1. Ceramics can be harder, light, and more resistant to heat than metals.
(A) light
(B) resistant
(C) heat
(D) metals
(A) light
(B) resistant
(C) heat
(D) metals
Jawaban yang tepat adalah (A) light
– and = coordinating conjunction
– coordinating conjunction menghubungkan kata/frasa/kalimat yang identik secara gramatikal (paralel)
– harder = lebih keras = comparative adjective
– more resistant = lebih tahan = comparative adjective
– light = ringan = adjective -> tidak paralel dengan yang lain
– Bentuk yang benar: lighter
– and = coordinating conjunction
– coordinating conjunction menghubungkan kata/frasa/kalimat yang identik secara gramatikal (paralel)
– harder = lebih keras = comparative adjective
– more resistant = lebih tahan = comparative adjective
– light = ringan = adjective -> tidak paralel dengan yang lain
– Bentuk yang benar: lighter
Ceramics can be harder, lighter, and more resistant to heat than metals.
Keramik dapat lebih keras, lebih ringan, dan lebih tahan panas daripada logam.
2. Not everyone realizes that the most largest organ of the human body is the skin.
(A) Not everyone
(B) that
(C) most largest
(D) human
(A) Not everyone
(B) that
(C) most largest
(D) human
Jawaban yang tepat adalah (C) most largest
– the largest = bentuk superlative untuk adjective satu suku kata (termasuk large)
– the most … = bentuk superlative untuk adjective satu dua kata tidak berakhiran -y dan tiga suku kata atau lebih
– Jadi most tidak digunakan dengan largest
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: largest
– the largest = bentuk superlative untuk adjective satu suku kata (termasuk large)
– the most … = bentuk superlative untuk adjective satu dua kata tidak berakhiran -y dan tiga suku kata atau lebih
– Jadi most tidak digunakan dengan largest
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: largest
Not everyone realizes that the largest organ of the human body is the skin.
Tidak semua orang menyadari bahwa organ terbesar pada tubuh manusia adalah kulit.
3. Mold is extremely destruction to books in a library.
(A) extremely
(B) destruction
(C) books
(D) a library
(A) extremely
(B) destruction
(C) books
(D) a library
Jawaban yang tepat adalah (B) destruction
– extremely = adverb
– destruction = noun
– adverb hanya bisa menjelaskan (1) verb (2) adjective (3) adverb lain
– adverb tidak bisa menjelaskan noun
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: destructive (adjective)
– extremely = adverb
– destruction = noun
– adverb hanya bisa menjelaskan (1) verb (2) adjective (3) adverb lain
– adverb tidak bisa menjelaskan noun
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: destructive (adjective)
Mold is extremely destructive to books in a library.
Jamur sangat merusak buku-buku di perpustakaan.
4. Sidney Lanier achieved fame both as a poet or as a symphony musician.
(A) achieved
(B) as a
(C) or
(D) musician
(A) achieved
(B) as a
(C) or
(D) musician
Jawaban yang tepat adalah (C) or
– Pola penggunaan both: both A and B
– both hanya bisa digunakan dengan and
– both tidak bisa digunakan dengan or
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: and
– Pola penggunaan both: both A and B
– both hanya bisa digunakan dengan and
– both tidak bisa digunakan dengan or
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: and
Sidney Lanier achieved fame both as a poet and as a symphony musician.
Sidney Lanier meraih ketenaran baik sebagai penyair maupun sebagai musisi simfoni.
Sidney Lanier meraih ketenaran baik sebagai penyair maupun sebagai musisi simfoni.
5. The horses used play polo are not of any special breed or of any definite size.
(A) horses
(B) play
(C) special
(D) definite
(A) horses
(B) play
(C) special
(D) definite
Jawaban yang tepat adalah (B) play
– The horses used play polo = subject
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: The horses used to play polo (Kuda-kuda yang digunakan untuk bermain polo)
– The horses used to play polo … adalah bentuk ringkas dari The horses which are used to play polo …
– The horses used play polo = subject
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: The horses used to play polo (Kuda-kuda yang digunakan untuk bermain polo)
– The horses used to play polo … adalah bentuk ringkas dari The horses which are used to play polo …
The horses used to play polo are not of any special breed or of any definite size.
= The horses which are used to play polo are not of any special breed or of any definite size.
Kuda-kuda yang digunakan untuk bermain polo tidak berasal dari ras khusus atau memiliki ukuran tertentu.
6. A tapestry consists of a foundation weave, called the warp, which across are passed different colored threads, called the weft, forming decorative patterns.
(A) consist of
(B) which across
(C) colored
(D) patterns
(A) consist of
(B) which across
(C) colored
(D) patterns
Jawaban yang tepat adalah (B) which across
– , called the warp, dan , called the weft, = non-defining relative clause, tidak apa-apa jika dihilangkan untuk memudahkan analisa kalimat
– A tapestry consists of a foundation weave which across are passed different colored threads, forming decorative patterns.
– A tapestry = subject
– consists = verb
– a foundation weave = object
– which across are passed different colored threads = relative clause, menjelaskan object a foundation weave
– which = relative pronoun / relative clause marker
– across = preposition
– Jika relative clause mengandung preposition, polanya: preposition + relative pronoun
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: across which
– , called the warp, dan , called the weft, = non-defining relative clause, tidak apa-apa jika dihilangkan untuk memudahkan analisa kalimat
– A tapestry consists of a foundation weave which across are passed different colored threads, forming decorative patterns.
