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By Swara Bhaskara on July 21, 2011 • 00:11 29 Comments

Sharing soal sir,

These are STAN’s exam examples. I’ve already tried all of the questions but I’m not sure with my answering.

1. The Eiffel Tower ___________ Paris, France.

a. landmarks
b. is landmarked in
c. is a landmark in
d. is in a landmark

2. Young deers _________.

a. are called fawns
b. be fawns
c. is fawns
d. are fawns called

3. Not until a dog is several months old does it begin to exhibit signs of
independence ___________.

a. its mother from
b. from mother
c. to mother
d. from its mother

4. To score a goal in soccer you ________.

a. must kick the ball
b. must kicks the ball
c. may kick them ball
d. must kick them balls

5. The observation deck at the Sears Tower _________ in Chicago.

a. is highest than any other one
b. is highest than any other one
c. is higher than any other one
d. is higher that any other one

6. If it _________ so cloudy, we would plan on having the fair outside.

a. was
b. was not
c. weren’t
d. had not

7. At the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, Geraldine Ferraro
became the first woman _________ for the vice presidency.

a. to being nominated
b. to has been nominated
c. to have been nominated
d. to will be nominated.

8. Badu: “What do reporters usually ask the authorities nowadays?”
Budi: “_________Indonesia will soon be able to overcome its economic problem very soon”.

A.Whether
B. in case
C.where
D.why

9. If he______________more confident during the interview, he might have got the job he wanted.

A. were
B. would be
C. could have been
D. had been

10. The Arman’s family would not have lost their bag, if they____it in the hotel.

A. left
B. have left
C. had left
D. would have

11. Riza : “Do you know that Tanto had withdrawn his money from the bank just before it was liquidated”?
Roni : “Oh yes, otherwise he__________a great deal.”

A.Lost
B. would lose
C. has lost
D. would have lost

12. Bill has been working for this bookstore for many years, and now he acts as if he were the owner. From this sentence we may conclude that:_______

A. Bill is an honest man
B. Bill has become a rich man
C. Bill is not the owner of the store
D. Bill is a shareholder

13. Had I realized that Tim a bad driver, I___________my car.

A. would not lend him
B. did not lend him
C. would not have lent him
D. had not lent him

By: Iim

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29 comments

Eko

July 21, 2011

Let me try, Sir.

were

I, you, we, they

he, she

was

Note: Honestly, I just chose my answer by using my feeling. I just tried to read it all & learn it, then I will choose the better words that is not so clumsy for me, hehee…
Don’t forget to give me my score ya, Sir… .Tq
GBU

Swara Bhaskara

July 21, 2011

Hi Eko,

Why is it using were, not was, after the subject he? Well, because it’s in a subjunctive mood. A similar context has been discussed in “If I were Nazaruddin“.

And regarding my answers, yes, I have answered them all but I won’t post them shortly because I’d like to give others a chance to post their opinion first.

igor castro

July 21, 2011

1.b
2.a
3.d
4.a
5.c
6.c
7.d
8.a
9.d
10.c
11.b
12.c
13.c

kiki doble Q

July 21, 2011

Let me try.

1. C, 2. A, 3. D, 4. A, 5. C, 6. B, 7. B, 8, A, 9, A, 10. B, 11. C, 12. C, 13. C

If all my answers are correct, would you mind giving me a bar of candy, sir?

a hi hi.., I am quite doubtful of my answers, though.

win

July 21, 2011

1.c |2.c |3.d |4.a |5.c |6.c |7.a |8.d |9.d |10.c |11.d |12.c |13.c
how many are correct of my answer sir ?

amalia_english-club

July 22, 2011

if I try answering…….
1.c
2.a
3.d
4.a
5.c
6.c
7.a
8.d
9.d
10.c
11.d
12.c
13.c

amalia_english-club

July 22, 2011

NOTIFICATION:

Amalia’s question in this thread has been moved to Contoh soal: Which one is incorrect.

Thanks

Swara Bhaskara

July 22, 2011

Hi guys,

I think there’s a typo in question 2. The question should read, “Young deers ……….”, not “Young deer ………”.

Sorry. I just copied and then pasted it from Iim without double checking it first.

Swara Bhaskara

July 22, 2011

The following are my answers to the above questions.

1. C | 2. C | 3. C |4. C |5. C |6. C |7. C |8. C |10. C | 11. C |12. C |13. C

Have a look and, as usual, correct me if I am wrong, please!

reni

July 22, 2011

hi Sir, good evening… how are you?

have a look at your answers above, where’s no. 9?
mine is C… is it correct?

Swara Bhaskara

July 22, 2011

Hi Reni,

I am fine. Thanks.

Oh, how could I miss that one? Is my answer option C, like the others, too? Hm, I would choose option D (had been) for this one.

win

July 22, 2011

sir, are you sure for number 11 ? has lost ? hmm ..

Swara Bhaskara

July 23, 2011

To tell you the truth, No, I am not sure. What are your answers for question 11 and the others?

Sahirul Alim

July 24, 2011

1. C alasan: landmark is a noun
2. A alasan: kalimat itu kan subjectnya plural “young deers” dan tense yang paling pantas adalah simple present “fawns are call young deers by people” (Active), “Young deers are called fawns by people” (Passive). Nah, karena “by people” dianggap tidak penting makanya dihilangin jadi “Young deers are called fawns”.
3. C
4. A alasan: subject “you” jadi verbnya “kick” karena main bola kan cuma pake satu bola jadinya objectnya “the ball”
5. C Alasan: Setahu saya ga ada pola -est yang diikuti than.
6. C alasan: Klausa If dalam American English gag pernah pake was

Yang lain nyusul hehehe.

