1. The surface conditions(A) on
the planet Mars are the more(B) like
the Earth’s than(C) are those of any other(D)
planet in the solar system.
The
Answer : (B) The more
The Explanation : the more -> more
Pola comparative: more ___ than ___
Maka seharusnya tidak perlu definite article “the” tapi cukup “more” saja.
Pola comparative: more ___ than ___
Maka seharusnya tidak perlu definite article “the” tapi cukup “more” saja.
2. On Ellesmere Island in the Arctic
one fossil forest consist(A) of a nearly(B) hundred large stumps scattered(C) on
an exposed(D) coal bed.
The Answer : (B) a nearly
The Explanation : a nearly -> nearly
Kata “a nearly” tidak memerlukan indefinite article/determiner "a", karena kata benda stumps adalah plural.
Kata “a nearly” tidak memerlukan indefinite article/determiner "a", karena kata benda stumps adalah plural.
3. The Humber River and its(A) valley form(B)
a major(C) salmon-fishing, lumbering, hunting, and farmer(D) region in western Newfoundland, Canada.
The Answer :
(D) farmer
The Explanation : farmer -> farming
Konjungsi and
digunakan untuk menghubungkan kelas kata yang sederajat. Karena sebelum “and”
bentuk atanya adalah gerund maka kata farmer seharusnya diubah dalam bentuk gerund
juga yaitu farming.
4.
The midnight sun is(A) a
phenomenon in which the Sun visible remains(B) in the sky(C) for twenty-four hours or
longer(D).
The Answer :
(B) visible remains
The Explanation : visible remains -> remains visible
Kata the sun dalam anak kalimat di atas memerlukan predicate bukan noun phrase(visible remains). Yang tepat seharusnya remains visible.
Kata the sun dalam anak kalimat di atas memerlukan predicate bukan noun phrase(visible remains). Yang tepat seharusnya remains visible.
5. Because of the flourish with which(A) John
Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence, his(B) name become(C) synonymous(D) with signature.
The Answer : ( C ) become
The Explanation : become -> became
signed (past) paralel dengan became
(past) bukan become (present)
6. On the floor of(A) the Pacific Ocean is(B) hundreds of flat-topped(C) mountains more
than(D) a mile beneath sea level.
The Answer : (B) is
The Explanation : is -> are
masuk dalam kategori Inversion. Subjek kalimat adalah
hundreds of flat-topped mountains.
7. Sirius, the Dog Star, is the most brightest star(A) in the sky with an absolute(B) magnitude
about twenty-three times(C) that of the Sun(D).
The Answer : (A) the most brightest star
The Explanation : The most brightest star -> The brightest star
Ingat aturan Comparison degree -Supelative
8. Killer whales tend(A) to
wander(B) in family clusters that hunt, play, and resting(C) together(D).
The Answer : (C) resting
The Explanation : resting -> rest
Hunt, play, and rest together (Harus
paralel)
9. Some of(A) the most
useful resistor(B) material(C) are
carbon, metals, and metallic(D) alloys.
The
Answer : (C) material
The
Explanation : material -> materials
kata kerjanya are jadi butuh subjek yang
plural. Some of ... material menandakan plural
10. Segregation in public(A) schools was
declare(B) unconstitutional(C) by
the Supreme Court in 1954(D).
The Answer : (B) was declare
The Explanation : was declare -> was declared
Passive Voice (Be + VIII)
11. Alloys of gold and copper have(A) been widely(B)
using(C) in various types(D) of
coins.
The
Answer : (C) using
The
Explanation : using -> used
have
been + VIII
12. J. H. Pratt used group(A) therapy early(B)
in this century when he(C) brought tuberculosis patients together
to discuss its(D) disease.
The Answer : (D) its
The Explanation : its à their
their merujuk ke patients
13. The United States has import (A) all (B) carpet wools in recent
years because (C) domestic wools are too fine and soft
for carpets(D).
The Answer : (A) import
The Explanation : import -> imported
has + VIII
14. Irving Berlin wrote(A) "Oh How I Hate to Get
Up in the Morning" while serving(B) in a(C) U.S. Army during World War 1(D).
The Answer : (C) a
The Explanatiom : a à the
in the U.S. Army
15. Banks are rushing(A) to merge because
consolidations enable them(B) to slash theirs(C) costs and expand (D)
The Answer : (C) theirs
The Explanation : theirs -> their
their +
Noun. Thiers + Noun
16. That(A) water has a very
high specific heat means(B) that without a large temperature
change water can add or lose(C) a large number(D) of heat.
The Answer : (D) number
The Explanation : number -> amount
heat menandakan
uncountable noun. Amount (untuk uncountable noun) dan number (untuk countable
noun)
17. The community(A) of
Bethesda, Maryland, was previous(B) known(C) as(D) Darcy's
Store.
The
Answer : (B) previous
The
Explanation : previous à
previously
known
berbentuk sebagai adjective. (Adv + Adj).
