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Ace the TOEFL Essay (TWE)
Adjective Phrases Realized by Adjectives
I lent encouragement to the blind (students).
IO/adj or adj/adj
I taught a lesson to the stupid (animals)
.
IO/adj or adj/adj
Both examples can be the IO without the final noun.
Adjective Phrases Realized by Adverb
The town money was allotted for the slowly developed (section).
Adv + V3 = adj
He waged an effectively run
(campaign).
Adv V3 = adj
Adjective Phrases Realized by Prepositions
He delivered the speech to the in-your-face generation.
Prep poss pro = PP = adj
They finalized an under
-the-counter proposition.
Prep det N = PP = adj
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Irregular Verbs list
Forms
Verb1 (v1) verb2 (v2) verb3 (v3)
Base Simple Past Perfect
is, am, are was, were been
become became become
begin began begun
blow blew blown
bring brought brought

keep kept kept
know knew known
leave left left
lend lent lent
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
meet met met
pay paid paid
read read read
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
send sent sent
shake shook shaken
shoot shot shot
sing sang sung
sit sat sat
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Odds and Ends
Verb1 (v1) verb2 (v2) verb3 (v3)
Base Simple Past Perfect
sleep slept slept
speak spoke spoken
spend spent spent
stand stood stood

Am used to (adj)
Appreciate
Avoid
Consider
Dislike
Delay
Deny
Help
Mention
Miss
Postpone
Quit
Regards
Risk
Suggest
Understand
Use a Gerund after the Following Prepositions
Of He is afraid of flying.
After After working, he took a shower.
By He lost weight by exercising.
For He got a badge for camping.
About We learned about skydiving.
In He is interested in writing.
On They insist on coming.
Before I eat before exercising.
While I smoke while watching movies.
From I was delivered from smoking.
Upon Upon returning, he was arrested.
When When arriving, call your mother.
While He got hurt while playing.