Correct me if I’m wrong.

Sahirul Alim

July 24, 2011

*Ralat 3. D bukan C
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Swara Bhaskara

July 27, 2011

Fawns are call young deers by people”

I think what you were trying to say was:

People call young deers fawns.

(active)

People call fawns to young deers.

(active)

Sahirul Alim

July 27, 2011

Yes, That was what I meant.

Sahirul Alim

July 24, 2011

12. C Alasan: “if he were the owner” faktanya “He isn’t the owner of this bookstore”

Sahirul Alim

July 24, 2011

10. C Alasan ola Unreal conditionals jika faktanya dalam simple past tense = Had + S + verb3, S + would/could/might + have +Verb3.

Sahirul Alim

July 24, 2011

7. C
8. D
9. A
11. C
13. C Alasan: sama kaya yang no 10

Correct my answer, Sir!

Swara Bhaskara

July 24, 2011

The following are my second opinion to the above questions.

1. C. IS A LANDMARK IN.

The Eiffel Tower is a landmark in Paris, France.

a. landmarks
d. is in a landmark

NOTE: Yeah,I choose option C but how about option A because the word landmark is also a verb? If we choose option A, does the sentence mean “Menara Eiffel menjadi landmark kota Paris, Prancis“?

2. A. ARE CALLED FAWNS.

Young deers are called fawns.

3. D. FROM ITS MOTHER.

Not until a dog is several months old does it begin to exhibit signs of independence from its mother.

4. A. MUST KICK THE BALL

To score a goal in soccer, you must kick the ball.

5. C. IS HIGHER THAN ANY OTHER ONE

The observation deck at the Sears Tower is higher than any other one in Chicago.

6. C. WEREN’T

If it weren’t so cloudy, we would plan on having the fair outside.

7. C. TO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED

At the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman to have been nominated for the vice presidency.

8. A. WHETHER

Badu: “What do reporters usually ask the authorities nowadays?”
Budi: “Whether Indonesia will be able to overcome its economic problem very soon”.

9. D. HAD BEEN

If he had been more confident during the interview, he might have got the job he wanted.

10. C. HAD LEFT

The Arman’s family would not have lost their bag, if they had left it in the hotel.

11. D. WOULD HAVE LOST

Riza : “Do you know that Tanto had withdrawn his money from the bank just before it was liquidated”?
Roni : “Oh yes, otherwise he would have lost a great deal.”

12. C. BILL IS NOT THE OWNER OF THE STORE

Bill has been working for this bookstore for many years, and now he acts as if he were the owner.
From this sentence we may conclude that: Bill is not the owner of the store.

13. C. WOULD NOT HAVE LENT HIM

Had I realized that Tim a bad driver, I would not have lent him my car.

Sahirul Alim

July 24, 2011

Asyik, masih salah tiga. Masih banyak yang harus di pelajari

BiBiTe

July 27, 2011

i missed one,, number 7,, grrr,,
frankly speaking, i think it’s a bit awkward using “to” there,, could you please explain about it, sir?
thanks in advance

BiBiTe

July 27, 2011

btw,, honestly,, i eagerly wrote down your first answers,, until i realized,, they were all letter “C”,, zzzz

amalia_english-club

July 29, 2011

hi SA, long time no see, I am sorry coz I can just reply your answers unlike the others…
and also thanks for your answers that I asked,
I will always learning doing that lesson.
your answers are almost same as mine

but I doubt to question numbering seven,
At the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, Geraldine Ferraro
became the first woman _________ for the vice presidency.

a. to being nominated
b. to has been nominated
c. to have been nominated
d. to will be nominated.
because as far as I concerned that the sentence happened at the 1984 was taking place.
and as I know that modal auxiliary verbs cannot be used infinitive (to) in the front of auxiliary verbs themselves..

can you explain with your excuse for your answer clearly?
thank,

Sahirul Alim

July 30, 2011

Hi, Amalia. According to Mr. SB’s explanation, it’s called the perfect infinitive. It’s used to express that the the action of this infinitive has happened before the action of the main verb (predicate)

(to) + have + verb3, always have, never has after the preposition TO

Let’s ask Mr. SB for further explanation. Shall we?

Swara Bhaskara

August 2, 2011

Hi Bibite,

TO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED in the sentence in question is an infinitive called the perfect infinitives.

Yes, I agree with you that the particle TO sounds odd because native English speakers themselves quite seldom use this type of infinitives now. I’d prefer the sentence reads

At the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman who had been nominated for the vice presidency.

but such an option isn’t there, is it?

Option A would be correct if the ‘being” is changed to “be“, but it, of course, will change the sentence context. By doing so, the sentence would mean that the nomination took placed after the action of the verb became“.

Option B is incorrect because infinitive “to has been past participle” doesn’t exist, and neither does “to will be past participle” as in option D. A possible pattern for option D is “will be past participle”, but it doesn’t make sense here.

By the way, I’ve posted a new article entitled Perfect Infinitives. Please, have a look! I hope you’ll find it useful for this kind of English grammar problems. Thanks.