18. Benny Goodman was equally(A) talented as both a
jazz performer(B) as well as(C)
a classical musician(D),
The Answer : (C) as well as
The Explanation : as well as -> and
(both + and)
19. Quarter horses were developed in eighteenth-century-
Virginia to race (A) on courses short(B) of
about a quarter of a mile(C) in length(D).
The Answer : (B) courses short
The Explanation : courses short -> short courses
(Adjective + Noun) bukan (Noun + Adjective)
20. No longer(A) satisfied(B) with the
emphasis(C) of the Denishawn School, Martha Graham has moved(D) to the staff of the Eastman School in 1925.
The
Answer : (D) has moved
The
Explanation : has moved -> moved
terdapat
tahun di kalimat. Maka perlu kata kerja simple past (moved) bukan has moved
(past perfect)
21. William Hart was an act(A)
best known(B) for his(C) roles as(D) western
heroes in silent films.
The Answer : (A) act
The Explanation : act -> actor
kalimat bermaksud pelakunya (actor)
22. The state seal still used (A) in
Massachusetts designed by(B) Paul
Revere, who(C) also designed the first Continental
currency(D).
The Answer : (B)
designed by
The Explanation : designed by -> was designed by
butuh kata kerja (was)
23. Prior to(A) an
extermination program earlier(B) this century, alive(C) wolves roamed across nearly(D) all of North America
The Answer : (C) alive
The Explanation : alive -> live
alive terletak dibelakang kalimat. Live (adjective) +
Noun
24. Artist(A) Gutzon Borglum designed the Mount
Rushmore Memorial and worked on project(B) from
1925 until(C) his(D) death in 1941.
The Answer : (B) project
The Explanation : project -> the project
on the project (frasa yang
sudah umum)
25. It is proving less costly(A) and more profitably(B) for drug makers to market(C) directly(D) to
patients.
The Answer : (B) profitably
The Explanation : profitably -> profitable
costly
(adjective) --> profitable (adjective). Harus paralel. Profitably (adverb)
26. Sapphires weighing(A) as(B) much
as two pounds(C) have on occasion mined(D).
The Answer : (D) mined
The Explanation : mined -> been mined
have been + VIII
27. During(A) the 1960s the
Berkeley campus of the University of California came to(B) national attention
as a result(C) its
radical political(D) activity.
The Answer : (C) result
The Explanation : result -> result of
result + of (berpasangan)
28. Banks, savings and loans, and finance companies have
recently(A) been doing(B) home
equity loans with greater frequency(C) than ever
before(D) .
The Answer : (B) doing
The Explanation : doing -> making
pelajari
perbedaan do dan make
29. Like(A) snakes, lizards
can be found(B) on all others(C) continents except(D) Antarctica.
The Answer : (C) others
The Explanation : others -> other
other + noun. Others + Noun
30.
The
one-fluid theory of electricity(A) was proposing(B) by
Benjamin Franklin, a man(C) famous
for his(D) wide interest and
great attainments.
The Answer : (B) Proposing
The Explanation : proposing -> was proposed by
Kalimat ini seharusnya membentuk kalimat pasif (be + V3) karena ada kata by.
Jadi predikat pada kalimat tersebut seharusnya was proposed by.
31.
Probably not
speech(A) of so(B) few words has(C) ever been as celebrated as(D) Lincoln’s Gettysburg address.
The Answer : (A) Not
speech
The Explanation : Not
speech -> No speech
Penggunaan speech (‘pidato’)
pada kalimat di atas tidak tepat karena tidak bisa digunakan bersamaan
dengan not. Frasa yang digunakan seharusnya no speech.
32. Mitosis is the normal process by which(A)
a cell divides, each(B) new cell ending(C) up with a(D) same
number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
The
Answer
: (D) a
The
Explanation
: a -> the
Kata same tidak diawali oleh
artikel a karena
menunjukkan sesuatu yang pasti. Artikel yang tepat adalah the.
33.
Generally(A), Abstract
Expressionist art is without recognizable images and does(B) not adhere the(C) limits of
conventional form(D).
The
Answer : (C) Adhere the
The Explanation : Adhere the -> Adhere to
Kata adhere jika diikuti object harus
menggunakan to. Jadi frasa yang dipakai seharusnya adhere to the limits.
34. Almost every(A) the
hereditary material(B) of an
individual(C) organism
resides in the(D).
The
Answer
: (A) Every
The
Explanation
: every -> all of
Kata every tidak
mungkin diikuti the, jadi kata ini seharusnya all of.
35.
The dwarf lemon
tree, grown(A) in many areas of the world, bears fruit(B)
when it is fewer than(C)
six inches in high(D).
The Answer : (D) high
The Explanation : high -> height
Setelah preposisi (in, on, at, by,
of, from, etc) harus diikuti noun (kata benda), jadi kata “high”
(adjective/kata sifat) seharusnya diganti kata “height”.
36.
Perhaps
the most distinctive features(A) of sharks and undoubtedly(B) one of the most important reasons(C) for their success is their well developed sensory(D) system.
