UNIT 05 Negation and Parallel Structure STARTER TOEIC 3RD EDITION

STARTER TOEIC 3^RD EDITION

UNIT 05 Negation and Parallel Structure

No vs. Not
A	Use no as an adjective. ·         No time ·         No choice
B	Use not as an adverb. ·         Not going ·         Not busy ·         Not likely

Main and Auxiliary Verbs
A	Put not or never after an auxiliary verb. ·         He will not arrive today. ·         You should never eat there.
B	If there is no auxiliary, do-support is necessary along with not. ·         She does not know him. ·         They do not live in Chicago

Not-finite Verbs: To-infinitives, Gerunds, and Participles

Put a negative word before non-finite verbs. ·         He prefers not taking the bus to work. ·         In order not to fail again, you should work harder. ·         Not knowing what to do, he just stood still.

Redundancy in Negation
A	Avoid double negatives ·         She does not have no money. (incorrect) ·         She does not have any money. (correct)
B	Do not use a negative word along with such words as hardly, seldom, scarcely, lest, unless. ·         We could not hardly understand the situation. (Incorrect) ·         We could hardly understand the situation. (Correct)

Parallel Structure
A	Parallelism between two or more words ·         He is handsome, honest, and has a lot of money. (-rich)
B	Parallelism between two or more phrases. ·         You may answer the question either in English or Korean. (-in Korean)

A. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1	The baby _________________ at all.
	A	not eats	B	eats not	C	do not eat	D	does not eat
2	_________________ finished the task, he couldn’t take a vacation.
	A	Had not	B	Have not	C	Not having	D	Having not
3	_________________ you are not ready, let’s start later.
	A	If	B	Unless	C	Because of	D	But
4	Keeping early hours as well as _________________ regular physical exercise is essential for your health.
	A	do	B	does	C	to do	D	doing

B. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

The maintenance department would like to 1. (A) suggest (B) not to forget (C) reminder (D) remind all employees to turn off all electrical appliances before leaving the building. If you are the last person to leave, turn off all computers, photocopiers, printers and heaters. However, you  2. (A) have to (B) would (C) must not (D) need leave the lights on. These are kept turned on at all times for security purposes.

C. Fill the blank with the appropriate word.

1	The client agrees to pay all hotel _________________ on due dates.
	A	charges	B	fines	C	tuitions	D	fares
2	Our basic _________________ is that the customer is always right.
	A	expertise	B	policy	C	profession	D	specialty
3	When does the _________________ for your printer expire?
	A	warranty	B	certificate	C	license	D	approval
4	The employee can seek compensation from the employer for _________________ of contract.
	A	breach	B	fulfillment	C	failure	D	bleach

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