EXERCISE A (Skills 1-2):
Underline the subjects once and the verb twice. Circle the prepositional
phrases that come before the verb. Then indicate if the sentence are right (R) or wrong (W)
2.
Each day practiced the piano for
hours.
The subjects from the sentence of above is “Each
day” and the verb is “Practiced”.
The sentence of above is “Wrong”,
and the correct sentence is “Each day was practicing the piano for hours”. The
correct sentence like it, is called “Past Progressive Continous”. Use the
following rule to form the past progressive is ( Subject + was/were + verb
(ing) ).
EXERCISE B (Skills 1-2):
Underline the subjects once and the verb twice. Circle the prepositional
phrases that come before the verb. Then indicate if the sentence are right (R) or wrong (W)
1.
During the meeting in the office
discussed the schedule.
The sentence of above is “Right”.
Because “During” is usually followed by a noun indicating time. The word “in”
is a preposition. At the explain of before, we have knew if a preposition is
followed by a noun or pronoun that is called an object of the preposition. So,
the word of “ the meeting” is a noun.
TOEFL EXERCISE ( Skills 1-2)
: Choose the letter of the word of group of words that best completes the
sentence.
5.
Between 1725 and 1750, New England
witnessed an increase in the specialization of ___
A. Occupations
B. They Occupied
C. Occupies
D. It Occupied Them
The correct answer is D ( It Occupied Them). Because
“Of” is preposition that always followed by noun or pronoun. The word of “Them”
is Pronoun of “New England”. The
“Occupied” of the answer is indicate “ a past sentence”.
