Underline the subjects once and the verbs twice in each of the following sentences. Then
indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).
1. My best friend always helpful with problems. ( I )
Penjelasan: Kalimat ini telah memiliki subject singular/tunggal (S) “friend”, tetapi
tidak ada nominal verb (yang menghubungkan subject dengan adjective “helpful”,
seperti “is”).
2. The bus schedule has changed since last week. (C)
Penjelasan: Kalimat ini telah memiliki singular subject “schedule” dan singular verb
“has changed”, maka kalimat ini sudah betul/lengkap.
3. Accidentally dropped the glass on the floor. (I)
Penjelasan: “Accidentally” bukan merupakan subject, tetapi memiliki verbs dropped.
Kalimat yang benar seharusnya adalah Accidentally she or he dropped the glass on
the floor.
4. The customer paying the clerk for the clothes. (I)
Penjelasan: Kalimat ini sudah memiliki singular subject “customer” dan verb
“paying”, tetapi verb belum lengkap (tidak ada to be “is” atau “was” untuk singular
subject).
5. The professor handed the syllabus to the students. (C)
kalimat ini sudah benar karena memiliki subject “professor” dan verb “handed”.
Kalimat ini termasuk kalimat lampau (past tense), sehingga tidak ada perbedaan
dalam kecocokan singular/plural subject dan verb. Kecuali jika bentuk pasif yang
memerlukan “to be”.
6. Each day practiced the piano for hours. (I)
Penjelasan: Kalimat ini belum memiliki subject, “Each day” bukan subject karena
bukan kata benda (noun) yang dapat melakukan kata kerja (verb) aktif seperti
“practiced”. Verb “practiced” harus memiliki subject aktif (active noun) seperti
“he/she” atau lainnya.
7. The basketball player tossed the ball into the hoop. (C)
Penjelasan: Kalimat ini sudah benar. Sudah memiliki subject “player” dan verb
“tossed”.
8. The new student in the class very talkative and friendly. (I)
Penjelasan: Kalimat ini adalah kalimat nominal, maka subject memerlukan to be
(sebagai verb) untuk menghubungkan subject dengan adjective (sebagai penjelas noun
pada subject).
9. Walking with the children to school. (I)
Penjelasan: Kalimat ini tidak jelas. “Walking” bisa menjadi gerund (v-ing, yang
merupakan kata benda) sebagai subject atau bagian dari verb yang harus ditambahkan
to be. Kalimat ini tidak menunjukkan subject dan verb dengan jelas.
10.The whales headed south for the winter. (C)
Penjelasan: Kalimat ini sudah lengkap, punya subject “whales” dan verb “headed”.
PRACTICE 2
PRACTICE 4
1. Mark Twain __________ the years after the Civil War the ‘Gilded Age.’
A. called B. calling C. he called D. his calls
2. Early __________ toes instead of hooves on their feet.
A. horses B. had horses C. horses had D. horses having
3.__________ grow close to the ground in the short Arctic summer.
A. Above tundra plants C. Tundra plants are found
B. Tundra plants D. For tundra plants
4. In 1867, __________ Alaska from the Russians for $7.2 million.
A. purchased the United States C. the United States’ purchase of
B. to purchase the United States D. the United States purchased
5. Between 1725 and 1750, New England witnessed an increase in the specialization of
__________ .
A. occupations B. occupies C. they occupied D. it occupied them
6. The large carotid artery __________ to main parts of the brain.
A. carrying blood C. carriers blood B. blood is carried D. blood carries
7. __________ radio as the first practical system of wireless teleg-raphy.
A. Marconi’s development C. Developing Marconi
B. The development by Marconi D. Marconi developed
8. In 1975, the first successful space probe to __________ beginning to send information
back to Earth.
A. Venus B. Venus the C. Venus was D. Venus it was
9. The two biggest resort __________ Arkansas are Hot Springs and Eureka Springs.
A. in B. towns in C. towns are D. towns are in
10. NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center __________ control center for the Mercury,
Gemini, and Apollo space flights.
A. it was at the B. it was the C. was the D. the