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On Tuesday, January 10, 2012 , charlie houck wrote:
> I'm preparing for the TOEFL test, scheduled for this Thursday; but I
> don't understand the logic of the sample grammar questions.
>
> In the official test preparation sample test are these - both of which I
> got wrong:
>

A) You had better
( ask / asked / consult / consulted / consult with / have consulted / have consulted with )
a specialist.

B) Person1: "I don't think we need boots."
Person2: "I don't think so ( either / neither / too )."

>
> I'm stymied. What is the logic of the one correct answer for each?

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by: Anton Shepelev - Mon, 14 Aug 2023 10:19 UTC

henhanna:

> You had better
> ( ask / asked /
> consult / consulted / consult with /
> have consulted / have consulted with )
> a specialist.

Without any context, I deem all of the following correct:

ask
consult
have consulted

Have I failed the test?

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On Monday, August 14, 2023 at 3:19:53 AM UTC-7, Anton Shepelev wrote:
> henhanna:
> > You had better
> > ( ask / asked /
consult / consulted / consult with /
have consulted / have consulted with )
> > a specialist.

> Without any context, I deem all of the following correct:
>
> ask
> consult
> have consulted
>
> Have I failed the test?
>

i don't know... pls check with the original thread.

have you ever taken the TOEFL or similar test ?

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by: Anton Shepelev - Tue, 15 Aug 2023 08:13 UTC

henhanna to Anton Shepelev:

> > Have I failed the test?
>
> i don't know... pls check with the original thread.

Your post having no References: header, the original thread
is withheld from the audience.

> have you ever taken the TOEFL or similar test ?

No, have you?

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by: henh...@gmail.com - Tue, 15 Aug 2023 19:53 UTC

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On Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 1:13:37 AM UTC-7, Anton Shepelev wrote:
> henhanna to Anton Shepelev:
> >

> > have you ever taken the TOEFL or similar test ?
> No, have you?

i've taken the TOEFL test maybe 4 times.

there's a sense of absurdity in ... for me to take the test

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