Group

2
Annisa Rizqa Rahima
Ardya Rigita Cahyani
Ayudhia Sherani Firdaus
Novia Hermawati
Nur’Azizah Aprilani
Siti Fatimah
 9. Nimbrostratus clouds are thick, dark gray clouds ____ forebode rain.
(A) what
(B) which
(C) what they
(D) which they SKILL 12: USE ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
CONNECTOR/SUBJECTS CORRECTLY

The sentence above has two

different verbs (are) and also a
verb (forebode) so we need one
connector. The correct answer is
“which” functions as a connector
as well as the subject of the verb
(forebode).

We have to look at the verb

first and see what is missing
in the sentence.
10. Some economists now suggest that home equity loans are merely a new trap to push
consumers beyond ____

(A) they can afford

(B) they can afford it
(C) what is affordable
(D) able to afford

BEYOND IS THE KEYWORD

Beyond is one of the

preposition words. One of
the characteristics of the
preposition should be
followed by an object of the
preposition (noun).
 11. People who reverse the letters of words ___ to read suffer from dyslexia.
(A) when trying
(B) if they tried
(C) when tried
(D) if he tries

Unreduced sentence:
People who reverse the letters of words
when they try/are trying to read suffer
from dyslexia.

• (Clauses with a form of “be”) When

they are trying to read > When trying
to read.

• (Clauses without a form of “be”) When

they try to read > When trying to read.

Therefore, the correct answer is (A) When

trying.
 12. Featured at Henry Ford Museum ____ of antique cars dating from 1865.
(A) is an exhibit
(B) an exhibit
(C) an exhibit is
(D) which is exhibit
Normal form of sentence: S + V
• Featured at Henry Ford Museum an
exhibit is of antique cars dating from
1865.

However, when there is place expression at

the beginning of sentence, we have to invert
the normal form of subject and verb.
(Normal) S + V > (Inverted) V + S

• Featured at Henry Ford Museum is an

exhibit of antique cars dating from 1865.

Therefore, the correct answer is (A) Is an

exhibit.
13. Rubber ___ from vulcanized silicones with a high molecular weight is difficult to
distinguish from natural rubber
(A) is produced
(B) producing
(C) that produces
(D) produced

Rubber (which is) produced from

vulcanized silicones with a high
molecular weight is difficult to
distinguish from natural rubber.
14. ___ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an
optical illusion.
(A) The Moon
(B) That the Moon
(C) When the Moon
(D) The Moon which
Statement:
The Moon appears considerably larger
at the horizon than it does overhead.

Noun clause:
That the Moon appears considerably
larger at the horizon than it does
overhead is merely an optical illusion.

It is merely an optical illusion (that) the

Moon appears considerably larger at the
horizon than it does overhead
15. According to the World Health Organization, ___ any of the six most dangerous
diseases to break out, it could be cause for quarantine.
(A) were
(B) they were
(C) there were
(D) were they
SKILL 18: SUBJECT AND VERB INVERTED

 According to the World Health

Organization, if any of the six most
dangerous diseases were to break out,
it could be cause for quarantine. (Regular)

 According to the World Health

Organization, were any of the six
most dangerous diseases to break out,
it could be cause for quarantine. (Inverted)
16. On the floor of the Pacific Ocean is hundreds of flat-topped mountains more than a mile beneath sea.
A B C D

In that sentence, 'is' which is a singular

form of 'be' cannot be used to describe
'hundred of flat-topped mountains'. So,
'is' should be replaced with 'are' which is
plural. So, the answer is: (B) is
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