STRUCTURE TEST
1; _____ his illness (noun phrase), John continued to play rugby.
a; Despite
b; Although
c; Even though
Ket. Desprite + noun phrase
Althrough + s + v
2; The tube worm, _____________ stationary plant-like creature that lives at the bottom of the deep
sea, can live for hundreds of years.
a; is a
b; it is a
c; a
3;
4;
5;
6;
7;
8;
9;
Ket. The tube worm bukan merupakan subjek, tapi appositive
After many peace corps teachers return to the States, ___________ professional English teachers.
a; often they become
b; they often become
c; and often become
Ket. Tidak perlu menyebutkan teachers (they) lagi
None of the students _____ a car. ( None = no one)
a; has
b; have
c; have got
Ket. None adalah kata tunggal (singular)
It is not yet clearly understood _________ cause obesity.
a; why eating too many hamburgers can
b; why can eating too many hamburgers
c; eating too many hamburgers can
Ket. Why hanya sebagai penghubung dan klausanya berbentuk positif
While most New Yorkers believe in ghosts, ______ do not.
a; are a few who
b; there are a few which
c; there are a few that (s+v+that+s)
With his first painting 'Le Temple du Mordu', George Lesereaux (singular) _______ to establish
himself as a master of pointilism.
a; could
b; with ability
c; was able
Ket. Was able selalu diikuti dengan to
Thinker and poet, ___________ the Brinker prize for his poem 'Alexander' in 1976.
a; Claude Pinocchio was awarded to
b; was awarded Claude Pinocchio
c; was awarded to Claude Pinocchio
Research now proves that eating fish and chips is healthier than _______
a; when eating hamburgers.
b; eating hamburgers. (verb harus setara)
c; to eat hamburgers.
Ket. And sebagai kata penyetaraan, jadi verb sebelum dan sesudahnya harus setara
10; It was ______ Johnny finally gave up.
a; such difficult that
b; so difficult that
c; so a difficult test that
11; __________, I would have returned it immediately. (Masuk dalam tipe 3)
a; If I knew that you wanted to read it
b; I had known that you wanted to read it
c; Had I known that you wanted to read it
12; In the 1990s, _________ its premium position in the world economy.
a; the USA returned
b; the USA returned to
c; the USA returning
13; The Concorde, which is ______________ jet (noun), can reach New York from London is
approximately 2 and 1/2 hours.
a; fastest in the world
b; the fastest of the world
c; the world's fastest
Ket. Setelah kalimat superlative berupa noun
14; ___________ is portrayed in Hermann Hesse's 'Steppenwolf'.
a; Man searching his soul (present continous)
b; A man searched his soul
c; A man in search of his soul
Ket. Passive voice
15; Singer and entertainer, ____________ for his beautiful and expressive voice.
a; was Frank Sinatra famous
b; famous was Frank Sinatra
c; Frank Sinatra was famous
16; It is not only important to be on time, __________ courteous when replying to colleagues.
a; but also is it important being
b; but is it also important to be
c; but it is also important to be
Ket. kesesuaian subjek dan predikat
17; __________ was this check written?
a; To who
b; Whom
c; To whom
18; Diets based on only one basic food element ____________ no diet at all.
a; can be as ineffective than
b; can be as ineffective as
c; can be so ineffective than
Ket. Mengikuti aturan as .... as
19; Within Tuscany' ___________ Matthew Spender.
a; is written from
b; was written from
c; was written by
Ket. Passive voice
20; ____________, that runner is likely to be the first one chosen.
a; Due to her agility and speed
b; Because of she is agile and speed
c; Because agile and rapid (tidak ada subject)
Suggested learning materials
1;
2;
3;
4;
Despite, in spite of VS
although, eventhough.
Appositive ( klausa/frasa/kata tambahan yg menerangkan subjek/objek yang dipisah dengan koma)
Susunan S + Adver of frequency/keterangan keseringan (always, usually,never,often,etc) + P
Pelaku yang dianggap jamak yang sebenarnya tergolong singular: nobody, none (no one),
everybody,etc)
5; Embedded question/ kalimat tanya yang berposisi sebagai anak kalimat; posisi kata Tanya harus
sebagai kata penghubung dan klausa harus berbentuk positif. I cant remember how much money I
gave you.
I cant remember: klausa induk (I = subjek, cant remember=predikat)
How much money I gave you= klausa anak
(how much money = kata penghubung/connector, I give you= klausa positif, tidak boleh= how
much money did I give you)
6; Complex sentence/ kalimat majemuk bertingkat, ingat kata penghubung yang termasuk dalam
complex sentence dan juga susunan S P C S P/ C S P, S P
7; Hati-hati dalam membedakan S dengan O preposisi (frase preposisi). Kata benda yang menjadi
objek kata depan tidak dapat berposisi sebagai S.
8; Parallelism, kesetaraan dalam kalimat comparative/perbandingan.
9; Ingat tentang paired conjunction/ kata penghubung berpasangan.
Not only..but also , so . That , dll.
10; Conditional Sentence/ pengandaian. Ingatlah tipe-tipe dalam kalimat ini, apakah tipe I, II atau III.
11; Sentence/kalimat; menggunakan keterangan waktu yang sesuai dengan kata kerja. Dalam
mengerjakan soal jenis ini, gunakan clue waktu dsebagai peyunjuk mengrjakan. ( yesterday,
last., in 2000= past tense, recently, currently= present perfect tense, dst)
12; Adjective clause, Klausa yang berfungsi menerangkan benda ntah yang befungsi sebagai S/O.
Ingat tentang peruntukan penghubung Who, Which, Whom, That.
13; Reduced Ajective clause, klausa sifat yang telah disederhanakan/diefektifkan, baik Aktif (V.ing)
atau Pasif (V.3/pas participle).
14; Kalimat pasif.
15; Inversi.
16; Due to, because of
VS Because, Since
NOTE: PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTION ACCOMPANIED BY YOUR ELABORATION.
