TENSES

1. While she was trying to read, her friend was practicing the piano.

2. He bought several jerseys in the last two years.

3. She will bone the meat later.

4. By the time you get there they already left.

5. I was drowning Nobody save me.

6. He said she has not returned the book yet

7. What do you darn at the moment ?

8. She thought her husband will buy a new fridge.

9. How much have you spent in London so far?

10. In a month’s time I learned mord words than ever

11. After he had seen the giraffe he spoke to the keeper.

12. He had bought weed-killer when they arrested him.

13. The plumbing always give trouble during the summer.

14. The trout had risen when they reached the lake.

15. Do you recognize this statue ?

16. They say they will not perform tomorrow.

17. What you have been doing since your last recital ?

18. As it was rain he put up his umbrella.

19. They had heard Beethoven better conducted earlier in the year.

20. What is going on here ?

21. I only just realized what she meant.

22. I never planted crocuses again.

23. Had you enjoyed yourself when I saw you at the party ?

24. I went to the zoo and I go while they are still talking about visiting it.

25. She docked at Tilbury last week.

26. He always accelerate too quickly.

27. Do you hear that awful noise ?

28. By the time the brigade arrived, the house had collapse.

29. I saw a new type of windscreen wiper while I walked round the exhibition yesterday.

30. They have been waiting to take off since ten this morning.

31. She shot at least three tigers in India last year.

32. We saw what we see.

33. He heard an owl hooting as he walking through the wood.

34. They have been producing a hundred shirts everyday for two months now.

35. Where were you going when I bumped into you ?

36. Who was told the grasshopper to dance ? The ant in the fable.

37. They wears high heels everyday last term.

38. What will you do with a gun in your car ?

39. He still not found his watch.

40. I left there several years before I found the nest.

41. When it stung him ?

42. She likes cockles. Naturally she prefers lobster.

43. Dragon-flies have very beautiful wings.

44. Time and tide don’t wait for no man, the saying run.

45. I bought some new pruners the other day.

46. The girl in the pay box seldom smiles nowadays.

47. The moment he had opened the boot the spare wheel fell out.

48. Too many cooks spoiled the broth.

49. He was leave Italy by plane yesterday.

Blow Out The Candles, Angels

I stopped blowing the purple ballon in my hand to watch Pia as she bustled about. She was aranging plats of finger food and cans of soda in my living room, where she was hosting a surprise party for Talia, her best friend and my sister. As she finished putiing everting in place, she noticed the lack of the rubbery sounds of a stretching ballon , and turned to me.
“Teo,are you okay?” she asked concernedly.
“Huh? Oh, yeah, I was just taking a break,” I answered lamely. "But this is the last one.” I glanced at the 17 other ballons strewn around the floor. Pia specificially requested 18 ballons, because Talia was turning 18 today.
“What else can I help you with, birthday girl?” I asked. Coincidentally, it was also Pia’s birthday today. She liked to joke that she was so close to Talia, they had to share everyting, including their birth date. They met each other during the orientation program for nwew students at the beginning high scool. They have been best friends ever since.
It was also through their friendship that I met Pia. She came over to spend time with Talia several days each week, and her sense of humor charmed me since the they she told me a joke about elepanths in the fridge. She’s now my girlfriend.
Pia smiled as she placed a knife beside a pile of plastic spoons and paper plates for the cake. Then she took the birthday cake out of its box and placed it on platter. Blueberry cheesecake, their favorite. “I think that’s all. You’re going to put the ballons up, right?”.
“Yup,” I nodded. I tied up the last purple ballon, reached for strings and scissors, and started tying up ballons in bunches of four and threes. “Shall we draw faces on these ballons before I tie them up?” I teased her.
She giggled. “Not unless You can draw the face of Robert Pattison. Talia would LOVE that.”She concentrated on putting candles on the cake, and then placed a match nearby.
“In that case, we’ll leave these ballons as they are.”I grinned.
Pia finished fussing with the food and walked over to me. “Food and beverage, check. Cake, check. Music, check. Friend, on their way. Decoration, almost check,” she mumbled to herself. She grabbed the tape and stood beside me.
I placed a fold-up ladder in one corner of the room. I climbed up and reached for a bunch of ballons, then grabbed the piece of tape that Pia was holding out towards me.
