Exercise of Verb: TOEFL Writing Skill Test

 

TOEFL MASTER

WRITING SKILL

“EXERCISE: VERB“

 

Hi, sobat!

Tahukah kamu apa itu Verb? Ya, Verb, dalam bahasa Indonesia disebut sebagai verba, predikat, atau kata kerja, merupakan bagian dari part of speech yang berfungsi untuk menunjukkan adanya suatu tindakan atau aktivitas yang dilakukan oleh pembicara. Selain itu, verb juga mengidentifikasi peristiwa atau keadaan yang terjadi pada kurun waktu tertentu. Dalam bahasa Inggris, bentuk verb selalu mengikuti tenses (pola waktu), seperti base form (verb 1), present participle (verb-ing), simple past (verb 2), dan past participle (verb 3).

 

Baca Juga: Part of Speech: Verb

 

Berikut ini kami sajikan Latihan Soal Error Analysis terkait Verb. Yuk, simak soal-soalnya berikut ini!

 

Part A

Directions: Write a “C” on the line if the sentence is correct. Write an “I” on the line if the sentence is incorrect.

 

(___) 1. Mr. and Mrs. Jones stopped smoking a year ago and have not started again.

(___) 2. After jogging, I was so hungry that I could have ate a horse.

(___) 3. Many people who were opposed to use nuclear energy in any form demonstrated against the opening of the new nuclear power plant.

(___) 4. The license bureau demands that a person renew his license before it expires.

(___) 5. For several years now, the student body is attempting to gain more influence over university policies.

(___) 6. If I will get the money in time, I will go to California on my next vacation.

(___) 7. After agreeing to make the necessary changes in the contract, Mr. Martin had his secretary type the amended version for us to sign.

(___) 8. Much to his surprise, when Robert arrived in London, he had found several relatives waiting for him at the airport.

(___) 9. Reading several books on that subject, Bill considered himself an expert.

(___) 10. Ralph wishes that he went to the bank this morning before he went to work.

 

Key Answer & Its Correction

(C) 1. Mr. and Mrs. Jones stopped smoking a year ago and have not started again.

(I) 2. After jogging, I was so hungry that I could have eaten a horse.

(I) 3. Many people who were opposed to using nuclear energy in any form demonstrated against the opening of the new nuclear power plant.

(C) 4. The license bureau demands that a person renew his license before it expires.

(I) 5. For several years now, the student body has been attempting to gain more influence over university policies.

(I) 6. If I get the money in time, I will go to California on my next vacation.

(C) 7. After agreeing to make the necessary changes in the contract, Mr. Martin had his secretary type the amended version for us to sign.

(I) 8. Much to his surprise, when Robert arrived in London, he found several relatives waiting for him at the airport.

(I) 9. Having read several books on that subject, Bill considered himself an expert.

(I) 10.  Ralph wishes that he had gone to the bank this morning before he went to work.

 

Part B

Directions: In the Sentence Completion questions below, one or more words are left out of each sentence. Under each sentence, you will see four words or phrases. Select the one word or phrase that completes the sentence correctly, then write it in the space provided in the book or on a separate sheet of paper.

 

1.      They told me that I _____ the tap water in that country.

A.    must not have drank

B.     could not drunk

C.     should not have drunk

D.    could have drink

 

2.      The doctor was very surprised that his patient had let his condition _____ so much before calling him.

A.    deteriorate

B.     to deteriorate

C.     to deteriorating

D.    deteriorating

 

3.      If he had applied by August 15, the university _____ him this semester.

A.    would accepted

B.     had accepted

C.     should have accept

D.    would have accepted

 

4.      When we finally bought stock in that company, the market _____ its peak and the stock was declining in value.

A.    did already reach

B.     has already reached

C.     was already reached

D.    had already reached

 

5.      They are said _____ a dynamic new play.

A.    to have wrote

B.     to have written

C.     to have writing

D.    have written

 

6.      Last year in the middle of the most severe drought in recent history, the already dwindling tribe _____ finally to leave its ancestral land and to look for a new place to live.

A.    had decided

B.     decided

C.     has decided

D.    decides

 

7.      It was important that they _____ before the curtain went up last night.

A.    arrive

B.     have arrived

C.     arrived

D.    had arrived

 

8.      I could see Susan’s hands _____ slightly as she placed her papers on the podium and prepared to address the audience.

A.    to tremble

B.     trembles

C.     trembled

D.    trembling

 

9.      The babysitter agreed _____ the children before putting them to bed.

A.    for bathing

B.     to bath

C.     to bathe

D.    to giving a bath

 

10.  When  the  famous  pianist  was  a child, he was accustomed to _____ for several hours a day.

A.    practice

B.     practicing

C.     practiced

D.    be practicing

 

Key Answer

1.      C 2.      A 3.      D 4.      D 5.      B

6.      B 7.      A 8.      D 9.      C 10.  B

 

Source

Peterson`s (www.petersons.com). (2007). Peterson`s Master TOEFL Writing Skills. Peterson`s, a Nelnet Company

 

Demikian tadi sekilas Latihan Soal TOEFL Writing Skills terkait “Problems With Verbs”. Semoga bermanfaat dan dapat menambah wawasan baru bagi kita dalam mempelajari bahasa Inggris; serta, terutama bagi kalian yang ingin atau akan mengikuti tes TOEFL.

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