FINAL TEST GWEP-LEVEL 2 WRITEN TEST

Albert asked me why I had taken his book.

The sentence means .....

• Albert said that I took his book

• Albert asked me if I had taken his book

• Albert wanted to know why he had taken his book

• Albert wanted to know why I had taken his book

• Albert wanted to know why he had taken my book

Answer explanation

Indirect speech tersebut berasal dari Albert asked me, ' Why did you take my book'. Kata tanya why digunakan untuk menanyakan alasan (wanted to know). You berubah menjadi I .

Sean asked the professor whether he ..... turn in his paper two days after the deadline.

• Can

• might

• ought to

• may

• would

Answer explanation

Pertanyaan 'Sean asked the professor' mengharuskan kalimat yang mengikutinya dalam bentuk indirect past. Pernyataan aslinya adalah 'May I turn in my paper two days after the deadline?. Modal may berubah menjadi might dalam pola affirmative.

" It will be a wonderful trip", Ani told them.

We can say : Ani told them that it ..... a wonderful trip.

• was

• will be

• would be

• will have been

• would have been

Answer explanation

a reporting verb pada kalimat tersebut berbentuk pas tense (told). Sehingga tenses pada kalimat lngsung (will be) akan berubah menjadi past tense pada kalimat tidak langsungnya (would be).

The chairman of the meeting asked me .... the proposal.

• had I signed

• how was my signature for

• whether I had signed

• when is my signature for

• that I had signed

Answer explanation

Indirect speech yang susunannya berasal dari interrogative direct speech (kalimat tanya yang membutuhkan jawaban yes/no ), susunannya selalu affirmative (pertanyaan) dan tidak menggunakan kata kerja bantu sebelum subjeknya. Interrogative direct speech selalu menggunakan kata tanya atau if/ whether sebagai kata hubung.

Brian : " If you are not hurry, the ticket will not be available when you arrive".

Jack : What did Brian say to you?

Me : Brian said that ........

• if I am not hurry, the ticket won't available when I arrive

• if I were not hurry, the ticket won't be available when I arrived

• if I was not hurry, the ticket would not be available when I arrived

• if I were not hurry, the ticket would not be available when I arrived

Answer explanation

Pada kalimat direct pola kalimat menggunakan pengandaian yang masih mungkin terjadi karena sebab dan akibat . kalimat direct tersebut menggunakan present tense, maka ketika merubahnya ke dalam kalimat indirect present tense akan berubah menjadi past tense. Perubahannya yakni ada pada to be yang tentunya akan mengikuti subjeknya. Maka subject + tobe (You are) berubh menjadi (I was). Bukan I were karena tobe ' were' dalam pengandaian hanya bisa digunakan untuk hal yang tidak akan mungkin terjadi (mustahil). lalu (will not be) berubah menjadi (would not be) dalam bentuk past.

Direct: My grandfather said, “I retired from the company to start my own business”.

Indirect: My grandfather said that he … from the company to start his own business.

• retired

• has retired

• had retired

• would retire

Answer explanation

Subjek + said / explained + that + Reported words.

perubahan tenses : simple past tense menjadi past perfect tense, polanya had + Verb 3.

Direct : My teacher asked, “Why were you absent two days in a row ?”Indirect : My teacher asked me why I … absent two days in a row.

• was

• were

• am

• had been

Answer explanation

S + asked / wondered + Q.word + Reported word–

perubahan tenses simple past tense menjadi past perfect tense, polanya : had been

Direct : My mom said, ” The sun sets in the west”.Indirect : My mom said that the sun … in the west.

• sets

• setting

• to set

• to setting

Answer explanation

Terdapat pengecualian pada reported speech jika hal yang disampaikan adalah sebuah general truth (kebenaran umum) ataupun fakta. Matahari terbenam di sebelah Barat adalah sebuah kebenaran umum (general truth).

Kata kerja atau tenses yang terdapat dalam kalimat tersebut tidak perlu dirubah ke bentuk apapun.

Direct : Johan asked, “Did you come to maria’s party yesterday?”

Indirect : Johan asked me … I had come to Maria’s party the previous day.

• if

• did

• would

• could

Answer explanation

reported speech bentuk pertanyaan yes or no.

Polanya :S + asked / wondered + If / whether + Reported word

Direct : My mom asked, “What was happening last night ?”

Indirect : My mom asked me what … the previous night.

• happened

• is happening

• had happened

• had been happening

Answer explanation

S + asked / wondered + Q.word + Reported word.

perubahan tenses : past continuous tense menjadi past perfect continuous tense, polanya : had been + Verb -ing.