Senin, 15 April 2013

Tugas softskill 2 "Bahasa Inggris Bisnis 2"


1.      Nobody know when the process of glass-making was invented.
                 A                          B                                     C         D

Answer : A. Know
(Nobody is the subject “singular subject” and the subject must followed by the singular verb. And the singular verb is used s/es. So the verb know must transformed to “knows”)

The Correct Sentence :
Nobody knows when the process of glass-making was invented.


2.      The languages of the world presents a vast array of structural similarities and differences.
                                                   A                    B                                C                         D

Answer : A. Presents
(because the languages is a plural subject, so that it does not need to be followed by s/es in the end of the verb)

The Correct Sentence :
The languages of the world present a vast array of structural similarities and differences.


3.      The rise multinationals have resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because
                                         A        B
multinationals can operatein so many jurisdictions.
                          C       D

Answer : A. Have
(Because The subject is The rise multinationals and yhe subject can be transformed into a subject it. it is a singular subject and singular = It + has)

The Correct Sentence :
The rise multinationals has resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions.


4.      All of the east-west interstate highways in the United States has even numbers, while north-
          A                B
south interstate highways are odd-numbered.
                                            C            D


Answer : A. Has
(All of the east-west interstate highways is a plural subject.  Plural Subject must followed by the verb used have.)

The Correct Sentence :
All of the east-west interstate highways in the United States have  even numbers, while north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered.


5.      When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987, a wave of neutrinos
          A                                                                                   B
      were detected on Earth.
    C       D


Answer : C. Were
(a wave of neutrinos  is a “singular subject”. And the singular subject must followed by the verb “was”.)

The Correct Sentence :
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 targeted area that has grass and a few bushes are occupied by the
   A                       B                                          C        D
write-crowned sparrow.


Answer : C. Are
(Every open space is a singular subject. So the verb “are” must changed to be “is”)  

The Correct Sentence :
Every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes is occupied by the write-crowned sparrow.


7.       Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that put so much ash into the air that sunsets
           A                                            B
around the world was affected for two years afterward.
                                      C                                        D


Answer : B. Put
(Krakatoa is a singular subject. So the verb “put” must + s/es “puts”)


The Correct Answer :
Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that puts so much ash into the air that sunsets around the world was affected for two years afterward.


8.      The term  “Yankee” was originally a nickname for people from New England, but now
      A
anyone from the United States are reffered to as a Yankee.  
                                                    B       C          D

Answer : B. Are
(The subject is “anyone” and it’s a singular subject. So the verb “are” must changed to be “is”)

The Correct Answer :
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 sandwiched between the skin and the underlying
A                                                         B
 muscles, supply blood to the face and scalp.
                          C           D

Answer : C. Supply 
(a network of small arteries included in the singular subject, so the verb must be followed by s/es.)  

     
The Correct Answer :
A network of small arteries,mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying muscles, supplies blood to the face and scalp.


10.   Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest who can withstand the severest drought.
           A       B                                                      C               D

Answer : C. Who
(“who” is pronoun used to refer to people. in the sentence referred to tree”. So “who” must changed to “that” or "which")
The Correct Answer:
Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest that can withstand the severest drought.

                                                                 OR

Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest which can withstand the severest drought.