Tugas 2

Exercise 1 ( Tugas B.inggris Bisnis 1 )

Choose the correct form of the verb in the following sentence.

• Neither Bill nor Mary (is/are) going to the play tonight.

• Anything (is/are) better than going to another movie tonight.

• A number of reporters (was/were) at the conference yesterday.

• Your glasses (was/were) on the bureau last night.

• Skating (is/are) becoming more popular every day.

• There (was/were) some people at the meeting last night.

• The committee (has/have) already reached a decision.

• A pair of jeans (was/were) in the washing machine this morning.

• Each student (has/have) answered the first three questions.

• A pack of wild dogs (has/have) frightened all the ducks away

Exercise 2

Identify the subject, verb, complement and modifier in each of the following sentence. Remember that not every sentence has a complement or modifier.

1. George - is cooking - dinner - tonight

_{>> subject - verb phrase - complement modifier of time}

2. Henry and Marcia - have visited - the president

_{>> subject - verb phrase - complement}

3. We - eat lunch - in this restaurant - today

_{>> subject - verb phrase - modifier of place - modifier of time}

4. Pat - should have bought - gasoline - yesterday

_{>> subject - verb phrase - complement - modifier of time}

5. Trees - grow

_{>> subject - verb}

6. It was raining - at seven o’clock - this morning

_{>> subject - verb phrase - modifier of time}

7. She - opened - her book

_{>> subject - verb - complement}

8. Harry - is washing - dishes - right now

_{>> subject - verb phrase - complement - modifer of time}

9. She - opened - her book

_{>> subject - verb - complement}

10. Paul, William, and Marry - were watching television - a few minutes ago.

_{>> Subject - verb phrase - complement - modifier of time}