Paket Soal Bahasa Inggris

1. I have the homework

a. doing
b. done
c. does

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d. did
e. do

Pembahasan:
b. done
I have the homework.
Kalimat di atas menggunakan causative verb, yaitu sebuah kalimat yang menyebabkan orang lain
melakukan suatu hal.

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Pola causative verb: Subject + have/get/make + object + Verb III
Jadi, kata yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat diatas adalah Done.

2. Ali : Who is Ismail Marzuki?

Teacher : He is the composer people consider one of the greatest in Indonesia.
a. with whom
b. tof whom
c. to whom
d. who
e. whom
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Pembahasan:
e. whom
Kata yang tepat untuk mengisi titik di atas adalah Whom.
Whom digunakan untuk orang sebagai obyek.
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Frasa the composer merupakan frasa orang, dan jika dilihat kedudukannya pada klausa people
consider (him) one of the greatest in Indonesia adalah sebagai objek. Oleh karena itu, relative pronoun
whom digunakan dalam kalimat He is the composer people consider one of the greatest in
Indonesia.

3. Anto likes watermelons and potatos, but he likes watermelons more.

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Change the sentence above using preferences!

a. Anto likes watermelons better than potatos
b. Anto likes watermelon and potato
c. Anto likes potatos better than watermelons
d. Anto prefer potatos to watermelons
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e. Anto would rather like potatos than watermelons

Pembahasan:
a. Anto likes watermelons better than potatos
Preference adalah bentuk ungkapan kalimat yang menyatakan suatu hal yang lebih disukai daripada hal
lain. Ada tiga bentuk preference, yaitu:
- Like better than
- Prefer to
 - Would rather than
Karena Anto lebih menyukai watermelon (semangka) maka kalimat yang tepat adalah Anto likes
watermelons better than potatos.

4. Barrack Obama worked as a community organizer and practiced as a civil rights attorney before
serving in the Illionis Senate.

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Find the synonym of the underlined word!
a. advisor
b. teacher
c. advocate
d. senator
e. consultant

Pembahasan:

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c. advocate
Attorney ialah ahli hukum/pengacara. Kata yang tepat sebagai sinonim dari Attorney adalah advocate
(pengacara).

5. Dimas : did the plane arrive?

b. why
c. what
d. when
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Rama : The plane arrived about fifteen minutes ago.
a. where

e. how
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Pembahasan:
d. when
Jawaban Fifteen minutes ago menunjukkan keterangan waktu. Jadi, kata yang tepat untuk
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menanyakan keterangan waktu dalam bahasa Inggris adalah When.

6. Customer: Is my car ready?

Mechanic: Im sorry, because we didnt get the spareparts until today.
a. It is still being fixed
b. we still fixed it
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c. we have fixed it
d. it is still fixing
e. still being fixed

Pembahasan:
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a. It is still being fixed

Im sorry, because we didnt get the spareparts until today.
Kalimat di atas merupakan kalimat penyesalan dikarenakan hingga saat ini mekanik tersebut belum juga
mendapatkan suku cadang yang dibutuhkan (because we didnt get the spareparts until today). Hal ini
menunjukkan bahwa proses perbaikan mobil masih dalam proses atau belum selesai (it is still being
fixed.
Untuk menyatakan suatu kejadian yang masih berlangsung pada saat bicara menggunakan Present
Continuous Tense, dengan pola sebagai berikut;
 Untuk pola aktif : Subject + am/is/are + V-ing
Untuk pola pasif : Subject + am/is/are + not + V-ing

7. Jaka : Television says that most of the streets in Jakarta are flooded at the moment.
Ari : Im not surprised, we so much rain for a week now.
a. are having

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b. have
c. had
d. had had
e. have had

Pembahasan;
e. have had
Di dalam percakapan tersebut terdapat keterangan waktu for a week now yang artinya adalah selama

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seminggu ini. Hal itu menunjukkan suatu peristiwa yang telah berlangsung sejak minggu lalu hingga saat
ini. Kalimat seperti ini menggunakan present perfect (Subject + have/has + V3).
Jadi, kalimat yang tepat adalah:
Im not surprised, we have had so much rain for a week now.
Have + V3

Text 1
Mahatma Gandhi
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Read the following text to answer questions number 8 and 9!

Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2nd, 1869, in Porbandar, India. He studied law in London, and
then lived with his family in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he practiced law. He became famous for
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nonviolence and civil disobedience when trying to improve the situations of Indians living in South
Africa. He was both political and religious leader. He led the Nationalist movement against British rule in
India. Gandhi was assassinated in 1948. He will always be remembered for his spirituality and concern
for peace.
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8. From the text above, we know that Gandhi was born on .

a. 140 years ago
b. October 3, 1869
c. October 3, 1868
d. October 2, 1869
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e. 13 years ago

Pembahasan:
d. October 2, 1869
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9. Gandhi was assassinated in 1948.

