Rabu, 11 Mei 2011

Gerund and Infinitives


PART 1

1. Tell me why you’re interested in learning this subject ?

Economics … to explain the phenomena in Business World.

Answer : B-tries ( Plurazation )

2. What’s on the news today ?

The policemen … caught the criminal.

Answer : B-has ( Perpect )

3. After traveling across the country, I think Toronto … the busiest city in Canada.

Answer : C-is ( to be )

4. You should sleep early tonight because we start our journey tomorrow and five hundred miles … a long distance to drive in one day.

Answer : D-are ( to be )

5. After the incident at the border yesterday, the army has reinforced … strength this morning.

Answer : D-their ( possessive adjective )

6. Children, tell me the functions of these tools!

Scissors … to cut thin materials.

Answer : C-are used ( to be + V2)

7. According to the recipe, I need seven … to make this chicken pie.

Answer : C-potatoes ( pluralization )

8. The are a lot of disasters in Indonesia these days.

Yes. And now, the earthquake and tsunami phenomena always … a lot of people.

Answer : A-fascinate ( simple present )

9. Which of these sentences is correct ?

Answer : D-The car made a loud noise ( sentence )

10. Jim : Can I use that car ?

Mark : No. It’s … car.

Answer : C-my mother – in – law’s ( demonstrative pronoun )

11. The old man’s house is old.

Yes. One of … windows is broken.

Answer : D-its ( possessive adjective )

12. Where we will sleep tonight ?

Ann is going to share her room with … isn’t she ?

Answer : A-you and me ( personal pronoun-object )

13. What’s said in the memo ?

You and … are expected to be present at the student representative meeting.

Answer : A-I ( personal pronoun-subject )

14. The students must be made to understand how each lesson can be value to …

I absolutely agree with you

Answer : C-them ( personal pronoun-object )

15. How does Jarohi play guitar ?

As well as … do.

Answer : A-I ( personal pronoun-subject )

16. Anything happens to you; don’t forget that … mother and father love you.

Answer : B-your ( possessive adjective )

17. “ Vito and I have a lot in common.”

“ Yes, your ideas, … some what unusual to me. “

Answer : B-like him, is ( personal pronoun-object and to be )

18. Is this your book ?

This doesn’t look like … book; it must be …

Answer : A-my / yours ( possessive adjective and possessive pronoun )

19. “What’s the decision ?”

“ I don’t know yet. The committee are still arguing among … “

Answer : E-themseves ( reflexive )

20. Mother : What are you doing ?

Children : Chatting.

Mother : What! You waste your time. You get … from that.

Answer : D-nothing ( indefinite pronoun-negatif)

21. Does … know where my glasses ?

You’re wearing them. Why you’re always so forgetful ?

Answer : E-anybody ( indefinite pronoun-interogatife )

22. … of the bread has been taken from its box.

Answer : No one likes it.

23. Who wants to go with me to the orchestra ?

... of us want to go to the orchestra.

Answer : D-all ( pluralization )

24. A : Look at the picture on the wall !

B : … is a beautiful picture.

Answer : D-that ( demonstratives pronoun )

25. Who is the man talking to you last night ?

The man … I talked to last night was my brother.

Answer : A-whom ( relative pronoun )

PART 2

1. “ … his own assignments, Sony offered to help his friends. “

Answer : C-Having finished ( perfect )

2. “ … the money, Tarwan left for his home town.”

Answer : A-Having received ( perfect )

3. “ We always avoid … to the mall on Sunday because it’s too crowded.”

Answer : D-going ( gerund )

4. “ What was he interested in ?”

“ … paleontology.”

Answer : B-Learning ( gerund )

5. “ These floors always look dirty in spite of … every day.”

Answer : D-being swept ( passive present continous )

6. Bob : “ I’m going out tonight.”

John : “ Would you mind … the key to the house ?”

Answer : E-Leaving ( gerund )

7. “ Doel Fajri completely denied … the money.”

Answer : B stealing ( gerund )

8. “ What’s your hobby ?”

“ … stamps.”

Answer : C-collecting ( gerund )

9. “ Can Rosa accept her parent’s divorce ?”

“ No. She isn’t mature enough … “

Answer : B-to understand ( to + infinitive )

10. “ I wonder where Dadang is.

“ Don’t you know the committee forced him …?”

Answer : C-to resign ( to + infinitive )

11. “ The poor women can’t afford … a dress.”

