GRAMMAR: ASSESSING YOUR SKILLS (1) BUILDING SUPPORTING SKILLS CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST

 

CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST BUILDING SUPPORTING SKILLS GRAMMAR: ASSESSING YOUR SKILLS (1)

 

Although grammar is not directly tested on the TOEFL iBT test, the effective use of a variety of basic and complex structures will raise your scores in the speaking and writing sections. In addition, the more solid your understanding of grammatical structures, the more successful you will be in comprehending the reading and listening passages and responding to the tasks. Thus, a good grasp of grammatical structures will improve your overall TOEFL score. Grammar Structures Checklist   1 Word forms: Confusion between forms of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs (See Grammar Review: Word Forms, p.82.)   2 Incomplete sentences: Missing essential subject, verb, phrases, or clauses that complete the idea. (See Grammar Review: Clauses and Sentence Structure, p.87.)   3 Basic sentences: Missing parts of the sentence or incorrect word order (See Grammar Review: Word Order, p.126.)     Exercises G1-G6 Use Exercises G1-G6 to assess your grammar skills. EXERCISE G1 Thinking about your knowledge of grammar Using a copy of the Grammar Structures Checklist, check (√) the grammar points that you consider problem areas for you. If you don’t understand a term, refer to the section noted in parentheses. EXERCISE G2 Diagnosing grammar difficulties Use the following grammar quiz as a diagnostic tool. Some of the sentences contain an error. Other sentences are correct. Correct any errors that you find. 1 A laser cane, which the blind find useful, sends out beams that detecting obstacles. __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 In 1918, Charles Strite invented the timer that turns off the toaster when the brad is toasted. __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 The most convincing evidence that female chimpanzees in Tanzania use the aspilia plant for medicinal purposes. __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 When adults come to night classes eager to learn has been the experience of most adult-education teachers. __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 A vending machine is a kind of robot that automatically give out candy or other items when money is inserted. __________________________________________________________________________________________ 6 Apprentices sometimes fear that they must not be able to master the intricacies of their chosen craft. __________________________________________________________________________________________

ANSWER KEYS AND EXPLANATION

There is no answer key for exercises G1