AKSR: June 2014

Choose the best answer and give an explanation about your answer

1. The large carotid artery ____ to the main parts of the brain.

a. Carrying blood

b. Blood is carried

c. Carries blood >--- correct . Menunjukkan present tense. S+V1+(s/es)+O

d. Blood carries

2. Mark Twain _____ the years after the Civil War the “Gilded Age.”

(A) called ---> correct. Past tense. Karena ada keterangan "Gilged Age"
(B) calling
(C) he called
(D) his calls

3. _____ radio as the first practical system of wireless telegraphy.

(A) Marconi’s development
(B) The development by Marconi
(C) Developing Marconi
(D) Marconi developed ----> correct. past tense

4. The earliest medicines _____ from plants of various sorts.

(A) obtaining
(B) they obtained
(C) were obtained ----> past tense
(D) they were obtained

5. Pluto’s moon, Charon, _____ in a slightly elliptical path around the planet.

(A) moving
(B) is moving ----> present continuous tense
(C) it was moving
(D) in its movement

6. Robert E. Lee ____ the Confederate army to General Grant in 1865 at the Appomattox Courthouse.

(A) surrendered ------> past tense
(B) he surrendered
(C) surrendering
(D) surrender

7. In the Stone Age, stone tools _____ with other rock materials.

(A) polishing
(B) they polished
(C) for polish
(D) were polished ---->past tense

8. The first steamship to cross the Atlantic ____ Savannah, in 1819.
(A) was the -----> past tense. Menerangkan Savannah
(B) it was the
(C) the
(D) in it the

9. The first plant-like organisms probably _____ in the sea, perhaps 3 billion years ago.

(A) life
(B) living
(C) lived -----> correct. past tense. Ada keterangan waktu "ago".
(D) it was living

10. Air near the equator ____ a faster west-to-east motion than air farther from the equator.

(A) to have

(B) it has

(C) has ----->correct

(D) having

11. ____ quickly after an animal dies.

(A) In the degradation of DNA

(B) Degrading DNA

(C) DNA degrades ---->correct . Present tense

(D) For DNA to degrade

12. _____ is famous as the home of the U.S. Naval Academy.

    (A) Annapolis ---->correct

    (B) Because of Annapolis

    (C) Why Annapolis

    (D) Because Annapolis

13. _________ the deepest valleys and canyons on the Earth.

    (A) In the Pacific Ocean with

    (B) In the Pacific Ocean

    (C) The Pacific Ocean

    (D) The Pacific Ocean has ---->correct

14. In the United States, the participation of females in the labor force from 37 percent in 1965 to 51 percent in 1980.

(A) it jumped

    (B) jump

    (C) jumping

    (D) jumped ---->correct. Past tense

15. ______ the second most common metal in the earth’s crust, and it always occurs in combination with other substances.

(A) Iron

    (B) Iron is ---> correct. present tense pada kalimat nominal harus menggunakan kata bantu to be

    (C) With iron

    (D) With iron is

16. Although knives and forks _____ of prehistoric origin, spoons are relatively new.

(A) are

    (B) they are

    (C) are they

(D) which are ----->correct. Karena ada "of" di soal.

17. ____ lived on Earth for nearly 150 million years.

(A) Dinosaurs -----> correct. Subject adalah dinosaurs. Kata tersebut adalah past tense pada kalimat verbal.

    (B) Dinosaurs who

    (C) If dinosaurs

(D) Since dinosaurs

18. _____along most of its length into an upper chamber and a lower chamber.

(A) The divided cochlea ----> correct. Menerangkan koklea yg sudah terbagi, devided seharusnya bukan diikuti along, melainkan "into"

    (B) Dividing the cochlea

    (C) The cochlea is divided

(D) With a divided cochlea

19. When _____ the conference?

(A) the doctor attended

    (B) did the doctor attend ----->correct. Artinya sesuai untuk digunakan dalam kalimat tanya.