“You know, it’s your birthday, too. Remind me again, why are You doing all this? You should also be the queen of the day,” I said as I stuck the ballons on the wall.
She looked confused for a moment. “I know….,” She finally answered. “But I think Talia needs this moment more than I do.” She fiddled with the roll of tape in her hands, while we moved from one corner to another to place the ballons. “Maybe She doesn’t show it, but She’s been going through a rough time lately. She just broke up with her boyfriend. I think I’d need crushed if that happened to me.” A shadow of sadness crossed her face, and then she smiled again. “This is the perfect occasion to remind her that we all still care about her. That we love her. That heartbreak doesn’t mean the end of the world.”
Our conversation was cut short by the ring of the doorbell. Friends started to arrive, and while waiting for Talia to come home from her dancing lesson, everyone chose a spot to hide. Several minutes later, someone spotted her walking up the driveway, and we all hid quckly. The door slowly opened, and Talia stepped inside.
“SURPRIIIISSSE!” we all shouted pia walk to the door, holding the cake carefully. The soft glow of 18 little candles illuminated her face, which was adorned with a huge smile.
Talia stopped in her tracks, looking surprised. her eyes skimmed the room, over her friends, all the food, ballons, and the cake. A moment later, she smlied and tears welled up in her eyes. “I can’t believe this,” she whispered. She blew out the candles, making a wish before doing so.
Pia also tearful, was the first to give her a hug. Then I came over patted Talia on the back. “Happy birthday, sis.” I usually don’t understand girls and their tendency to cry, but this time I was moved by all theaffection between the two bestfriends. The others started crowding around Talia to wish her a happy birthday, so Pia and I move to the side.
“Look at how happy Talia is,” she beamed. “It was totally worth it, Teo. This party is wonderfull and I’am having such a fantastic birtday.”
I gave her a hug. She cared so much for the happiness of others that sometimes I feel that’s she often puts her happiness second. Her selflessness made me admire her even more. I glanced at her tired but satisfied face, and smiled smugly to myself. Little did she know that when she came home to night, there would be saveral things waiting for her, a pink teddy bear sitting patiently on her bed, a mini blueberry cheesecake placed on her bedside table, and 18 heart-shaped ballons floating all around the ceiling of her room. Just a little surprise for the surprise giver, which I had planned since the day she started organizing the surprise for Talia. Happy birthday, Pia, I thought to myself. Happy birthday to my little angel.

source : C'nS magazine

Exercise 11 : Subject Verb Agreement

1. Neither Bill nor Mary ( are ) going to the play tonight.
2. Anything ( are ) better than going to another movie tonight.
3. Skating ( are ) becoming more popular everyday.
4. A number of reporters ( were ) at the conference yesterday.
5. Everybody who ( has ) a fever must go home immediately.
6. Your glasses ( was ) on the bureau last nigth.
7. There ( was ) some people at the meeting last night.
8. The committee ( has ) already reached a decision.
9. A pair of jeans ( was ) in the wahsing machine this morning.
10. Each student ( has ) answered the first three question.
11. Either Jhon or his wife ( makes ) breakfast each morning.
12. After she had perused the material, the secretary decided that everything ( were ) in order.
13. The crowd at the basketball game ( was ) wild with excitement.
14. A pack of wild dogs ( have ) frightened all the ducks a way.
15. The jury ( are ) trying to reach a decision.
16. The army ( has ) eliminated this section of the training test.
17. The number of student who have withdrawn from class this quarter ( are ) appalling.
18. There ( have ) been to many interruptions in this class.
19. Every elementary school teacher ( has ) to take this examination.
20. Neither Jill nor her parents ( have ) seen this movie before.

Exercise 10 : Subject Verb Agreement

1. John, along with twenty friends, (are) planning a party.
2. The picture of the soldiers ( bring ) back many memories.
3. The quality of these recordings ( are ) not very good.
4. If the duties of these officers ( aren’t ) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project.
5. The effect of cigarette smoking ( have ) been proven to be extremely harmful.
6. The use of credit cards in place of cash ( has ) increased rapidly in recent years.
7. Advertisement on television ( are ) becoming more competitive than ever before.
8. Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, ( is ) at an all-time high.
9. Mr. Jones, accompanied by several members of the committee, ( has ) proposed some changes of the rules.
10. The level of intoxication ( varies ) from subject to subject.

