1.

Identify the part of each sentence, which is not parallel in structure, and write the correct
structure!

a. Amran bought seeds, planted and watering them so that they grew well.
b. He likes reading and to travel, but he doesn't like fishing.
c. Students must use their laboratory devices accurately, proportionally and with safety
d. Jeane has an obligation to nurture, guide and educating the child according to the message
from his parents.
e. In this rainy season, farmers grow chilies, tomatoes and eggplant.

a. Amran bought seeds, planted and watering them so that they grew well. ( Not parallel
structure.)
Amran bought seeds, planted them, and watered them so that they grew well. (Parallel
structure.)

b. He likes reading and to travel, but he doesn't like fishing. (Not parallel structure.)
He likes reading and travelling, but he doesn’t like fishing. (Parallel structure.)

c. Students must use their laboratory devices accurately, proportionally and with safety. (Not
parallel structure.)
Students must use their laboratory devices accurately, proportionally, and safely. (Parallel
structure.)

d. Jeane has an obligation to nurture, guide and educating the child according to the message
from his parents. (Not parallel structure.)
Jeane has an obligation to nurture, guide, and educate the child according to the message
from his parents. (Parallel structure.)

e. In this rainy season, farmers grow chilies, tomatoes and eggplant. (Not parallel structure.)
In this rainy season, farmers grow chilies, tomatoes, and eggplants. (Parallel structure.)

2. Make a short paragraph using “negative words and expressions” (no, not, none, no one, nobody,
nothing, neither, nowhere, never) to begin a sentence!
Never have I seen this program. No one supported this program. Neither was the program up to
standard nor was the code particularly good. Only then did I realize what the issue was.

3. Analyze the following couple sentences and which is incorrect of using possesive pronoun and
write the correct structure!

a. He is from Aceh. Teuku is her name.

b. Jamilah plays tennis. This is his racket.
c. It is a snake. Their main color is brown.
d. Ulana drives a car to work. His car is dark gray.
e. They run every morning. Its day starts with a long run.
f. We like our house a lot. Your house is big and has a pool.
g. You are very good at singing. What is my favorite song?
 a. He is from Aceh. Teuku is her name. (Incorrect possesive pronoun and structure.)
Teuku is his name. He is from Aceh. (Correct possesive pronoun and structure.)

b. Jamilah plays tennis. This is his racket. (Incorrect possesive pronoun and structure.)
Jamilah plays tennis. This is her racket. (Correct possesive pronoun and structure.)

c. It is a snake. Their main color is brown. (Incorrect possesive pronoun and structure.)
It is a snake. Its main color is brown. (Correct possesive pronoun and structure.)

d. Ulana drives a car to work. His car is dark gray. (Correct possesive pronoun and structure.)

e. They run every morning. Its day starts with a long run. (Incorrect possesive pronoun and
structure.)
They run every morning. Their day starts with a long run. (Correct possesive pronoun and
structure.)

f. We like our house a lot. Your house is big and has a pool. (Incorrect possesive pronoun and
structure.)
We like our house a lot. Ours is big and has a pool. (Correct possesive pronoun and
structure.)
Ours = our house.

g. You are very good at singing. What is my favorite song? (Incorrect possesive pronoun and
structure.)
You are very good at singing. What is your favotite song? (Correct possesive pronoun and
structure.)

4. The use of prepositions of the following sentences are incorrect. Please correct them with the
right preposition (in, for, at, about, by, with, of, from, to)!

a. Consuming fruits and sports are actually good with your health!
b. Everyone I saw on the trip was friendly about me.
c. Jennifer is interested for classic philosophy.
d. He was angry in the embarrassing incident.
e. She wasn’t satisfied by the apparatus service at the local government.
f. Shinta is good to song writing and painting.
g. Joe is afraid at swimming in the ocean.
h. This cake is made with coconut.
i. We were amazed in his intelligence.

a. Consuming fruits and sports are actually good with your health! (Incorrect preposition.)
Consuming fruits and sports are actually good for your health! (Correct preposition.)

b. Everyone I saw on the trip was friendly about me. (Incorrect preposition.)
Everyone I saw on the trip was friendly to me. (Correct preposition.)

c. Jennifer is interested for classic philosophy. (Incorrect preposition.)

 Jennifer is interested in classic philosophy. (Correct preposition.)

d. He was angry in the embarrassing incident. (Incorrect preposition.)

He was angry for the embarrassing incident. (Correct preposition.)

e. She wasn’t satisfied by the apparatus service at the local government. (Incorrect
preposition.)
She wasn’t satisfied with the apparatus sevice at the local government. (Correct
preposition.)

f. Shinta is good to song writing and painting. (Incorrect preposition.)

Shinta is good at songwriting and painting. (Correct preposition.)

g. Joe is afraid at swimming in the ocean. (Incorrect preposition.)

Joe is afraid of swimming in the ocean. (Correct preposition.)

h. This cake is made with coconut. (Incorrect preposition.)

This cake is made of coconut. (Correct preposition.)

i. We were amazed in his intelligence. (Incorrect preposition.)

We were amazed at his intelligence. (Correct preposition.)