Skill 4: Be Careful
of Present Participles (Perhatikan penggunaan dan posisi Present Participle)
Present participle yaitu Verb + ing: talking,
playing, watching,dll. Bentuk present participle dapat
menjadi pengecoh dalam soal tes Structure TOEFL. Present participle bisa
saja menjadi adjective (kata sifat) yang umunya menjelaskan
subjek layaknya Appositive ketika di dahului oleh be
(am, is, are, was, were).
- The man is talking to his friend.
- The man talking to his friend has a beard.
Pada kalimat pertama bentuk present participle talking merupakan
bagian dari kata kerja karena di dahului oleh be (is). Sementara no.
2 present
participle talking merupakan sebuah adjective (menjelaskan mengenai laki-laki itu) dan bukan sebagai
bagian dari kata kerja karena tidak di dahului oleh be seperti kalimat
pertama. Kata kerja dari kalimat ke dua yaitu has (the man has a beard).
Contoh kalimat di bawah ini menggambarkan bagaimana present participle dapat menjadi
pengecoh dalamtest Structure TOEFL.
Contoh Soal TOEFL terkait Present Participle
The child _____ playing in the yard is my son.
a) now
b) is
c) he
d) was
Pada kalimat di atas kita bisa melihat bahwa kalimat tersebut
sudah mempunyai subjek (the child) dan verb (is). Jadi
kata present participle playing merupakan sebuah adjective sehingga
tidak butuh be sebelumnya. Olehnya jawaban b) is dan d)
was tidak dibutuhkan oleh kalimat di atas (jawaban salah). Kalimat di
atas sudah sempurna karena sudah mempunyai subjek dan verb sehingga
tidak butuh lagi kata kerja (is/was) atau subjek (he)
sehingga c) he juga salah. Jadi jawaban paling tepat yaitu a)
now (adverb).
Tips Sukses Menjawab soal TOEFL Structure &
Written Expression (Skill 4) yang mesti Anda ingat sebagai berikut.
Present Participle merupkan bentuk penambahan -ing pada kata
kerja. Present participle dapat sebagai verb ataupun adejctive. Present
participle berbentuk verb ketika ditemani oleh verb "be" dan
berbentuk adjective ketika tdak ditemani oleh verb "be".
1. The boy is standing in the corner.
2. The boy standing in the corner was
naughty.
EXERCISE 4: Each of the following sentences contains one or more present
participles. Underline the subjects once and the verbs twice. Circle the
present participles and label them as adjectives or verbs. Then indicate if the
sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).
______1. The companies offering the
lowest prices will have the most customers.
______2. Those travelers are completing their
trip on Delta should report to Gate Three.
_______3. The artisans were
demonstrating various handicrafts at booths throughout the fair.
_______4. The fraternities are giving the
wildest parties attract the most new pledges.
_______5. The first team winning four
games is awarded the championship.
_______6. The speaker was trying to make his
point was often interrupted vociferously.
_______7. The fruits were rotting because of
the moisture in the crates carrying them to market.
_______8. Any students desiring official
transcripts should complete the appropriate form.
_______9. The advertisements were
announcing the half-day sale received a lot of attention.
_______10. The spices flavoring the
meal were quite distinctive.
Ket:
Yang diblok merupakan subjek.
Yang diblok dan digaris bawahi merupakan verb (kata
kerja).
Yang dimiringkan merupakan
(seharusnya) present participle.
Pada kalimat 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, dan 10 merupakan bentuk kalimat
yang benar (sudah terdapat subjek dan verb) beserta penggunaan
present participle telah benar.
Pada kalimat 2, 4, 6, 9 merupkan bentuk kalimat salah karena
mempunyai double verb. Seharusnya
___C____1.
The companies offering the lowest prices will
have the most customers.
___I____2. Those travelers are completing their
trip on Delta should report to Gate Three.
___C____3. The artisans were
demonstrating various handicrafts at booths throughout the fair.
___I____4. The fraternities are giving the
wildest parties attract the most new pledges.
___C____5. The first team winning four
games is awarded the championship.
____I___6. The speaker was trying to
make his point was often interrupted vociferously.
___C____7. The fruits were rotting because
of the moisture in the crates carrying them to market.
___C____8. Any students desiring official
transcripts should complete the appropriate form.
___I____9. The advertisements were announcing the
half-day sale received a lot of attention.
___C____10. The spices flavoring the
meal were quite distinctive.
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