Master The TOEFL Writing Skills

Peterson’s MASTER TOEFL WRITING SKILLS About Peterson’s, a Nelnet company Peterson’s (www.petersons.com) is a leading provider of education information and advice, with books and online resources focusing on education search, test preparation, and financial aid. Its Web site offers searchable databases and interactive tools for contacting educational institutions, online practice tests and instruction, and planning tools for securing financial aid. Peterson’s serves 110 million education consumers annually. For more information, contact Peterson’s, 2000 Lenox Drive, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648; 800-338-3282; or find us on the World Wide Web at www.petersons.com/about. © 2007 Peterson’s, a Nelnet company Previously published as Grammar Workbook for the TOEFL Exam © 1971, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 Editor: Wallie Walker Hammond; Production Editor: Linda Seghers; Manufacturing Manager: Raymond Golaszewski; Composition Manager: Gary Rozmierski ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, Web distribution, or information storage and retrieval systems—without the prior written permission of the publisher. ISBN-13: 978-0-7689-2329-2 ISBN-10: 0-7689-2329-8 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 08 07 06 First Edition Petersons.com/publishing Check out our Web site at www.petersons.com/publishing to see if there is any new information regarding the tests and any revisions or corrections to the content of this book. We’ve made sure the information in this book is accurate and up-to-date; however, the test format or content may have changed since the time of publication. OTHER TITLES IN SERIES Peterson’s Master TOEFL Reading Skills Peterson’s Master TOEFL Vocabulary Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Before You Begin ................................. ix How This Book Is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Special Study Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix You’re Well on Your Way to Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x Give Us Your Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x Top 10 Strategies to Raise Your Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii PART I: TOEFL WRITING BASICS 1 All About TOEFL Writing .......................... 3 The TOEFL Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Integrated Writing Task of the TOEFL iBT . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Summing It Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 PART II: DIAGNOSING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES 2 Practice Test 1: Diagnostic ........................ 15 Answer Key and Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 PART III: TOEFL WRITING REVIEW 3 Modifiers ......................................... 27 Adverbs Like Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Split Infinitives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Dangling Modifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Adjective/Adverb Confusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Adjectives after Verbs of Sensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Noun Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Hyphenated or Compound Adjectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Demonstratives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Few, Little, Much, and Many . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 ... - tailieumienphi.vn