ELLIPTICAL CONSTRUCTION

we don't have to return the book tomorrow but he..........

• has

• have

• do

• does

Answer explanation

Kalimat pertama menggunakan present tense, kalimat selanjutnya harus menggunakan tenses yang sama.

They can neither give him a part time job, ......... as a trainee in their company

• and also not accept him

• they cannot accept him

• nor accept him

• as well as not accepting him

Answer explanation

pasangan kata untuk neither adalah nor

"Dina didn't like the movie , and Andin didn't either" means......

• Dina and Andin didn't like the movie

• Only Dina didn't like the movie

• Dina didn't like the movie but Andin did

• one of the two girls didn't like the movie

Answer explanation

Baik Dina maupun Andin tidak menyukai film

I think that my mother will be interested in reading this novel, but......

• so will my father

• my father won't

• my father is not

• my father will be

Answer explanation

Rumus untuk kata hubung " but" adalah jika sebelum kata but ada kalimat positif maka sesudah kata but menggunakan kalimat negatif dan sebaliknya

A: why didn't you print your report at home?

B: I ran out of ink for my printer. it's ......expensive that I can't afford it

• such

• very

• so

• such an

Answer explanation

pasangan kata untuk that adalah so dengan rumus

so + adjective + that

His shop was burnt down.... his car that was parked nearby.

• and either did

• so did

• also was

• and so was

Answer explanation

Dua kalimat tersebut adalah kalimat positif, maka menggunakan " Elliptical Construction" positif juga yaitu " so" sedangkan kata kerja yang digunakan adalah " to be" lampau yaitu " was"

Tari was punished by the teacher not only because she forgot to bring her book....

• and she didn't do her homework too

• but also because she didn't do her homework

• but she didn't do her homework either

• but also for not doing her homework

Answer explanation

Frasa not only selalu diikuti but also. Karena dalam soal diikuti because, dalam jawabanpun diikuti because

My friend got the job as a manager not because of his uncle's position in the company....

• but because he is very well qualified for the job

• but because of his good qualifications

• also because he is very well qualified for the job

• but also because of his good qualifications

Answer explanation

kata " not because of + noun" harus paralel dengan " but because of + noun"

In evaluating your progress, the teacher will take into account ....... attitude, and achievement

• how you performed

• your performance

• if you performed well

• when you have performed

Answer explanation

setelah kata and terdapat kata benda maka sebelumnya pun juga harus menggunakan kata benda

"The successful athletes got medals and money" means: They got...... medals but also money.

• not only

• instead

• as well as

• no more

Answer explanation

pasangan kata untuk but also adalah not only