TOEIC Day 16 - Reading 4 (Invitation / Registration Form / vocabs) เทคนิคการเตรียมตัวสอบ toeic ภายใน 16 วัน

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TOEIC Day 16 - Reading 4
(Invitation / Registration Form / vocabs)

TOEIC tests your ability to use English in working environment. So, the texts are what you will be seen in working office. Another one that is common in office is invitation to meeting, seminar, or event. It maybe a letter of invitation or a reply to an invitation (or both). Potential questions are as follows:

• What is the purpose of this letter/email/card/note?
• When is the meeting?
• Where will the event take place?
• What will happen in the seminar?
• Other details.

My suggestion is read the passage first. It shouldn't be too long. Then read the questions. Now you will be able to locate the answers quicker. So, improving your reading speed is very important. Here are some ways to improve your reading pace.

1. Practice little by little every day. The quantity is not as important as consistency.
2. Start with something short and easy. You can find reading comprehension exercise for elementary students, short and easy.
   
   Check this out : http://www.agendaweb.org/reading/easy-reading-1.html
3. Use the tip of your finger or a pencil to guide your reading. Always place the pointer few words ahead. This helps you keep track of what you're reading.
4. Stay conscious. If a sentence doesn't make any sense, read it again. That means you lost it. So, slow down when you need to.

Potential vocabularies

Invite	Join	Participate	Reply	Apologize
Unfortunately	Activity	Available	Unavailable	Reschedule
Postpone	Attend	Representative	Host	Theme

Let's move on to the next type of text, registration form. It may be for an event, seminar, service or product subscription, or membership registration. It may look like this.

For registration form, you should read the questions first then the text because there are too many details that potentially be the subject of questions. Example questions for the above forms are as follows:

1. How many years of work experience does Bert Roberts have? (7 years)
2. Where can this form be found? (Website because there is click here button at the bottom of the page.)
3. What position is Bert Roberts interested in? (Electrical Engineer)

    As you can see that the questions are impossible to be predicted. They are subject to the topic of the form. So, read the questions and the text carefully but don't think too much because most of the answers are frank and obvious. 

Useful words

Subscribe	Subscription	Registration	Membership	Discount
Fee	Interest	Privilege	Benefit	Premium

Here are links to practical exercises.

Check this out: http://www.toeic-online-test.com/free-toeic-tests/reading-comprehensions/index.htm

http://tienganhhoc.com/luyen-thi-toeic-cap-toc/

http://data.anhvan123.net/Toeic/test%202/Part%207/index.htm

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TOEIC Day 15 - Listening 4 (Short talk) เทคนิคการเตรียมตัวสอบ toeic ภายใน 16 วัน

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TOEIC Day 15 - Listening 4 (Short talk)

   Part 4 of listening test is called short talk because it's a talk by one person on a very specific matter. It's shorter than a lecture talk but it's definitely longer than Part 3 conversation, approximately 1 minute long.

   The subject covers various contexts; office announcement, advertisement, commercial, giving information about insurance plan, or a voice mail message. You have to answer three questions, and again, they will be in the same order with the audio. Like Part 3, READ THE QUESTIONS BEFORE THE AUDIO BEGINS and highlight the keywords.

   Since it's longer than the conversation part, there will be more details in it. Some may be asked about, some may not. So, I suggest you should answer the questions simultaneously. And be prepared for confusing information such as names, place, dates, these kinds of information may be mentioned several times during the talk. It's very important to listen carefully in order to get the right answer. This time it will be much harder to guess if you don't listen well.

   Here are some examples of possible misheard or misunderstanding.

Example 1 You will hear 'Hi, this is Adam Swanson calling for Ron Jaworski.'

        You will read 'Who is the message for?'

   There are two names mentioned in this sentence and to others mentioned later in the talk. In order to it right, you have to listen to it properly and understand what you're listening to, and you'll know that the message is for Ron. Adam is the one who's speaking. In case your listening skill is not good enough, then you should improve it or this part will be extremely difficult for you.

   There is also irrelevant information such as date and time, place, and phone number. That's why reading the questions first is crucial. It will help you know the specific information you're waiting for and ignore other that's unnecessary.

