Toefl exam Essentials

TOEFL EXAM ESSENTIALS
Make sure your nouns and verbs agree. The subject of the
sentence must match the verb in number. If the subject is
singular, the verb is singular. If the subject is plural, the verb
is plural.
Make sure pronouns and antecedents agree. An antecedent
is the noun represented by a pronoun. Pronouns and
antecedents must agree in number. If the antecedent is sin-
gular, the pronoun is singular; if the antecedent is plural,
the pronoun is plural.
Check your modifiers. Even native speakers of English con-
fuse adjectives and adverbs. Adjectives modify nouns and
pronouns; adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other
adverbs.
Avoid double negatives. The use of double negatives is
unnecessary and redundant. Remember that there are more
negatives than the obvious no, not, never, neither, and nor.
There is also hardly and barely that act as negatives in your
sentences.