TELKOM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BAHASA INGGRIS 1 / QUIZ 3

4-12-2010 Name: ____________________

1. Read the following text carefully. There are several errors in the text (can be in a form of grammar, sentence fragment, run on, punctuation and capitalization). Then, find the error and correct it directly in this text.

Francisco recieved a scholarship to study English in the US. He had difficulty time deciding whether he should attend the English program at Miami Community College in Miami, florida or Rocky Mountain College in Denver, Colorado. It would be a lot cheapest for him to go to the community college, but he realizes that his living expenses would be a lot more high in the city. Both schools has an excellent reputation, but Rocky Mountain is a much smaller school with a best student/teacher ratio. If he goes to the community college he will not be as far away from home and he could go home more oftener. He also taught about how he would spend his free time. He might be happier, comfortabler, and more relaxed in the mountain. Finally, he decided to attend Miami Community because the temperature is warmer in Florida and he is used to warm weather and water sports.

2.

The following text is not a good paragraph because it still contains some mistakes. Find the sentence fragments and run on sentences and correct them directly in this text.

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The global demand for water recently. One reason for the increased demand for water is the rapid growth in population each person on earth consumes, on average, 10 million gallons of water in a lifetime! More means a need for more water for agricultural and household use. a second reason for the increased consumption of water is the rapid development of complex technology. Factories and food production facilities cannot without water. Power-generating facilities also use vast amounts of water to make the steam that is needed to run the turbines and cool the system.

3. The following short paragraph contains ten clauses grouped in six sentences. Mark each independent clause and each dependent clause by placing a line above it and labeling it IC or DC. Melanie went back to the widow, which she pried open with a screwdriver. As she climbed into the room, something flew right by her face. An open birdcage hung near the window. Melanie peered around her, but she could see little in the semidarkness. She groped for a light switch. Finally, she found it; a loud laugh came from behind the door.

4.

Correct all errors in pronoun form or reference directly in the following paragraph.

Aisyah has been working with small computer and computer systems for years. For it started as a hobby. In her junior year at Bandung State College, she entered the local science fair. All of them showed interesting projects. Roweenas project about computer codes won first prize, and she received a fellowship for graduate school. This meant a lot, both to her mother and she. Their adviser, Ms. Retnoningsih, was proud of them all. But, most of all he was proud of Aisyah.

5.

Correct all verb errors in the following paragraphs by crossing out the error and writing the correction above it.

When we arrived at the other end of the valley, we seen that the British soldiers was already camped across river. Captain Wainwright had receive orders from General Latrobe not to surrender the valley, so he sended me and Will Jennings to scout their position. He also telled us to find out how many of them there was. Night has just fell, and we left immidiatelly. Neither Will nor I had ate any supper.

Attention for KETUA KELAS: Print the paper and do the quiz afterwards (use ONLY this paper). After done, collect the quiz by ketua kelas and submit the results on Monday 6 Dec 2010 at Room A206a at 7.00 to 8.00. For today attendance, dont forget to ask and sign attendance list. (Daftar hadir sudah ada dalam map kelas anda di ruang sebelah roster. Cari khusus dari label Bahasa Inggris I. Serahkan daftar hadir dan hasil quiz hari Senin karena daftar hadir harus ditandatangani dosen.)