Question 17 Present Subjunctive Question 19 Present Subjunctive

10. Question 17 Present Subjunctive

• The purposes: - to measure the students’ ability of present subjunctive - to find out the problems faced by the students • Indicators: - the students know the pattern of present subjunctive - the students know the difference between present and past subjunctive - the students know the fact sentence of present subjunctive • The item: He treats us as if we were all foolish. This sentence means _____ A. he doesn’t think we are foolish B. we don’t treat him to be foolish C. we aren’t sure that he is foolish D. we are really foolish E. we aren’t all foolish From table 1 above the writer finds 21 students cannot answer the question correctly. Here the analysis: The right answer is option E we aren’t all foolish. From the data has been gathered, this is what exactly happens; 2 students no 5, 15 6 choose option A he doesn’t think we are foolish, 2 students no 9, 21 6 choose option B we don’t treat him to be foolish, 1 student no 10 3 chooses option C we aren’t sure that he is foolish, 16 students no 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 24, 26, 27, 30 53 choose option D we are really foolish and 9 students no 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 28, 29 30 choose option E we aren’t all foolish.

11. Question 19 Present Subjunctive

• The purposes: - to measure the students’ ability of present subjunctive - to find out the problems faced by the students • Indicators: - the students know the pattern of present subjunctive - the students know the difference between present and past subjunctive - the students know the fact sentence of present subjunctive • The item: “Let’s go swimming” “I wish I ___ but we have a test tomorrow I still have to study”. A. am able B. could be

C. could

D. will be able E. be able From table 1 above the writer finds 19 students cannot answer the question correctly. Here the analysis: The right answer is option C could. From the data has been gathered, this is what exactly happens; no student chooses option A am able, 14 students no 1, 3, 5, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 24, 26, 27, 30 46 choose option B could be, 11 students no 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, 25, 28, 29 36 choose option C could. This is the true answer because the item above is present subjunctive with wish, the subjunctive is verb 2 past tense, 2 student no 2 and 8 6 choose option D will be able, and 1 student no 21 3 chooses be able. 12. Question 21 Present Subjunctive • The purposes: - to measure the students’ ability of present subjunctive - to find out the problems faced by the students • Indicators: - the students know the pattern of present subjunctive - the students know the difference between present and past subjunctive - the students know the fact sentence of present subjunctive • The item: She went to the blackboard as if she knew how to solve the problem. The underlined word means ____ A. She actually can’t solve the problem B. She ought to know how to solve the problem C. She definitely knew how to solve the problem D. She should know how to solve the problem E. She succeeded how to solve the problem From table 1 above the writer finds 23 students cannot answer the question correctly. Here the analysis: The right answer is option A she actually can’t solve the problem. From the data has been gathered, this is what exactly happens; 7 students no 2, 4, 7, 15, 17, 18, 25 23 choose option A she actually can’t solve the problem. This is the true answer because the item above present subjunctive with as if, from the item the students are supposed to know the fact answer of the present of subjunctive. There are 6 students no 1, 12, 14, 21, 22, 28 20 choose option B she ought to know how to solve the problem, 4 students no 8, 9, 26, 29 13 choose option C she definitely knew how to solve the problem, 12 students no 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16, 19, 23, 24, 27, 30 40 choose option D she should know how to solve the problem, and 1 student no 20 3 choose option E she succeeded how to solve the problem. The choice B and D are the same which usually appear in modal and modal perfect, and the choice C and E are the same also, the answers should be a fact statement from the sentence, for example, “she did not go to blackboard as if she did not know how to solve the problem ”.

13. Question 22 Present Subjunctive