Fahmi's village

PART I

1. 'Tell me why you're interested in learning this subject?'
'Economics ... to explain the phenomena in Business World.'
Answer : B. Tries
2. 'What's on the news today?'
'The policeman ... caaaught the criminal.'
Answer : B. Has
3. 'After travelling across the country, I think Toronto ... the busiest city in Canada.'
answer : C. is
4. 'You should sleep early tonight because we start our journey tomorrow and five hundred miles ... a long
distance to drive in one day.'
Answer : D. are
5.'After the incident at the border yesterday, the army has reinforced ... strength this morning.'
Answer : D. their
6. 'Children, tell me the functions of these tools!'
'Scissors ... to cut thin materials.'
Answer : C. are used
7. 'According to the recipe, I need seven ... to make this chicken pie.'
Answer : C. potatoes
8. 'There are a lot of disasters in Indonesia these days.'
'Yes. And now, the earthquake and tsunami phenomena always ... a lot of people.'
Answer : A. fascinate
9. Which of these sentences is correct?
Answer : D. The car made a loud noise.
10. Jim : CaiI use that car?
Mark : No. It's ... car.
Answer : C. my mother - in - law's
11. 'The old man's house is old.'
'Yes. One of ... windows is broken.'
Answer : D. its
12. 'Where we will sleep tonight?'
'Ann is going to share her room with ..., isn't she?'
Answer : A. you and me
13. 'What's said in the memo?'
'You and ... are expected to be present at the student representative meeting.'
Answer : A. I
14. 'The students must be made to understand how each lesson can be value to ...'
'I absolutely agree wtih you.'
Answer : C. them
15. 'How does Jarohi play guitar?'
'As well as ... do.'
Answer : A. I
16. 'Anything happens to you, don't forget that ... mother and father love you.'
Answer : B. your
17. 'Vito and I have a lot in common.'
'Yes, your ideas, ... somewhat unusual to me.'
Answer : B. like him, is
18. 'Is that your book?'
'This doesn't look like ... book; it must be ....'
Answer : A. my / yours
19. 'What's the decision?'
'I don't know yet. The committee are still arguing among ..."
Answer : E. themselves
20. Mother : What are doing?
Children : Chatting.
Mother : What! You waste your time. You get ... from that.
Answer : D. nothing
21. 'Does ... know where my glasses?'
'You're wearing them. Why you're always so forgetful?'
Answer : E. anybody
22. ' ... of the bread has been taken from its box.'
' No one likes it.'
Answer : A. some
23. 'Who wants to go with me to the orchestra?'
' .... of us want to go to the orchestra.
Answer : D. All
24. A : Look at the picture on the wall!
B : .... is a beautiful picture.
Answer : D. That
25. 'Who is the man talking to you last night?'
'The man ... I talked t last night was my brother.'
Answer : A. whom


PART II


1. ' ... his own assignments, Sony offered to help his friends.'
Answer : C. Having finished
2. ' ... the money, Tarwan left for his home town.'
Answer : A. Having received
3. 'We always avoid ... to the mall on Sunday because it's too crowded.'
Answer : D. going
4. 'What was he interested in?'
' ... paleontology.'
Answer : B. Learing
5. 'These floors always look dirty in spite of ... every day.'
Answer : D. being swept
6. Bob : 'I'm going out tonight.'
John : 'Would you mind ... the key to the house?'
Answer : E. leaving
7. 'Doel Fajri completely denied ... the money.'
Answer : B. stealing
8. 'What's your hobby?'
' ... stamps.'
Answer : C. Collecting
9. 'Can Rosa accept her parent's divorce?'
'No. She isn't mature enough ...'
Answer : B. to understand
10. 'I wonder where Dadang is.'
'Don't you know the committee forced him ...?'
Answer : C. to resign
11. 'The poor woman can't afford ... a dress.'
Answer : D. to buy
12. 'I smell something ... in the kitchen.'
Answer : D. burning
13. 'I had to ask the soldier ... '
Answer : B. to stop fairing
14. 'What did the teacher tell us?'
'He told us ... noisy.'
Answer : D. Not to be
15. 'Do you object to ... on the table.'
'Yes. You sit on the cake.'
Answer : B. my sitting
16. Rudy : 'What are you looking forward?'
Toni : ' ... my old friends.'
Answer : A. To seeing
17. 'When you go camping, don't forget to bring ... bags.'
Answer : B. sleeping
18. 'The smiling boy clapped his hands.'
It means :
Answer : D. The boy with a smile on his face clapped his hands.
19. 'I am bored the show is very ..."
Answer : E. boring
20. 'We thought of ... across France. We're rather tired of ... by train.'
Answer : D. driving / going
21. 'When at last I succeeded in .. him that I wanted .. home quickly, he put his foot on the accelerator and I
felt the car .. forward.'
Answer : E. convincing / to get / leaping
22. X : 'Bob smoked when he was in College, Does he now?'
Y : 'Yes.'
From the dialog we know that ...
Answer : B. Bob used to smoking.
23. 'I always ... the sun ... every morning.'
Answer : C. watching / rises
24. 'I don't know where ... in this holiday.'
Answer : B. to go
25. 'The car is always hard to start.'
'I think it needs ... '
Answer : E. to be repaired

Exercise 1 : Subject, Verb, Complement and Modifier
Identify the subject, verb, complement, and modifier in each of the following sentences. Remember that not every sentence has a complement or modifier.

1. George / is cooking / dinner / tonight.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of time

2. Henry and Marcia / have visited / the president.
Subject / verb / complement

3. We / can eat / lunch / in this restaurant / today.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of place / modifier of time

4. Pat / should have bought / gasoline / yesterday.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of time

5. Trees / grow.
Subject / verb

6. It / was raining / at seven o’clock this morning.
Subject / verb / modifier of time

7. She / opened / a checking account / at the bank / last week.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of place / modifier of time

8. Harry / is washing / dishes / right now.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of time

9. She / opened / her book.
Subject / verb / complement

10. Paul, William, and Mary / were watching / television / a few minutes ago.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of time