Tugas Softskill ke 3 STYLE IN WRITTEN ENGLISH

1. The defendant refused to answer the Prosecutor's questions _________

(A) Because he was afraid it would incriminate him 

(B) for fear that they will incriminate him 

(C) Because he was afraid that his answer would incriminate him 

(D) fearing that will be incriminated by it

Answer : (A) Because he was afraid it would incriminate him 

2. Mrs. Walker has returned______

(A) a wallet back to its original owner 

(B) to its original owner of the wallet

(C) the wallet to its owner originally 

(D) the wallet to its original owner

Answer : (D) the wallet to its original owner

3. The hospital owes______for the construction of the new wing. 

(A) the government twenty million dollars 

(B) for the government twenty millions dollars 

(C) to the government twenty million dollars 

(D) twenty millions of dollars to the government

Answer : (C) to the government twenty million dollars 

4. Sarah_______that she could not Attend classes next week. 

(A) told to her professors 

(B) said her professors 

(C) told her professors 

(D) is telling her professors 

Answer : (D) is telling her professors 

5. The artist was asked to show some paintings at the contest Because ______ 

(A) he painted very good 

(B) they believed he painted well 

(C) of their belief that he was an artist good 

(D) the judges had been told of his talents 

Answer : (B) they believed he painted well 

6. If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, 

                                          A            B                                        C

 ticketed, and have to pay a fine.

                                       D 

Answer : D. have to be paid a fine. 

Because it "stopped, ticketed" is passive, then "have to pay a fine" must also be in the passive voice. 

7. Fred, who usually conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show up last night 

                                                                         A                                         B

because he had an accident on his way to the practice. 

                        C                                                D 

Answer : A. the choir rehearsals. 

The sentence "the choir rehearsals" Is not needed the letter "s" because it is not the verb of the word "the choir" 

8. A short time before her operation last month, Mrs. Carlyle dreams of her daughter             

               A                                                    B                                             C 

who lives overseas. 

                    D 

Answer : C.dreamed.

The sentence "dreams" should be past tense. Because the word "last" month also in the past tense. 

9. The atmosphere in Andalucía is open, warm, and gives a welcome feeling to all 

                                               A                                                                   B 

who have the good fortune to visit there. 

   C                      D 

Answer : C. who.

The sentece "who" changed to "that" because of the word that is used to describe "the atmosphere" 

10. Some of the people were standing in the street watched the parade, 

                      A                                    B                                     C

while others were singing songs. 

                 D

 Answer : C. watched.

Because the sentence "watched" is the past participle form of the verb use of verb-ing. and the sentence above is actually an amalgamation of two sentences.