Pretest Error Recognition

Research involving animals is useful when researchers developing medicines

to combat illnesses of both animals and people.

• involving

• is useful

• when

• to combat

Answer explanation

Tipe soal error yang paling sulit, karena jawaban tidak "normal".

Opsi a sudah betul karena involving merupakan bentuk reduced dari which involves

Opsi b sudah tepat karena research tunggal, jadi menggunakan tobe is

Opsi d sudah tepat karena penggunaan to untuk menyatakan tujuan (purpose).

Opsi c salah, karena when digunakan tidak pada tempatnya, sebagai conjunction. Lebih tepat digantikan oleh preposisi to/for.

Gloucester, along with many other New England coastal towns, depended with the success of the cod harvest.

• many

• coastal

• with

• harvest

Answer explanation

Materi verb phrase. Depend sebagai verb phrase selalu dipasangkan dengan preposisi "on", bukan with.

Even though the difference between the percentages of male and female doctors has narrowed appreciably in recent years, the number of men in that profession is likely to remain the highest.

• Even though

• between

• appreciably

• the highest

Answer explanation

Perbandingan noun pada kalimat adalah antara 2 (kelompok) profesi, karena itu penggunakan superlative degree (the highest) kurang tepat. Cukup gunakan "higher".

A determined hunter, a wolf may cover dozens of miles the day in search of its prey.

• determined

• of miles

• the day

• prey

Answer explanation

Phrase yang tepat untuk menyatakan kegiatan yang dilakukan per hari adalah:

(number of times) a day, bukan the day.

The Dakota, being one of the oldest buildings in New York City, it was designated a historical landmark.

• one of the

• it

• a

• landmark

Answer explanation

Subject pada kalimat soal sudah jelas, yaitu Dakota. Jadi, tidak perlu ditambahkan pronoun "it" setelah appositive.

A budget is a detailing statement of revenues and expenditures for a certain period of time.

• is

• detailing

• certain

• of time

Answer explanation

Salah satu contoh penggunaan participle yang kurang tepat. Laporan yang (di)rinci, bukan laporan yang merinci. Karena itu bentuk participle yang lebih tepat adalah passive participle (detailed).

Amber, one of the first substances used decorating, is a fossilized resin.

• first

• substances

• decorating

• fossilized

Answer explanation

Penggunaan gerund yang kurang tepat, karena belum ada preposisi yang cocok. Bisa ditambahkan preposisi "for".

Queen Victoria, who reigned in 1837 to 1901, ruled England during its transition from an agricultural to an industrial society.

• who

• in 1837

• during

• its

Answer explanation

Contoh soal parallelism sederhana. Untuk menunjukkan rentang waktu ,gunakan pola:

from (time) to (time)

Bentwood, who is a wood that has been artificially formed into a curve, is usually used for making furniture.

• who

• has been

• into

• making

Answer explanation

Bentwood merupakan nama kayu, sehingga clause marker yang tepat bukan who, tapi which.

The issues learned during the early stages of the project causing the researchers to initiate additional research.

• during

• stages

• causing

• additional

Answer explanation

Pada kalimat ini, belum terdapat predikat utama. Ingat, kalimat lengkap minimal memiliki satu subject dan predikat.

Jadi, causing seharusnya diubah ke bentuk dasar (cause) atau ditambahkan to be (are causing).