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Re: serious / deep

Diamondrg — Mon, 28 May 2007 00:14:25 GMT

Mister Micawber wrote:

If the test is anything like the ETS tests (TOEFL, etc), Clive, then it tests both grammar and vocabulary. The TOEIC section offers the two types of questions in a roughly 50/50 ratio.

It is among the vocabulary set. The section which this question is in consists of 18 questions. 10 vocabulary questions (2 nouns, 2 adjectives, 2 adverbs, 2 verbs, 2 phrasal verbs] and the rest is grammar. So it is fixed. Maybe I should have posted it in the vocabulary section.

Subordinate Clauses

Txvagabond — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:47:41 GMT

I was helping a friend with her TOEFL exercises, and there are a few sentences I wasn't able to do. Please help me identify:
1. The subordinate clause
2. The type of subordinate clause (noun, adjective, adverb)
3. The function of the subordinate clause

I'll include my thoughts on each sentence as well. Thanks in advance.

1. The report that the island is under water is very misleading.

âthat the island is under waterâ â EITHER noun clause functioning as restrictive appositive to subject "report" OR adjective clause modifying noun âreportâ

2. We offered whoever told the truth clemency.

âwhoever told the truthâ â noun clause functioning as indirect object

3. Her idea that I hire you was a very good one.

âthat I hire youâ â EITHER noun clause functioning as restrictive appositive to subject "idea" OR adjective clause modifying noun âideaâ

4. It is unfortunate that Mr. Jones will not return.

âthat Mr. Jones will not returnâ â EITHER adjective clause modifying pronoun âitâ OR adverb clause modifying adjective "unfortunate"

Re: "the PDF format" or "PDF format"?

Mister Micawber — Sun, 26 Jun 2005 23:54:04 GMT

Hello Dmitri,

If the conversation involved several formats, we might well say 'the PDF format', but normally, since it is a proper name (Adobe Acrobat's 'Portable Document Format'), then we would expect no article. (Not to say that there are no proper nouns that take 'the', since the usage is somewhat idiomatic). Usage here may be in the process of development, as IT is still a relatively new field.

Actually, it is redundant to use 'format', since then we have 'Portable Document Format format'-- but then we do this often, as in 'TOEFL test'.

Re: Toefl test

Mister Micawber — Sat, 21 May 2005 14:46:36 GMT

Good work, Khai Minh.

1. No; B is the answer-- 'oil' is a non-specific uncountable noun here.

2. Right. 'Send' is the main verb.

3. Good guess. 'Chain' as an adjective should be singular, and 'restaurants' as the subject should be plural to agree with the verb 'have'.

4. Right. A is a correct idiomatic phrase. C would be correct if it read: 'on the whole'.

5. You're right, I suppose, because they are speaking of an American city, but this is a poor question-- AmE uses 'on Beacon Street', but BrE uses 'in Beacon Street'.

Re: EVERYONE

Mister Micawber — Sun, 15 May 2005 06:12:15 GMT

Hello Pierre,

J7 is correct that in spoken English and informal written English, 'their' has a long and legitimate history as the singular pronoun for unknown sex. The TOEIC sentence sounds completely normal to us.

However, for TOEIC, TOEFL and similar language testing purposes, the 'their' should be replaced by the very grammatically 'correct' and slightly sexist 'his'.

Doubt about or over

Guest — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 02:35:40 GMT

In today's GetTOEFL daily quiz (Mon Jan 10), the correct answer for the preposition to be filled with following the noun 'doubt' was 'over'. But isn't it correct that you use 'about' also?

Re: Meeting Peter

Casi — Sun, 09 Jan 2005 18:14:45 GMT

Greetings, MM.

Let's talk about "myself"--not me, the reflexive pronoun. SMILE The reason I ask is this: in the past few weeks or so I have received several questions dealing with the function and distribution of reflexive pronouns, especially "myself". Although that pronoun functions as a reflexive, speakers do in fact use it in a non-reflexive way. I'm not suggesting the usage is wrong; on the contrary, I'm interested in the rule behind the rule:

EX1: On behalf of Martin and myself, we would like to thank you for attending.
EX2: Peter was searched by Martin and myself.

Now, in terms of traditionalists or prescriptivists, and even modern day TOEFL examinators, both 1. and 2. above are considered to have broken the rules, sort to speak. Consider, as food for thought,

I searched myself. (reflexive)
I searched Peter. (non-reflexive)
Peter was searched by myself. (non-reflexive)

I'm interested in figuring out why it is speakers choose "myself" in non-reflexive contexts? I'm not concerned with the traditional rule; I know it, you know it, but let's face it, language
is fluid, so rules change and evolve.

What's the new rule? What determines it?

Re: Several TOEFL grammar questions,please

semper1921 — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:35:21 GMT

Hi all!
Ermmmm... maybe you didn't get what they said... "FARMS" IS wrong: the correct noun is FARMERS. FARM: the agricoltural complex [building(s) + fields...]; FARMERS: the men involved in this kind of activity.
Sorry if I misunderstood sumthing.

Cya, have a nice day

A grammar sentence

Mai Van — Sun, 07 Dec 2003 12:03:09 GMT

Hi everyone!

I made a mistake in a toefl grammar sentence.

The average soda can [ has a ] tensile [strong] [ capable of ] supporting [ a weight of ] one hundred kilograms.

The answer is strong and my book said that It should be used " strength" whereas I think , " capability " should be used in stead of " capable".
Therefore, I do not know that there is a pattern " have + Noun + compliment ( such as noun, adj.... ) , isn't it?

I really appriciate your help!

Thanks.