TOEFL (PART 1)

Name : Andini

NPM   : 20212798

Class   : 3EB10

A sentence can be said to be good if it has fulfilled it's element. Element in the sentence : subject, predicate, object, and complement (adv/adj). To make a sentence, these elements don't have to all be used. The following example to determine the structure of the sentence :

a. She     watching     TV        now.

      S             P              O    adv of time

The sentence incorrect, because it's Present Continous Tense ( S + to be + Ving +O ). So sentence is correct : She is watching TV now.

b. She is smart.

*Find sentence is incorrect :

1. Arizona have a very dry climate.

    

The sentence is incorrect because "Arizona" is singular, so don't use "have" but you must "has". Arizona has a very dry climate.

2. The first steamship to across the Atlantic were the Savanna in 1819.

The sentence is incorrect because "steamship" is singular and the sentence is past tense. So, sentence is correct : The first steamship to across the Atlantic was the Savanna in 1819.

3. My friend, Haris, is attending the meeting.

The sentence is correct.

4. Advertising provides most of the income for magazine, newspaper, radio, and television in Indonesia today.

The sentence is incorrect, because if the subject use -ing is singular, so you must "provide" not "provides".