Monday, June 30, 2014

Toefl Test

1. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building _____C_____.
(a) sent faithfully flowers all weeks to the cemetery.
(b) sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully.
(c) sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week.
(d) sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers.

2. Because the first pair of pants did not fit properly, he asked for ___D_______.
(a) another pants (c) the others one
(b) other pants (d) another pair.

3. The committee has met and _____D_____.
(a) they have reached a decision.
(b) it has formulated themselves some opinions.
(c) its decision was reached at.
(d) it has reached a decision.

4. Alfred adams has not ______C____.
(a) lived lonelynessly in times previous.
(b) never before lived sole.
(c) ever lived alone before.
(d) before lived without the company of his friends.

5. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; ______C____.
(a) he should study last night.
(b) he should have studied last night.
(c) he must have studied last night.
(d) he must had to study last night.

Error Analysis

6. Not woman held presidential cabinet position in the US until 1933, when Frances Perkins became secretary of labour.
Answer : NOT

7. The human body relies on certainty nutrients for its survival
Answer : Certainty

8. Too much electric current may flow into a circuit as a result either of a fault in the circuit and of the outside event such as lighting.
Answer : And

9. The Alppalachian trail, extending approximately 2,020 miles from maine to georgia, is the longer continous marked footpath in the world.
Answer :Longer

10. For years, elephants were hunted for food and ivory, and as a result theirs numbers have been greatly reduced.
Answer : Theirs

Thursday, May 29, 2014

ENOUGH

Enough

 
‘Enough’ can qualify an adjective or an adverb or it can go with a noun or even act as a pronoun.

With adjectives and adverbs
  • She isn’t tall enough to be a ballet dancer.
  • I’m afraid your work just isn’t good enough.
  • I couldn’t write quickly enough and I ran out of time.
  • I haven’t been to lessons often enough to have really learnt much.
Enough comes after adjectives and adverbs.

With nouns
  • There isn’t enough bread to make sandwiches.
  • Have you got enough money?
  • There aren’t enough nails.
Enough comes before nouns.

Enough of
  • There isn’t enough of bread
We don’t use enough of unless there is a determiner (an article, this/that, my/your/his etc).
We use enough of when there is a determiner.
  • I’ve had enough of your nonsense! ‘Your’ is a determiner here.
  • I haven’t seen enough of the film to really form an opinion.
Enough can also be used without a noun.
  • That’s enough! Be quiet!
  • Enough is enough.
With adjective and noun

When ‘enough’ is used with an adjective and a noun, two positions are possible but the meaning changes. Look at these two sentences.
  • We haven’t got big enough nails. None of the nails are as big as we need.
  • We haven’t got enough big nails. We have some big nails but we need more.
When enough comes between the adjective and the noun (big enough nails) it qualifies the adjective – it tells us that the nails aren’t big enough. When enough comes before the adjective it qualifies the noun phrase – it tells us that there aren’t enough nails

My Favorite Figure

In our life, there's always someone give some inspiration or good impact to our life. Whatever that thing but in this case positive things. For me absolutely my mom, i have many people that i admire so much but no one like my mom. Maybe you think that i just copy one of my friend quotes but this is real, i really love everything that my mom has done to my life till now. Can you imagine without her efforts we never can be like now. There's no words or even something can replace her efforts for us, maybe we can buy something and give it to her for a gift but she doesn't want it, she just want her son or daughter to be a good person in the future to pay her efforts. It's just some of my words to describe my mom, my hero and my everything!

Monday, April 28, 2014

HOW TO MAKE FRENCH TOAST

What is better on Sunday morning than French toast ? It takes advantage of leftover bread from Saturday night’s dinner, and everybody loves it. It is also probably the easiest breakfast to make, next to cereal and milk.
Do you really need a recipe for French toast ? Maybe the first time you make it. After that, you’ll probably have the recipe memorized, and you can play with flavor variations. I like to add vanilla extract and spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. A little orange juice is also tasty.
French Toast
Yields: 2 servings
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup milk or half-and-half
  • ½ tsp. vanilla extract (optional)
  • Cinnamon or nutmeg to taste (optional)
  • 4 thick slices of day-old bread — French and Italian bread work well
  • 1 tbsp. butter
Beat together the eggs and milk. Whisk in the vanilla and seasonings. Melt the butter in a skillet or griddle over medium heat. Dip the bread slices in the batter. Fry the bread in the butter until browned on each side. Serve with syrup or powdered sugar.
For a fancier breakfast, make a French toast sandwich. Put cream cheese and jam, broiled banana slices or sauteed apple slices between 2 slices of battered bread. Cook like a grilled cheese sandwich.
Picture of french toast

GERUNDS

Gerunds adalah kara kerja (verb) yang ditambah ing (verb + ing) dan berfungsi sebagai kata benda (noun). Dengan kata lain, gerund adalah kata kerja yang dibendakan/diubah menjadi kata benda dengan menambahkaning.
Dalam kalimat bahasa Inggris, gerunds mempunyai peran sebagai:


  1. Gerunds as subject
  2. Gerunds as object
  3. Gerunds as subjective complement
  4. Gerunds as object of preposition
  5. Gerunds after word “NO”
  6. Gerunds after possessive adjective
  7. Gerunds after certain verbs
  8. Gerunds as appositive

Gerunds as subject

Berikut ini contoh-contoh gerunds yang berfungsi sebagai subject:

Reading is not my hobby.
Swimming is better than running.
Hiking can be very strenuous.

