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MINI-TEST OF GRAMMAR AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

FOR PRACTICE ONLY

PART A
Questions 1-15 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four words or
phrases marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the
sentence.
1. Captain Henry, __________ crept slowly through the under-brush.
(A) being remote from the enemy,
(B) attempting to not encounter the enemy,
(C) trying to avoid the enemy
(D) not involving himself in the enemy
Explanation :
Sangat mudah dipahami dari pendekatan makna

2. Tommy was one ___________

(A) of the happy childs of his class
(B) of the happiest child in the class
(C) child who was the happiest of all the class
(D) of the happiest children in the class
Explanation :
One of the + plural nouns (children)

3. ____________he began to make friends more easily.

(A) Having entered school in the new city, it was found that
(B) After entering the new school,
(C) When he had been entering the new school,
(D) Upon entering into the new school,
Explanation :
A. Having entered school in the new city, it was found that → it mengarah ke mana?
B. After entering the new school,
C. When he had been entering the new school, → penggunaan tense yg tidak tepat
D. Upon entering into the new school, → enter + noun

4. It is very difficult to stop the cultivation of marijuana because _________

(A) it grows very carelessly.
(B) of it’s growth without attention.
(C) it grows well with little care.
(D) it doesn’t care much to grow.
Explanation :
A. it grows very carelessly → carelessly hanya digunakan untuk animal dan people
B. or it`s growth without attention → it's → its
 C. it grows well with little care
D. it doesn`t care much to grow → kata care megacu ke 'perasaan' yang seharusnya
tidak ditujukan ke tumbuhan marijuana

5. The fact that space exploration has increased dramatically in the past thirty years
_______
(A) is an evidence of us wanting to know more of our solar system.
(B) Indicates that we are very eager to learn all we can about our solar system.
(C)How we want to learn more about the solar systems.
(D) Is pointing to evidence of our intention to know a lot more about what is called
our solar system.
Explanation :
A. is an evidence of us wanting to know more of our solar system –> our wanting
(masuk di materi gerund)
B. indicates that we are very eager to learn all we can about our solar system
C. how we want to learn more about the solar system –> jika ini digunakan maka
kalimat tidak lengkap / tanpa verb utama
D. is pointing to evidence of our intention to know a lot more about what is called our
solar system –> terlalu bertele-tele

6. Many of international problems we are now facing ___________

(A) Linguistic incompetencies
(B) Are the result of misunderstandings
(C) Are because of not understanding themselves
(D) Lacks of the intelligent capabilities of understanding each other
Explanation :
B is correct because to form main clause for a sentence with relative clause with that
Noun + that Clause be + Noun

7. Mr. Roberts is a noted chemist ______________

(A) As well as an effective teacher
(B) And too very efficient teacher
(C) But he teaches very good in addition
(D) However he teaches very good also
Explanation :
(A) As well as an effective teacher
(B) And too very efficient teacher → Too seharusnya also
(C) But he teaches very good in addition → Teaches well
(D) However he teaches very good also → Teaches well

8. Public television stations are different from commercial stations _________

(A) Because they receive money differently and different types of shows
(B) For money and program types
(C) In the areas of fundings and programming
(D) Because the former receives money and has programs differently from the latter.
Explanation :
A. because they receive money differently and different types of shows –> salah
 pemilihan kata
B. for money and program types —> salah pemilihan kata
C. in the areas of funding and programming
D. because the former receives money and has programs differently from the latter –>
different from

9. Manufacturers often sacrifice quality ___________

(A) For a larger profit margin.
(B) In place of to earn more money
(C) To gain more quantities of money
(D) And instead earn a bigger amount of profit.
Explanation :
A. for a larger profit margin
B. in place of to earn more money → of + noun
C. to gain more quantities of money → salah makna / kalimat tidak membahas
quantities of money
D. and instead earn a bigger amount of profit → bigger umum digunakan dalam
situasi informa

10. Automobile production in the United States ____________

(A) Have taken slumps and rises in recent years
(B) Has been rather erratic recently
(C) Has been erratically lately
(D) Are going up and down all the time.
Explanation :
A. have taken slumps and rises in recent years –> have (plural)
B. has been rather erratic recently
C. has been erratically lately –> been verb (linking verb) + adverb
D. are going up and down all the time –> are (plural)

11. A major problem in the construction of new buildings _____________

(A) Is that windows have been eliminated while air conditioning systems have not
been perfected.
(B) Is they have eliminated windows and still don’t have good air conditioning.
(C) Is because windows are eliminated but air conditioners don’t work good
(D) Is dependent on the fact that while they have eliminated windows, they are not
capable to produce efficient air conditioning systems.
Explanation :
A. is that windows have been eliminates while air conditioning systems have not been
perfected
B. is they have eliminated windows and still don’t have good air conditioning –> they
mengarah ke?
C. is because windows are eliminated but air conditioners don’t work good –> work
well
D. is dependent on the fact that while they have eliminated windows, they are not
capable to produce efficient air conditioning systems –> capable + of + verb-ing
12. John said that no other car could go __________
 (A) So fast like his car
(B) As fast like his car
(C) As fast like the car of him
(D) As fast as his car
Explanation :
equal comparison → as ... as

