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How? COMPREHEND IMPORTANT POINTS BELOW 10-Point Checklist of Problem Areas Check for subject and verb (both present; neither repeated) Example of error: Children they need love and protection. Check verb agreement, tense, and form. Example of error: That student has living here for ten years. Check for full subordination. Example of error: Because wanted to learn fast, the girl studied all the time. Check the verbal. Example of error: This is a very interested book. Check pronoun form, agreement, and reference. Example of error: It was me who answered the telephone. Check word form. Example of error: Those roses smell real sweet. Check word order. Example of error: The policeman asked the man what was he doing. Check for parallel structure. Example of error: He likes to swim, to play tennis, and riding horses. Check for unnecessary repetition. Example of error: He is a very fast, a quick runner. Check for correct usage. Example of error: She is interested for learning Arabic. TOEFL EXERCISES Recognize and comprehend incorrect word in each sentence below. 1. Highly interesting in music as a youth, young Johann Sebastian Bach may have damaged his eyes copying scores. 2. Located between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, the history of the city of Babylon was long and rich. 3. Baking powder, composed of an alkali and one or more acid salts, are used to make

cakes and biscuits light. 4. Loving throughout the Western world, ballet is a theatrical art that tells a story through dance accompanied by music. 5. When filled with a gas more lighter than air, a balloon becomes buoyant and rises. 6. In 1937 while approaching its moorings, the Hindenburg catch fire, killing a third of its passengers. 7. The bear, a meat-eaten land animal, is generally peaceable if it and its young are left undisturbed. 8. Original cultivated in India, the banana was brought to the Americas by the Portuguese who found it in Africa. 9. That television program may soon be cancelled in the near future. 10. After a length discussion, the entire class finally understood the sentence. 11. Fortunately, the child was not enough tall to reach the medicine cabinet. 12. In 1961 John Kennedy was being president of the United States. 13. He asked a bout the cost of the course and when it began. 14. It was them who tricked us. 15. While watching television, our telephone rang. 16. The speaker could not hardly be heard. 17. Every one looks as if he tired. 18. Mediterranean fruit flies, they have infested California orchards. 19. Without a doubt, it was them who won the game. 20. Who have you visited since you came to town?

The Complex Sentence: Key Concepts A complex sentence contains at least two clauses: a main clause and a subordinate clause. A subordinate clause, which is dependent on the main clause for its meaning, may function in a sentence as an adjective, an adverb, or a noun.

a. An adjective clause (relative clause) usually begins with a pronoun, such as who, whom, whose, that, which, where, or when, and immediately follows the noun or pronoun which it describes. b. An adverb clause begins with an adverbial conjunction, such as because, although, if, or while, and is frequently found at the beginning or the end of a sentence. c. A noun clause begins with the word that or a question word, such as why, what, or how, and can function in a sentence in any of the ways that a noun can. Adjective clause: No one knew the men who were standing out there. Adverb clause: Farmers use irrigation so that their crops will not die. Noun clause: The weatherman predicted that it would be rain.