   Besides the listening practice, you should also practice yourself to stay focused under disturbing environment. More exercises can be found here.


Check this out :

http://www.english-test.net/toeic/listening/Talks.html#list

http://www.yeuanhvan.com/part-4-talks

Here are some tips from my own experience.

• Don't worry about the impact. The exam may be very important to your life but it's better to be focused on the exam in front of you rather than worrying about your future.
• Don't waste your time mourning over the previous questions. There are other questions waiting for you, meaning more points are waiting to be collected.
• Make sure you answer all questions. If you leave it blank, there is 0 percent chance that you get the point. If you choose one, the probability is higher to 25 percent.
• Check and recheck that you fill out the right circle. It sounds like a ridiculous mistake but let's make sure that doesn't happen.
• Don't stay up late the previous night because there's nothing else you can do at that point. You better get enough sleep.
• I usually don't review anything during the waiting time. No more books. No more exercises. Because, seriously, neither my listening nor reading skill will be significantly improved within 1 hour. I use that gap time stay as relaxed as possible. 

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TOEIC Day 14 - Grammar Practice 4 เทคนิคการเตรียมตัวสอบ toeic ภายใน 16 วัน

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TOEIC Day 14 - Grammar Practice 4

   In this article, I'll teach you my secret method on how to learn grammar. I don't memorize the rules. I create them by myself. WARNING! As far as I'm concerned, this is not accepted academic method. I came up with it and I would like to share it. If you find it's sensible, feel free to use it. If not, you just have to find other ways.

   There are three steps in this method.

   Step One: Choose a representative.

Problem: Between VS Among, And VS Or

   Some people still don’t know how to use 'between' and 'among'. And should it be used with 'and' or 'or'. For me, I can search this on Google and get the answer right away but I will forget it in one hour since I have bad memory. So I'll just choose one sentence that wll represent them all.

Between -> Between you and me, this is good.
Among   -> You have to choose among chocolate, lemon, and, strawberry.

   Step Two: Form the formula or rule

   From the representative sentence, I form patterns.

Between + something + and + something
Among + something + something + …… + and + something

   So, 'between' is used with two things or people. 'Among' is used with three or more. Both words are used with 'and'. However, I remember the sentences, not the patterns because it's easier.

   Step Three: Apply the formula or rule

Whenever I have to use 'between' and 'among', I think of the sentences then the formula.
I can't choose …………………. black …………… white.
Formula -> between + something + and + something
Correct answer -> I can't choose between black and white.

   How to succeed?

• When you choose the representative sentence, choose the one that is short and easy to remember. You can even come up with it by yourself. Choose something that is you are familiar with. For example, 'You have to choose among chocolate, lemon, and, strawberry.' Chocolate, lemon, and strawberry are my favorite ice cream flavor. 
• This may be easier for someone who is good at Mathematics because it is similar to the way you substitute the height and base length into in the formula for the area of a triangle. 
• Maybe you should have a notebook to keep record. Writing down those sample sentence is another way to make you remember better.

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TOEIC Day 12 - Reading 3 (Ads / Schedule / vocabs) เทคนิคการเตรียมตัวสอบ toeic ภายใน 16 วัน

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TOEIC Day 12 - Reading 3 (Ads / Schedule / vocabs) 

   Another recurring type of text is advertisement. It could be about new restaurant, sales promotion, event advertisement, new product, or business introduction.

   This is the typical length of advertisement. I suggest you read the text once with skimming technique. Then you read the questions and read the related information in detail. Some advertisements use symbols, numbers, and pictures to draw attention. But this one is written in paragraphs and not marked as advertisement. Therefore, one of the questions is Where is the text from? Here are the choices and the solution.

   This question can be answered by only reading the first paragraph. Advertisement is usually written with persuasive languages such as questions. So, in some case, you basically read the text and answer the questions simultaneously.

   These are the links to more questions on Rebus Virtual Office World and a source for more exercises on reading for comprehension.

