托福英语语法指南—词性变化

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托福英语语法指南—词性变化

  词性混淆误用一直是TOEEL考题中最重要的命题形式。它与“基本句子结构”(本书要点之1)和“平行结构”(本书要点之4)组成TOEEL命题的三大焦点。有关词性混淆的试题主要集中在written Expression (16—40题)中,命题范围包括

托福英语语法指南—词性变化

  (1)并列结构中词性一致

  (2)形容词与副词混淆

  (3)形容词与名词混淆

  (4)名词与动词混淆

  其中,形容词用错的题型占此类命题的最大比例。词性混淆常考题型及解题要点:

  1、并列连词and but or结构要求词性统一

  全真例题分析

  (1) Bigness. Boastful. And strong. Frontiersman Mike Fink was the subject of many folk tales. (93.3)

  [答案] A并列连词and连接三个形容词,故(A)Bigness应改为Big。

  (2) The success of a naval ship is determined by its seaworthiness, speedy ,and maneuverability. (92.10)

  [答案] D并列连词and连接三个名词,而speed是形容词,故应改为speed。

  (3) Regulation of public utilities in the United States is carried out by locally state and federal governments. (92.5)

  [答案] D并列连词and连接三个形容词性质的词,共同修饰后面的中心词governnenrfs。而locally是副词,应改为local。

  (4) In Middle Ages. Books called bestiaries were prepared in an attempt to describe animals, real or imagine, that exemplified human traits. (92.5)

  [答案] B并列连词or前面是形容词real。之后亦应是形容词imaginary。

  2、形容词错用为副词

  解题要点形容词用来修饰说明名词或名词性成分的,而副词则可修饰除名词以外的所有词性及句子成分。

  全真例题分析

  (1) Animal life on Prince Edward island is confined large to ducks. Pheasants. And rabbits (93.5)

  [答案]C修饰限定介词短语to ducks pheasants and rabbits应用副词largely。

  (2) The General Sherman tree a giant sequoia in California, has grown to be the world*s largest plant at approximate 272 feet tall.

  [答案] D修饰说明数词(272)应用副词approximately。

  (3) Because its body is supported by water, the blue whale can grow to a size considerable larger than any land mammal alive today. (93.8)

  [答案]修饰形容词短语larger than...应用副词形式considerably。

  (4) Once an important port of entry for immigrants to the United States. Island rece