Exercise 1-5

💪 Exercise

Subject = . Verb = .

• For three weeks at the beginning of the semester students with fewer than the maximum number of units can add additional courses ✅
  • di kalimat ini menggunakan object of preposition sebagai pengecoh yaitu kalimat fewer than the maximum number of units merupakan object of preposition dengan preposition nya with
• On her lunch hour went to a nearby department store to purchase a wedding gift.❌
  • kalimat ini salah karena kehilangan subject dimana On her launch, her disini bukanlah sebagai subject melainkan object of preposition dari On (keterangan waktu). verb utamanya adalah went dan purchase disini merupakan to infinitive yang menjelaskan mengapa subject melakukan aksi utama.
• The fir trees were grown for the holiday season were harvested in November.❌
  • terdapat dua verb dimana bagian dari past participle
• In the grove the overripe oranges were falling on the ground.✅
  • kalimat ini benar dan kalimat lainnya merupakan ==object of preposition==
• The papers being delivered at 4:00 will contain the announcement of the president’s resignation ✅
  • kalimat ini benar disini being delivered bukan merupakan verb karena tidak ada be seperti are untuk menjadikannya verb
• A specialty shop with various blends from around the world in the shopping mall. ❌
  • tidak ada verb kata yang lain merupakan Penjelasan menggunakan preposition.
• The portraits exhibited in the Houston Museum last month are now on display in Dallas.✅
  • sudah benar , dan exhibited disini merupakan Past Participles sebagai Adjective
• With a sudden jerk of his hand threw the ball across the field to one of the other players
  • salah tidak ada subject secara explicit hanya ada preposition dan tidak jelas siapa yang melempar bola.
• Construction of the housing development it will be underway by the first of the month. ❌
  • salah karena ada Double subject
• Those applicants returning their completed forms at the earliest date have the highest priority ✅
  • sudah benar returning disana merupakan present participle

🔗 Sumber

• Longman - TOEFL Test
• Be Sure The Sentence Has A Subject And A verb
• Be careful of object of preposition
• Be Careful of Present Participle
• Be Careful of Past Participles
• Be Careful of Appositives

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