Contoh Soal Toefl Grammar

 

QUESTIONS

Type about 1
The use to be
Find the incorrect word / words!
Buying clothes are Often a very time - consuming practice Because those clothes
A B C
that a person likes are rarely the ones that fit him or her .
D
The correct answer is A. To be written there that are wrong , it is supposed to be is
So from here we should we critically ask , why is not the right are ?
When to use is , when used are ?
First , is to be used when the subject is he, she , or it , or the third person singular ( human , animal , or object , or anything that we talked about and it was a single ) . The boy is handsome example . The paint is funny .
Second , are to be used when the subject is you , they , we , or third person plural ( human , animal , or object , or anything that we talked about and the plural )
Example : The boys are handsome . The cats are funny .
As for the question above to be correct is is because the subject is "buying clothes" ( buying clothes ) . " Buying clothes here considered as having the same meaning to a single word it ( something we talked about , and it was a single ) .
Consider the following sentence ?
Buy a lot of clothes are not good . ( Buying clothes is not good . )
Let us consider the phrase buy a lot of clothing that includes a single subject . Do not confuse the word many clothes ( clothes ) ! Phrases buying clothes remain single because it was considered that the phrase is a topic / single issue .

Type about 2
The use of many or much , a few or a little
Find the incorrect word / words!
Because they had spent too many time considering the new contract , the students
A B C
lost their opportunity to lease the appartment .
D
What is your answer ?
The correct answer is B.
Because " ... too many time .. " is wrong . Supposedly too much time .
Why are not many really use much ? What about the rules ?
Rules
Count noun followed
/ countable nouns uncountable nouns Followed / uncountable nouns
a, the, some , any
some chairs the , some , any
some water
this , that , these , those this , that
none , one, two , three None
many
a lot of
a large number of
a great number of
( a) few
( b ) fewer than ...
( c ) much more than ... ( usually in negatives or questions )
a lot of
a large amount of
( a) little
( b ) less ... than
( c ) more than ...

Type about 3
The use of the pronoun pronoun ; my / me , they / them , himself / hisself ?
Find the incorrect word / words!
These televisions are all too expensive for we to buy at this time , but perhaps we
A B C D
will return later .
What is your answer ?
The correct answer is C.
" ................. All too expensive for we to buy ...... " . We are here for the wrong word , which was supposed to be for us .
Why ?
Because we said here plays as the object of the preposition / complement of the preposition ( prepositional object )
Simple example as follows , which is it ?
I buy an apple for .... ( he / him ) . ----- certainly true is him
He builds a house for ... ( they / them . )

Type about 4
Embedded question
Find the incorrect word / words!
The next important question we have to decide is when do we have to submit the
A B C D
proposals.
What is your answer ?
The correct answer is option C.
Supposedly that sentence is " The next important question we have to decide is when we have to submit the proposal . "
So do not wear .
To better understand note examples following sentences ;
• When do you go ?
• Then the question is when you go .
The use do eliminated when the sentence serves as an object / complement of a sentence ( noun clause )
Another example :
• Where do you live ?
• I know where you live .
• Where is your house ?
• He told me where your house is .

Type about 5
Neither the use of either and
Find the incorrect word / words!
George has not completed the assignment yet , and Maria has not Neither .
A B C D
What is your answer ?
The correct answer is on the choice of D.
Supposedly the right is Maria has not either , or Mary has Neither .
The word also means either .
Same , Neither word means as well .
Both are used for meaningful sentences negative .
You want to say :
He did not eat , and I also .
You can say :
He does not eat , and Neither do I.
or
He does not eat , and I do not either .
So the formula :
Neither + auxiliary verb + subject
Subject + auxiliary verb + not + either

Type about 6
The composition of the modifier and complement are reversed
John Decided to buy in the morning a new car , but in the afternoon
ABC
he changed his mind .
D
What is your answer ?
The correct answer is B.
Supposedly the above sentence " John Decided to buy a new car in the morning , but ........... "
So the above problems associated with complement position ( objects ) with the modifier ( and) starting preposition is reversed . It should complement first, then the modifier is prefixed preposition .
Learn the following theory .
Normal Sentence Pattern in English
Subject Verb Complement Modifier
John and I ate a pizza last night
We Studied " present perfect " last week .