Check this out :

http://www.examenglish.com/TOEIC/toeic_reading7.htm

http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/chris/level-b/toeic-advertisement-/

https://www.englishclub.com/esl-exams/ets-toeic-practice-7.htm 

Potential vocabularies

Discount	Exhibition	Rental	Purchase
Membership	Privilege	Limited	Lease
Available	Convenience	Donation	Provide

   Another type of text that is common in TOEIC test is schedule. It may be a schedule of train, ferry, bus, movie, theatre, conference, seminar, or university classes

   The potential questions are

• Who's the target audience?
• Where the schedule most likely to be seen? 
• What is the purpose of this notice?

   Other than that will be 1-2 questions about the details. For this type of test, I suggest you should read the questions first because the text usually comes with many details, some you can ignore. So, read the questions first then look for the relating keywords in the text. Go to this website for exercises. 

Check this out  :

http://www.yeuanhvan.com/part-7-reading-comprehension/5677-toeic-reading-comprehension-test-9#questions-6-8

Possible vocabularies

Conference	Audience	Guest	Service
Terminate	Topic	Visit	Cancel
Rearrange	Revise	Occasion	Fee
Discount	Departure	Arrival	Estimation

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TOEIC Day 11 - Listening 3 (Short Conversations) เทคนิคการเตรียมตัวสอบ toeic ภายใน 16 วัน

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TOEIC Day 11 - Listening 3 (Short Conversations)

   In this part, you will hear two people having a conversation and answer three questions based on what you hear. Now, the conversation has a very specific purpose. So, every line matters. Typically, the choices are clear. If you can catch up with the audio, then you have a good chance to get the right answer.

   It's more difficult than the first two parts because the audio is longer. The very first thing that you have to do is READ THE QUESTIONS BEFORE THE AUDIO BEGINS and highlight the keywords. You won't be able to do this if you're still filling out the answers of previous questions. That was my mistake during the first time I took the test. So, the second time, I just marked the circles with dots and went back to fill them out during the gap time between the two tests and the beginning of the reading test. You may waste five minutes of the second part, but trust me, reading the questions first is significantly helpful.

   Then, there are two ways to tackle this part. I want you to try both techniques when you practice and find out what suits you the best.

   ONE. Pay attention to the audio from the beginning to the end, and then answer the questions. When I do this I usually close my eyes so I can focus on the sound and imagine that I'm listening to two of my friends talking. It's a very short and easy conversation. So, with your normal ability of comprehension, you should be able to answer the questions.

   For example, you're listening to two friends talking about a party. What is the important information? It's simply who, what, when, where, why. 

   TWO. For those who have bad memory or easily distracted, I suggest you listen to the audio and answer the questions simultaneously. This is very easy because the questions are in the same sequence as the story from the audio. Don't fill out the circles in the answer sheet right away. Just make a mark. Reading the questions first is highly useful for this strategy.

   I don't know which strategy will be the right one for you. So, try them yourself with these 200 sample tests.

Check this out  :  http://www.english-test.net/toeic/listening/short_business_conversations.html

   I'll show you how to identify keywords and how to rule out the wrong answers by this example.

Talking about self-employed

   Here are the questions and the underlined are the keywords. Remark! The questions usually don't mention the name directly but rather using descriptive nouns such as man, woman, customer, client, interviewer, interviewee, or shop owner.

      1). What are the speakers talking about?
      2). How many clients does the woman have?
      3). What does the woman say about self employment?

   Then you'll hear this conversation.

The man:	Hey, Cindy. How are you doing with your new business?
The woman:	Hey, Greg. It's going well. I signed up two new clients last week,
	and now I have five total.
The man:	Wow, five already. That's great! How do you like being self-employed?
The woman:	Oh it's wonderful. I can work from home, and even from the coffee shop.
	And I can set my own hours. I did a conference call last week while
	I was wearing my night gown and bathrobe.

   As you can see that the subjects in the conversation are in the same order with the questions; the new business in general, the numbers of clients, and thought about self-employed.

1). What are the speakers talking about?
a. The man's job	b. The man's salary	c. The woman's business	d. The woman's clients

   You can rule out the first two choices because the man is the one who's asking the questions. Now, you can judge from the very first line of the conversation that they are talking about the woman's business. The numbers of client is just minor detail.

