thousand of antibiotics have been developed, but A B only about thirty are in common use today. C D 4-year Thousands
- 19. SUMMARY