TOEFL - Section 2 - Giúp sửa lỗi.

TOEFL đã có writing essay rồi thì còn thay làm gì nữa. Tương lai chắc structure sẽ được đổi mới vì bây giờ nó dễ quá, nhiều người được điểm tuyệt đối.

Bây giờ thì mình đã hiểu ... Cám ơn bạn hbae787 rất nhiều!

Bây giờ thì mình đã hiểu ... Cám ơn bạn hbae787 rất nhiều!

Theo thiển nghĩ của bần đạo thì câu này đáp án là (D), bởi vì theo tại hạ được biết thì ông Scott reached cái South Pole rồi sau đó vấn đề về few days, có nghĩa là ông ấy không thích hay không Objective về cái few days ấy, cho nên phải bỏ a. Nếu tại hạ không nhầm thì a few và a little(thường) được dùng trong các trường hợp mà Subject không cảm thấy .......... tóm lại là chẳng hạn 1 ex như sau (quên mất rồi, giải thích hơi khó):
A: Do you want some?
B: It''s OK, but a little.
Nôm na là như thế. Có ai có ý kiến gì không nhẩy.

Theo thiển nghĩ của bần đạo thì câu này đáp án là (D), bởi vì theo tại hạ được biết thì ông Scott reached cái South Pole rồi sau đó vấn đề về few days, có nghĩa là ông ấy không thích hay không Objective về cái few days ấy, cho nên phải bỏ a. Nếu tại hạ không nhầm thì a few và a little(thường) được dùng trong các trường hợp mà Subject không cảm thấy .......... tóm lại là chẳng hạn 1 ex như sau (quên mất rồi, giải thích hơi khó):
A: Do you want some?
B: It''s OK, but a little.
Nôm na là như thế. Có ai có ý kiến gì không nhẩy.

AdmisionS (with an S at the end) in ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE is completely correct; however, even so many Americans can''t explain why S is added. I''ve asked some of the most experienced American teachers of English about this, and to my dismay, they couldn''t explain it either.
Below is a discussion of this usage, taken from http://www.longman.com/ae/azar/grammar_ex/message_board/archive/articles/00009.htm


Nouns as modifiers
Q:

Is there any logical reason why we should say "sports magazine" and not "sport magazine"? There seems to be no semantic reason for doing so. I can cope with the use of scientific terminology (i.e., "anaesthetic/anaesthetics" as adjectives), but am lacking any feasible explanation in this case.
Helen Tooke hctooke@tin.it
A:

In Helen?Ts example, the noun "magazine" is described by another noun, "sports." Tra***ionally, we have learned to put this noun modifier in an "adjective" form, which would make it singular, and therefore, logically, "sport magazine." Yet "sport magazine" is not the form in frequent current use. Helen notes exceptions in terms of scientific phrases, but exceptions come from all areas, not only science. The way we form this kind of noun compound (using one noun as a modifier for another) is not consistent and could be described as "in transition."
Not very long ago, there was almost a rule that a noun, when used as an adjective, appears in its singular form, as adjectives do, in such examples as ?oapple tree,? ?ovegetable soup,? and ?otoy factories.? We had, and have: ?oshoe departments?, ?oschool boards,? and ?ostock markets.? These days we know ?oparts departments,? ?oschools superintendents,? and ?ooptions markets.? The Sunday New York Times lists both ?oantique show? and ?oantiques show,? on the same page. What?Ts going on?
Quirk says that "the plural attributive construction is on the increase?" (Quirk et al., A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, Longman, 1985, pp. 1333?"1334.) (Quirk?Ts terminology of "attributive noun" is my "noun modifier.")
Quirk lists various situations in which the noun modifier tends to be in the plural, including situations when:
1.

the singular form might lead to ambiguity

 


an Arts degree (a degree in the humanities)as opposed toan art degree (a degree in fine art)

2.

there is no singular form of a noun (in pluralia tantum)

 


a customs officer

3.

there is a need to denote variety (Quirk says there is a tendency for more generic terms to be plural and more specific terms to be singular, but this distinction is not clear to me)

 


a soft drinks manufacturer [but] a car manufacturer

4.

a topical issue comes forth, often in newspaper stories. Quirk cites examples of Watergate reporting from newspapers:

 


the tapes issuethe tapes compromisethe Watergate tapes affairthe White House tapes mysteryand other examples, including jobs cut.
I have noticed recent expressions illustrating the plural form of the modifying noun, such as:


the Holiday Books issue of The New York Times, in December 2000

Signs at Chevron gas stations, where they now sell liquor: liquors store

My university has a benefits office

I was told to call the appointments clerk
These examples are noteworthy for going against the "rule" of noun modifiers in the singular form.

