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e"artment of Mathematical Education State #ni ersit$ of Medan %ame of the &rou" Members : '( Musti)a Fitri *arasati +,'-.'/'0-.1 2( Salimah Angrein$ +,'-.'/'03/1 E4ercise: ' Choose the latter of the underline world or group of word that is not correct and give the reason 1. On a trip (A) down to the bottom (B) of the Grand Canyon (C) the e!uipment will in all probability be carried by a (") burros. #eason $ (A) we change article 5a6 into 5the6 article because there is only one thing that mentioned the 5tri"6 and we delete article 5a6 from (") %ust by Burros &. 'ord designed the first (A) large(scale assembly line (B) at plant (C) in )ighland *ar+ ,ichigan. (") #eason $ we %ust add article 5the6 into (C) at the "lant -. .n the (A) human body blood flows from a (B) heart through the arteries (C) and it returns through the veins ("). #eason $ (B) we change article 5a6 into 5the6 article because there is only one thing that mentioned the 5heart6 /. 0he scholarship (A) that 1ilson received to study history (B) at Cambridge (C) presented an (") uni!ue opportunity. #eason $ (C) preposition of place so no at Cambridge but in Cambridge and (") 5an uni7ue o""ortunit$6 we change into 5a uni7ue o""ortunit$6 2. Observation from 3arth indicate that at the (A) solar surface the outward (B) magnetic field is a (C) strongest at the polar regions ("). #eason $ (C) we change article 5a6 into 5the6 article because before superlative ad%ective 4the strogest6

5. A radar (A) image of 6enus add details (B) about a planet (C) dominated by volcanoes and lava ("). #eason $ (C) we change article 5a6 into 5the6 article because there is only one thing that mentioned the 5Planet6 and we use 5detail6 in (B) without 5s6 7. .n 185- and 185/ the 9.:. Congress passed the ;ational Ban+ Acts (A) which set up a (B) system of privately owned ban+s (C) chartered by a federal government ("). #eason $ (B) we change article 5a6 into 5the6 article because before a noun mentioned for the second time 8. An (A) human ear (B) responds to a wide range (C) of fre!uencies ("). #eason $ (A) we change article 5an6 into 5the6 article because before a singular noun representative of a class of things names part of body <. Bacteria that live in soil and water (A) play a vital role (B) in recycling carbon nitrogen sulphur and another (C) chemical elements used by living things ("). #eason $ (C) we change another into other 1=. "uring the 9.:. (A) civil war an American (B) balloonist organi>ed a balloon (C) corps in Army ("). #eason $ (B) we change article 5an American balloonist6 into 5the American balloonist6 article because names of profession E4ercise: 2 Choose the latter of the underline word or group of word that is not correct and give the reason. 1. .n several of this paintings (A) 3dward )ic+s depicted to ?ua+er farm in *ennsylvania where (B) the spends (C) his (") youth. #eason $ we change 5this6 into 5these6 paintings in (A) and than (C) we change 4s"ends@ into 4s"ent6 because tenses past tense &. 'lorida has become (A) the twenty(seventh (B) state (C) in the (") 9.:. on ,arch 18/2. #eason $ (A) we change 4has become@ into 4had become6 because tenses past perfect tense -. After last wee+@s (A) meeting the advertising department !uic+ly reali>ed (B) that the produce will (C) need (") a new slogan. #eason $ we put 5had reali8ed6 (B)
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/. Aohn '. Bennedy@s (A) grandfather Aohn '. 'it>gerald series (B) two terms as the (C) mayor of Boston in the beginning (") of the twentieth century. #eason $ in (B) we put article 5the6 became 5the series6 and than 5as the6 in (C) we change become 5as a6 2. 'ort 0iconderoga a strategically important fortification during the revolution had (A) since been (B) reconstructed (C) and turned (") into a museum. #eason $ (B) we change 4has since been@ into 4had been6 because tenses past perfect tense 5. .n ma+ing (A) their calculations institute researchers assume that the least costly (B) form of energy would (C) be used ("). #eason $ 4ma)ing of6 (A) and (C) we %ust change 59ould6 into 59ill6 7. A twenty(one(year(old man became (A) the second casualty yesterday when (B) he loses (C) control (") of this truc+. #eason $ we change 4loses@ into 4lost6 because tenses simple past tense 8. ,ost people had (A) written (B) with !uill pens until pens (C) with metal points become (") popular in the middle of nineteenth century. #eason $ (C) we change 4"ens until "ens6 into 5"en until "en6 <. .n a determined (A) drive to pare its debt (B). 