By TOEFL, Verbs

Yoong Liat wrote: The teacher said, "The world is round." In reported speech, it would be The teacher said that the world is round. One of my English usage books says it can be reported as The teacher said that the world was round. ( was consistent with said in tense) What do you think? ...

Hoa Thai wrote: Yoong Liat wrote:You're right. In an exam, it is advisable to use a verb in the past tense. However, in fact, if the marker is knowlegeable, he will not mark the answer as wrong.Hi Yoong Liat,I agree. I have had a chance to discuss this issue with many English teachers, friends...

Hi, I have some questions when practising for the Toefl test.1. The westerm part of Oregon generally receives more rain than does the eastern part. The westerm part of Oregon generally receives more rain than the eastern part does. Both are true?? We can invert the auxiliary verb? Yes. It...

My try: . The westerm part of Oregon generally receives more rain than does the eastern part. The westerm part of Oregon generally receives more rain than the eastern part does. Both are true?? no. We can invert the auxiliary verb? no --- First sentence is correct. 2 question. I...

Anonymous wrote:1. The westerm part of Oregon generally receives more rain than does the eastern part. The westerm part of Oregon generally receives more rain than the eastern part does. Both are true?? We can invert the auxiliary verb? I'd only put "does" at the end, but I'm not sure the...

I have some questions when practising for the Toefl test.1. The westerm part of Oregon generally receives more rain than does the eastern part. The westerm part of Oregon generally receives more rain than the eastern part does. Both are true?? We can invert the auxiliary verb?2. It was not...

1) What should I replace my work with?-- No title is required for TOEFL essays; if you need a title, it should announce to the reader the topic of your essay.2)the parentless children-- these are not previously mentioned or specific childrenmake their lives better -- what English word means...

Hi K.,I spent a whole year in the UK, doing a postgraduate course. To make things worse, I chose to go to Wales because Cardiff Uni is at the cutting edge in my field. Have you ever heard somebody speaking with a Welsh accent? For the first two months there, I only wanted to cry... In spite of my...

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...

I find this question rather strange. "would have V3" can be considered to be a fairly advanced grammatical point. If you are an advanced learner, you should already know "might / could / should etc. have ----" requires the past participle form of the verb, that is, V3. If not, it means this is...