Name : Nabila Nisrina Syawallia
NPM : 222050041
CLASS : TOEFL LAB ( IK – H )
CHAPTER 6
PRACTICE 4
1. The receptionist in the entry way to the offices is able to answer your
questions : (C)
• Subject: The receptionist
• Verb: is
2. All of the information in the documents are important : (I)
• Subject: All of the information
• Verb: are (should be "is")
3. Anyone in one of the classes has to take the final exam. (C)
• Subject: Anyone
• Verb: has
4. The coordinator of community services are arranging the program. (I)
• Subject: The coordinator
• Verb: are (should be "is")
5. Most of the car are covered with mud. (I)
• Subject: Most of the car
• Verb: are (should be "is")
6. Nothing more is going to be completed today. (C)
• Subject: Nothing
• Verb: is
7. The drinks in the pitchers on the table in the ballroom is for everyone. (I)
• Subject: The drinks
• Verb: is (should be "are")
8. Everybody were told to be here at 8:00, but somebody is not here. (I)
• Subject: Everybody
• Verb: were (should be "was")
• Subject: somebody
• Verb: is
9. Some of the meetings at the conference are limited to ten participants. (C)
• Subject: Some of the meetings
• Verb: are
10. The sauce on the vegetables in the yellow bowl taste really delicious. (I)
• Subject: The sauce
• Verb: taste (should be "tastes")
PRACTICE 5
1. Nobody know when the process of glass-making was invented.
( A , know → knows )
2. Sugars like glucose is made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms.
(B , is → are)
3. Part of the electricity used in the United States today come from hydroelectric
sources.
( C , come → comes)
4. The languages of the world presents a vast array of structural similarities and
differences.
( A, presents → present)
5. The rise of multinationals have resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity
because multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions.
( A , have → has)
6. All of the east–west interstate highways in the United States has even
numbers, while north– south interstate highways are odd-numbered.
( A , has → have )
7. When a massive starin the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987, a wave
of neutrino were detected on earth
( C , were → was )
8. Some of the agricultural practices used today is responsible for fostering
desertification.
( C , is → are )
9. Every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes are
occupied by the white crowned sparrow.
( C , are → is )
10. Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that put so much ash into the air that
sunsets around the world was affected for two years afterward.
( C , was affected → were affected )
CHAPTER 7
PRACTICE 3
1. The advertisements appeared in the newspaper and on the radio. (C)
• Indicator: and
• Underlined parts: newspaper and radio
• Correct: C
2. She is trained as both an accountant and in nursing. (I)
• Indicator: both and and
• Underlined parts: an accountant and in nursing
• Corrected: She is trained both as an accountant and as a nurse.
3. We can take either my car or yours to the party. (C)
• Indicator: either and or
• Underlined parts: my car or yours
• Correct: C
4. The coffee is too hot, too bitter, and too strength. (I)
• Indicator: and
• Underlined parts: too hot, too bitter, and too strength
• Corrected: The coffee is too hot, too bitter, and too strong.
5. He not only passed the test but also receiving the highest score in the class.
(I)
• Indicator: not only but also
• Underlined parts: passed and receiving
• Corrected: He not only passed the test but also received the highest
score in the class.
6. Your ideas are neither more important or less important than the ideas of the
others. (I)
• Indicator: neither and or
• Underlined parts: more important or less important
• Corrected: Your ideas are neither more important nor less important
than the ideas of the others.
7. The meeting lasted only an hour but still seeming too long. (I)
• Indicator: but
• Underlined parts: lasted only an hour but still seeming
• Corrected: The meeting lasted only an hour but still seemed too long.
8. The novel was both emotional and description. (I)
• Indicator: both and and
• Underlined parts: emotional and description
• Corrected: The novel was both emotional and descriptive.
9. Either the counselor or her secretary can help you with that problem. (C)
• Indicator: either and or
• Underlined parts: the counselor or her secretary
• Correct: C
10. The leaves from the tree fell in the yard, in the pool, the driveway, and on
the sidewalk. (I)
• Indicator: and
• Underlined parts: in the yard, in the pool, the driveway, and on the
sidewalk
• Corrected: The leaves from the tree fell in the yard, in the pool, on the
driveway, and on the sidewalk.
PRACTICE 4
1. Ballpoint pens are less versatile but more population than fountain pens.
• Incorrect: C (population)
• Correct: popular
2. Riddles vary greatly in both grammatical and phonology form.
• Incorrect: C (phonology)
• Correct: phonological
3. Blood pressure is measured by feeling the pulse and apply a force to the arm.
• Incorrect: B (apply)
• Correct: applying
4. The Moon has no atmosphere, no air, and no watery.
• Incorrect: D (watery)
• Correct: water
5. The first matches were too hard to ignite, a mess, or too dangerously easy to
ignite.
• Incorrect: C (a mess)
• Correct: too messy
6. A 1971 U.S. government policy not only put warnings on cigarette packs but
also banning television advertising of cigarettes.
• Incorrect: C (banning)
• Correct: banned
7. Demand, beauty, durability, rare, and perfection of cutting determine the value
of a gemstone.
• Incorrect: B (rare)
• Correct: rarity
8. The Harvard Yard, which was Harvard’s original campus, is still a major at
traction for both students and visiting.
• Incorrect: D (visiting)
• Correct: visitor.
9. In 1862, the American Confederacy raised the Merrimack, renamed it Virginia,
covered it with iron plates, and an outfit it with ten guns.
• Incorrect: D (an outfit)
• Correct: outfitted
10. The liquid crystals in a liquid crystal display (LCD) affect the polarized light so
that it is either blocked and reflected by the segments of the display.
• Incorrect: D (and)
• Correct: or
