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ANISIA ASTUTI
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20210881
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3EB15
TOEFL EXERCISE ( Skill 1-3 ) : Choose
the letter of the underlined word or group of words that is not correct.
1.
Nobody (A)
know when the (B) process of glass-making (C)
was (D) inveted.
The incorrect answer is (A) know, because the subject “nobody”
is singular, so we must add s to the “know” become “knows”. I
think the correct sentence is Nobody knows
the procces of glass-making was invented.
2. The
languages of the world (A) presents a vast (B) array of
structural (C) similarities and (D) differences.
The incorrect answer is (A) presents, because the subject is plural,
so the verb should be replaced with present (without “s”) .
3.
The
rise of multinationals (A) have (B) resulted in a
great deal of legal ambiguity because multinationals (C) can (D)
operate in so many juridictions.
The incorrect answer is (A) have, because the subject “ The
rise of multinationals” is an abstract noun/ uncountable noun, so the verb “have
resulted” should be replaced with “has”.
4. All
of the east-west interstate highways in the United States (A) has even (B)
numbers, while north-south interstate highways (C) are (D)
odd-numbered.
The incorrect answer is (A) has, verb has should be replaced
with “have” because is plural.
5.
(A)
When a
massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud (B) exploded in
1987, a wave of neutrinos (C) were (D) detected on
Earth.
The incorrect answer is (C) were, because the subject “a wave
of neutrinos” is singular, then we should use “was” not “were”
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 (A) targeted area that (B) has grass
and few bushes (C) are (D) occupied by the white-crowned
sparrow.
The incorrect answer is (C) are, because the subject is
singular, so we must replace “are” with "is".
The correct sentence is Every open
space in the targeted area that has grass and few bushes is occupied by the white-crowned sparrow.
7.
Krakataoa (A)
is remembered as the volcano that (B) put so much ash
into the air that sunsets around the world (C) was affected for
two years (D) afterward.
The incorrect answer is (B) put, the verb “put” should added “s”in
the end because the subject is singular.
8.
The
term “Yankee” (A) was originally a nickname for people from
New England, but now anyone from the United States (B) are (C)
reffered (D) to as a Yankee.
The incorrect answer is (B) are, because the subject “anyone
from the United States” is singular, so we must replace “are” with “is”.
The correct sentence is the term
“Yankee” was originally a nickname for people from New England, but now anyone
from the United States is reffered
to as a Yankee.
9.
A
network of small arteries, mostly (A) sandwiched between the
skin and the (B) underlying muscles, (C) supply (D)
blood to the face and scalp.
The incorrect answer is (C) supply,
because the subject is singular, so we must add –s/-es to the
“supply become “supplies”.
The correct sentence is a network of
small arteries, mostly sandwiched beetween the skin and the underlying muscles,
supplies blood to the face and
scalp”.
10.
Mesquite (A)
is a (B) small tree in the Southwest (C) who can (D)
withstand the severest drought.
The incorrect answer is (C) who,
because the subject is a thing not human, so we must replace “who” with “which”
or “that”.
The name of animal “mesquite” is
included. So, the pronoun “who”should be replaced with “which.
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