Much + uncountable noun (tanpa tambahan -s)
16. Light can travels from the Sun to the Earth in
eight minutes and twenty seconds.
Pembahasan Jawaban: travels --> travel
Modal + Verb 1 murni tanpa embel-embel: Modal
(can) + verb 1 (travel)
17. Every human typically have twenty-three pairs
of chromosomes in most cells.
Pembahasan Jawaban: have --> has
Subject Verb Agreement: every termasuk dalam
kategori singular. Jadi butuh verb yang singular
(has).
18. Most sedimentary rocks start forming when
grains of clay, silt, or sandy settle in river valleys or
on the bottoms of lakes and oceans.
Pembahasan Jawaban: sandy (adjective) --> sand
(noun)
Parallel Structure: noun, noun, noun --> clay
(noun ), salt (noun), sand (noun)
19. The total thickness of the ventricular walls of
the heart are about three times that of the atria.
Pembahasan Jawaban: are --> is
Subject Verb Agreement: Singular Subject
(thickness) + Singular Verb (is)
20. The type of jazz known as "swing" was
introduced by Duke Ellington when he wrote and
records "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That
Swing."
Pembahasan Jawaban: records (verb 1 + s) -->
recorded (Verb 2)
Parallel Structure (tense): wrote (verb 2) + recorded
(verb 2)
- Verb 2 = past tense (lampau)
- Verb 1 = prsent tense (sekarang)
21. The bones of mammals, not alike those of other
vertebrates, show a high degree of differentiation.
Pembahasan Jawaban: not like --> unlike
alike digunakan pada akhir kalimat / klausa
22. The neocortex has evolved more recently then
other layers of the brain.
Pembahasan Jawaban: then --> than
Comparative Degree: more + than bukan more +
then
23. The United States receives a large amount of
revenue from taxation of a tobacco products.
Pembahasan Jawaban: of a --> of
perhatikan kata products, terdapat s yang
menandakan plural (lebih dari 1 produk).
24. Much fats are composed of one molecule of
glycerin combined with three molecules of fatty
acids.
Pembahasan Jawaban: Much --> many
many + countable noun (plural)
25. The capital of the Confederacy was originally
in Mobile, but they were moved to Richmond.
Pembahasan Jawaban: they --> it was
Pronoun reference: they (plural) seharusnya it
(singular) kembali ke subject kalimat yang singular
(the capital)
26. A pearl develops when a tiny grain of sand or
stone or some another irritant accidentally enters
into the shell of a pearl oyster.
Pembahasan Jawaban: another --> other
some + other
27. The English horn is an alto oboe with a pitch
one-fifth lower than the soprano oboe.
the --> that of
Comparison degree: yang dibandingkan ialah "a
pitch one-fifth" bukan alto & oboe.
28. In the Milky Way galaxy, the most recent
observed supernova appeared in 1604.
Pembahasan Jawaban: recent --> recently
Adverb + adjective + noun: recently (adverb) +
observed (adjective) + supernova (noun)
29. Never in the history of humanity has there been
more people living on this relatively small planet.
Pembahasan Jawaban: has (singular) --> have
(plural)
Kalimat di ats merupakan kalimat inversion
(pembalikan: V + S); ditandai adanya negartive
expression (never) di awal kalimat. Subejct kalimat
ialah people (plural).
30. Because of the mobility of Americans today, it
is difficult for they to put down real roots.
Pembahasan Jawaban: they --> them
they digunakan sebagai subject sementara them
sebagai object. dalam kalimat di atas them
digunakn sebagai objetc dari preposition (for).
31. For five years after the Civil War, Robert E. Lee
served to president of Washington College, which
was later called Washington and Lee.
Pembahasan Jawaban: to --> as
Pasangan phrase: served + as
32. The number of wild horses on Assateague is
increasing lately, resulting in overgrazed marsh and
dune grasses.
Pembahasan Jawaban: is --> have been
Subject Verb Agreement: The number (plural) +
have been (plural)
33. Hypnoses was successfully used during World
War II to treat battle fatigue.
Pembahasan Jawaban: hypnoses (plural) -->
hypnosis (singular)
Subject Verb Agreement: Verb kalimat di atas
berbentuk singular (was) jadi kita butuh subject
yang singular (hypnosis)
34. The lobster, like many crustaceans, can cast off
a damaging appendage and regenerate a new
appendage to nearly normal size.
Pembahasan Jawaban: damaging (yang merusak)
--> damaged (yang rusak)
35. Humans develop normally twenty primary, or
deciduous, teeth and thirty-two permanent ones.
Pembahasan Jawaban: develop normally -->
normally develop
Verb + object: tidak boleh ada perantara antara verb
dan object
36. The curricula of American public schools are
set in individual states; they do not determine by
the federal government.
Pembahasan Jawaban: do no determine (tidak
memutuskan) --> are not determined (tidak
diputuskan)
they kembali mengarah ke curricula (kurikulum)
37. The fact that the sophisticated technology has
become part of revolution in travel delivery
systems has not made travel schedules less hectic.
Pembahasan Jawaban: revolution --> a
revolution
uncountable noun tidak boleh berdiri sendiri tanpa
adanya penjelas (termasuk article a, an, the) apakah
noun itu tunggal atau jamak.
38. Balanchine's plotless ballets, such Jewels and
The Four Temperaments, present dance purely as a
celebration of the movement of the human body.
Pembahasan Jawaban: such --> such as
(contohnya)
39. In a solar battery, a photosensitive
semiconducting substance such as silicon crystal is
the source of electrician.
Pembahasan Jawaban: electrician --> electricity
Dair konteks kalimat yang di maksud adalah
listriknya bukan orangnya (electrician).
40. In early days, hydrochloric acid was done by
heating a mixture of sodium chloride with iron
sulfate.
Pembahasan Jawaban: done (dikerjakan) -->
made (dibuat / dihasilkan)