Soal TOEFL (Tugas Softskill)

Choose the INCORRECT answer, then give the CORRECTION and EXPLANATION !

The answer is C, because the word “roams” refers to animals as a plural subject. In the Simple Present Tense, the plural subject must be followed by verb without ‘s’. So it should be “roam”.

The answer is D, neither should be changed to be either. Because, if we wan’t to use neither, the auxiliary verb comes before the subject. Neither can’t with another negatives. The subject has existed, so we must use either, and change it to be ”hasn’t either”.

 

The answer is A, because “enjoy” is one of common verbs followed by gerund. Therefore, it should be corrected  become “enjoyed being”.

The answer is B, because this sentence belongs to conditional sentence type 3. The pattern of conditional sentence type 3 is “IF + S + HAD + V3”. So it should be corrected become “had told”.

The answer is B, because this sentence use parallel conjunction “both”. “Both” should be paired with “and”. Therefore, “as well as” should be corrected become “and”.

 

The answer is D, because this sentence use parallel conjunction “neither”. Neither shoukd be paired with “nor”. Therefore, “and” should be corrected become “nor”.

  

The answer is D, that sentence use parallel structure, because the word “drawn” and “woven” are past participle, so the next verb (knit) also must be past participle. That is “knitted”.

The answer is B, that sentence use parallel structure, because the word “stressed” using past form, so the next verb (living) also must be past participle. That is “lived”.

The answer is A, because the correct  adjective preposition of “depend” is “depend on”. So, the sentence should be “the coach was depending on his team”.

The answer is C, in that sentence “who” refers to internal conflicts, but it’s wrong, because the correct noun clause connector for “internal conflicts” is “which”.