Risda Aditya, 26212453
3EB10
TOEFL
Toefl test consist 3 kind of section.
Reading, Listening and Structure Analyzing. Here are some tricks when we are
going to analyze the structure of the sentences.
1. Identify the SVOC
As we know, sentence consists of Subject +
Verb + Object + Complement (Adverb/Adjective).
First thing to do is find the Verb of the
sentence. It’s usually can be found in the middle of the sentence. After you
found the Verb, find the Subject, Object and Compliment.
2. Identify the Tense
Next thing to do is find the tenses of the
sentences.
3. Identify the Subject
The subject can be plural or singular.
Example:
Structure Analyzing
Arizona have a very dry
climate
A B
1. Identify
the SVOC
Arizona have
a very dry climate
A B
·
Subject : Arizona
·
Verb : Have
·
Object : -
·
Complement: A very dry climate.
2. Identify
the Tenses
This sentence is
using Simple Present Tense
3. Identify
the Subject
After we knew
that the tense is Simple Present Tense, then the verb must be the Verb 1.
Because the subject is Singular (Arizona) the verb must go with “has”, not “have”.
Conclusion : The word “have”
in the sentence is wrong. It must be replaced with “has” because the Subject is
Singular.
