The Students’ Total Scores of the Whole Part of the Test

41 the meaning although the conditional sentences are changed into positive or negative form. 1 Part A In this part of the test, the participants were required to fill in the blank with the given verb. Their task was changing the given verb into the correct form based on the pattern of conditional sentences type 1. This part was aimed to check the participants’ ability to recognize the conditional sentences type 1. The fact of conditional sentences type 1 was the fact or the possibility. In fact, some of them still make the errors. [1] a. Questions: If I have enough apples, I ... bake apple pie this afternoon. b. Student’s answer: If I have enough apples, I would bake apple pie this afternoon. P. 4 c. Intended answer: If I have enough apples, I will bake apple pie this afternoon. This sentence used the conditional sentences type 1, whose pattern is the “if clause” uses simple present and the “result clause” use simple present or simple future. In sentence [1a], the “if clause” which used simple present tense, so the “result clause” should be in simple present or simple future. In fact, in sentence [1b] the student made an error by using the conditional sentences type 2. It should be in sentence [1c] which the “if clause” and the “result clause” used simple present and simple future. [5] a. Question: If Sally ... be at home tomorrow, I ... visit her. 42 b. Student’s answer: If Sally were at home tomorrow, I would visit her. P. 1 c. Intended answer: If Sally is at home tomorrow, I will visit her. Basically, the pattern of the students’ answer in sentence [5b] was correct, but it can be seen deeper that the question used the first type of conditional sentences. Both clauses were in the blanks. In this case, the students had to see deeper the question. Different from question [1a], question [5a] did not give a clue in one of the clause. This sentence had the possibility fact. From sentence [5a] it can be seen that there was the adverb of time used in this question, but in sentence [5b], the student did not recognize the adverb of time. [9] a. Question: If she ... have enough money, she will go with you. b. Student’s answer: If she have enough money, she will go with you. P. 2 c. Intended answer: If she has enough money, she will go with you. In sentence [9b], the student chose the correct type. He could recognize the type correctly. In question [5a], there was a clue in the “result clause”, so the student had to choose the simple present or future to fill the blank. Yet, in this case, the student chose the verb without considering the subject. The subject in this question was “she”, so the following verb should be “has.” [10] a. Question: You ... ill if you ... eat so much. b. Student’s answer: You would be ill if you ate so much. P. 3 c. Intended answer: You will be ill if you eat so much. 43 The sentence [10a] was almost the same as the question [2a]. There was no clue in one of the clause. This question can be guessed by looking for the fact. The fact of the student’s answer in sentence [10b] was “you are not ill now.” Yet, in question [10a], there was no the fact given, so there was no the certain fact yet. Therefore, the type of conditional sentences used in sentence [10c] was type 1. It is because there is possibility that somebody will be ill if they eat so much, but there is also possibility that somebody will not be ill. Besides, some students also gave the wrong answer although they used the correct type. Some of them missed “be” for the “result clause.” [15] a. Question: I’ll look for your notebook and if I ... find it, I ... give you a ring. b. Student’s answer: I’ll look for your notebook and if I find it, I would give you a ring. P. 7 c. Intended answer: I’ll look for your notebook and if I find it, I will give you a ring. In question [15a], the student gave the incorrect answer. He used simple present for the “if clause” and used “would + simple form” for the “result clause.” In sentence [15b], the pattern was not suitable, because if the “if clause” used simple present, the “result clause” should use the simple future. Moreover, there was a clue in the clause before “I’ll look for your notebook.” It can be seen that the action is not done yet, and it shows that logically, if he finds the notebook, he will give his friend a ring.