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A Paper Presented to Fulfill the Requirement
Of Task Of Structure and Grammar IV
Guided By:
Dedi Irwansyah M.Hum
By :
Devi Melyana
Eko Sudarmadji
Eni Supraptiwi
Faridhatul Muawanah
STATE ISLAMIC COLLAGE (STAIN)
JURAI SIWO METRO
YEAR OF ACADEMIC 2010
NOUN
1. Please go to _____to pick up your ID card.
(a) third window
(b) the window three
(c) window third
(d) the third window
The answer is D
That sentence is abut using cardinal numbers (one, two, three, four, etc) and ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc). As we know that there are any the formula of using cardinal number:
Noun + cardinal number
The formula of using ordinal number is:
The + Ordinal number + noun
So the answer that suitable with the formula is D (the third window) that is using the ordinal number.
Why not A?
That is using ordinal number, so we use the second formula, but there is nothing article (the) so the answer is not correct, because that is not suitable with the formula.
Why not B?
That is using the cardinal number, so we use the first formula, but there is any article that is not suitable with the formula.
Why not C?
This word is about using the ordinal number, so we use the second formula, but there is nothing determiner (the) and the position of noun must after the cardinal number, so we must add determiner (the) and move the position of noun to be correct.
2. May I have two ______instead of beans, please?
(a) corn’s ear
(b) ear of corns
(c) corn ears
(d) ears of corn
The answer is D
The sentence above is about the expression of plural. Ear is a word to express a singular countable noun (corn), and ears is a word to express a plural countable noun (corn), so we must use the word of ears to express plural.
Why not A
Ear as the word that must follow a countable noun.
Why not B
Ear is the word to express singular countable noun.
Why not C
The position of ear is before noun, it must followed countable noun.
3. If you want to find good information about graduate program in United States, look in ______of the College Blue Books.
(a) volume two
(b) volume second
(c) the volume two
(d) second volume
The answer is A
That sentence is about using cardinal and ordinal numbers. Formula of cardinal numbers is:
Noun + cardinal numbers
And the formula of ordinal numbers is:
The + ordinal number + noun
So the answer is C that is suitable with the formula.
Why not B?
This word is about using the ordinal number, so we use the second formula, but there is nothing article (the) and the position of noun must after the cardinal number, so we must add article (the) and move the position of noun to be correct.
Why not C?
That is using the cardinal number, so we use the first formula, but there is any article (the) that is not suitable with the formula.
Why not D?
That is using ordinal number, so we use the second formula, but there is nothing article (the) so the answer is not correct, because that is not suitable with the formula.
4. Let’s buy our tickets while I still have______.
(a) a few money
(b) a little moneys
(c) a few dollars
(d) a few dollar
The answer is C
The sentence is about using a few; few and a little; little.
A few is used before the plural countable noun (dollars) and give a positive idea or meaning. It means that I have some money.
Why not A?
After a few is followed by plural countable noun. Money is uncountable noun.
Why not B?
After a little is followed by uncountable noun (money) without ‘s’, because all of the uncountable noun is singular.
Why not D?
After a few is followed by plural countable noun. Dollar (without ‘s’) is singular countable noun.
5. The assignment for Monday was to read ______in your textbooks.
(a) chapter tenth
(b) the chapter ten
(c) chapter the ten
(d) the tenth chapter
The answer is D
That sentence is abut using cardinal numbers (one, two, three, four, etc) and ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc). As we know that there are any the formula of using cardinal number:
Noun + cardinal number
and the formula of using ordinal number is:
The + Ordinal number + noun
So the answer that suitable with the formula is D (the tenth chapter) that is using the ordinal number.
Why not A?
This word is about using the ordinal number, so we use the second formula, but there is without article (the) so it is not correct.
Why not B?
That is using the cardinal number, so we use the first formula, but there is any article (the) that is not suitable with the formula.
Why not C?
That is using the ordinal number, so we use the second formula, but the position of article (the) is not suitable with the formula, we must put (the) before noun.
6. I always put my best ______in safe a deposit box.
(a) jewelries
(b) jewelry’s pieces
(c) pieces of jewelry
(d) piece of jewelries
The answer is C
The sentence above is about expression of plural. Pieces is a word that is used before uncountable noun (jewelry) to express plural number.
If we will express the plural number, we just add ‘s’ in a the word of peace.
Why not A
The answer is not suitable with the formula.
Why not B
Pieces is a unit that is used before a noun.
Why not D
To expression the plural number, we must add ‘s’ in the word of pieces.
7. It’s a shame that you have ______time in New York on the tour.
(a) so few
(b) so little
(c) a few
(d) a little
The answer is B
That sentence is about a few; few and a little; little.
So little is used before uncountable noun (time) and give a negative meaning. It means that you don’t have much time.
Why not A?
