MIDDLE TEST

A.  Choose the best answer by crossing a, b, c, or d!

1.      It…. raining when I got home.

a.       Was

b.      Has

c.       Were

d.      Have

2.      I watch Mrs. Ana…. his house.

a.       Swept

b.      Sweeping

c.       Sweep

d. Is sweeping

3.      The man…… fried rice is my father.

a.       Eat

b.      Ate

c.       Eaten

d.      Eating

4.      The dog…. is my pet.

a.       Thrown

b.      Threw

c.       Throw

d.      Throwing

5.      She…. Finished working.

a.       Have

b.      Were

c.       Was

d.      Has

6.      She will go if….

a.       You gone

b.      You went

c.       You go

d.      You going

7.      I think that she is a good actress. What type of noun clause?

a.       Statement

b.      Question

c.       Exclamation

d.      Request

8.      Who knows where the fire was?

a.       Exclamation

b.      Request

c.       Question

d.      Statement

9.      The called the police. His car was stolen.

a.       The man whose car was stolen called the police.

b.      The man which car was stolen called the police.

c.       The man that car was stolen called the police.

d.      The man whom car was stolen called the police.

10.  The girl is happy. She won the race.

a.       The girl that won the face is happy.

b.      The girl who won the face is happy.

c.       The girl which won the face is happy.

d.      The girl whom won the face is happy.

11.  The book…. I bought were expensive.

a.       Whom

b.      Who

c.       Whose

d.      Which

12.  …. She graduates, she will get a job.

a.       Before

b.      When

c.       After

d.      By the time

13.  We stayed there… we finished our work.

a.       Before

b.      Until

c.       After

d.      Since

Exercises:

1.      Create 3 sentences by using present participle !

2.      Create 3 sentences by using past participle !

3.      What is main clause? Give 3 examples!

4.      What is subordinate clause? Give 3 examples!

5.      Based on the type of noun clause, there are 4 type of noun clause.

Please mention and give example!

6.      Combine the two sentences using adjective clause (whom, which, who, where, that and whose)!

a.       Mr. Hasyim is our lecture. We like him very much.

b.      Sunday is the day. I was born on that day.

c.       Do you know my bag? I bought last week.

d.      The girl is my friend. She works in post office.

e.       Do you know the women? My brother gave her some money yesterday.

f.       Madura is a town. I studied there in 2012.

7.      Give one example each point bellow:

a.       Adverbial of time

b.      Adverbial of place

c.       Adverbial of contras

d.      Adverbial of purpose and result

e.       Adverbial of cause and effect

Phrase and Clause

Clause and Phrase

1.    Definition of clauses and phrase

·      A clause is a collection of words that has a subject that is actively doing a verb/predicate.

Examples:

·         She smiled at him.

·         She laughs at diffident men

·      A phrase is a collection of words that may have nouns or verbals, but it does not have a subject doing a verb.

Examples:

·         The girl at the door is may sister.

·         The pen on the table is mine.

2.    Types of Clause and Phrase

a.      Types of Clause

1.      Independent clause or Main clause

The clause cant stand by itself, and form a complete sentence with punctuation.

Example:

·         We study English.

·         English is an International Language.

2.      Dependent clause or subordinate clause

The clause can’t stand by self, or depend on independent clause, and form a not complete sentence.

Example:

·         I will go if you go.

·         He won’t come unless you invite her.

3.      Adverbial clause

The clause (subordinate clause) which function as adverb, that is explain verb.

Example:

·         He  came here when the bell rang.

·         She promised to help me although she was very busy.

4.      Adjective clause or relative clause

The clause (subordinate clause) that uses as adjective that explain noun or pronoun.

Example:

·         I have read the book that you just mentioned.

·         The lesson that she is learning is very difficult.

5.      Noun clause

The clause that do duty off noun.

Example:

·         No one believe that the earth is flat

·         What I believe is no business of yours.

b.      Types of Phrase

1.      A noun phrase

Generally has a noun or pronoun as its main word.

Example:

·         Alice’s wedding.

·         My favorite TV program

2.      A verb phrase

Generally has a main verb as its main word.

Example:

·         She was bought a new book

·         The window was opened

3.      A prepositional phrase

Has a prepositional as its first word

Example:

·         There is a picture on the wall

·         My book is under the table

4.      An adjective phrase

Has an adjective as its main word

Example:

·         It is sad

·         It is too easy

5.      An adverb phrase

Has an adverb as its main word

Example:

·         I live near the campus

·         She puts the money into his pocket