Answer : A-buy ( infinitive = verb 1 )

12. “ I smell something … in the kitchen.”

Answer : D-burning ( gerund )

13. “ I had to ask the soldier … “

Answer : B-to stop firing ( to + infinitive )

14. “ What did the teacher tell us ?”

“ He told us … noisy.”

Answer : D-Not to be

15. “ Do you object to … on the table.”

“ Yes. You sit on the cake”

Answer : B-my sitting ( gerund )

16. Rudi : “ What are you looking forward?”

Toni : “ … my old friends.”

Answer : A-to seeing ( to + infinitive )

17. “ When you go camping, don’t forget to bring … bags.”

Answer : B-sleeping ( gerund )

18. “ The smiling boy clapped his hands.”

It means :

Answer : D-The boy with a smile on his face clapped his hands ( passive form )

19. “ I am bored the show is very … “

Answer : E-boring ( gerund )

20. “ We thought of … across France. We’re rather tired of … by train.”

Answer : D-driving / going ( gerund )

21. “ When at last I succeeded in … him that I wanted … home quickly, he put his foot on the accelerator and I felt the car … forward.”

Answer : E-convincing / to get / leaping ( gerund and to + be )

22. X : “ Bob smoked when he was in college. Does he now ?”

Y : “ Yes.”

From the dialog we know that …

Answer : B-Bob used to smoking ( gerund )

23. “ I always … the sun … every morning.”

Answer : C-watching / rises ( gerund and pluralization )

24. “ I don’t know where … in this holiday.”

Answer : B-to go ( to + infinitive )

25. “ The car is always hard to start.”

“ I think it needs … “

Answer : E-to be repaired ( passive infinitive )

Rabu, 30 Maret 2011

Subject, Verb, Complement, and Modifier






Exercise 1

Exercise 1 : Subject, Verb, Complement, and Modifier

1. George is cooking dinner tonight.

subject verb phrase complement modifier of time

2. Henry and Marcia have visited the president.

subject verb phrase complement

3. We can eat lunch in this restaurant today.

subject modal verb complement modifier of place modifier of time

4. Pat should have bought gasoline yesterday.

subject verb phrase complement modifier of time

5. Trees grow.

subject verb

6. It was raining at seven o’clock this morning.

subject verb phrase modifier of time

7. She opened a checking account at the bank last week.

subject verb complement modifier of place modifier of time

8. Harry is washing dishes right now.

subject verb phrase complement modifier of time

9. She opened her book.

subject verb complement

10. Paul, William, and Marry were watching television a few minutes ago.

subject verb phrase complement modifier of time

Kamis, 30 Desember 2010

Kaos Timnas di Serbu


Kaos merah putih berlogokan Garuda ini di buru oleh bayank pihak untuk meramaikan perebutan Piala AFF tahun 2010. AFF suzuki cup ini berlangsung cukup meriah di stadion Gelora Bung Karno, 29 Desember 2010. Tidak hanya media massa baik elektronik maupun cetak yang ikut ramai memberitakan kepamoran Timnas sejak awal bulan desember ini, tetapi masyarakat umum pun ikut meramaikqn. Semua masyarakat di seluruh pelosok Indonesia ikut meramaikan pesta bola dengan menggunakan kaos Timnas. Jadilah lautan merah putih di penjuru kota-kota besar. Seakan nasionalis terlahir kembali di era “anarkis “ ini.

Begitu banyak permintaan kaos Timnas ini, seakan membuat kegairahan perekonomian. Semua pedagang mulai dari eceran sampai grosiran meraup untung dalam jumlah banyak. Sungguh luar biasa menkjubkan pedagang terompet natal & tahun baru bisa dikalahkannya. Banyaknya pesanan dan permintaan membuat harga kaos Timnas ini melambung jauh, lebih dari 2x lipat dari harga normal yaitu berkisar Rp 40.000 - Rp 60.000 untuk kategori kaos palsu.

Sayangnya, semangat dan antusias masyarakat kurang disambut baik dengan kenyataan yang ada. Menang, tapi tak juara. Keberuntungan dan belum adanya izin dari sang MahaKuasa membuat bangsa Indonesia menjadi menang, tapi tak juara. Seluruh masyarakat Indonesia menangis dan kecewa, tetapi satu semangat yang sekarang ada di seluruh benak masyarakat Indonesia, “Garuda di dadaku”.