2019-09-19 TOEFL: writing practice

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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https://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-through-the-eyes-of-a-chicken-chris-a-kniesly
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Writing Practice: ETS 1 test 2
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BREAK
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purpose
propose

this thing
these things

verb+preposition collocations are best learned together with the verbs themselves
focus on
depend on
interest in
etc.

at the end of the street
at the end of the book/movie
at the end of the day
in the end

stead, head, dead, read (past), deaf, death

actor / teacher
incredible / unbelievable
resident / assistant
- These suffixes sound the same and have the same meaning, but different spellings.
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mistake = something wrong that you could fix if you took the time to check it again
error = something wrong that you can’t fix until you learn more about the relevant grammar
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verb + at = direction, especially “look” verbs (look at, glance at, stare at, yell at, run at)
verb + to = recipient, especially “give” verbs (give to, send to, say to, speak to, lend to)
verb + for = beneficiary, many of these verbs are usually without the indirect object
	(buy for, cook for, make [it] for)
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in the hospital = sick or injured (also implying the purpose)
at the hospital = working or visiting (just reporting the location)