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Grammar Focus: Paper Based Toefl Test

This document provides a grammar focus on parts of speech that are important for the paper-based TOEFL test, including: 1. Subject-verb agreement with examples of common errors. 2. Objects of prepositions and example sentences to identify the object. 3. Use of present and past participles as adjectives or verbs with exercises to identify. 4. Coordinating conjunctions using the FANBOYS acronym and examples of sentences using conjunctions. 5. Adverb clause connectors indicating time, cause, condition, and contrast and examples of sentences using connectors. 6. Noun clauses and functions as the object of a verb or preposition.

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Grammar Focus: Paper Based Toefl Test

This document provides a grammar focus on parts of speech that are important for the paper-based TOEFL test, including: 1. Subject-verb agreement with examples of common errors. 2. Objects of prepositions and example sentences to identify the object. 3. Use of present and past participles as adjectives or verbs with exercises to identify. 4. Coordinating conjunctions using the FANBOYS acronym and examples of sentences using conjunctions. 5. Adverb clause connectors indicating time, cause, condition, and contrast and examples of sentences using connectors. 6. Noun clauses and functions as the object of a verb or preposition.

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Grammar Focus

PAPER BASED TOEFL TEST


1. SUBJECT-VERB
English sentence should have a subject and a verb.
Example:
_______was ringing continuously for hours.

A. Loudly ( Adv)
B. In the morning ( prep phrase/Adv)
C. The Phone (Noun phrase)
D. The bells (Noun phrase)
exercise:
1. My best friend always helpful with problems.
2. The bus schedule has changed since last week.
3. Accidentally dropped the glass on the floor.
4. The customer paying the clerk for the clothes.
5. The professor handed the syllabus to the students.
2. Objects of Prepositions
• Object  NOUN/ Pronoun
• Object Preposition  Noun / pronoun that comes after a preposition
( such as: in, at, of, by, behind, and on)

Ex: The trip to the island on Saturday will last for three hours
Ex: The trip (to the island) (on Saturday) will last (for three hours)
S
EXAMPLE:
1. The name of the baby in the crib is Jack.
2. By the next meeting of the class need to turn in the papers.
3. The directions to the exercise on page twenty unclear.
4. Because of the heavy rain throughout the night, the walkways are
muddy.
5. During the week eat lunch in the school cafeteria.
3. Present Participles
• Present participle (V-ing) can be adjective and verb.
Ex:

1. The train arriving at the station now is an hour late.


The train is arriving at the station now.
2. The film describing the world war 2 is nominated as the best movie.
The film is describing the situation in world war 2.
Exercise:
1. The crying baby needs to be picked up.
2. The clothes are lying on the floor should go into the washing
machine.
3. The waitress bringing the steaming soup to the waiting dinners.
4. Most of the striking workers are walking the picket line.
5. For her birthday , the child is getting a talking doll.
4. Past Participles
• Present participle (V-ed) can be adjective and verb.
Ex:

1. The train arrived at the station was an hour late.


The train arrived at the station yesterday.
2. The film described the world war 2 is nominated as the best movie.
The film described the situation in world war 2.
3. The letter left in the mailbox was for me.
The letter was left for me.
5. Coordinate Conjunction
FANBOYS  For And Nor But Or Yet So

BUT
FOR
YET AND
SO OR
NOR

FOR SO  reason BUT( /cause


YET/ NOR  effect)
CONTRASS
Or ( and
choice)
BUT ( tetapi)
FOR -> I study hardanswer
She didn’t for I have
my call,tobut
face
I stillthe IPT Test
call her.
I get confuse to treat her as friend or as a girlfriend.
YET (meskipun
effect - cause demikian)
And (addition)
She doesn’t respond me, yet I still fall in love with her.
SO -> I have to face NOR
the (IPT Test,
tidak juga)so I study hard.
I love her and I will marry her soon.
She didn’t answer my call, nor did she respond to any of my texts.
cause - effect
Exercise:
1. The lawn needs water everyday, or it will turn brown.
2. The book was not long, but it difficult to read.
3. It was raining , so decided not to go camping.
4. The material has been cut, and the pieces have been sewn together.
5. The patient took all the medicine, he did not feel much better.
6. Adverb Clause Connectors
ADVERB TIME AND CAUSE CONNECTORS
TIME CAUSE CONDITION CONTRAST
After until Because If Although
As when Since Whether Even though
Before while Though
since while
S v adv connector S V
Matt felt good because he passed.

Adv connector S V O , S V (link verb) Adj

Because Matt passed the exam, he felt good.


Exercise:
1. After the plane circled the airport, it landed on the main runway.
2. The registration process took many hours since the lines so long.
3. This type of medicine can be helpful, It can also have some bad side
effects.
4. The waves were amazing high when the storm hit the coastal town.
5. We need to get a new car whether is on sale or not.
7. Noun Clause Connectors
• Noun clause is a clause that functions as a noun

Object of verb (after verb)


I know that it is the best solution to take.
S V
I don’t understand why he said such things.
S V
object of preposition (after preposition)
I am thinking about why he said such things.
S prep
I worry about what the government is doing.
S prep

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