Thursday, August 8, 2019

Toefl Grammar Answers : Practice set 1

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1.      No head injury is too trivial to treat.   OR
No head injury is trivial enough to ignore.    OR
No head injury, however trivial, should be ignored. [Use of Comparative Structures]

2.      He expressed the opinion that the committee’s report, that the exhaustion of the mines is affecting the well-being of the whole country, was too serious to be accepted without further consideration.
[Sentence Structure]

3.      A brilliant but outrageous comedian, Lenny Bruce drew sketches that both amused and unsettled his audience. [Misrelated Modifier]

4.      The region has a climate so severe that plants growing there rarely have been more than twelve inches high. [Verb Tense]

5.      Regrettably, your application has been refused. [Use of Adverbs]

6.      Between ten and twelve percent of all students scored high enough to qualify for merit.                 [Sentence Structure]

7.      Because Colette’s first novel was so wildly successful, her husband locked her in their Paris flat with orders to produce more. [Misrelated Participle]

8.      You will never find a policeman walking just here in the park. [Positioning of Adverbs]

9.      When we attempted to restore the picture to its original condition, almost irreparable damage was discovered. [Dangling Participle]

10.   After he had drunk the warm milk, he began to feel sleepy and decided to go to bed. [Verb Tense]

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Toefl Grammer Practice set 1

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Directions: Correct the following sentences (if necessary) and give reasons for your corrections.

1. No head injury is too trivial to ignore
2. He expressed the opinion that the committee’s report, that the exhaustion of the mines, affecting the well-being of the whole country, was too serious to be accepted without further consideration.
3. A brilliant but outrageous comedian, Lenny Bruce’s sketches both amused and unsettled his audience.
4. The region has a climate so severe that plants growing there rarely had been more than twelve inches high.
5. Regretfully, your application has been refused.
6. Between ten and twelve percent of all students scoring high enough to qualify for merit.
7. Being that Colette’s first novel was so wildly successful, her husband locked her in their Paris flat with orders to produce more.
8. You will never find a policeman just walking here in the park.
9. On attempting to restore the picture to its original condition, almost irreparable damage was discovered.
10.             After he had drank the warm milk, he began to feel sleepy and decided to go to bed.
Practice set 1 Answers
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