The underlined word means
a. Killed
b. Died
c. Elected
d. Isolated
e. Studied
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a. Killed
Kata assassinated berasal dari kata dasar assassinate yang berarti dibunuh. Kata lain yang memiliki arti
dibunuh adalah killed.
Killed = Dibunuh
Died = Meninggal

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Elected = Dipilih
Isolated = Diasingkan
Studied = Belajar

Read the following text to answer the questions number 10-12!

Text 2
Last Sunday two cars were going along Blue Street. A teacher was driving a Honda and a young man was
driving a Lancer. The teacher was driving slowly and carefully. The young man wasnt driving carefully

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he was looking at a girl walking along the street. He was still looking at the girl when suddenly a boy
came out of a side road. He couldnt stop his car and so he hit the boy.
The boy was seriously injured and the teacher went out of his car and helped the boy. The teacher was
bandaging the boys head when the police arrived. The teacher called an ambulance and take the boy to
the hospital.

10. Text above tells us about

a. An accident
b. A boy sudden came out of a side road
c. A young man was looking at a girl
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d. A teacher and a young man
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e. A young man couldnt stop his car

Pembahasan:
a. An accident
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Teks tersebut menceritakan mengenai sebuah kecelakaan, yang dalam bahasa Inggris berarti an
accident.

11. When did the accident happen?

a. last night
b. yesterday
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c. last Sunday
d. two days ago
e. last Monday

Pembahasan:
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c. last Sunday
Kalimat yang menjelaskan waktu kecelakaan tersebut adalah pada alinea pertama, kalimat pertama.

12. What sort of car did hit the boy?

a. Honda
b. VW
c. A teacher
d. young man
 e. Lancer

Pembahasan:
e. Lancer
What sort of car was hit the boy?
Apa merek mobil yang telah menabrak anak laki-laki?

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Pengemudi yang menabrak anak laki-laki tersebut mengendarai mobil Lancer (a young man was driving
a Lancer), yang terdapat pada paragraph pertama kalimat kedua.

13. Mr. Barry is a successful and well-paid manager. His family is full of
a. Sorrow
b. Painful
c. Fear
d. Confuse

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e. Joy

Pembahasan:
e. Joy
Mr. Barry is a successful and well-paid manager. His family is full of

Sorrow = penderitaan
Painful = sakit
Fear = takut
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Tuan Barry adalah seorang manager yang sukses dan berpenghasilan baik. Keluarganya penuh dengan

Confuse = bingung
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Joy = kegembiraan
Kata yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat di atas adalah Joy yang menggambarkan kesenangan karena
Mr. Barry berpenghasilan bagus dengan jabatan yang baik pula.
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14. I have pets in my house.

a. so
b. much
c. many
d. a
e. an
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Pembahasan:
c. many
I have many pets in my house.
Saya mempunyai banyak hewan peliharaan di rumah.
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Many memiliki arti banyak dan diikuti oleh countable noun (benda yang dapat dihitung). Sedangkan
much juga memiliki arti banyak dan diikuti oleh accountable noun (benda yang tidak dapat dihitung),
seperti water (air), milk (susu), money (uang), dan sebagainya.

15. Rearrange the following cues in proper word order to make a complete sentence.
Bill entrepreneurs is one of the personal best-known computer revolution of the Gates.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
a. 1 13 3 4 5 6 8 2 11 12 7 9 10
 b. 2 3 4 5 6 1 13 7 8 11 12 9 10
c. 1 13 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 11 12 9 10
d. 6 7 8 9 5 2 3 4 1 13 11 12 10
e. 1 13 11 12 2 3 4 7 5 6 8 9 10

Pembahasan:

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a. 1 13 3 4 5 6 8 2 11 12 7 9 10
Kalimat yang tepat adalah:
Bill Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution.
Bill Gates adalah salah seorang pengusaha terkenal dari revolusi computer.

16. None of my friends ugly.

a. was
b. they are

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c. are
d. is
e. were

Pembahasan:
d. is
None of my friends ugly.
Tidak seorangpun teman saya yang jelek
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None lebih sering digunakan dengan kata kerja tunggal sehingga kalimat diatas menjadi none of my
friends is (bukan are) ugly.
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17. Andi : I heard that the thieves managed to take your electronics
Hadi : Well, not only the electronics .
a. but they took my precious jewelry too
b. but also my precious jewelry
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c. and also my precious jewelry

d. as well as my precious jewelry too
e. And they took my precious jewelry

Pembahasan:
b. but also my precious jewelry
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Well, not only the electronics .

