Unimportant thoughts. Day 1
I want to do TOEFL exam in the end of June. My expectations are get B2 level. That's level required for foreign students to start a Master's degree, and it is my biggest dream! So every day I will right something here, increasing the number of words each time :) so I'll be really thankful with you correct me, specially when I talk about the past, I not good at it.
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Unimportant Thoughts--Day 1
I want to take a TOEFL exam at the end of June. My expectations are to score a B2 level. That is the minimum level required for foreign students to gain acceptance into a master's degree program, and it is one of my biggest dreams! Therefore, I expect to write something here every day, not only increasing the number of words each time, but also improving my sentence construction and vocabulary. Furthermore, I would be very grateful to you for correcting me, especially whenever I write about the past, which is not something I am proficient at as of yet.
Hi, Alana. Good job! Whatever changes I made were to allow your sentences to sound more natural to my native ears, to clarify your thoughts, and for ease of reading. My sincerest apologies if I have misinterpreted. I hope that this helps you, Jonathan
In America, IMHO, we would be more likely to use “take an exam” in an academic setting, but a doctor will “do an exam” to provide you with a diagnosis. As there are, unfortunately, and to my knowledge, no hard and fast rules to learn the differences, the best way to learn these verbs is in context with their related nouns, and set phrases much as you would with idioms. I imagine that is how I learned them growing up… (*-^)
We take a bath, not do one. We do the dishes, not take them. Conversely, we take a bus, not do one. We do our homework, not take it. Etc., etc. Yet, we can both take, and do, lunch. We can also take, and do, time. If you ever find a distinction, be sure to let me know. Best of luck!
As to “master’s degree,” it is possessive, since the person, as you aspire to be, will have gained enough knowledge to be a master of it, so we need the apostrophe. Moreover, it is always in lower-case unless, it is combined with the degree you earned, which is when the possessive is dropped, and the word, Master, along with the field of study, is capitalized. For example:
I hope that you earn your master’s degree.
After two years of study, I hope to have a Master of Arts degree in Economics.
Finally, for titles, while they might contain punctuation (My Father's Birthday Celebration) we typically do not put a period, or full stop, at the end of them. Titles are about leading the reader into your post, and while it may seem too petty to worry about, it is a pretty established convention (look at an English language newspaper or magazine).
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Unimportant thoughts. Day 1
I want to do the TOEFL exam in at (or "near) the end of June. My expectations are to achieve the get B2 level. That's the level required for foreign students to start a Mmaster's degree, and it is my biggest dream! So every day I will right write something here, increasing the number of words each time. :) so I'll be really thankful with if you correct me, especially when I talk about the past, because I am not good at it.
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Unimportant thoughts. Day 1
I want to take the TOEFL exam at the end of June. My expectations are to get to the B2 level. That's the level required for foreign students to start a master's degree, and it is my biggest dream! So, every day I will write something here and increase the number of words each time. :) I'll be really thankful when you correct me, especially when I talk about the past, because I am not good at it.
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