Tài liệu Ace the toefl essay part 25 pdf

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11. The (waitresses’, waitress’s, waitress’) tips were not enough to satisfy
her requirement.
Waitress is singular; therefore, we simply add ’s.
12. We are tired of (each’s other, each others’,
each other’s) bad
habits.
13. The blouse is (her’s, hers’,
hers).
Hers, yours,
and ours never take an apostrophe or an
object.
14. This is (your’s, yours, yours’).
15. The (crisis’, crises’s,
crisis’s) impact tore the land apart. Crisis’s is
singular possessive. One crisis, two crises = one crisis’s impact, two
crises’ impact.
16. The (
teams’, team’s, teams’s) requests for all of those in that league
were boiled down to one item: they should be allowed to be free
agents.
Those and they indicate that teams’ is plural possessive.
17. He said he wanted (
ten dollars’, ten dollar’s, ten dollars’s) worth of
gas. The worth is equal to ten dollars; therefore, the possessive is
plural.
18. I went to (
Bob and Jane’s, Bob’s and Jane’s, Bob’s and Jane) wed-
ding. Both underlined answers are correct, yet
Bob and Jane is one

phrase, and attaching the
’s at the end is easier.
19. It is (mine’s, mines,
mine
,
mines’). See number 1.
20. The boat is (our’s, ours’,
ours).
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Grammar Exercises
Exercise 7.20: For, Since, Ago
Directions:
Make answers using the following cues.
You may need to change the positioning of the cue phrase or
rewrite.
1. How long have you been here?
_________________________one hour.
2. When did you arrive?
_________________________one hour.
3. How long have you been exercising?

_________________________8:00.
4. When did he call you?
_________________________one day.
5. When did you hear about the test?
_________________________two weeks ago.
6. How long have you spoken Spanish?
_________________________twenty years.
7. How long will you stay here?
_________________________a month.
8. How long have you known Jill?
_________________________one year.
9. How long will you be studying?
_________________________as long as it takes to learn.
10. How long will you be at the store?
_________________________a minute.
11. When did you start coming to this lake?
_________________________I was a child.
12. How long have you been swimming without a vest?
_________________________as long as I can remember.
13. By next Tuesday, how long will you have been here?
_________________________at least a week.
14. When did you see your father?
_________________________in May.
15. How long were you in Europe?
_________________________almost a month.
EXERCISE 7.20
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EXERCISE 7.20

16. How long have you been smoking?
_________________________a year.
17. When were you watching the game?
_________________________about half the morning.
18. How long has it been since you smoked?
_________________________over a year.
19. How long will you be attending the meeting in London?
_________________________about a week.
20. How long will your stopover be in Russia?
_________________________at all.
Answers to Exercise 7.20: For, Since, Ago
Directions: Make answers using the following cues.
Answers may vary.
1. How long have you been here?
___I have been here for one hour.
2. When did you arrive?
___I arrived one hour ago.
3. How long have you been exercising?
___I have been exercising since 8:00.
4. When did he call you?
___He called me one day ago.
5. When did you hear about the test?
___I heard about the test two weeks ago.
6. How long have you spoken Spanish?
___I have been speaking Spanish for twenty years.
7. How long will you stay here?
___I will stay here for a month.
8. How long have you known Jill?
___I have known Jill for one year.
9. How long will you be studying?

___I will be studying for as long as it takes to learn.
___I will study for as long as it takes to learn.
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10. How long will you be at the store?
___I will be at the store for a minute.
11. When did you start coming to this lake?
___I started coming to this lake when I was a child. Do not use
since.
12. How long have you been swimming without a vest?
___I have been swimming without a vest for as long as I can
remember.
13. By next Tuesday, how long will you have been here?
___By next Tuesday, I will have been here for at least a week.
14. When did you see your father?
___I saw my father in May.
15. How long were you in Europe?
___I was in Europe for almost a month.
16. How long have you been smoking?
___I have not smoked in a year. Must be a negative answer with
in a year.
Or, I have not smoked for a year. (Negative or positive answer.)
17. When were you watching the game?
___I was watching the game about half the morning.
18. How long has it been since you smoked?
___I have not smoked in/for over a year.
19. How long will you be attending the meeting in London?
___I will be attending the meeting for about a week.
20. How long will your stopover be in Russia?

___I will not stop in Russia at all. Answer must be negative with
at all.
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Exercise 7.21: Conjunctions
Directions:
Choose the best answer: but, because, or, yet, for, and,
neither/nor, so, either/or.
1. She likes the light color,_____I like the dark one.
2. I wear the white one, _____it is cooler than the black one.
3. He is very irritating, _____I would like to work with him, because
he is funny.
4. She does not like tea, _____ do I.
5. _____ you do it, _____ I will.
6. She did not want the bottle, _____ I didn’t make her take it.
7. I would not have chosen him, _____ I do not trust him.
8. _____she lied, she was placed under arrest for perjury.
9. Bob, Ted, _____ Alice had cokes before dinner.
10. Bob and Ted, _____ not Alice, had cokes before dinner.
11. The candidate _____ denied the claim _____ confirmed it;
therefore, we have no information from him.
12. The man will _____ go home _____ die trying, but he is certain-
ly not staying here.
13. She gave him an ultimatum: _____ come home now, _____ stay
away.
Answers to Exercise 7.21: Conjunctions
Directions: Choose the best answer: but, because, or, yet, for, and,
neither/nor, so, either/or.
1. She likes the light color, but

I like the dark one.
2. I wear the white one, because
it is cooler than the black one.
3. He is very irritating, but
I would like to work with him, because he
is funny.
4. She does not like tea, nor
do I.
5. Either
you do it, or
I will.
6. She did not want the bottle, so
I didn’t make her take it.
7. I would not have chosen him, because
I do not trust him.
8. B
ecause she lied, she was placed under arrest for perjury.
9. Bob, Ted, and
Alice had cokes before dinner.
EXERCISE 7.21
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