After so few is followed by the plural countable noun, time is uncountable noun, so it is not correct.
Why not C?
After a few is followed by plural countable noun, and give a positive meaning.
Why not D?
A little has a positive meaning.
8. We have not had ______news from the disaster site since the earthquake.
(a) many
(b) quite few
(c) much
(d) some
The answer is C
Much is the word to expression a plural that must followed uncountable noun (news). So it is used before the uncountable noun.
Why not A
Many must followed by countable noun.
Why not B
Quite few must followed by countable noun.
Why not D
Some is the word to express plural countable noun.
9. John F. Kennedy was ______of United States.
(a) the thirty-five president
(b) the thirty-fifth president
(c) the president thirty-fifth
(d) president the thirty-five
The answer is B
The sentence above is about using ordinal number or cardinal numbers.
Cardinal numbers:
Noun + cardinal number
The formula of using ordinal number is:
The + Ordinal number + noun
So the answer that suitable with the formula is B
Why not A
It is about using cardinal number, but the structure is not suitable with the formula.
Why not C
It is about using ordinal number, but the structure is not suitable with the formula.
Why not D
It is about using cardinal number, it will be correct if there are nothing article (the).
10. I’ll have a cup of tea and ______.
(a) two toasts.
(b) two piece of toasts.
(c) two pieces of toast.
(d) two pieces of toasts.
The answer is C
The sentence above is about expression of plural number. Two pieces of is used to express plural number that is used before uncountable noun. That sentence also using parallelism.
Why not A
There are not expression parallelism, we must use preposition to be parallelism.
Why not B
The sentence is about expression of plural, so we must add ‘s’/’es’ in the word of peace to express plural uncountable noun.
Why not D
Uncountable noun is a singular (toast without ‘s’).
11. The ticket agent said that the plane would be boarding at ______.
(a) the gate six
(b) sixth gate
(c) gate six
(d) the six gate.
The answer is C.
That sentence is about using cardinal and ordinal numbers. Formula of cardinal numbers is :
Noun + cardinal numbers
And the formula of ordinal numbers is :
The + ordinal number + noun
So the answer is C that is suitable with the formula.
Why not A?
That is using the cardinal number, so we use the first formula, but there is any article (the) so the answer is not correct because that is not suitable with the formula.
Why not B?
That is using ordinal number, so we use the second formula, but there is nothing article (the) so the answer is not correct, because that is not suitable with the formula.
Why not D?
That is using cardinal number, so we use the firdt formula, but there is any article (the) and the position of noun is not correct. We must put noun after the cardinal numbers.
12. I will need ______about the climate before I make a final decision.
(a) a few informations
(b) a few information
(c) a little informations
(d) a little information
The answer is D
That sentence is about using a few ; few and a little ; little.
A little is used before uncountable noun (information) and give positive meaning. It means that I need information about the climate.
Why not A?
After a few is followed by plural countable noun, information is uncountable noun, and uncountable noun is singular so without “s”
Why not B?
After a few is followed by plural countable noun, information is uncountable noun.
Why not C?
After the word of a little is followed by uncountable noun, and the form of uncountable noun is singular, so without “s”/’es’.
13. Sending ______“express mail” cost about ten times as much as sending it “regular delivery”.
(a) mails
(b) a mail
(c) a piece of mail
(d) pieces of mail
The answer is C
The sentence above is about expression of singular number, a piece of is used before uncountable noun (mail) and singular expression.
Why not A
Mail is uncountable noun, so it must singular.
Why not B
Mail must followed by unit.
Why not D
That sentence is using singular expression, so there are without‘s’ after unit.
14. The Chicago bus is parked at ______.
(a) the lane two
(b) the two lane
(c) lane two
(d) lane the two
The answer is C
That sentence is about using cardinal and ordinal numbers. The formula of cardinal numbers:
Noun + cardinal numbers
And the formula of ordinal numbers:
The + ordinal number + noun
So the answer is C that is suitable with the formula.
Why not A?
That is using the cardinal number, so we use the first formula, but there is any article (the) so the answer is not correct because that is not suitable with the formula.
Why not B?
That is using cardinal number, so we use the first formula, but there is any article (the) and the position of noun is not correct. We must put noun after the cardinal numbers
Why not D?
That is using the ordinal number, so we use the second formula, but the position of article (the) is not suitable with the formula, we must put (the) before noun.
15. We don’t have ______tonight.
(a) many home works
(b) much home works
(c) many home work
(d) much home work
The answer is D
That sentence is about expression quantity. Much is used before the uncountable noun (homework), the form of uncountable noun is singular without ‘’s/’es’.
Why not A?
Many is used before the countable noun, and homework is uncountable noun. And it is without‘s’.
Why not B?
Homework is uncountable noun, so it is singular without‘s’.
Why not C?
Many is followed by countable noun, and homework is uncountable noun.
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