2). How many clients does the woman have?
a. Two	b. Three	c. Four	d. Five

   There are only two numbers mentioned in the audio; Two and Five. Now if you can't catch what she is saying exactly, there's a fifty-fifty percent chance that you'll get the right answer. The word 'total' at the end of the line is the indicator. Five is the correct answer.

3). What does the woman say about self employment?
a. She loves it.	b. She has mixed feelings.
c. She can sleep until noon.	d. She cannot set her own hours.

   Since her answer is quite long, even if I have no idea of what she said, I'll go with choice a. because the first sentence suggests positive opinion. In case your listening skill is well enough, you know that she didn't mention anything about sleep time or other negative comments. So, a. is the correct answer.

   You can find more practice exercise here.

Check this out : http://www.toeic-online-test.com/free-toeic-tests/short-conversations/index.htm

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TOEIC Day 10 - Grammar Practice 3 เทคนิคการเตรียมตัวสอบ toeic ภายใน 16 วัน

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TOEIC Day 10 - Grammar Practice 3

   I'll give you a list of websites where you can find sample grammar tests because practice makes perfect.

1. www.toeic-online-test.com
   This website gives you over 3,000 TOEIC questions covering every part of TOEIC test. The questions are categorized in different levels, from easy, intermediate, and advanced. Here are the links that lead you straight to the grammar test.
2. www.englishclub.com
3. www.goodwinenglish.com
4. www.english-test.net
5. www.englishstore.net
6. www.businessenglishsite.com
7. www.learnenglishfeelgood.com

   But if you're bored with the conventional form, you may want to take a break and try these website for kids. Trust me it's not too easy and it's more fun.

Check this out :

http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames.html

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/sentence-monkey/

   However, for some people, doing many and many practice doesn't feel right. What are other options?

• Observe if the English grammar is similar or different from Thai grammar in what aspect. The most obvious difference is tense. The most similar aspect is conjunction.
• Read a lot of English and listen more.
  When I do grammar test, I don't memorize the rules. I mostly rely on experience and usualness which come from reading and listening. Reading and listening a lot will give you a database and from that you can create the rules by yourself. I will explain this method in Day 14 article. 
• Write more often
  Not only practicing grammar exercises but also learning from your mistake. Know what your common mistake is about and focus on that topic. If you do the same mistakes for ten times, I believe you will not make them again. Right? So make mistakes as many as possible and learn from them. 
• Ask your teacher or personal tutor
  Everyone has difficulty with different topics. Even with the same topics, their understanding seems to be different. Therefore, you should consults your teacher or tutor personally to clarify the specific issue.

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TOEIC Day 4 - Reading 1 (Email / Announcements / vocabs) (เทคนิคการเตรียมตัวสอบ toeic ภายใน 16 วัน)

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TOEIC Day 4 - Reading 1 (Email / Announcements / vocabs)

Part VII of TOEIC test is about reading comprehension. So the questions are in similar form to other popular tests such as TU-GET and CU-TEP GED TOEFL IELTS SAT SAT-II GMAT GRE . But instead of long passages, you will be given e-mails, announcement posters, news article, or easy texts from magazine. Undoubtedly, reading test in TOEIC is the easiest one. That's why the problem usually involves not the text or questions but the time.

Remember to get through these questions with speed. You typically don't have enough time for second thought. The key thing that you need to pay attention is how to retrieve the correct answers by practicing a lot.

The easiest and the most frequent type of text is email or letter. There may be one email/letter or, usually, two interacting emails/letters. They could be a response between a supplier and a customer regarding the product, a meeting arrangement, or some kind of notification. Here is the website where you can find sample test.

Check this out :  https://www.englishclub.com/esl-exams/ets-toeic-practice-7.htm


Look at these sample e-mails and I will tell you what the essential technique is.

The possible question is 'How was the order made at first?'. The given interaction is made via email but that's not necessarily the answer. When you're working on TOEIC reading test, you could either look at the text first or the questions first. For the email or letter, I prefer reading the text first and read every line. Skim-and-scan technique is unnecessary at this point since the text usually comes in short length with easy vocabularies. 

'How was the order made at first?' You must be able to identify the position where the answer is located. In this case, it should be at the beginning of the email. There you'll find As we spoke on the phone earlier this morning,…. Then you know that the order was maid via telephone. The email is just for confirmation.

