tailieunhanh - Toefl CBT book part 16

Tham khảo tài liệu 'toefl cbt book part 16', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Part Mr Mr Vew p Wd visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at not only is followed by an adjective then but also must be followed by an adjective as well. If the parts of speech are different then the sentence construction is flawed. Also if the expression itself appears in any altered form such as not only . . . and then the construction is incorrect. A typical sentence construction using the expression not only. . . but also looks like the following Subject verb not only noun adjective adverb prepositional phrase but also noun adjective adverb preposi-tional phrase . James is not only artistic but also scholarly. adjective adjective Note that scholarly looks like an adverb because it ends in -ly but it is not. Sharon writes not only short stories but also poetry. noun noun He works not only diligently but also quietly. adverb adverb This bus stops not only in large cities but also in small towns. prepositional phrase prepositional phrase TOEFL test questions might look like this Q. She is studying not only chemistry and botany. ABC D The answer is D because and does not correctly complete the sentence construction. And should be replaced by but also. Q. He enjoyed not only riding his bike but also the scenery. AB CD The answer is D. The phrase not only is followed by a verb riding. Therefore the second phrase in this construction but also must also be followed by a verb. The scenery is a noun phrase so it is incorrect. It would be correct to say viewing the scenery. Count and Non-Count Nouns Some word choice questions on the TOEFL test require you to be able to distinguish between count nouns and non-count nouns. The word count means countable. If a noun is countable you can count individual items of that noun you can say one two three followed by the noun in the plural form except with one . If a noun is not countable you cannot logically put a number before it or make it plural. 130 Structure For more material and information please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at