UNIT 09 MODIFICATION AND WORD ORDER STARTER TOEIC 3RD EDITION

STARTER TOEIC 3^RD EDITION

UNIT 09 MODIFICATION AND WORD ORDER

Modification
A	Adverbs modify adjectives, adverbs, and verbs. ·         He is an extremely rapid thinker. (NOT extreme rapid) ·         She walks elegantly. (NOT walks elegant) ·         It grows extremely slowly. (NOT extreme slowly) That sounds interesting. (NOT sounds interestingly)
B	Adjectives modify nouns. ·         No ore Canadian products are available here. (NOT Canada products)

Word Order
A	Enough comes after adjectives/ adverbs and before nouns. ·         He is old enough to see that movie. (NOT enough old) ·         We have enough books on this topic. (NOT books enough)
B	Words ending in –thing, -body, -one, -where come before their adjectival modifiers. ·         I have something nice. (NOT nice something) ·         I have gone somewhere new. (NOT new somewhere)
C	Subject-verb inversion Questions involve inversion between subject and verb, but indirect questions involve no such inversion. ·         I asked him how long he had been in America. (NOT how long had he been) When the sentence begins with a negative word, the subject comes after an auxiliary verb. ·         Rarely does he work at night. (NOT Rarely he works) ·         Not until yesterday did he change his mind.

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

1	He is a very _________ person.
	A	society	B	sociable	C	sociably	D	socially
2	It’s _________ cold.
	A	terror	B	terrify	C	terrible	D	terribly
3	They have certainly studied _________ to pass the test.
	A	hard enough	B	hardly enough	C	enough hard	D	enough hardly
4	Is there _________ about the project?
	A	new anything	B	newly anything	C	anything newly	D	anything new

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

To         : All parents From    : Thamesview High School P.E. Department We wish to remind parents that all students must 1. (A) be (B) have a role (C) take part (D) study in P.E. lessons. If a student cannot participate in sports due to illness, they must bring a doctor’s note. The note must explain how long they should be excused from class. Students who do not bring a note will not be excused by the teacher. Thank you for your 2. (A) cooperation (B) cooperating (C) consideration (D) doing this.

C. Fill the blank with the appropriate word.

1	_________ three copies of this letter, please.
	A	Be	B	Do	C	Make	D	Build
2	If you violate any conditions specified therein, the contract will automatically _________.
	A	complete	B	annul	C	abolish	D	terminate
3	I’d like to _________ my check.
	A	cash	B	charge	C	bill	D	exchange
4	Can I _________ money online to Brazil?
	A	refund	B	reimburse	C	transfer	D	repay

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