TUGAS SOFTSKILL 2

Nama         :   Agung Budi Cahyono

NPM          :   15209384

Kelas          :   4EA02

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skill 1-3) : Choose the letter of the underline word or group of words that is not correct.

1.      Nobody know when the process of glass-making was invented.

A                     B                                   C       D

The incorrect answer is Know (A), and the correct answer is Knows.

Because the subject in this sentence is Nobody and nobody is singular subject, so we should be used with a singular verb Knows.  Singular : Verb + s/es.

So, the correct sentence is : Nobody knows when the process of glass-making was invented.

2.      The languages of the world presents a vast array of structural similarities and differences.

       A                  B                               C                        D

The incorrect answer is Presents (A), and the correct answer is Present.

Because the subject in this sentence is The Languages and The Languages is plural subject, so we should be used with a plural verb Present.

So, the correct sentence is : The languages of the world present a vast array of structural similarities and differences.

3.      The rise of multinationals have resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because 

  A         B

multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions.

                         C       D

The incorrect answer is Have (A), and the correct answer is Has.

Because the subject in this sentence is The Rise and The Rise is singular subject, so we should be used with a singular verb Has.

So, the correct sentence is : The rise of multinationals has resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions.

4.      All of the east-west interstate highways in the United States has even numbers, while north-

         A                           B

south interstate highways are odd-numbered.

                                           C            D

The incorrect answer is Has (A), and the correct answer is Have.

Because the subject in this sentence is All and All is plural subject, so we should be used with a plural verb Have.

So, the correct sentence is : All of the east-west interstate highways in the United States have even numbers, while north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered.

5.      When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987, a wave of neutrinos

   A                                                                                                B        

were detected on Earth.

   C                      D

The incorrect answer is Were (C), and the correct answer is Was.

Because the subject in this sentence is Wave and Wave is singular subject, so we should be used with a singular verb Was.

So, the correct sentence is : When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987, a wave of neutrinos was detected on Earth.

6.      Every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes are occupied by the

  A                      B                                         C         D

white-crowned sparrow.

The incorrect answer is Are (C), and the correct answer is Is.

Because the subject in this sentence is A Few Bushes and A Few Bushes is singular subject, so we should be used with a singular verb Is.

So, the correct sentence is : Every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes is occupied by the white-crowned sparrow.

7.      Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that put so much ash into the air that sunsets around

        A                                           B

the world was affected for two years afterward.

                         C                                      D

The incorrect answer is Put (B), and the correct answer is Puts.

Because the subject in this sentence is Krakatoa and Krakatoa is a singular subject. So the verb “put” must +s/es → “puts”.

So, the correct sentence is : Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that puts so much ash into the air that sunsets around the world were affected for two years afterward.

8.      The term “Yankee” was originally a nickname for people from New England, but now

    A

anyone from the United States are referred to as a Yankee.

                                                   B       C         D

The incorrect answer is Are (B), and the correct answer is Is.

Because the subject in this sentence is Anyone and Anyone is singular subject, so we should be used with a singular verb Is.

So, the correct sentence is : “The term “Yankee” was originally a nickname for people from New England, but now anyone from the United States is referred to as a Yankee”.

9.      A network of small arteries, mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying

A                                                         B

muscles, supply blood to the face and scalp.

                        C         D

The incorrect answer is Supply (C), and the correct answer is Supplies.

Because the subject in this sentence is A network and A network is singular subject, so the verb ‘supply’ must be followed by s/es.

So, the correct sentence is : “A network of small arteries, mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying muscles, supplies blood to the face and scalp”.

10.  Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest who can withstand the severest drought.

          A      B                                         C               D

The incorrect answer is Who (C), and the correct answer is Which.

Because the subject in this sentence that is his subject, explaining the word Mesquite a small tree that the word is a noun.  The word who may only be used for pronouns.  So, it should be the right word to use in the sentence is the word that (pronouns for subjects).

So, the correct sentence is : “Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest that can withstands the severest drought”.  OR “Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest which can withstands the severest drought”.