0ime 1arner is launching a stoc+ offering (C) plan that would potentially raise C &.8 billion. #eason $ (A) determined we change into determining because the tenses present continuous tense and article 5a6 not use 1=. 0he formula used (A) in the study calls for either (B) peroDide or metaldehyde but (C) metaldehyde was (") not always available. #eason $ in (A) 9as used and (B) 4for either6 we %ust use 4either6 E4ercise: Choose the latter of the underline word or group of word that is not correct and give the reason. 1. *articular issues (A) that concern (B) teenagers were (C) covering (") in the half hour program. #eason $ we change 4co ering@ into 4co ered6 &. 3lectrical impulses (A) may. (B) also pic+ed (C) up by the topic (") nerve #eason $ (A) after word ma$ we add be and before nerve we use 5of6
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-. 1or+ers training (A) for a specific %ob have (B) a strong possibility of being (C) replace (") by a machine. #eason $ (C) we change 4being@ into 4been6 and 4re"lace6 become 4re"laced@ because tenses present perfect in passive voice /. On (A) Aune -= 1<<& international time+eepers in *aris were added (B) an eDtra second (C) to the day (") #eason $ we %ust use (B) added without 59ere6 2. 0he report could not be (A) turned (B) in one time because all the needed (C) wor+ lost ("). #eason $ (C) we change 4needed@ into 4needs6 5. .n 3nglish these !uestion have be (A) formed (B) by changing (B) the word order of a statement whereas in some languages the word order remains (") the same. #eason $ (A) we add 5s6 in 7uestions and we change 4ha e be@ into 5ha e been6 because tenses present perfect in passive voice 7. )e was not (A) able to define (B) the process by which (C) the body had protected (") by the immunologic system #eason $ (C) 5b$ 9hich6 we change into 59hen6 8. "uring the period C&=5 was (A) spend (B) annually on food (C) by families in the lower third (") incomes brac+et #eason $ (B) we change 4s"end@ into 5s"ent6 6- because tenses past tense in passive voice <. 0he dangers of noise are (A) unfortunately not as clear(cut than (B) are those (C) from most other (") health ha>ards #eason $ we %ust delete 5are6 from (C) those 1=. .n a recent survey (A) of American more than 72 percent eDpressed (B) the view that the government it should (C) ta+e a more (") active role in health care. #eason $ (C) we %ust use 5should6 without 5it6 and (") 5a more6 we %ust ta+e 5more6 E4ercise: 3 Choose the latter of the underline word or group of word that is not correct and give the reason. 1. Amelia 3arhart the first (A) women to fly solo across (B) the Atlantic disappeared on (C) Aune 1<7- while attempting to fly around (") the world.
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#eason $ (C) we %ust use 5round6 not 5around6 (") &. 0he occurrence edema (A) indicates (B) the presence of (C) a serious illness ("). #eason $ (A) we %ust add 5of6 in 5The occurrence of edema6 -. Atomic nuclear are (A) believed (B) to be composed by (C) protons and neutrons in (") e!ual numbers for the lighter elements. #eason $ (A) Atomic nuclear 4are6 we change into Atomic nuclear 9as believed to be composed /. According legend (A) Betsy #oss designed and sewed (B) the first (C) American flag ("). #eason $ we add 5to6 before 5legend6 in (A) 2. 0he middle ear (A) is attached for (B) the bac+ of (C) the throat by (") the 3ustachian tube. #eason $ (A) we %ust add 5of6 in 5The middle of ear6 and we change 5for6 became 5to6 (B) 5. *lants that sprout grow bloom produce seeds (A) and die within (B) one year (C) are classified for (") annuals #eason $ we %ust change 5for6 become 5as6 (") 7. A marionette is controlled by (A) means string (B) connected (C) to (") wooden bars #eason $ we %ust add 59hich6 into (C) 59hich connected6 8. .n (A) Auly of (B) 1851 *at Garret +illed Billy the Bid in a (C) house close 'ort :umner ("). #eason $ (A) we us 5on6 and we delete 5of6 from Auly of 1851 into Auly 1851 (B) <. ,any comfort heating systems using (A) steam as (B) a wor+ing fluid operate (C) at (") the convection principle. #eason $ (A) we change 5using6 into 5use6 and (C) 5o"erate6 we add 5s6 become 5o"erates6 and than (") we change 5at6 into 5in6 1=. ,ars@ two small (A) moons are irregularly (B) shaped (C) and covered for (") craters. #eason $ (A) after two we must put noun so we change 4 t9o small@ into 4t9o moons6 and (") 5for6 we change 5b$6