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BACA JUGA : SMA KELAS 12 – PARTICIPLE
CONTOH SOAL DAN PEMBAHASAN
Contoh Soal 1
Running down the stairs, he slipped and broke his leg. The underlined sentence means: …
A. Because he runs down the stairs.
B. While he was running down the stairs.
C. Because he is running down the stairs.
D. After he runs down the stairs.
E. He is running down the stairs.
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan : Karena makna tersebut paling sesuai untuk mengganti bentuk present participle dalam soal.
Contoh Soal 2
The boy who is reading the magazine is my nephew. It can be changed into: …
A. The boy reading the magazine is my nephew.
B. The boy who reads the magazine is my nephew.
C. The boy is my nephew.
D. The boy who reads the magazine.
E. The boy reads the magazine is my nephew.
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan : Sebab relative pronoun (who) dan to be dihapus agar menjadi present participle.
Contoh Soal 3
They promise to send me all presents which were bought by my friends yesterday. The simple form of the sentence is…
A. They promise to send me all presents which bought by my friends yesterday.
B. They promise to send me all presents bought by my friends yesterday.
C. They promise to send me all presents to buy by my friends yesterday.
D. They promise to send me all presents were bought by my friends yesterday.
E. They promise to send you all presents buy by my friends yesterday.
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan : Sebab untuk menyederhanakan kalimat yang punya relative pronoun hanya dengan menghapus relative pronoun (which) dan to be (were) supaya menjadi past participle yang tepat.
Contoh Soal 4
Having finished their exam, …
A. the books must be returned to the library
B. the library requires the books to be returned
C. The library requires students to return the books
D. students must return the books to the library
E. It is required that students return the books to the library
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan : Bentuknya Having + V3 berarti aktif (setelah menyelesaikan ujian mereka), sehingga subject kalimatnya adalah pelakunya (the students).
Contoh Soal 5
“Who was released from prison in Beijing?”
“Wei Jingsheng …. political opponent.”
A. is a leading
B. to be a leader
C. who is a leader
D. he leads
E. a leading
Jawaban: E
Pembahasan : Yang diperlukan adalah keterangan dari subject (Wei Jingsheng), maka dipakai Participle aktif (V ing)
Contoh Soal 6
‘Whose car is that?”
“You mean the one … in front of the bookstore.”
A. parking
B. it parks
C. to be parked
D. parked
E. to park
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan : Untuk menerangkan "the one" dibutuhkan Participle (V ing / V3) karena diikuti preposisi (in) maka Participle nya pasif (V3).
Contoh Soal 7
Trying to smuggle drugs into the country, the criminals were caught by the customs officials at the airport.
The underlined words mean: …. to smuggle drugs into the country.
A. when the criminals were trying
B. although the customs officials have tried
C. before the smuggle tried
D. because the customs officials were trying
E. until the criminals were trying
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan : Participle mempunyai subject yang sama (criminal) dan berarti dua peristiwa bersamaan (when, while).
Contoh Soal 8
Not allowed to use any kind of transportation, …..
A. walking to far away places is common practice for Badui Dalam People
B. Badui Dalam People walk long distance when they travel
C. people may wonder how Badui Dalam People can walk such long distances
D. traveling to faraway places is usually done by walking
E. It is common for Badui Dalam people to walk long distances
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan : "Not allowed to use ..." tidak diperbolehkan menggunakan ..., Jadi subject yang cocok adalah orang yang dilarang menggunakan alat transportasi (Badui Dalam People).
Contoh Soal 9
….. by not more than 40 families. Kampung Naga Is unique village In West Java.
A. Inhabit
B. To inhabit
C. Inhabited
D. Inhabitant
E. Inhabiting
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan : Mellhat subjeknya benda (Kampung Naga), digunakan bentuk pasif (V3/having been V ing/ being V3) tepat digunakan, jadi jawaban yang tepat yaitu c.
Contoh Soal 10
Having switched off the light, ….
A. it was the door he looked
B. the door was locked
C. this locked the door
D. the door was locked behind him
E. he locked the door
Jawaban: E
Pembahasan : Kalimat tersebut diawali bentuk participle aktif (having). Dalam kalimat aktif, subjeknya melakukan pekerjaan, dan kecenderungannya orang, jadi jawabannya adalah E.
Contoh Soal 11
“Trying hard to win the beauty contest”, Ita neglected all her school assignment.
A. if she tried
B. although she tried
C. before she tried
D. since she tried
E. after she tried
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan : Dua kalimat yang dikerjakan oleh satu subyek, hanya punya makna tiga kemungkinan (lihat keterangan di atas). Karena dua kalimat tersebut merupakan sebab akibat, diawalikata 'karena' (because, as for, since) Jadi jawaban yang tepat D
Contoh Soal 12
…. what to say, he remained silent.
A. Didn’t know
B. Knew not
C. Not know
D. Knows not
E. Not knowing
Jawaban: E
Pembahasan : Subject He, memerlukan keterangan aktif (V ing)
Contoh Soal 13
Having seen the movie, ….
A. the book was read by him
B. the book made him want to read
C. he wanted to read the book
D. the reading of the book Interested him
E. the book made him read
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan : Kalimat dengan awalan participle aktif, subjeknya melakukan pekerjaan, biasanya orang.
Contoh Soal 14
All of the …. prisoners were caught by the people.
A. escape
B. was escaped
C. having escaped
D. was escaping
E. escaped
Jawaban: E
Pembahasan : Subject prisoner memerlukan keterangan pasif (terlepas) sehingga jawabannya adalah pasif participle (escaped)
Contoh Soal 15
Talking excitedly to each other, they forgot to finish the exercise.
The underlined words mean :
A. Although talked excitedly
B. In order that they could talk excitedly
C. Because they were talking excitedly
D. When they talked excitedly
E. If they talked excitedly
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan : Arti dari participle tersebut adalah menyatakan hubungan sebab akibat dengan keterangan because, as, for, since.
LATIHAN SOAL
1. I like all abstract paintings ______ by famous painters especially Affandi.
A. drawing
B. drawn
C. which are drawing
D. which draw
2. His grandfather usually walks around the garden to see the blooming flowers. The underlined words mean ______.
A. flowers that are going to bloom
B. flowers that are blooming
C. flowers that will be blooming
D. flowers that have been blooming
3. Mr. Indra demanded thorough research, complete and a well-written ____ report.
A. investigate
B. investigates
C. investigation
D. investigating
4. Network employees of associated companies are not allowed to participate in TV quiz games. Choose the one word or phrase which would best keep the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined word.
A. subsidiary
B. connected
C. social
D. member
5. ______ a sharp axe, he cut down the tree easily.
A. Using
B. To used
C. To using
D. Have used
6. Do you know the man _____ in the third row from our left?
A. is sat
B. was sitting
C. sitting
D. sat
7. _____ taking over the leadership of this project is what made it succeed.
A. Her
B. She
C. She is
D. Her having
8. Soekarno, _____ one of the strongest Indonesian Presidents, served from 1945 to 1965.
A. was considered
B. considering
C. considered
D. is considered
9. The Federal Reserve System, _____ under President Wilson, plays a key role in regulating the U.S. economy.
A. The establishment in 1913
B. Was established in 1913
C. Established in 1913
D. In 1913 they established it
10. _____ in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge spans the channel at the entrance to San Fransisco Bay.
A. Completes
B. Completed
C. Completing
D. To complete
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