tailieunhanh - Toefl preparation for the computer and paper test part 24

• Reading Comprehension: To demonstrate their ability to understand written English, examinees must answer multiple choice questions about the ideas and the meanings of words in reading passages. | STRUCTURE QUESTIONS Paper and Computer 213 Skill 8 USE OTHER ADVERB CONNECTORS CORRECTLY Adverb clauses can express the ideas of time and cause as you saw in Skill 7 adverb clauses can also express a number of other ideas such as contrast condition manner and place. Because these clauses are adverb clauses they have the same structure as the time and cause clauses in Skill 7. Study the following examples I will leave at 7 00 ifl am ready. Although I was late I managed to catch the train. In each of these examples there are two clauses that are correctly joined with adverb connectors. In the first sentence the adverb condition connector z comes in the middle of the sentence. In the second sentence the adverb contrast connector although comes at the beginning of the sentence and a comma is used in the middle of the sentence. The following example shows a way that this sentence pattern can be tested in the Structure section of the TOEFL test. Example from thé Paper and Computer TOEFL Tests You will get a good grade on the exam provided A B C D studying study to study you study In this example you should quickly notice the adverb condition connector provided. This connector comes in the middle of the sentence because it is a connector it must be followed by a subject and a verb. The best answer to this question is answer D which contains the subject and verb you study. 214 STRUCTURE The following chart lists adverb contrast condition manner and place connectors and the sentence patterns used with them OTHER ADVERB CONDITION CONTRAST if in case provided providing unless whether although even though though while whereas SV adve Bob went to school ev adverb connector S A Eventhough Bob ft NOTE A comma is often used in the middle of the sen The Smith family arrived at 2 00 whih CONNECTORS MANNER PLACE as in that where wherever rb connector S V enthough he felt sick. V SV elt sick he went to school. tence with a contrast connector. e the Jones family arrived an hour later.