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TOEFL/Unit 6: Sentence Simplification

Vocabulary

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Simplify

/sim-pli-fy/

"Make simple."

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Essential

/i-sen-shal/

"Main/Important."

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Omit

/oh-mit/

"Leave out."

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Contradict

/kon-truh-dikt/

"Go against."

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Core

/kor/

"Center/Main part."

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Clause

/klawz/

"Part of sentence."

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Conjunction

/kun-junk-shun/

"Connector (and, but)."

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Highlight

/hy-lyt/

"Marked."

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Distort

/dis-tort/

"Change meaning bad way."

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Accurate

/ak-yuh-rit/

"Correct."

Article

Simplifying Sentences ✂️

You are given a highlighted sentence and asked to pick the option that keeps the essential information.

Strategy

  1. Break it down: Find the Subject and Verb. What is the core meaning?
  2. Check relationships: Is there a Cause/Effect? Contrast?
  3. Eliminate:
    • Options that change the meaning.
    • Options that leave out essential details.
    • Options that add unmentioned info.

Practice

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The answer must contain...

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Wrong answers often...

3.

Should you look at connectors (Because, Although)?

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If original says 'A caused B', answer says 'B caused A'...

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To 'Distort' means...

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If the option misses a minor detail...

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Sentence Simplification tests...

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Can the answer be 2 sentences?

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Does 'Although' imply contrast?

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Should matching keywords trick you?

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