Forum: TOEFL Grammar

There is no answer key for these questions unfortunately. Pleses provide me with the right answers you think and explain why. So much thankx in advance:o Q 1: Copper was the first metal used by humans and is second only to iron into its utility through the ages. Q 2: The layers of an...

In LONGMAN COMPLETE COURSE FOR THE TOEFL TEST, it has been asked to indicate if these sentences are correct or incorrect. Page 244, Elijah scored more points in yesterday’s basketball final than had any other player in history. The answer key says the sentence is correct. I wonder shouldn’t...

Hi, can someone explain me why are these the correct answers? 1. Modern digital synthesizers, based on microprocessors, are virtually unlimited in the number and range of musical sounds it can produce. a) digital b) virtually c) the number d) it

I want very much to buy a colour TV set,but I can't afford _____ A it B one which one is correct? Thank you

Please help me explain 2 questions: 12. The lenses in an optical microscope bend the light passing through a specimen to form an image of that specimen that is much larger ___ actually viewed. (A) than it (B) than the one (C) one than (D) than one which the answer key is B 18.(Being)...

These are two other questions from Peterson TOEFL CBT practice tests, part structure. First Q: The higher __________ octave number of gasoline, the less knocking occurs in the engine as the fuel is burned. (A) some (B) the (C) is (D) than

1- Once known as the “Golden State” because of its gold mines, _____________ . (A) North Carolina today mines few metallic minerals. (B) few metallic minerals are mined in North Carolina today. (C) there are few metallic minerals mined in North Carolina today (D) today in North Carolina few...

I would really appreciate any help in clarifying these questions. 1-Essentially nothing more than corbonated, sugar water, coca cola,____________ the World's most popular soda beverage. A- becomes B-was become C-has become D-will have become. Answer is C. I want to know that does this...

Despite television is the dominant entertainment medum for United States households, Garrison Keillonr´s Saturday night radio show of folk songs and stories is heard by millions of people. a) Despite b) radio show c) is d) millions * Correct answer: a) Despite (Why???)

Following are some problems which I cant solve while understanding parallel structures. 1-Incorrect :The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, not eat too much, and do some warm-up exercises before the game. Correct: 2-False: This car is not only fast but also it is...

_______________________ in the cultivation of a forest,trees need more careful planning than other crops does. A- Because the time and area involved b- Because of the time and area involved I think the right choice is A as "because" is introducing a clause. Please help me in understanding...

Cellulose, a substantial present in wood, is used as filler in many foods. i understand 'substantial' should be changed to 'substance'... but why 'filler' doesnt need any determiner or to be changed to plural form? what do you think?

Here is a question from TestMagic : The bonds holding protons neutrons and electrons around an nucleus among the strongest known to scientists. A)together B) in orbit C)atom D) are Why 'in orbit' does not need a determiner 'in the orbit' ??

Hi all, try these questions 1.(19-5/2000) Geographers were once concerned largely with exploring ereas unknown to them and from describing distinctive features of individual places. 2.(27-01/2000) The people native to the northwest coast of North America have long be known for wood...

Hi my friends, I have some questions for you. 1(15). _________ important development of the Neolithic age was not in the manufacture of stone tools but in the production of food. A. The most B. Most C. Most of Of the most 2(39) The major economic activities of Cheyenne, Wyoming, inclue...

Hi :D Prehistoric villagers tended to work harder, suffer from more diseases, and eat the poorer diet than nomadic hunters did. how can I correct D ? When expelled from the nucleus of an atom, aneutron is unstable and decay to form a proton and an electron what should be instead of C??

It is said that no potential frontier has such fiered the immagination or challenged the ingenuity of humankind as has space. As sweeteners, there is very small difference between noney and sucrose, although the former does contain minimals quantities of vitamins. I think is B and A but I...

I encounterd a sentence, help me to point out the error and analyze it 1. Acrylic paints are either applied using a knife or diluted and spreading with a paintbrush. By the way, we say " Almost all sth ", is it correct ? Thanks alot. Bean

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Could anyone explain the grammar structure of the following sentence for me please? Never before or since have so many given so much for so few. Thanks a lots.