Nama : Esty Putri Ratnasari
Kelas : 3EB10
NPM : 22212566
Tenses Is an Important Part of TOEFL
Tense (noun): a verb-based method used to indicate the time,
and sometimes the continuation or completeness of an action or state in
relation to the time speaking. In English there are three basic tenses:
present, past and future. Tense consist of complete sentence. Complete sentence
consist of subject (S), predicate (P), object (O) and complement (C).
For example:
1.
She
is watching TV now
S P O C
2.
She is smart
S P C
# Find the wrong word of the sentence
bellow!
1. Arizona
have a
very dry climate.
S P C
Is there anything
wrong with the sentence above?
The answer is YES.
Let’s take a look, ‘Arizona’ is singular, so you must use ‘HAS’ not ‘HAVE’.
CORRECT: Arizona has
a very dry climate.
2.
The
first steamship to across the Atlantic were
the Savana in
1819.The first steamship to
across the Atlantic were the Savana in
1819.
S P O C
Is there anything
wrong with the sentence above?
The answer is YES.
Let’s take a look, the subject of the sentence is ‘Steamship’ and ‘Steamship’
is singular, so you must use ‘WAS’ not ‘WERE’. And because the sentence is past
tense.
CORRECT : The
first Steamship to across the Atlantic was the Savana in 1819.
3. My
friend, Haris, is attending the meeting.
S P C
Is there anything
wrong with the sentence above?
The answer is NO.
The sentence above is a correct sentence.
4. Advertising provide most of the income for magazine, newspaper,
radio, and television in Indonesia today.
S P
C
Is there anything
wrong with the sentence above?
The answer is YES.
Let’s take a look. If there’s (Subject + ing) just remember that is will always
a singular. In the sentence above,
‘advertising’ is a singular, so the ‘Provide’ should be ‘PROVIDES’.
CORRECT :
Advertising provides most of the income for magazine, newspaper,
radio, and television in Indonesia today.