Tugas Exercise 4 : Articles

1. He Jason’s father bought him [ a ]bicycle that he had wanted for his brithday.
2. [ a ] Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from [ a ] France to [ the ] United States.
3. Rita is studiying [ an ] English and [ a ] math this semester.
4. [ The ] judge ask witness to tell [ a ] truth.
5. Please give me [ a ]cup of [ the ] coffe with [ a ] cream and [ a ] sugar.
6. [ A ] big books on [ the ] table are for my history class.
7. No one in [ a ] Spanish class knew [ the ] correct answer to [ the ] Mrs. Perez’s question.
8. My [ a ] car is four years old and it still runs well.
9. When you go to [ the ] store, please buy [ a ] bottle of [ the ] chocolate milk and [ a ] dozen oranges.
10. There are only [ a ] few seats left for [ a ] tonight’s musical at [ the ] university.
11. John and Marcy went to [ the ] school yesterday and then studied in [ the ] library before returning home.
12. [ A ] Lake Erie is one of [ the ] five Great Lake in [ the ] North America.
13. On our trip to [ the ] Spain, we crossed [ the ] Atlantic Ocean.
14. [ A ] Mount Rushmore is the site of [ the ] magnificent tribute to [ the ] four great American president.
15. What did you eat for [ a ] breakfast this morning.
16. Louie played [ a ] basketball and [ a ] baseball at [ the ] Boy’s Club this year.
17. Rita plays [ a ] violin and her sister plays [ a ] guitar.
18. While we were in [ the ] Alaska, we saw [ the ] Eskimo village.
19. Phil can’t go to [ the ] movies tonight because he has to write [ an] essay.
20. David attended [ the ] Princeton University.
21. Haryy has been admitted to [ the ] School of Medicine at [ the ] midwestern university.
22. Mel’s grandmother is in [ the ] hospital, so we went to visit her [ the ] last night.
23. [ The ] polotical science class is taking [ a ] trip to [ the ] Soviet Union in [ the ] spiring.
24. [ The ] Queen Elizabeth II is [ a ] monarch of [ the ] Great Britain.
25. [ the ] Declaration of Independence was drawn up in 1776.
26. Scientists hope to send [ an ] expedition to [ a ] Mars during [ the ] 1980s.
27. Last night there was [ a ] bird singing outside my house.
28. [ The ] chair that you are sitting in is broken.
29. [ A ] Civil War was fought in [ the ] United States between 1861 and 1865.
30. [ The ] Florida State University is smaller than [ a ] University of Florida.

Determiners A, An, dan The (Penjelasan Article A, AN, dan THE)

DETERMINERS

Determiners adalah kata-kata seperti the, an, my, some dan lain-lain. Mereka ini adalah gramatika yang sama dan dikelompokkan ke dalam determiner atau Kata Sandang dalam bahasa Inonesia . Determiner dibagi beberapa kelompok diantaranya:

Articles yaitu a, an, the
Possessives yaitu my, your, his, her, our, their
Other determiners:

a) each, every
b) either, neither
c) any, some, no
d) much, many, more, most
e) little, less, least
f) few, fewer, fewest
g) what, whatever; which, whichever
h) both, half, all
i) several
j) enough


A, AN dan THE

OK. Ada satu pertanyaan, menurut teman2: Kapan kita berkata "the dog" dan kapan ketika mengatakan "a dog"? (Mohon diingat kita tidak berbicara tentang kata benda tunggal /singular dan kata benda yang dapat dihitung/ countable noun). Ini untuk semua kata benda. Baik untuk jelasnya kita lanjutkan ke materi.. Yuk.. J
The dan a/an disebut dengan nama "articles". Articles dibagai kedlam 2 bagian yaitu

v Definite (tentu/pasti) yaitu THE

v Indefinite (tidak tentu) yaitu A dan AN


PERBEDAAN “DEFINITE” dan “INDENFINITE”:

“Indenfinite (A dan AN)” digunakan untuk kata benda umum dan tidak spesifik.
For the example (Misal):

I want an umbrella.
( kata umbrella masih umum dan tidak spesifik bagaimana umbrella yg dimaksud)
I saw a man in my class.
( kata man masih umum dan tidak spesifik bagaimana man (laki-laki) yg dimaksud apakah tinggi, pendek, seorang polisi, guru, dll)

CATATAN: Perbedaan dalam penggunaan A dan AN tergantung kata bendanya diawali oleh huruf konsonan atau vokal (cara bacanya buka penulisannya). Jika awalnya dibaca vokal, gunakan AN. Jika awalnya dibaca konsonan. Gunakan A.

Contoh:
1) an umbrella (dibaca “ambrella” jadi awalnya dibaca vokal)
2) a cat (dibaca “keit”jadi awalnya dibaca konsonan)
3) a hour (dibaca “awer” meskipun tulisannya huruf konsonan tetapi karena dibacanya diawali dengan huruf vokal yaitu awer---a-w-e-r. Maka harus menggunakan article A.
4) An university (dibaca “yuniversiti” karena huruf awalnya dibaca konsonan yaitu YU-ni ver-si-ti maka harus menggunakan article AN.

1. “Definite” (THE) digunakan untuk kata benda khusus dan sudah spesifik.
For the example (Misal):
I want the orange juice. (Saya ingin jus jeruk)
(Kata orange juice sudah spesifik karena juice nya sudah ketahuan rasanya jeruk)


Perlu diingat, terkadang penggunaan the dan a/an digunakan pada kata yang sama. Hal tersebut tergantung kepada situasi dalam kalimat.

Look at these examples:
a.We want to buy an umbrella.
(kata umbrella ini masih umum, Dia ingin umbrella/payung yang tidak spesifik, tidak peduli mau warna apa ayang penting umbrella dan itu termasuk kata benda umum).

b.Where is the umbrella?
(Kita sudah punya sebuah umbrella/payung karena suatu kondisi sehingga dia sedang mencari dimana umbrella/payung itu berada dan itu termasuk kata benda khusus yang disebabkan oleh suatu kondisi).
Cerita di bawah ini mudah-mudahan bisa membantu teman-teman membedakan dalam penggunaan A, AN. Dan THE.


source : http://englishismystyle.blogspot.com/2011/09/writing-i-pertemuan-ii.html

Vocabulary Of Business

marketing

verb : noun

advertised : advertisement
asset : asset
bargain : bargain
brand : brand
buy : buyer
charge : cost
customer : customer
complement : complete
competitors : competition
demand : demand
discount : discount
incur losses : loss
offer : offer
order : order
production : product
profit : profit
prize : prize
price : price
purchase : purchase
retail : retail
return : return
target : target
sell : seller
stockpile : stockpile


Banking

verb : noun

account : account
asset : asset
barter : exchange
branch : branch
saving account: banker
cashier : cash register
cheque : cheque
cost : cost
commission : commission
deposit : depositor
equilibrate : balance
financiers : capital
guarantee : warranty
income : profit
interest : interest
invest : investor
pay : salary
pay : payment
payable : payable
pawn : mortgage
protect : guard
receive : receiver
save : savings
transfer : transfer
withdraw : withdrawal


Computer

open : mouse
save : keyboard
add : printer
rename : laptop
remove : software
restart : hardware
close : brainware
refresh : letter
log off : anti virus
cut : virus
manage :speed
paste : notebook
update : modem
setting : monitor
download : net book
windows : game user
enter : copy
delete :sender
restore : server
send : client
hang : USB HUB
review : speaker
user : program
tools : CDroom
format : virus



Advertising

verb : noun

advertise : advertisement
announce : poster
approach : approach
brand : brand
contract : contract
convince : invitation
creation : creation
common knowledge : publicity
device : design
develop : construct
inform : information
list : list
measure : size
misprint : misprint
measure : measuring
patent : patent
plan : chart
post : tide
promotion : advencement
readership : readership
slogan : slogan
sheet : paper
set : set
take the lead : bioneer