AdmisionS (with an S at the end) in ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE is completely correct; however, even so many Americans can''t explain why S is added. I''ve asked some of the most experienced American teachers of English about this, and to my dismay, they couldn''t explain it either.
Below is a discussion of this usage, taken from http://www.longman.com/ae/azar/grammar_ex/message_board/archive/articles/00009.htm


Nouns as modifiers
Q:

Is there any logical reason why we should say "sports magazine" and not "sport magazine"? There seems to be no semantic reason for doing so. I can cope with the use of scientific terminology (i.e., "anaesthetic/anaesthetics" as adjectives), but am lacking any feasible explanation in this case.
Helen Tooke hctooke@tin.it
A:

In Helen?Ts example, the noun "magazine" is described by another noun, "sports." Tra***ionally, we have learned to put this noun modifier in an "adjective" form, which would make it singular, and therefore, logically, "sport magazine." Yet "sport magazine" is not the form in frequent current use. Helen notes exceptions in terms of scientific phrases, but exceptions come from all areas, not only science. The way we form this kind of noun compound (using one noun as a modifier for another) is not consistent and could be described as "in transition."
Not very long ago, there was almost a rule that a noun, when used as an adjective, appears in its singular form, as adjectives do, in such examples as ?oapple tree,? ?ovegetable soup,? and ?otoy factories.? We had, and have: ?oshoe departments?, ?oschool boards,? and ?ostock markets.? These days we know ?oparts departments,? ?oschools superintendents,? and ?ooptions markets.? The Sunday New York Times lists both ?oantique show? and ?oantiques show,? on the same page. What?Ts going on?
Quirk says that "the plural attributive construction is on the increase?" (Quirk et al., A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, Longman, 1985, pp. 1333?"1334.) (Quirk?Ts terminology of "attributive noun" is my "noun modifier.")
Quirk lists various situations in which the noun modifier tends to be in the plural, including situations when:
1.

the singular form might lead to ambiguity

 


an Arts degree (a degree in the humanities)as opposed toan art degree (a degree in fine art)

2.

there is no singular form of a noun (in pluralia tantum)

 


a customs officer

3.

there is a need to denote variety (Quirk says there is a tendency for more generic terms to be plural and more specific terms to be singular, but this distinction is not clear to me)

 


a soft drinks manufacturer [but] a car manufacturer

4.

a topical issue comes forth, often in newspaper stories. Quirk cites examples of Watergate reporting from newspapers:

 


the tapes issuethe tapes compromisethe Watergate tapes affairthe White House tapes mysteryand other examples, including jobs cut.
I have noticed recent expressions illustrating the plural form of the modifying noun, such as:


the Holiday Books issue of The New York Times, in December 2000

Signs at Chevron gas stations, where they now sell liquor: liquors store

My university has a benefits office

I was told to call the appointments clerk
These examples are noteworthy for going against the "rule" of noun modifiers in the singular form.

1. As sweeteners, there is very small difference
between honey and sucrose, although the former
does contain minimal quantities of vitamins, minerals,
and amino acids
2. It is said that no potential frontier has such fired
the imagination or challenged the ingenuity of
humankind as has space.
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1. As sweeteners, there is very small difference
between honey and sucrose, although the former
does contain minimal quantities of vitamins, minerals,
and amino acids
2. It is said that no potential frontier has such fired
the imagination or challenged the ingenuity of
humankind as has space.
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Theo thiển ý của bần đạo thì :
1 quantities----------> quantity, chắc cái này không đếm được. Theo linh cảm của tại hạ thì chính những cái đi đo cái khác nó lại không đếm được. (Sai thì thôi)
2 Thấy đến 2 chỗ có vđ, nhưng xin đưa ra chỗ vđ lớn nhất. Có lẽ chỗ as has ----------> as.
Bần đạo có 1 cơ số câu cũng không biết giải thích ra sao, cao nhân nào có ý kiến thì giúp hộ cái:
1)............... of large mammals once dominated the North American prairies: the American bison and the pronghorn antelope.
(A)There are two species
(B)With two species
(C)Two species are
(D)Two species
Câu này đáp án là D, nhưng mình chả hiểu tại sao, mình chọn A, sai toét --------> giải thích hộ cái.
2) A seismograph records oscillation of the ground caused by seismic waves, vibrations that travel from its point of origin through the Earth or along its surface.
3) Composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammorsteir II brought to the musical Oklahoma! extensive musical and theatrical backgrounds as well as familiar with the tra***ional forms of Operetta and musical comedy.
Hẵng tạm thế đã.
Được XiecSoThu sửa chữa / chuyển vào 21:25 ngày 29/08/2004