TOEFL Preparation Resources | TOEFL Success Tips

July 1, 2021May 20, 2021 Benchmark Support Team TOEFL, TOEFL Writing, TOEFL Practice Test, TOEFL Grammar Leave a comment

We are often asked whether or not spelling is important for TOEFL, and there is a simple answer: YES! But it’s a little more complex than

Plagiarism in the TOEFL exam a serious issue

June 25, 2021May 20, 2021 Benchmark Support Team TOEFL, TOEFL Writing, TOEFL Practice Test, TOEFL Integrated Writing, TOEFL Independent Writing, TOEFL Reading, TOEFL Speaking, TOEFL Listening, TOEFL Grammar Leave a comment

In preparing for the TOEFL exam, you may not think much about plagiarism, and to be honest that is not surprising because plagiarism usually isn’t much

June 18, 2021May 20, 2021 Benchmark Support Team TOEFL, TOEFL Writing, TOEFL Integrated Writing, TOEFL Independent Writing, TOEFL Grammar Leave a comment

It is no secret that success in TOEFL writing requires a good level of grammar, but what is mysterious for most candidates is what exactly grammatical

June 10, 2021May 20, 2021 Benchmark Support Team TOEFL, TOEFL Writing, TOEFL Practice Test, TOEFL Grammar Leave a comment

Any English teacher will tell you that one of the most common problems with their learners’ grammar is subject-verb disagreement. This occurs in English classrooms all

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If you knew how to use conditionals, you would have a better chance of TOEFL success! The above sentence is not only true, but it’s also

May 29, 2021May 20, 2021 Benchmark Support Team TOEFL, TOEFL Writing, TOEFL Practice Test, TOEFL Integrated Writing, TOEFL Independent Writing, TOEFL Grammar Leave a comment

You have probably heard of phrasal verbs, and if not, you can surely work out what they are: a phrase that functions as a verb. These

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The Writing Section is the fourth and final section of the TOEFL exam. The goal of the Writing Section is to test how well you can

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You can’t escape the fact that grammar is important for success in the TOEFL exam. Even though there is no dedicated part of the TOEFL exam

July 10, 2020March 25, 2021 Benchmark Support Team TOEFL, TOEFL Writing, TOEFL Integrated Writing, TOEFL Grammar Leave a comment

In a recent article, we wrote about suffixes and how a firm knowledge of these can help you to vastly expand your vocabulary by giving you

June 18, 2020March 25, 2021 Benchmark Support Team TOEFL, TOEFL Writing, TOEFL Practice Test, TOEFL Integrated Writing, TOEFL Independent Writing, TOEFL Grammar, TOEFL Sample Essays Leave a comment

When we speak or write in the English language, we often use pronouns like “he,” “they,” or “it.” On their own, these words mean very little,

June 15, 2020March 25, 2021 Benchmark Support Team TOEFL, TOEFL Writing, TOEFL Speaking, TOEFL Grammar Leave a comment

The English and Mandarin Chinese languages are extremely different and so many Chinese students who are training to sit the TOEFL exam find that they suffer

June 13, 2020March 24, 2021 Benchmark Support Team TOEFL, TOEFL Writing, TOEFL Practice Test, TOEFL Integrated Writing, TOEFL Independent Writing, TOEFL Grammar Leave a comment

In English, we have an interesting grammatical structure that we call reported speech. As the name suggests, it is a way to report what someone else

June 12, 2020March 24, 2021 Benchmark Support Team TOEFL, TOEFL Writing, TOEFL Practice Test, TOEFL Integrated Writing, TOEFL Independent Writing, TOEFL Speaking Leave a comment

In both the TOEFL writing and speaking tests, it is important to paraphrase. This is because any words that you use from the question more than

Raise your TOEFL writing score by avoiding common errors

June 10, 2020January 31, 2022 Benchmark Support Team TOEFL, TOEFL Writing, TOEFL Integrated Writing, TOEFL Independent Writing, TOEFL Grammar Leave a comment

As we have discussed in countless other articles, grammar is absolutely vital for success in TOEFL. Although there is no dedicated section of the exam in