QUESTION

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GROUP 1

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 Question 1
1. The North Pole a latitude of 90 degrees north.
(A) it has
(B) is having
(C) which having
(D) has
This kind of question in a TOEFL test can be solved by using Skill 1, namely the Simple
Sentence. To be more precise, Skill 1 emphasizing that in a sentence should contain a
subject and a verb only.
As in the question above, it is missing its verb. It only contains the subject (The North
Pole). Therefore, to answer the question, we need to choose the verb that would fit with the
question’s context.
Hence, the answer is (D) has
 Question 2
2. The city of Beverly Hills is surrounded on the city of Los Angeles.
(A) its sides
(B) the sides are
(C) it is the side of
(D) all sides by

The question can be solved by using skill 37-38 (Use the correct form of passive).
How can we know that it is a sentence with the passive form? The verb surrounded
indicates that the subject The city of Beverly Hills received an action (The subject is
surrounded by something).

Therefore, we can consider (D) option is right since it contains the word by that clarify the
whole context.
 Question 3
3. greyhound, can achieve speeds up to thirty-six miles per hour.
(A) The
(B) The fastest
(C) The fastest dog
(D) The fastest dog, the

We can solve this question by using skill 3: Be Careful of Appositive

An appositive is a noun or noun phrase which describes/identifies/ renames another noun or
pronoun. It is normally set off by commas.

In this case there is a comma after the word ‘greyhound’, so we need another comma before
it. Therefore, the right answer is (D) The fastest dog, the because it describes and gives the
best structure to sentence.
 Question 4
4. Marmots spend their time foraging among meadow plants and flowers or on rocky cliffs.
(A) gets sun
(B) sunning
(C) the sun
(D) sunny

The question above can be solved by using Skill 24-26, namely Parallel Structure. It means to
make the language as even and balanced as possible.

The question have fulfilled the existence of S + V. There is coordinating conjunction ‘or’ in the
sentence, then the rule is that the linked phrases must have the same rules. The first phrase
contains gerund, then the second phrase must also be in the form gerund. Therefore, the right
answer is (B) sunning.
 Question 5
5. The greenhouse effect occurs heat radiated from the sun.
(A) when does the Earth’s atmosphere trap
(B) does the Earth’s atmosphere trap
(C) when the Earth’s atmosphere traps
(D) the Earth’s atmosphere traps

This example is in accordance with skill 9, namely noun clause connectors. The
function of noun clause connectors is to connect two sentences into a sentence.
Noun connectors: what, when, where, why, how, whatever, whenever, whether, if,
that

Clause 1: the greenhouse effect occurs

Clause 2: the Earth’s atmosphere traps heat radiated from the sun.
 Question 6
6. The Rose Bowl, place on New Year’s Day, is the oldest postseason collegiate
football game in the United States.
(A) takes
(B) it takes
(C) which takes
(D) Took

This example problem is in accordance with skill 10, adjective clause, where the function
is to describe a noun. Adjective clause placed after the noun they are describing.
 Question 7
7. Experiments represent a giant step into the medicine of the future.
(A) using gene therapy
(B) use gene therapy
(C) they use
(D) gene therapy uses

In this question, we are using Skill 4: Be Careful with Present Participles (Adjectives)

Experiments using gene therapy represent a giant step into the medicine of the future.
S Adj v

Example if the sentence above is not ‘reduced adjective clause’

Experiments that use gene therapy represent a giant step into the medicine of the future.

The function of present participle as adjective is to describe the ‘noun’. Reminder: if it doesn’t
have a form of ‘be’ then it is not a verb. So, don’t get confused between present progressive and
present participle as adjective.
 Question 8
8. off the Hawaiian coastline are living, others are dead.
(A) while some types of coral reefs
(B) some types of coral reefs
(C) there are many types of coral reefs
(D) coral reefs

We can find the answer to this question by using Skill 8 (Sentence with multiple clauses:
contrast).
The distinctive feature of using this skill is the use of the words “while, whereas, although,
etc.” in the sentence. This sentence is used to state the contrast in 2 clauses in one sentence.

From the question, we can identify that there are 2 clauses stating contrast, namely (… are
living) – (others are dead), so that the most appropriate choice to complete the sentence in
this question is “while some types of coral reefs (A)”, because in this option there is the
word “while” which corresponds to what is needed to complete the contrast sentence in this
question.
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