TOEFL SKILLS & EXERCISES

#TOEFL_EXERCISE3⃣5⃣ #THE_STUCTURE_QUESTIONS ✴️Each of the following sentences contains a time expression that clearly indicates what verb tense is needed in the sentence. Indicate if the sentences are correct or incorrect.

#common_mistakes #confusing_words ⚜Earth 🆚 World 🆚 Planet⚜ 😨 I have friends in different parts of the earth. ✖️ 😇 I have friends in different parts of the world. ✔️ 😨 We must all work together to protect the earth. ✖️ 😇We must all work together to protect the planet. ✔️ ⚜earth/Earth = the ball-shaped object that we live on, usually seen as a planet in space: ▪️ 'The earth moves round the sun every 365 days.' ▪️ 'On the journey back to Earth, one of the spaceship's computers failed.' ⚜world = the ball-shaped object that we live on, usually seen in terms of people, countries, cities etc: ▪️'Tuberculosis is still common in some parts of the world.' ▪️ 'It's one of the largest countries in the world.' ▪️'You'll be seeing some of the world's leading golfers.' ⚜Note the expression all over the world (= everywhere in the world): ▪️ 'I have friends all over the world.' ⚜planet = the ball-shaped object that we live on, usually seen in terms of the natural environment: ▪️ 'This disaster could affect the whole planet.' ▪️'The planet is gradually getting warmer.' 🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅🔅 😨 The aliens were fascinated by life in earth. ✖️ 😇The aliens were fascinated by life on earth. ✔️ 😨 Mankind has lived in the earth for thousands of years.✖️ 😇Mankind has lived on the earth for thousands of years. ✔️ ⚜on (the) earth (NOT in (the) earth): ' ▪️Australia has some of the strangest animals to be found anywhere on earth.' ▪️'Peace on earth is still just a dream.'

#common_mistakes ⚜Become⚜ 😨 Eventually I became to like Singapore.✖️ 😇Eventually I came to like Singapore.✔️ 🔮Become means 'start to be' and is followed by an adjective or noun (NOT a verb): ➖'We didn't meet again until after she had become famous.' ➖'Brunei became an independent member of the Commonwealth in 1984.' 🔮When talking about a gradual change in the way a person feels or thinks about someone or something, use come / grow + to-v (NOT become): ➖'Although she had come to dislike her boss, she tried not to let it show.' ➖'As the months passed, I actually grew to enjoy his company.'

#common_mistakes ⚜Establish⚜ 😨 I want to establish a cooperative store . ✖️ 😇 I want to open a cooperative store. ✔️ ⚜You establish a major company or organization that will probably run forever or for a very long time: ▪️ 'As soon as Rwanda became independent, it established its own national bank.' ▪️'Most of the money is to be used to establish local industries and mobilize the workforce.' ⚜You start or start up a small company or organization: ▪️ 'They intend to use the money to start up their own taxi business.' ⚜You open a new shop, restaurant, shopping mall etc: ▪️'They're planning to open a small hotel just outside town.'

#common_mistakes #confusing_words ⚜Presently 🆚 At present⚜ ⚜Presently is used to mean 'soon' in both British and American English: ▪️'The car will arrive presently to take Her Majesty back to the palace.' ⚜In American English presently is also used to mean 'now, at present, currently': ▪️'The President is presently undergoing minor surgery.' ⚜The American usage is gradually becoming accepted outside the USA, but careful users of British English consider it to be non-standard.

#common_mistakes #confusing_words ⚜Negligent 🆚 Negligible⚜ 😨There was a negligent amount of liquid in the test tube.✖️ 😇There was a negligible amount of liquid in the test tube.✔️ ⚜negligent = failing to take proper care, especially in your job; careless: ▪️'The court decided that the pilot of the crashed aircraft had been negligent.' ⚜negligible= (of an amount) so small that it has no effect and can be ignored: ▪️'The cost of maintaining the machine is negligible.'

#common_mistakes #confusing_words ⚜Quarrel 🆚 Argue ⚜ ⚜When people quarrel they argue angrily, especially for a long time about something that is unimportant: ▪️'If you two boys don't stop quarrelling, you can go straight to bed.' ⚜People can argue without feeling angry or looking silly: ▪️'Most evenings we would sit in the kitchen arguing about politics.'

#common_mistakes #confusing_words ⚜Nominate 🆚 Appoint⚜ 😨Mr.Tong was nominated manager of the company in 1984.✖️ 😇Mr.Tong was appointed manager of the company in 1984.✔️ ⚜nominate = suggest someone for election or selection (for a job or position): ▪️'We need to nominate someone to take over from Harry as our new public relations officer.' ⚜appoint = give someone a job or position: ▪️ 'Mr H. Wilks has been officially appointed as the society's new public relations officer.'