13. Her grades have improved, but only __________

(A) In a small amount
(B) Very slightly
(C) Minimum
(D) some
Explanation :
improved + adverb (very slightly)

14. While attempting to reach his home before the storm, _____________
(A) The bicycle of John broke down
(B) It happened that John’s bike broke down
(C) The storm caught John
(D) John had an accident on his bicycle.
Explanation :
Reduction in adverbial clause → While John wa attempting to reach his home before
the storm, John had an accident on his bicycle.
Prinsip : Klausa yang bisa di reduksi hanyalah klausa yang memiliki subjek sama

15. The changes in this city have occurred _______________

(A) With swiftness
(B) Rapidly
(C) Fastly
(D) In rapid ways.
Explanation :
have occurred + adverb(rapidly)

PART B

In questions 16-40, each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined
parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Identify the one underlined word or
phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
16. The officials object to them wearing long dresses for the inaugural dance at the
country club. A B C
D
Explanation : should be their.Use a possessive adjective before a gerund.

17. Janet is finally used to cook on an electric stove after having a gas one for so long.
A B C D
Explanation :
 (To) be used to doing, sehingga seharusnya cooking

18. He knows to repair the carburetor without taking the whole car apart.
A B C D
Explanation :
Seharusnya knows how. Knows how diikuti oleh to infinitive.

19. Stuart stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital.
A B C D
Explanation :
To write → writing

20. She must retyping the report before she hands it in to the director of financing.
A B C D
Explanation :
retuping → retype

21. How much times did Rick and Jennifer have to do the experiment before they
A B
obtained the results they had been expecting?
C D
Explanation : should be many.Times is a plural count noun and thus cannot be
modified by much.

22. Each of the students in the accounting class has to type their own research paper this
semester. A B C D
Explanation :
Their should be “his”. Each is singular and must be followed by a singular verb and
pronoun.

23. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from Nex Mexico, are planning to attend the
festivities. A B C D
Explanation :
The answer should be “is”, because the two subjects are connected by a verb
conjunction according to the first subject.

24. They are going to have to leave soon, and so do we.

A B C D
Explanation :
so do → so are

25. All the students are looking forward spending their free time relaxing in the sun this
summer. A B C D
Explanation :
should be forward to spending.Look forward to+(verb+ing)

26. Dresses, skirts, shoes, and children’s clothing are advertised at great reduced prices
 this weekend. A B C D
Explanation :
Because great should be “greatly”. Adverb + Adjective + noun

27. Mary and her sister just bought two new winters coats at the clearance sale.
A B C D
Explanation :
Winters should be “winter”. When a noun functionsas an adjective,it cannot be plural.
(Winter is the adjective and coats is the noun).

28. A lunch of soup and sandwiches do not appeal to all the students.
A B C D
Explanation :
should be does. The singular subject subject lunch requires the singular verb does.

29. Some of us have to study their lessons more carefully if we expect to pass this
examination. A B C D
Explanation :
Their → our

30. Mr. Peters used to think of hisself as the only president of the company.
A B C D
Explanation :
Should be himself. Hisself isn’t a word

31. The instructor advised the students for the procedures to follow in writing the term
paper. A B C D
Explanation :
Should be on. One advises someone on something

32. Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the highest grades.
A B C D
Explanation :
Compare rather than compare two people/things. Superlative comparison of three or
more people/things.
Highest → Higher

33. The new technique calls for heat the mixture before applying it to the wood.
A B C D
Explanation :
should be heating. Use a gerund(verb+ing)after a preposition(for).

34. The pilot and the crew distributed the life preservers between the twenty frantic
passengers. A B C D
Explanation :
Between should be “among”. Use among for three or more entities and between for
two entities
35. A five-thousand-dollars reward was offered for the capture of the escaped criminals.
A B C D
Explanation :
Dollars should be “dollar”
Noun phrase : a/an - quantity - infinitive + main noun
A five - thousand - dollar reward: a reward worth $5000.
This sentence translates as follows : A reward of $5000 is given to the person who
captures the escaped criminal.

36. The equipment in the office was badly in need of to be repaired.

A B C D
Explanation :
should be repair.In need of+noun.

37. A liter is one of the metric measurements, aren’t they ?

A B C D
Explanation :
Seharusnya menggunakan isn’t it, karena subjeknya adalah “a liter” (single noun)

38. We thought he is planning to go on vacation after the first of the month.

A B C D
Explanation :
is → was
We think he is going to go on vacation after the first day of January.

39. There are a large supply of pens and notebooks in the storeroom to the left of the
A B C D
library entrance.
Explanation :
Are → is
“a large supply” is an uncountable noun, so use there is rather than there are

40. The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the
contractors. A B C D
Explanation :
On the sentence showed the four proposals are rejected. In this sentence the word
either can only shows one. So the word either should be any. So revision : The
president refuses to accept any of the four new proposals made by the contractors.