Gerunds as object

I like reading.
She goes swimming every morning.
Their favorite sport is running.

Gerunds as Subjective Complement

Gerund sebagai pelengkap subjek dalam kalimat biasanya selalu didahului tobe  yang terletak di antara subjectdan subjective complement, contoh:

Her favorite sport is swimming.

Gerunds as object of preposition

Gerund sebagai objek dari preposisi terletak setelah preposisi, misalnya; for, before, without, in, at, after, dll.

Contoh;
I will wash the dishes after eating.
You cannot be rich man without working.
 
Gerunds after “NO”

Dalam kalimat larangan, kita sering memakai kata “No” dan setelahnya biasanya diletakkan verb + ing yaitu gerunds. Contoh:

No Smoking!
No parking in this area!

Gerunds after possessive adjective

Gerunds juga sering kita jumpai setelah possessive adjective. Misalnya:

Thanks for your coming.

Gerunds after certain verbs

Dalam bahasa Inggris, ada beberapa kata kerja tertentu yang bila kita ingin memasukan kata kerja sesudah kata kerja tersebut, maka kata kerja setelahnya harusnya berbentuk gerund atau verb + ing.
Berikut ini daftar kata kerja-kata kerja tersebut beserta contoh kalimatnya:

Admit               :  He admitted cheating on the test.
Advise              :  The doctor generally advised drinking low-fat milk.
Allow               :  Ireland doesn't allow smoking in bars.
Anticipate         :  I anticipated arriving late.
Appreciate       :  I appreciated her helping me.
Avoid               :  He avoided talking to her.
Begin                :  I began learning Chinese.
can't bear         :  He can't bear having so much responsibility.
can't help          :  He can't help talking so loudly.
can't see           :  I can't see paying so much money for a car.
can't stand        : He can't stand her smoking in the office.
Cease               : The government ceased providing free healthcare.
Complete         :  He completed renovating the house.
Consider          ; She considered moving to New York.
Continue           : He continued talking.
Defend             : The lawyer defended her making such statements.
Delay               : He delayed doing his taxes.
Deny                : He denied committing the crime.
Despise            : She despises waking up early.
Discuss             : We discussed working at the company.
Dislike              : She dislikes working after 5 PM.
Mind                : I don't mind helping you.
Dread               : She dreads getting up at 5 AM.
Encourage        : He encourages eating healthy foods.
Enjoy               : We enjoy hiking.
Finish               : He finished doing his homework.
forget               : I forgot giving you my book.
hate                  : I hate cleaning the bathroom.
Imagine            : He imagines working there one day.
Involve             : The job involves traveling to Japan once a month.
Keep                : She kept interrupting me.
 Like                : She likes listening to music.
Love                : I love swimming.
Mention            : He mentioned going to that college.
Miss                 : She misses living near the beach.
neglect              : Sometimes she neglects doing her homework.
permit               : California does not permit smoking in restaurants.
Postpone          : He postponed returning to Paris.
Practice            : She practiced singing the song.
Prefer               : He prefers sitting at the back of the movie theater.
propose            : I proposed having lunch at the beach.
 quit                  : She quit worrying about the problem.
Recall               : Tom recalled using his credit card at the store.
Recollect          : She recollected living in Kenya.
Recommend     : Tony recommended taking the train.
regret               : She regretted saying that.
Remember        : I remember telling her the address yesterday.
Report              : He reported her stealing the money.
require              : The certificate requires completing two courses.
Resent              : Nick resented Debbie's being there.
Resist               : He resisted asking for help.
Risk                 : He risked being caught.
Start                 : He started studying harder.
Stop                 :  She stopped working at 5 o'clock.
Suggest            : They suggested staying at the hotel.
Tolerate            : I tolerated her talking.
Try                   : Sam tried opening the lock with a paperclip.
Understand       : I understand his quitting.
Urge                 :They urge recycling bottles and paper

Daftar kata kerja di atas beserta contohnya saya ambil dari: English Page

Gerunds as appositive

Gerund sebagai aposisi atau penegas dalam kalimat, contoh:

·  His method, shooting and killing, eventually came to an end.
·  She has a bad habit, gambling.
·  Her favorite exercise, swimming in the pool, makes her body strong.
·  That difficult work, sawing hard woo, makes him exhausted

Thursday, March 27, 2014

The Most Favorite Thing

I have a lot of things that i really love, i can't mention it one by one. This time i will tell all of you one of them, which is my Navy Backpack. I bought it when i was in junior highschool maybe 7 or 8 years ago, in one of stores in Tebet. Why do i love it ? because it is so simple and i can bring all my stuff in there. My friends always tell me to change it because it has too many holes in there. I always use it in many activities that i have, too much memory that i have with my navy backpack.

Toefl Test

Number 7

John decide to buy in the morning a new car, but in the afternoon he changed his mind.
                      A                      B                                    C                          D

Answer : B
Because, if you wanna add time ( indikator waktu ) you have to put it in the first or last sentence.