tailieunhanh - The complete guide to the toefl test part 107

There is a Help button on the task bar for each section, but this button will only give you the directions for that part of the test. It will not give you any hints to help you answer questions or solve any technical problems. Clicking on Help is basically a waste of your time. | 716 Section 4 Guide to Writing Grammar Point 4 Word Forms One common problem in test-takers writing is the incorrect use of one part of speech a noun verb adjective or adverb in place of the correct part of speech. Parts of speech can often be identified by their suffixes word endings . Common Noun Endings -tion information -ery recovery -sion provision -ship scholarship -ence existence -tude multitude -ance acceptance -ism capitalism -ity creativity -cracy democracy -hood childhood -logy biology -dom wisdom -ness happiness -th health -ment experiment -age marriage Endings for Nouns That Refer to Persons -er explorer -ee employee -or sailor -ic comic -ist psychologist - an technician -ent student -ant attendant Common Verb Endings -ize realize -ify satisfy -en shorten -ate incorporate -er recover Common Adjective Endings -ate moderate -y sunny -OUS dangerous -ic economic -al normal -ical logical -ial remedial -ory sensory -able comfortable -less hopeless -ible sensible -ive competitive -ish foolish -iy friendly -ant resistant -ful colorful -ent different -ile sterile Adverb Endings -ly quickly -ally historically Writing Tutorial Grammar 717 The most common type of word form problem involves the use of an adverb in place of an adjective or an adjective in place of an adverb. A few points to keep in mind Adjectives modify nouns noun phrases gerunds and pronouns. Hang up your wet clothes adjective modifying the noun clothes The two children were kind adjective modifying the noun phrase the two children We saw some wonderful acting in the play adjective modifying the gerund acting They were very brave adjective modifying the pronoun they Adjectives often come before words they modify. an important test a quiet evening a tong article Adjectives may also follow the verb to be and other linking verbs. The glass was empty. That song sounds nice. They look upset. They often answer the question What kind She is a brilliant scholar. What kind of a scholar is she A brilliant .