TUGAS 1

SOFTSKILL BAHASA INGGRIS

Ø Exercise 10 : Subject-Verb Agreement

1.      John, along with twenty friend, is planning a party.

2.      The picture of the soldiers brings back many memories.

3.      The quality of these recordings are not very good.

4.      If the duties of these officers aren’t reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project.

5.      The effects of cigarette smoking have been proven to be extremely harmful.

6.      The use credit cards in place of cash has increased rapidly in recect years.

7.      Advertisements on television are becoming more competitive than ever before.

8.      Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, are at an all-time high.

9.      Mr.Jones, accompanied by several members of the committee, have proposed some changes of the rules.

10.  The levels of intoxication varies from subject to subject.

Ø Exercise 11 : Subject-Verb Agreement

1.      Neither Bill nor mary is going to the play tonight.

2.      Anything is better than going to another movie tonight.

3.      Skating is becoming more popular every day.

4.      A number of reporters were at the conference yesterday.

5.      Everybody who has a fever must go home immediately.

6.      Your glasses was on the bureau last night.

7.      There were some people at the meeting last night.

8.      The committee has already reached a decision.

9.      A pair of jeans was in the washing machine this morning.

10.  Each student has answered the first three questions.

11.  Either John or his wife makes breakfast each morning.

12.  After she had perused the material, the secretary decided that everything was in order.

13.  The crowd at the basketball game was wild with excitement.

14.  A pack of wild dogs has frightened all ducks away.

15.  The jury is trying to reach a decision.

16.  The army has eliminated this section of the training test.

17.  The number of students who have withdrawn from class this quarter is appalling.

18.  There have been too many interruption in this class.

19.  Every elementary school teacher has to take this examination.

20.  Neither Jill nor her parents have seen this movie before.

Ø Tenses Chart

1.      While she was trying to read, her friend was practicing the piano.

2.      He bought several jerseys in the last two years.

3.      She will bone the meat later.

4.      By the time you get there they already left.

5.      I was drowwing. Nobody saveme.

6.      He said she that she had not returned the book yet.

7.      What are you darning at the moment.

8.      She thinks her husband will buy a new fridge.

9.      How much have you spent in London so far ?

10.  In a month’s time I learned more words than ever.

11.  After he saw the giraffe he spoke to the keeper.

12.  The was buying weed-killer when they arrested him

13.  The plumbing always gives trouble during the summer.

14.  The trend was rising when they reached the lake.

15.  Do you recognize this statue ?

16.  They say that they will not performent tomorrow.

17.  What have you been doing since your last recital ?

18.  As it rained he put up his umbrella.

19.  They heard Beethoven better conducted earlier in the year.

20.  What is going  on here ?

21.  I only have just realized what she meant.

22.  I will never plant crocuses again.

23.  Were you enjoying yourself when I saw you at the party ?

24.  I will be to the zoo and going while they are still talking about visiting it.

25.  She doched at Tilbury last week.

26.  He always accelerates too quickly.

27.   -

28.  Do you hear that awful noise ?

29.  By the time the bridgade arrived, the house collapsed.

30.  I saw a new type of windscreen wiper while I was walking round the exhibition yesterday.

31.  They have been waiting to take off since ten this morning.

32.  She shot at least three tigers in India last year.

33.  We saw what we have seen.

34.  He heard an owl hooting as he walked through the wood.

35.  They have been producing a hundred shirts every day for two months now.

36.  Where were you going when I bumped into you ?

37.  Who told the grasshopper to dance? The ant in the fable did .

38.  They were high heels every day last term.

39.  What do you with a gun in your car ?

40.  He still doesn’t find his watch.

41.  I have lived there several years before I found the nest.

42.  When it sting him ?

43.  She likes cockles. Naturally she prefer lobster.

44.  Dragon flies have beautiful wings.

45.  Time and tide wait for no man, the saying runing.

46.  I bought some new pruners the other day.

47.  The girl in the pay box seldom smiles nowadays.

48.  The moment he opened the boot the spare wheel fell out.

49.  Too many cooks spoiled the broth.

50.  He left Italy by plane yesterday.