– A tapestry = subject
– consists = verb
– a foundation weave = object
– which across are passed different colored threads = relative clause, menjelaskan object a foundation weave
– which = relative pronoun / relative clause marker
– across = preposition
– Jika relative clause mengandung preposition, polanya: preposition + relative pronoun
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: across which
A tapestry consists of a foundation weave, called the warp, across which are passed different colored threads, called the weft, forming decorative patterns.
Sebuah tapestri terdiri dari anyaman dasar yang disebut benang panjang, di mana di atasnya dililitkan benang-benang berwarna berbeda yang disebut benang melintang, membentuk pola hiasan.
Sebuah tapestri terdiri dari anyaman dasar yang disebut benang panjang, di mana di atasnya dililitkan benang-benang berwarna berbeda yang disebut benang melintang, membentuk pola hiasan.
7. The works of early American woodcarvers had many artistic qualities, but these craftsmen probably did not think of them as artists.
(A) works
(B) many
(C) did not
(D) them
(A) works
(B) many
(C) did not
(D) them
Jawaban yang tepat adalah (D) them
– these craftsmen probably did not think of them as artists -> subject klausa melakukan sesuatu untuk dirinya sendiri -> kita gunakan reflexive pronoun
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: themselves
– these craftsmen probably did not think of them as artists -> subject klausa melakukan sesuatu untuk dirinya sendiri -> kita gunakan reflexive pronoun
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: themselves
The works of early American woodcarvers had many artistic qualities, but these craftsmen probably did not think of themselves as artists.
Karya-karya pemahat kayu Amerika awal memiliki banyak kualitas artistik, tetapi para pengrajin ini kemungkinan besar tidak menganggap diri mereka sebagai seniman.
8. Perhaps mankind’s first important musical influence were the songs of birds.
(A) first
(B) musical
(C) were
(D) birds
(A) first
(B) musical
(C) were
(D) birds
Jawaban yang tepat adalah (C) were
– Perhaps mankind’s first important musical influence = subject = noun phrase
– noun utamanya = influence
– influence = uncountable noun
– uncountable noun hanya bisa digunakan dengan singular verb
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: was
– Perhaps mankind’s first important musical influence = subject = noun phrase
– noun utamanya = influence
– influence = uncountable noun
– uncountable noun hanya bisa digunakan dengan singular verb
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: was
Perhaps mankind’s first important musical influence was the songs of birds.
Mungkin pengaruh musik pertama yang penting bagi umat manusia adalah lagu-lagu burung.
9. The techniques of science and magic are quite different, but their basic aims – to understand and control nature- they are very similar.
(A) magic
(B) different
(C) to understand
(D) they are
(A) magic
(B) different
(C) to understand
(D) they are
Jawaban yang tepat adalah (D) they are
– The techniques of science and magic are quite different = independent clause, sudah utuh, bisa berdiri sendiri
– but = conjunction
– their basic aims – to understand and control nature – they are very similar = dependent clause
– their basic aims = subject dependent clause
– to understand and control nature = appositive, noun phrase yang memberikan informasi tambahan pada noun lain
– ada duplikasi subject klausa dengan adanya they
– they tidak diperlukan
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: are
– The techniques of science and magic are quite different = independent clause, sudah utuh, bisa berdiri sendiri
– but = conjunction
– their basic aims – to understand and control nature – they are very similar = dependent clause
– their basic aims = subject dependent clause
– to understand and control nature = appositive, noun phrase yang memberikan informasi tambahan pada noun lain
– ada duplikasi subject klausa dengan adanya they
– they tidak diperlukan
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: are
The techniques of science and magic are quite different, but their basic aims – to understand and control nature- are very similar.
Teknik-teknik ilmu pengetahuan dan sihir sangat berbeda, tetapi tujuan dasarnya – untuk memahami dan mengendalikan alam – sangat mirip.
10. It was in a cave near Magdalena, New Mexico, when the oldest known ears of cultivated corn were discovered.
(A) when
(B) the oldest
(C) known
(D) discovered
(A) when
(B) the oldest
(C) known
(D) discovered
Jawaban yang tepat adalah (A) when
– It = subject
– was = verb
– a cave near Magdalena, New Mexico, = object
– when the oldest known ears of cultivated corn were discovered = relative clause, menjelaskan object
– relative clause diawali relative clause marker / pronoun
– relative clause marker / pronoun: who, whom, whose, which, that
– when bukan relative clause marker / pronoun
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: that
– It = subject
– was = verb
– a cave near Magdalena, New Mexico, = object
– when the oldest known ears of cultivated corn were discovered = relative clause, menjelaskan object
– relative clause diawali relative clause marker / pronoun
– relative clause marker / pronoun: who, whom, whose, which, that
– when bukan relative clause marker / pronoun
– Bentuk yang benar adalah: that
It was in a cave near Magdalena, New Mexico, that the oldest known ears of cultivated corn were discovered.
Di sebuah gua dekat Magdalena, New Mexico, telinga jagung budidaya tertua yang pernah ditemukan ditemukan.
Di sebuah gua dekat Magdalena, New Mexico, telinga jagung budidaya tertua yang pernah ditemukan ditemukan.