Stucture and Error Recognition

You had better ... this course since this is the best course in this university

• enrolls

• enroll

• enrolled

• to enroll

Answer explanation

Had better digunakan untuk memberi saran. Setelah kata "Had better" diikuti infinitive(V1) tanpa tambahan s/es

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

I would rather ... a movie alone than work with you

• being watched

• watched

• watching

• watch

Answer explanation

Kata "would rather' untuk mengungkapkan preference (lebih suka). 'Would rather' digunakan berpasangan dengan kata 'than'. Jenis kata setelah 'would rather' dan 'than' harus sama. Setelah 'than V1', maka setelah would rather juga V1

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

If the team members had exercised more seriously, they ... the game succesfully

• would had won

• would have won

• would has won

• would won

Answer explanation

"Had exercised" menandakan Conditional sentence Type 3. Polanya; If+S+ had V3/had been+.., S+would+have+V3/been. Sehingga jawaban yang tepat would have won

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

The man ... she invited was the son of the Governor

• with whom

• whom

• to whom

• who

Answer explanation

Adjective Clause. Kata kuncinya the man(orang), setelahnya diikuti She(S). Relative pronoun menggantikan orang sebagai Objek adalah whom

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

Mandy goes ... because her last class was cancelled without any confirmation before

• mad

• madness

• madly

• madder

Answer explanation

Kalimat ini berarti, Mandy menjadi marah. isiannya harus berupa kata sifat yaitu mad. Kata madness (N), madly (Adv), dan madder (Adj tapi bertingkat,ada than pasangannya)

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Choose the one word or phrase which not be appropriate in standard written English!

Because the dog experiences decreasing number of red blood cells, its nose turns ashily

• Because

• decreasing

• its nose

• ashily

Answer explanation

kata turn+Adjective. Ashily merupakan Adverb. Adjective yang artinya pucat adalah ashy

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Error Recognition USM STAN

Not all people understand that every country is having its own unique culture and tradition

• people

• understand

• is having

• unique

Answer explanation

Kalimat ini mempunyai tensis simple present, akan tidak tepat maknanya jika menggunakan is having (sedang).

Not all people understand that every country has its own unique culture and tradition

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Ratna prefers to drink green smoothies with a drop of lemon than vegetable juices to keep her healthy

• to

• with

• than

• healthy

Answer explanation

Preference "prefer to" digunakan berpasangan dengan kata "rather than" bukan than.

sehingga kalimat yang benar:

Ratna prefers to drink green smoothies with a drop of lemon rather than vegetable juices to keep her healthy

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

The median of annual mothers' working hours has increased dramatically by 960 hours since 1979 and 2009

• working hours

• has increased

• by

• since

Answer explanation

Kalimat diatas ada durasi dari tahun 1979-2009. sehingga bukan kata hubung since yang tepat, tapi between.

The median of annual mothers' working hours has increased dramatically by 960 hours between 1979 and 2009

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CCSS.L.2.2C

Marcello likes to talk to his dogs, takes them for a walk twice a day, and feeding them expensive dog food.

• to

• takes

• for

• feeding

Answer explanation

Kalimat bertingkat harus paralel. Marcello likes(V1+s)...,takes(V1+s)...,(V1+s)

sehingga kata yang tepat adalah feeds

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CCSS.L.8.1A