Another common type of text is an announcement on general topic, maybe store promotions or sales, service termination, or party events.

   Several tricky questions can be made out of this announcement. For example, What is the objective of this home remodeling project? What is the maximum financial support a home owner could get? Can the home owner make the repair?. For this announcement, you definitely have to go through the text first because there are so little details. Then read the questions and you'll be able to locate the answers faster. Try out this test along with many more at this site.

   

   Check this out:  http://data.anhvan123.net/Toeic/test%201/Part%207/index.htm 

Essential vocabularies

Receive	Reply	Sender	Addressee	Attachment
Enclosure	Parcel	Announcement	Inform	Deadline
Attention	Available	Eligible	Allow	Regardless
Apologize	Approval

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TOEIC Day 3 - Listening 1 (Photographs) (เทคนิคการเตรียมตัวสอบ toeic ภายใน 16 วัน)

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TOEIC Day 3 - Listening 1 (Photographs)

The first part of TOEIC Listening test is photographs. 10 photographs will be given. You'll hear 4 sentences from the audio. Pick the one that best describe or in accordance with the photograph. The photos portray general situation in daily life. They may include everything we see every day, people, animals, or places. Here is what you should bear in mind.

• The choices you'll hear are not always the description of the photo but they may be facts and false that can be drawn from the photo.
• The choices will come in a form of a full sentence, one simple sentence. Make sure you pay attention to the whole sentence, not just first few words. Perceive it as a sentence, not each word separately.

There are two useful techniques. The first one is pay good attention to the audio. Don't try to pre-identify the possible keywords because there are too many possibilities. You'll get panic when you don't hear the words you though you would hear. This will only distract you from the audio. Here are some examples.

The keywords you might be thinking of.

• Cars
• Buildings
• Skyscrapers
• River
• Boats

   The choices are

   (A) There are more craft on the water than there are cars on the road.

   (B) This photo shows us a busy rush hour scene.

   (C) Most of the buildings in the picture are typical domestic residences.

   (D) There is no evidence of any people walking in the photo.

As you can see, the choices are something that you can't guess. So, don't guess. However, when you listen to the audio, try to locate the KEYWORDS in the choices and look at the specific part of the photo regarding them. The underlined ones are the keywords.

The second technique is eliminating the wrong answers. Rather than choosing the right answer, try to identify the wrong answers instead. 

(A) There are more craft on the water than there are cars on the road.

Wrong. There are less craft on the water than there are cars on the road. At this point, even though you don't know what craft means, you know that there is barely nothing on the water.

(B) This photo shows us a busy rush hour scene.

Possible. The traffic seems to be really bad. So, it could be rush hour.

(C) Most of the buildings in the picture are typical domestic residences.

Wrong. The buildings are skyscrapers. They are definitely not typical residences.

(D) There is no evidence of any people walking in the photo.

Wrong. You can see people walking along the river.

   Now you know that B is the right answer. Now, if it appears to you that there are more than one possible answers. Try your best guess and move on to the next question.

   Here is the website where you will find more than 600 photos to practice on.

Check this out  :  http://www.english-test.net/toeic/listening/#photographs

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TOEIC Day 2 - Grammar Practice 1 (เทคนิคการเตรียมตัวสอบ toeic ภายใน 16 วัน)

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TOEIC Day 2 - Grammar Practice 1 

In the first part of reading test, it is sentence completion. This part requires knowledge of vocabulary and good understanding of grammar. These are most common subjects with tips on how to choose the right answer.

Relative Pronouns

The manager of the group was a brilliant man ------------ only weakness was that he hated to accept defeat.

A. whose

B. who

C. whom

D. who's

Relative pronoun test is the one that you should do it right because, in my opinion, it's the easiest. Relative pronoun comes in a complex sentence. Therefore, if the sentence is unclear, I suggest you split the sentence into two independent sentences.

The manager of the group was a brilliant man.

The manager's only weakness was that he hated to accept defeat.

From the sentence, I assumed that 'the weakness' is the manager's weakness. So it should be replaced with 'whose', which represents possession.