    (C) the doctor will attend

(D) the doctor’s attendance

20. To Mike ____ was a big surprise.

(A) really

    (B) the party ---->correct, menerangkan object. Blm ada fokus topik yg dibicarakan pada soal.

    (C) funny

(D) when

Correct or incorrect, revise and give an explanation about the error and you answer

21. Each day practiced the piano for hours.

Tidak menggunakan each day karena keterangan "for" hanya untuk kalimat perfect tense.
Revised : She has practiced the piano for hours.

22. the directions to the exercise on page twenty unclear.

Answer : The directions to the exercise on page twenty is unclear

23. During the week eat lunch in the school cafeteria.
During the week, students eat lunch in the school cafetaria.

24. In the morning after concert was tired.
Answer : I was tired after concert in the morning.
Kalimat tersebut terlihat rancu dan belum ada subject yg jelas.

25. During the meeting in the office discussed the schedule.
Answer : Managers discussed the schedule in the office during the meeting.
*Menambahkan subject pada kalimat tersebut.

26. Everyone must leaves the room immediately.
Answer :
Modal "must" harus disertai verb 1.
Everyone must leave the room immediately.

27. I could sat on the beach for hours.
Answer : penggunaan grammar yang paling tepat adalah...
*Past perfect continuous tense :
I had been sitting on the beach for hours.
Atau..
*present with modals
I can sit on the beach.

28. She will asking you many difficult questions.
Future tense: She will ask you many difficult questions
Atau...
Future continuous tense :
She will be asking you many difficult questions...

29. The new movie is receive good reviews.
Answer :
Present tense :
The new movie receives good reviews.

30. We took a new routes to the beach house.
Correct : simple past tense

31. They helped she with the work.
Answer : They helped her with their work
She diganti menjadi her. Her adalah possessive pronoun.

32. Her and Bob came over to visit me.
Bob and her came over to visit me.
*because "Bob and her" are both subjects.

33. She lent it to you and I.
Correct.

34. we offered she a place to stay.
Answer : we offered her a place to stay.
Seharusnya menggunakan kata possessive pronoun "her".

35. The soup needs more salt because he does not taste very good.
Answer :
The soup need more salt because it does not taste very good.

36. the girls ran too fast and she fell down.
Answer : The girl ran too fast, so she fell down.
Kalimat satu dan lainnya harus berhubungan

37. They sold the car to you and I.
Answer : They sold the car to us.
Lebih baik tidak ada you and I di belakang kalimat.

38. I told his the truth, but he didn’t believe me.
Answer : I told him the truth, but he didn't believe me.

39. you and she should look for they.
Answer : You and her should look for them.
Seharusnya diganti menggunakan possessive pronoun.

40. Martha was happy when she boss gave her a pay raise.
Answer :
Martha was happy when her boss gave her a pay raise.

41. just between our, I am not sure if we can trust them.

Answer : Just between us, I am not sure if we can trust them.
Our -->diganti Us

42. the travelers lost our way in the storm.
The traveles lost their way in the storm.

43. please tell your brother that me need to talk to him.
Answer : Please tell your brother that i need to talk to him.

44. the boy got the box and his opened it carefully.
Answer : The boy got the box and he opened it carefully.

45. if my friend calls, please ask them to call back later.
answer : If my friend call, please ask them to call back later.

46. me and my friend are taking a trip.
Answer : My friend and I are taking a trip.
Struktur kalimat seharusnya my friend and I bukan I and my friend. Mendahulukan orang lain sebelum diri sendiri, bentuk sopan.

47. our neighbors are going with you and I.
Answer :
You and I are going with our neighbors

48. Ghea explained that her and her sister had often eaten at that restaurant.
Correct

49. the students are allowed to ask questions when she doesn't understand a problem.
Answer : The student are allow to ask questions when they don't understand a problem.

50. do you know Ben and her wife?
Answer : Do you know Ben and his wife ?

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