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1. Shenever stopto support me. MyMother
Analysis: Inthesentenceabove,thereissubject
withsingularthirdperson“she”. Althoughafterthesubject,thereisanadverbof frequency“never”,butitshould
befollowedbytheverbaddedwithsuffix–s.Thus,thecorrectsentenceis”She
neverstopsto supportme.”
2. She alwaystellme to notgiveup so easily. Mymother
Analysis: Inthesentenceabove,thereissubject
withsingularthirdperson“she”. Althoughafterthesubject,thereisanadverboffrequency
“always”,butitshould befollowedbytheverbwhichaddedbysuffix–s.Thus,thecorrectsentenceis
“Shealwaystellsme to notgiveup so easily.”
3.Healsoplaystheguitar,andhemakehisparentsveryproudofhim. My
Bestfriend Analysis:
In thesentenceabove, thereis subjectwithsingular thirdperson “he”.It shouldbefollowedbytheverbaddedwithsuffix–s.Thus,thecorrectsentence is“Healso
playstheguitar, and hemakeshisparentsveryproud ofhim.”
4. And there is at least 5000 species which belongs to the biggest orangutan
conservation in Indonesia. BukitLawang
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Analysis: Inthesentenceabove,thereis noun‘species’whichpluralnoun.‘There
is’isusedforsingularnounoneitemand‘thereare’formany itemsplural
nouns.Therefore,theword“is”becomes“are”because itisthe correctgrammar. Thus, thecorrectsentenceis
“and thereareatleast5000species whichbelong
to thebiggestorangutanconservationin Indonesia.”
5.Nevertheless, thenumberoforangutanin thewild continues todecline
overtimeduetothehuntingdoneby peoplewhodonothasa responsibility.
BukitLawang Analysis:
Inthesentenceabove,there issubject“people” and itispluralform.It should be followed by the verb ‘have’. Thus, the correct sentence is “Nevertheless,
thenumber oforangutanin thewild continues todeclineover time due to thehunting
donebypeoplewho donothavea responsibility.”
6. Ahealthier bodygiveyou ahealthier attitude. Benefitsof Dieting
Analysis: In
thesentenceabove, thereis
subjectwithsingular thirdperson
“body”.itshouldbefollowedby theverbaddedwithsuffix–s.Thus,thecorrectsentenceis
“Ahealthierbodygivesyou a healthierattitude.”
7.Lovehaveno conditions. What istheMeaningofLove
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Analysis: Inthesentencesabove,theEnglish“have”withoutfollowing
thesubject- verbagreement.
The‘love’isasingular thirdpersonand
itshouldbefollowedby “has”not “have”while “have”isused tothesecondperson.Therefore, thecorrect
sentenceis“Lovehasno conditions.”
8.Whenwetruly lovessomeone,wecan’tstoplovingthem,regardlessof what
theydo or say. What istheMeaningofLove Analysis:
Inthesentencesabove,theEnglish“loves”withoutfollowing thesubject-
verbagreement.Thesubject inthesentence is‘we’and itshouldfollowedby‘V- Present.
Therefore, the correctsentenceis“When we trulylovesomeone, we can’t stop loving
them, regardlessofwhat theydo or say.”
9.Truelovedoesn’twantsanythinginreturn,becausethereisnothingit
needs.What istheMeaningofLove Analysis:
Inthesentencesabove,thesubject isabstractnoun
andtheverb“wants”.Grammatically,theappropriateverbforthesentenceaboveis“want” because it has used “doesn’t”, it means, verb-infinitive is the correct, and the
correct sentence is“True lovedoesn’twantanything in return, because there
isnothing it needs.”
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10. There areso manyreason whycomputersisbeingused waytoo much ,
peoplesdriveswhileon theircomputers
cellphones.Arewe too
dependentoncomputers? Analysis:
Inthesentencesabove, theverb“drives”withoutfollowing
thesubject- verbagreement.Grammatically,theappropriateverbforthesentence
aboveis “drive”because‘peoples’is second personspeoplesthey. Therefore, the correct
sentenceis“Therearesomanyreasonwhycomputersisbeingusedwaytoo much
, peopledrivewhileon theircomputerscellphones.”
11.JustasI sitdownonthesandmymindstarttounwind.My Favourite
Place Analysis:
Inthesentencesabove,theverb“start”withoutfollowing thesubject-verb
agreement.Grammatically, theappropriateverbfor thesentenceaboveis “starts”
Therefore,thecorrectsentence“JustasI sitdownon thesandmymind startsto unwind.”
12.Themassivewavesmakesaverycomfortingsound,softtotheear. My
FavouritePlace Analysis:
Inthesentencesabove, theverb“drives”withoutfollowing
thesubject- verbagreement.Grammatically,theappropriateverbforthesentenceaboveis
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“drive’. Therefore, the correct sentenceis“The massive wavesmake a very
comforting sound, soft to the ear. “
13.Thewindblowsoftlyandtouslesmyhairawayfrommyface.My
FavouritePlace Analysis:
Inthesentencesabove, theverb“blow”withoutfollowing
thesubject-verb agreement.Grammatically, theappropriateverbfor thesentenceaboveis “blows”
becausethesubjectis‘wind’andit issingularthirdpersons it.Therefore,the correct
sentenceis“Thewindblowssoftlyandtouslesmyhairawayfrommy face.”
14.Icannotdescribeshowmuchtheoceanmeanstome.MyFavourite
Place Analysis:
Inthesentencesabove,theverb“describes”withoutfollowing thesubject-
verbagreement.Grammatically,theappropriateverbforthesentence aboveis
“describe”becausetheformformodal‘can’isS+can+V1.Theshouldn’tadded bysuffix-
s.Therefore,thecorrectsentenceis“Icannotdescribehowmuchthe ocean meansto
me.”
15. There is many peoples who do sports for nothing around us.
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Analysis: In thesentence above, there isword ‘manypeople’ which pluralnoun. We
use‘thereis’forsingularnounsoneitemand‘thereare’formany itemsplural
nouns.Therefore, theword“is”becomes“are”
inordertobeconcordwih
previousword“there”.Thus,thecorrectsentencesis“therearemanypeople who do
sportsfornothing around us.”
16.Theyregularlydosports;however,noneofthemrealizesthebenefits and
importanceof sports. Importance and Benefitsof Sports Analysis:
Inthesentenceabove,thereis subjectwiththirdpersonsingular“they”.It
shouldbefollowedby theverbwithoutaddedby suffix–s.Thus,thecorrect sentence“ Theyregularlydosports;however,noneofthem
realizethebenefits and
importanceofsports.”
17. Nobody knowthetroubleIveseen. Family
Analysis: Inthesentenceabove,thereissubject‘nobody’whichmeans“singular person”.
Therefore, theverb “know”should bereplaced by“knows” in order to be concordwih previoussubject “no body”.Thus,thecorrectsentence is“Nobody
knowsthe troubleIveseen.”
18. Eithermymother or myfather is comingto the meeting. Family