Preposition

Customers have expressed satisfaction ------------ this product, which has lead to an increase in the employees' motivation.

A. to
B. against
C. with
D. from

Preposition is frequently tested. A preposition is subject to the noun or verb to be used with. Some prepositions are easy to remember, some are confusing. So I suggest that when you practice on your vocabulary (nouns and verb), you should look up the accompanying preposition too. We call this collocation. You can go to www.ozdic.com for the collocation.

Let's say I can't remember which preposition should be used with satisfaction. Here's how I eliminate unlikely answer. Satisfaction + to should be followed by a person because you 'express your satisfaction to someone'.

'expressed satisfaction + against' sounds negative. 'Against' is often seen with negative word such as oppose against, fight against.

'expressed satisfaction from this product' doesn't sound right. So there is only one left and the answer is B. against.

Verb form

----------------- power failure, change the batteries once in six months.
A. Having avoided
B. Avoiding
C. To avoid
D. Avoid

Each choice gives different meaning to the whole sentence but you should identify what the true purpose of this sentence is. Look at the second sentence.

'change the batteries once every six months' is a suggestion. Therefore, the clause that comes before it must suggests the reason why this should be done.

The right answer is C. to avoid because To + verb  is like 'in order to'.


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TOEIC Day 1 - Grammar 1 (เทคนิคการเตรียมตัวสอบ toeic ภายใน 16 วัน)

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Day 1 - Grammar 1

• Word forms

It is very important to distinguish different kinds of words and their functions. There are five kinds of word: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, and preposition. A word can appear in different forms.

Noun	Verb	Adjective	Adverb
technique	-	technical	technically
notification	notify	-	-
-	notice	noticeable	noticeably

A word changes it forms by using suffixes and prefixes. If you know how to this tool, you don't have to memorize every vocabularies in the world. You just have to know the root word and how to use prefix and suffix to coin the word you want. Watch this clip for explanation of how to form a word.

Check this out  :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWvzHiif7H0

• Count vs uncount nouns

Knowing which noun is countable or uncountable matters in selecting an appropriate article and whether to add s/es at the end of a noun. This is a very basic grammar rule that you should be good at.

	Singular	Plural
Countable	indefinite - a / an definite - the	indefinite - s / es / others definite - the + s / es / others
Uncountable	indefinite - some / Ø definite - the	No plural form because it cannot be counted.

	Singular	Plural
Countable	indefinite - a student definite - the student	indefinite - students definite - the students
Uncountable	indefinite - (some) sugar definite - the sugar	Sugar cannot be counted because it's too small.

Watch this clip for easy explanation.

Check this out  :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xao9HHbapEk

• Pronouns

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. The most frequently seen pronouns are I, me, he, she, you, it, that, they, each, few, many, who, whoever, whose, someone, everybody, etc. You must be able to choose an appropriate pronoun in a sentence and to identify the noun that is represented. There are 12 rules about pronoun usage. Visit this page to find out more.

Check this out  : http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/pronoun.asp

• Prepositions

Preposition is a word that signifies a position or acts as cohesive device. There are 4 main types of prepositions.

Prepositions of Time: My parents will be here on Monday in the afternoon.

Prepositions of Place: I left my jacket at home in the living room.

Prepositions of Movement: We're on the way to Las Vegas right now.

Prepositions in Collocation: I apologize for the delay. I know you're mad at me.

More detail on prepositions, go here.

Check this out  :  http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/prepositions.htm

• Conjunctions

A conjunction is the word that joins two parts of a sentence. There are two types of conjunctions: coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions. Coordinating conjunctions join two parts of a compound sentence. They are FANBOYS: for, and, or, but, nor, yet, so. Meanwhile, subordinating conjunctions join a complex sentence. The common ones are after, although, as, because, before, how, if, though, until, when, where, while. Go to these pages to learn more details.

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• Verbs

In a sentence, there must be at least one action verb or linking verb. Action verbs are, for example, cry, drive, talk, feel, manipulate, organize, and become. They may be in present form, past form, or -ing form. Linkng verbs are auxiliary verbs suach as may, can, would. Go to this page to learn about how to locate a verb in a sentence.

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