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This section consists of forty questions (some tests may be longer) . You have twenty-five minutes to complete the forty questions in this section.  \nThere are two types of questions in the Structure and Written Expression section of the TOEFL test:  \n1. Structure (questions 1-15) consists of fifteen sentences in which part of thesen-tence has been replaced with a blank. Each sentence is followed by four answer choices. You must choose the answer that completes the sentence in a grammatically correct way.  \n2. Written Expression (questions 16-40) consists of twenty-five sentences in which four words or groups of words have been underlined. You must choose the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.  \nGENERAL STRATEGIES  \n1. Be familiar with the directions. The directions on every TOEFL test are the same, so it is not necessary to spend time reading the directions carefully when you take the test You should be completely familiar with the directions before the day of the test.  \n2. Begin with questions I through 15. Anticipate that questions I through 5 will be the easiest. Anticipate that questions 11 through 15 will be the most difficult Do not spend too much time on questions 11 through 15.There will be easier questions that come later.  \n3 . Continue with questions 16 through 40. Anticipate that questions 16 through  \n20 will be the easiest. Anticipate that questions 36 through 40 will be the most difficult. Do not spend too much time on questions 36 through 40.  \n4 . If you have time, return to questions 11 through 15. You should spend extra time on questions 11 through 15 only after you spend all the time that you want on the easier questions. .  \n5 . Never leave any answers blank on your answer sheet. Even if you are not sure of the correct response, you should answer each question.There is no penalty for guessing.  \nStructure and Written Expression  \nTHE STRUCTURE QUESTIONS  \nIn the TOEFL test, questions 1 through 15 of the Structure and Written Expression section test your knowledge of the correct structure of English sentences. The questions in this section are multiple-choice questions in which you must choose the letter of the answer that best completes the sentence.  \nExample  \n  is taking a trip to New York.  \n(A) They  \n(B) When  \n(C) The woman  \n(D) Her  \nIn this example, you should notice immediately that the sentence has a verb (is taking), and that the verb needs a subject. Answers (B) and (D) are incorrect because when and her are not subjects. In answer (A), they is a subject, but they is plural and the verb is taking is singular. The correct answer is answer (C); the woman is a singular subject. You should therefore choose answer (C) .  \nSTRATEGIES FORTHE STRUCTURE QUESTIONS  \n1. First study the sentence. Your purpose is to determine what is needed to complete the sentence correctly.  \n2 . Then study each answer based on how well it completes the sentence.  \nEliminate answers that do not complete the sentence correctly.  \n3 . Do not try to eliminate incorrect answers by looking only at the answers .  \nThe incorrect answers are generally correct by themselves.The incorrect answers are generally incorrect only when used to complete the sentence.  \n4 . Never leave any answers blank. Be sure to answer each question even if you are unsure of the correct response.  \n5 . Do not spend too much time on the Structure questions. Be sure to leave adequate time for the Written Expression questions.  \nThe following skills will help you to implement these strategies in the Structure section of the TOEFL test.  \nStructure and Written Expression  \nSENTENCES WITH ONE CLAUSE    \nSome sentences in English have just one subject and verb, and it is very important for you to find the subject and verb in these sentences. In some sentences it is easy to find the ","cbCainki8m7azZk5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainki8m7azZk5","pdf",535933,72,"English","# Structure and Written Expression\n## Test format and timing\n## Question types: Structure vs Written Expression\n## General strategies\n## Structure question strategies\n## Sentences with one clause\n## Skill 1: Be sure the sentence has a subject and a verb","[{\"question\":\"How is the TOEFL Structure and Written Expression section structured?\",\"answer\":\"It includes 40 questions with 25 minutes. 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