The second section of the TOEFL test is the Structure ans Written Expression section. This section consists of forty question (some tests may be longer). You have twenty-five minutes to complete the forty questions in this section.
There are two types of questions in the Structure ans Written Expression section of the TOEFL test:
1. Structure (questions 1-15) consists of fifteen sentences in which part of the sentence has been replaced with a blank. Each sentence is followed by four answer choices. You must choose the answer that completes the sentence in a grammatically correct way.
2.Written Expression (questions 16-40) consists of twenty-five sentences in which four words of groups have been underlined. You must choose the underlined word or group of words that is
not correct.
GENERAL STRATEGIES
1. Be familiar with the directions. The directions on every TOEFL test are the same, so it is no necessary to spend time reading the directions carefully when you take the test. You should be completely familiar with the directions before the day of the test.
2. Begin with questions 1 through 15. Anticipate that questions 1 through 5 will be the easiest.Anticipate that questions 11 through 15 will be the most difficult. Do not spend too much time on questions 11 through 15. There will be easier questions that come later.
3. Continue with questions 16 through 40. Anticipate that questions 16 through 20 will be the easiest. Anticipate that questions 36 through 40 will be the most difficult. Do not spend too much time on questions 36 through 40.
4. If you have time, return to questions 11 through. You should spend extra time on questions 11 through 15 only after you spend all the time that you want on the easier questions.
5. Never leave any answers in blank on you answer sheet. Even if you are not sure of the correct response, you should answer each question. There is no penalty for guessing.
THE STRUCTURE QUESTIONS
STRATEGIES FOR THE STRUCTURE QUESTIONS
1.First study the sentence. Your purpose is to determine what is needed to complete the sentence correctly.
2. Then study each answer based on how well it completes the sentence. Eliminate answers that do not complete the sentence correctly.
3. Do not try to eliminate incorrect answers by looking only at the answers. The incorrect answers are generally correct by themselves. The incorrect answers are generally incorrect only when used to complete the sentence.
4.Be sure the sentence has a subject and a verb. A sentence English must have at least one subject and one verb.
5. Be careful of object of preposition. Preposition is followed by a noun, pronoun, gerund or noun clause that is called an object of the preposition. If a word is an object of a preposition, it is not the subject.
6. Be careful of Appositives. An appositive is a noun that comes before or after another noun and is generally set off from the noun with commas.
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