TASK 8

TASK 8

Choose the incorrect one fom A, B, C, D

1.      After she had bought himself a new automobile, she sold her bicycle.
                              A            B                                          C      D

Incorrect : B. Himself

Analysis : Because the sentence is the subject is she, the word himself should be herself. So the revision is After she had bought herself a new automobile, she sold her bicycle.

2.      After George had returned to his house, he was reading a book.

A            B           C         D

Incorrect : D. was reading

Analysis : Because the sentence is “he was reading a book” is the simple past tense, after the word was to be followed by verb2. The best answer the word reading ahould be read. So the revision is After George had returned to his house, he was read a book.

3.      After john eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed
                          A                     B              C                         D           

Incorrect : A. Eaten

Analysis : because the sentence is icompleted. The structure of the sentence is after subject + had + verb3. So the word eaten should be preceded by the word had. So the revision is  After john had eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed.

4.      The president we finishing after he has finished withe the conferences.

A                                 B       C                 D

incorrect : D. has finished

Analysis : because the sentences is he has finished with the conferences is the past perfect tense. The structure of the best sentences is after subject + had + verb3. So the word finished should be preceded by the word had and the word has should be had. So the revision is The president we finishing after he had finished withe the conferences.

5.      The governor has not decided how to deal with the new problems already.

A                     B                                 C                                             D

Incorrect : D. already

Analysis : because the sentences is negative, so the word already should be yet. So the revision is The governor has not decided how to deal with the new problems yet.

6.      The professor had already given the homework assignment when he had remembered

A                                             B        

that Monday was holiday.

            C         D

Incorrect : B. Had remembered

Analysis : because the sentences is had remembered it must be remembered. The sentences is past perfect tense and the sentences has two action and happen in the past.

7.      John lived in new york since 1960 to 1975, but he is now living in detroit.
                        A                    B                                                C         D

Incorrect : B. Since

Analysis : because the sentenses is since, it must be for that use the formula for + duration of time. Because since is since+ beginning of time used to describe when a job or something begins and for used to measure an event duration.

8.      Before she moved here, arlene had been president of the organization since four years.

   A                                                     B                      C                            D

Incorrect : D. since

Analysis : because the sentences is since, it must be for that use the formula for + duration of time, because since is since+ beginning of time used to describe when a job or something begins and for used to measure an event duration.

9.      Our new neighbors had been living in arizona since ten years before moving their present

     A                                B                                   C                          D

house.

Incorrect : C. Since

Analysis : because the sentences is since, it must be for that use the formula for + duration of time, because since is since+ beginning of time used to describe when a job or something begins and for used to measure an event duration.

10.  The volume four of our encyclopedia set has been missing for two months.

      A                        B                                         C                 D

Incorrect : A. The volume

Analysis : because the sentences is the volume, it must be volume or a volume. Because the is definitie article used on specific or previously mentioned thing. Things or thoughts and i think volume in the sentences is not definite article because volume is not specific or indefinite article.