Kalimat diatas menggunakan pola not only but also (bukan hanya tetapi juga ). Dari pola ini
didapatlah jawaban yang paling tepat adalah b, yaitu but also my precious jewelry.

18. Hetty: At what time will you leave Jakarta?

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Roni : At eight oclock.

Hetty: Do you want me to phone a taxi?
Roni : My friend will pick me up.
a. Thats good idea
b. No, thank you
c. Youre right
d. Yes, thank you
e. Yes, please
 Pembahasan:
b. No, thank you
Berdasarkan dialog di atas, dapat diketahui bahwa Roni menolak tawaran Hetty. Hal tersebut dapat
dilihat dari kata-kata Roni, yaitu My Friend will pick me up (teman saya akan menjemput saya). Dari
kata-kata tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa kata-kata yang tepat untuk menolak tawaran adalah No,

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thank you (tidak, terima kasih).

19. Rewrite the words in bracket into adjectives and adverb correctly!
It was very ... (quiet) last night. I guessed you could hear the sound ... (clear).
a. Quiet, clear
b. Quietly, clear
c. Quietly, clearly
d. Quiet, clearly

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e. Quietly, so clear

Pembahasan:
d. quiet, clearly
It was very ... (quiet) last night. I guessed you could hear the sound ... (clear).

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Tadi malam sangat ... (sunyi). Saya pikir kamu dapat mendengar suara ... (jelas).
Kata yang tepat untuk merubah kata sifat dan kata keterangan di dalam kurung ialah quiet (sunyi) dan
clearly (dengan jelas).

20. Joni : What are you going to do this evening, Sarah?

Sarah : I ... to the laundry. Can you take me there?
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Joni : Of course, I can.
Sarah : Thanks a lot.
a. Will
b. Go
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c. Have gone
d. Went
e. Am going

Pembahasan:
e. Am going
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Dalam dialog di atas, kalimat yang digunakan adalah kata kerja simple future tense dengan adanya
penunjuk waktu this evening (nanti malam). Pola simple future tense ialah:
S + shall/will + verb 1, atau S + am/is/are + going to + verb 1

21. Your name is Harry, ...?

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a. dont you
b. isnt it
c. it is
d. arent you
e. do you

Pembahasan:
b. isnt it
 Your name is Harry, ...?
Nama kamu Harry, kan?
Kalimat di atas menggunakan question tag, yaitu sebuah pertanyaan singkat yang mendapat tambahan
pada akhir sebuah pernyataan positif atau negatif untuk meminta penegasan.
Kalimat di atas berbentuk positif dengan kata kerja to be (is). Kata ganti name adalah it sehingga tag-nya
adalah isnt it.

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22. Tono : How many students will join the trip to Borobudur?
Rina : ... students. No one wants to miss the trip.
a. All
b. Most
c. Many
d. Both
e. Each

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Pembahasan:
a. All
Tono : How many students will join the trip to Borobudur?
Tono : Berapa banyak siswa yang ikut dalam perjalanan ke Borobudur?

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Rina : ... students. No one wants to miss the trip.
Rina : ... murid. Tak seorangpun melewatkannya.
Di dalam kalimat tersebut tidak ada siswa yang mau melewatkan perjalanan wisata ke Borobudur. Hal ini
berarti semua siswa akan turut serta sehingga jawaban yang paling tepat adalah All.

23. In summer you can escape from the crowds and relax at Taman Safari.
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The underlined phrase means...
a. Avoid
b. Find
c. Loose
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d. Release
e. Keep

Pembahasan:
a. avoid
Kata escape from memiliki arti meloloskandiri dari/menghindar.
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Avoid berarti menghindar

Find berarti menemukan
Loose berarti melonggarkan
Release berarti membebaskan/melepaskan
Keep berarti menjaga
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Dari kelima arti kata yang menjadi pilihan atau jawaban paling tepat untuk sinonim dari escape from
adalah avoid.

Text 3

Alfred Bernhard Nobel

 Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden on October 21, 1833. He was
a chemist, engineer, armaments manufacturer and the inventor of dynamite.
The foundations of the Nobel Prize were laid in 1895 when Alfred Nobel wrote his last will, leaving much
of his wealth for its establishment. Since 1901, the prize has honored men and women for outstanding
achivements. Originally, there was six classifications for outstanding contributions designated in Nobels
will including chemistry, physics, physiology or medicine, literature, and international peace. The prizes

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are administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm
Alfred was died in San Remo, Italy on December 10, 1896. In 1901, the first Nobel in physics, chemistry,
literature, physiology, and medicine presented in Stockholm and Nobels International Peace in Kristiana
(now Oslo, Norwegia).

