Daftar Isi TOEFL Structure and Written Expression

About Structure and Written Expression Section of the TOEFL Test

PRE-TEST

The Structure Questions

Sentences with One Clause:

Skill 1: Be sure the sentence has a subject and a verb

Skill  2: Be careful of objects of prepositions

Skill  3: Be careful of appositives

Skill  4: Be careful of present participles

Skill  5: Be careful of past participles
EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

Sentences with Multiple Clauses

Skill  6: Listen for who and what with multiple nouns

Skill  7: Use adverb time and cause connectors correctly

Skill  8: Use other adverbs connectors correctly

EXERCISE (Skills 6-8)

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 1-8)

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-8)

More sentences with multiple clauses

Skill 9: Use noun clauses connectors correctly

Skill 10: Use noun clause connector/subjects correctly

Skill 11: Use adjective clause connectors correctly

Skill 12: Use adjective clause connector / subjects correctly

EXERCISE (Skills 9-12)

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 9-12)

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-12)

Sentences with Reduced Clauses:

Skill 13: Use reduced adjective clauses correctly

Skill 14: Use reduced adverb clauses correctly

EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-8)

Sentences with Inverted Subjects and Verbs:

Skill 15: Invert the subject and verb with question words

Skill 16: Invert the subject and verb with place expressions

Skill 17: Invert the subject and verb with negatives

Skill 18: Invert the subject and verb with conditionals

Skill 19: Invert the subject and verb with comparisons

EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-8)

Problems with subject/verb Agreement:

Skill 20: Make verbs agree after prepositional phrases

Skill 21: Make verbs agree after expressions of quantity

Skill 22: Make inverted verbs agree

Skill 23: Make verbs agree after certain words

EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-8)

Problems with Parallel Structure:

Skill 24: Use parallel structure with coordinate conjunctions

Skill 25: Use parallel structure with paired conjunctions

Skill 26: Use parallel structure with comparisons

Problems with Comparatives and Superlatives:

Skill 27: From comparatives and superlatives correctly

Skill 28: Use comparatives and superlatives correctly

Skill 29: Use the irregular-er, -er structure correctly

EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-8)

Problem with the from of the verb:

Skill 30: After have, use the past participle

Skill 31: After be; use the present participle or the past participle

Skill 32: After will, would or other modals use the base form of the verb

EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-8)

Problems with the Use of the Verb:

Skill 33: Know when to use the past with the present

Skill 34: Use have and had correctly

Skill 35: Use the correct tense with time expressions

Skill 36: Use the correct tense with will and would

EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-8)

Problem with Passive Verbs:

Skill 37: Use the correct form of the passive

Skill 38: Recognize active and passive meaning

EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-8)

Problem with Nouns:

Skill 39: Use the correct singular or plural noun

Skill 40: Distinguish countable and uncountable nouns

Skill 41: Recognize irregular plurals of nouns

Skill 42: Distinguish the person from the thing

EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-8)

Problems with pronouns:

Skill 43: Distinguish subject and object pronouns

Skill 44: Distinguish possessive adjectives and pronouns

Skill 45: Check pronoun reference for agreement

Skill 46: Use basic adjectives and adverbs correctly

Skill 47: Use adjectives after linking verbs

Skill 48: Position adjectives and adverbs correctly

EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-8)

More Problems with Adjectives:

Skill 49: Recognize –ly adjectives

Skill 50: Use predicate adjectives correctly

Skill 51: Use –ed and –ing adjectives correctly

EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-8)

Problems with Articles:

Skill 52: Use articles with singular nouns

Skill 53: Distinguish a and an

Skill 54: Make articles agree with nouns

Skill 55: Distinguish specific and general ideas

EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-8)

Problems with Prepositions:

Skill 56: Recognize incorrect prepositions

Skill 57: Recognize when prepositions have been omitted

EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-8)

Problems with Usage:

Skill 58: Distinguish make and do

Skill 59: Distinguish like, alike, unlike and dislike

Skill 60: Distinguish other, another and others

EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 1-5)

TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-8)

POST-TEST