tailieunhanh - Ace the toefl essay part 29

Tham khảo tài liệu 'ace the toefl essay part 29', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 270 Ace the TOEFL Essay TWE there I didn t see him. Note He could have been there-it s possible. 2 If he were there I didn t see him. Note He was not there-impossible. He was at my house The time tense in the impossible sounds ungrammatical but it tells us of the impossibility. 16. With too much time on his hands the dog was walked by the man. a. the dog was walked by the man. b. the dog was being walked by the man. c. the dog had been walked by the man. d. the man walked the dog. e. the man had been walking the dog. The phrase to the left of the comma must describe the clause to the right of the comma. 17. The man who sees he who steals is obliged to report it. a. who sees he who steals b. whom sees he who steals c. who sees he whom steals d. who sees him that steals e. who sees him that stole Man subject so we need who as subject him is the object of the action verb sees and that renames him. 18. I am sick and tired of him whining and complaining. a. of him whining and complaining. b. of his whining and complaining. c. about him whining and complaining. d. about his whining and complaining. e. over him whining and complaining. The word of takes the object form which is usually him. But here we want the entire phrase to be an object so that s the possessive form his two nouns verb -ing as a noun . About won t work because the idiom is sick and tired of. 271 Tips to Help You Ace Sentence Corrections 19. He demanded her being returned at once. a. her being returned at once. b. her be returned at once. c. her return at once. d. her be return at once. e. she be return at once. Same as number 18 possessive noun object of demanded. 20. She not only lost but threw a tantrum. a. lost but threw a tantrum. b. had lost but also threw a tantrum. c. lost but also threw a tantrum. d. but threw a tantrum also. e. but then threw a tantrum. 21. Tom Dick and me all went to the game last week. a. Tom Dick and me all b. Tom Dick and me c. Tom Dick me d. Tom Dick and I all e. Tom Dick