The
Answer
: (A) Features
The
Explanation
: features -> feature
Karena
frasa one
of the most important reasons mengacu pada features, maka kata ini harus dalam bentuk
tunggal (feature).
37. The (A) brain in
composed of a mass of softly(B) gray matter(C) in the skull that(D) controls
our intelligence.
The Answer : (B) softly
The Explanation : softly -> soft
Frasa benda pada
kalimat tersebut seharusnya soft (opinion) gray (color) matter (noun).
38. Polluter(A) is a topic of such importance(B) today that even elementary school children are well informed(C) about its(D) dangers.
The Answer : (A) polluter
The Explanation : polluter -> pollutant
Kata yang seharusnya digunakan adalah pollutant
(penyebab polusi).
39. Best(A) represented in a
famous oil painting(B) by da
Vinci, The Last Supper it(C) is an important part of the history(D) of
Christianity.
The Answer : (C) it
The Explanation : it -> dihilangkan
Dalam satu klausa seharusnya hanya
ada satu subjek dan satu predikat, karena pada kalimat di atas terdapat subjek
ganda, maka kata “it” harus dihilangkan.
40. . In Vermont, the
sap the(A) maple tree is(B) the primary(C) ingredient in(D) producing maple syrup
The Answer : (A) the
The Explanation : the -> of the
Kalimat tersebut memiliki subjek
ganda sehingga harus ditambahkan of sebelum the maple tree. Hal ini karena the
sap tersebut merupakan bagian dari maple tree.
41.
After to have(A) won the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for A Bell for
Adano, John Hersey wrote(B) a nonfiction book about(C) the(D) bombing of Japan.
The Answer : (A)
to have
The Explanation : to have -> having
Kata “after” sebagai preposisi (kata
depan) + Gerund (Ving), Kata “after” sebagai conjunction (penghubung) + klausa
(subyek + predikat).
Pada kalimat tersebut seharusnya “after having won…”
Pada kalimat tersebut seharusnya “after having won…”
42.
The smallest
hummingbirds beat(A) their wings 70 times(B) a second(C)
and are about two inched(D)
long.
The Answer : (D)
inched
The Explanation ; inched -> inch
Frasa yang seharusnya
digunakan two-inch long, “two-inch” pada kalimat ini merupakan adjective.
43.
Together with(A)
his friend Little John,
Robin Hood are(B) fondly(C) remembered(D) today by millions of people.
The Answer : (B) are
The
Explanation : are -> was
Noun setelah together
with tidak memengaruhi perubahan predikat.
Pada kalimat tersebut subjectnya adalah Robin Hood, maka predikatnya seharusnya was (tunggal, lampau).
Pada kalimat tersebut subjectnya adalah Robin Hood, maka predikatnya seharusnya was (tunggal, lampau).
44.
Quality, price,
and located(A) are(B) often considered to be(C) the primary concerns in buying(D) a house.
The Answer : (A)
located
The Explanation : located -> location
Kata “located”
seharusnya diganti menjadi “location” supaya setara dengan quality dan price
yang termasuk kata benda (noun).
45. Marie Curie won (A) two Nobel Prizes for their(B) discoveries of radioactivity(C) and radioactive(D) elements.
The Answer : (B) their
The Explanation
; their -> her
Karena mengacu pada
Marie Curie (tunggal, perempuan), pronoun yang seharusnya dipakai adalah her.
46. The developing(A) of the submarine was
hindered by the(B) lack of a power source(C) that could
propel(D) an underwater vessel
The Answer : (A) developing
The Explanation
: developing -> development
Kata di depan “of”
(preposisi) harus dalam bentuk noun, dan bentuk noun (kata benda) dari
developing adalah “development” (perkembangan).
47.
The name(A) “America” comes from(B Amerigo
Vespucci, who(C) was a 16th
century Italian explorer(D) .
The
Answer : (B) comes from
The
Explanation : comes from -> came from
Karena nama “America”
diambil dari penjelajah Italia abad ke-16, seharusnya menggunakan past tense
(V2) seharusnya dipakai adalah “came from”.
48.
The movement of the
stars(A) was first noticed
by early(B) travelers, who(C) used the stars to guide its(D)
way across the sea.
The Answer : (D) its
The Explanation : its -> their
Kata “its” seharusnya
diganti dengan “their” karena mengacu pada travelers (jamak).
49. Those who(A) have seen what(B) is believed to be(C) Noah’s Ark say it is the
largest(D) than a modern battleship.
The Answer : (D) the largest
The Explanation
: the largest -> larger
Kata “than”
menunjukkan bahwa kalimat tersebut merupakan comparative comparison, sehingga
seharusnya “it is larger than”
50. Although humans
have highly developed(A) brains, most(B) animals have more
acute(C) senses than them(D) .
The Answer : (D) than them
The Explanation
: than them -> than theirs
Karena mengacu pada
kepunyaan (have more acute senses), maka pembanding yang seharusnya dipakai
adalah “than theirs”.
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