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STRUCTURE

Structure  Be sure the sentence has a Subject and a Verb

Note :

If Subject (Singular/Single)  Verb Singular, Subject (Plural/Jamak)  Verb (Plural)

1. was backed up for miles on the freeway

a. Yesterday  (Adverb of time)
b. In the morning  (Adverb of time)
c. Traffic
d. Cars (Subject plural)

Because “was”  Verb Singular and “Traffic”  Subject Singular

Exercise

1. Last week went fishing for trout at the nearby mountain lake.
 Incorrect, karena tidak terdapat Subject
2. A schedule of todays events can be obtained at the front desk.
 Correct, karena terdapat Subject

Question

Object – Noun Clause

1. Charles Lindbergh told reporters never been deterred from attempting to cross the Atlantic alone even
though others had failed.
a. That he had  Clause marker : That single subject
b. That he had it
c. Had it
d. His having

Karena pada (a) terdapat Clause Marker “That” dan Single Subject “He”, sedangkan pada (b) terdapat Double Subject
“He dan It”, sedangkan pada (c) dan (d) tidak terdapat Clause Marker.

Intransitive Verb

2. Amber comes from the resins of pine trees that grew in Northen Europe millions of years ago.
a. Chiefly
b. And chiefly
c. It is chiefly
d. Since it is chiefly

Karena pada (a) hanya terdapat adverb (kata keterangan) “Chiefly”

Degree of Comparison

3. An adult human must take eight steps to go as a giraffe does in one stride.
a. As far
b. The farther
c. How far
d. Farther

Karena pada (a) terdapat kata yang mengikuti key word of sentence yaitu “As”

No Main Subject & Verb

4. When the focus of a pair of binoculars is adjusted, into view.

a. Bringing distant objects
b. Distant objects can be brought
c. And bring distant objects
d. To bring distant objects

Karena pada (b) terdapat Subject “Distant objects” dan Verb “Can be brought”

Adjective Clause

5. From the Iroquois tradition of behind-the scenes political participation by women, Alice Jemison acquired a self-
confidence that in her later crusades.
a. Her served well
b. Served well her
c. Served her well
d. Her well served