24. In which categories are the Nobel prizes awarded?

a. Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace
b. Physics, Physiology or Medicine, Chemistry, Peace, and Literature

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c. Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace
d. Peace, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Chemistry
e. Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Armament

Pembahasan:

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a. Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace
Jawaban tersebut ada di dalam paragraf kedua aline ketiga.
Originally, there was six classifications for outstanding contributions designated in Nobels will including
chemistry, physics, physiology or medicine, literature, and international peace.

25. Where did Alfred Nobel die?

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a. Swedia
b. San Remo, Swedia
c. San Remo, Italy
d. Oslo, Norwegia
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e. In Stockholm

Pembahasan:
c. San Remo, Italy
Penjelasan mengenai kematian serta tempat dimana Alfred Nobel meninggal terdapat pada alinea
ketiga kalimat pertama, yang berbunyi:
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Alfred was died in San Remo, Italy on December 10, 1896.

26. What is the main idea of the text?

a. Alfred Bernhard Nobel is an inventor of dynamite
b. Nobel prizes
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c. The first Nobel

d. Nobel Foundation in Stockholm
e. Alfred was died in San Remo, Italy

Pembahasan:
b. Nobel prizes
Teks di atas memiliki pokok utama mengenai Nobel Prizes (penghargaan Nobel).
 27. Hana : Have you read a letter from Harry?
Wati : Yes, I read it last night.
Hana : What did he say?
Wati : He ... that he was travelled all over Bangka Island.
Choose the correct answer to fill the blank!
a. Has to say

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b. Says
c. Will say
d. Is saying
e. Said

Pembahasan:
e. said
Kalimat percakapan di atas menggunakan pola simple past tense (kata kerja lampau). Pola ini dapat

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dikenali dengan adanya penunjuk waktu last night (tadi malam) serta penggunaan kata-kata, seperti did
dan was yang menunjukkan bahwa peristiwa tersebut terjadi pada masa lampau.
Simple past tense menggunakan pola sebagai berikut.

Subject + Verb 2 + Adverb

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Jadi, pilihan kata yang tepat untuk melengkapi percakapan di atas adalah said, yaitu Verb 2 untuk say.

28. Jono : If the driver in front hadnt stopped so suddenly, I would have been able to avoid the accident.
Karina : Well, its over. Let me take you to the hospital. You are seriously hurt.
From the underlined expresses we know that Jono ...
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a. Could push his brake pedal on time
b. Could not avoid the accident
c. Was hit by the car in front of him
d. Was able to stop his car on time
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e. Did not hit the car in front of him

Pembahasan:
b. could not avoid the accident
If the driver in front hadnt stopped so suddenly, I would have been able to avoid the accident.
Jika pengemudi di depan tidak berhenti tiba-tiba, saya akan dapat menghindari kecelakaan itu.
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Kalimat tersebut di atas menggunakan pola Future Past Tense, dimana pola ini sering digunakan dalam
conditional sentence (kalimat pengandaian).
Secara lebih rinci, kalimat di atas dapat diuraikan menjadi:
Jika pengemudi di depan tidak berhenti tiba-tiba, maka Jono dapat menghindari kecelakaan.
Sehingga dari kalimat pengandaian di atas, dapat disimpulkan bahwa Jono tidak dapat menghindari
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kecelakaan (could not avoid the accident).

Pola Future Past Tense adalah sebagai berikut.
Subject + should/would + have + verb 3
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Sarah Ali Rina
From the picture above we know that ...
a. Rina is shorter than Sarah and Ali
b. Ali is more taller than Sarah and Rina
c. Ali is tall as Sarah
d. Ali is tallest than Sarah and Rina
e. Sarah is short than Ali and Rina

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Pembahasan:
d. Ali is tallest than Sarah and Rina
Sesuai gambar yang diberikan, dapat kita lihat bahwa Ali adalah yang paling tinggi dibandingkan dengan
Sarah dan Rina. Pada perbandingan kata sifat dalam bahasa Inggris digunakan imbuhan est untuk kata

tallest (paling tinggi). oa

paling, sehingga pada pertanyaan diatas, jawaban yang paling benar adalah kalimat yang menggunakan

30. The sun rises in the east. The sun ... in the west.
a. shows
b. left
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c. arises
d. drowns
e. sets
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Pembahasan:
e. Sets
The sun rises in the east. The sun ... in the west.
Matahari terbit di sebelah timur. Matahari ... di sebelah barat.
Kalimat tersebut di atas menggunakan pola simple present tense, yaitu sebuah pola kalimat yang
digunakan untuk menyatakan kebiasaan. Sedangkan matahari merupakan sebuah kata benda tunggal.
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Pola simple present tense untuk kata benda tunggal adalah sebagai berikut.
S + V1 + s/es
Jadi, kata yang tepat untuk menunjukkan terbenamnya matahari adalah sets.
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