EPT (Toefl) Preparation II UPT.

Vokasi & Sertifikasi UMG 2022

SECTION II – STRUCTURE & WRITTEN EXPRESSION

PRACTICES (Classified by Problems)

EXERCISE 1: Sentences – Verbs EXERCISE 3: Sentences – Nouns

A verb is a word or phrase that expresses action
or condition. A verb can be classified as transitive
or intransitive according to whether it requires a
complement; it can be classified further according
to the kind of complement it requires, including not
only nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs,
but also –ing forms or infinitives.
1. Almost everyone fails __ the driver's test on
the first try.
A. passing
B. to have passed
C. to pass
D. in passing
2. The Girl Scouts, which was found by
A B. their leaves
Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, has grown to
B C
a current membership of more than three
D 2. The stories of Dr. Seuss
million girls.
EXERCISE 2: Sentences – Auxiliary Verbs
An auxiliary verb is a verb that accompanies the
main verb and makes distinctions in the meaning
of the main verb. Some examples of auxiliary
verbs are BE, HA VE, or a modal.
1. On the average, a healthy heart __ to pump
five tablespoons of blood with every beat.
A. must
B. ought
C. can
D. should
2. There is no limit to the diversity to be
A 2. Tom, a really good mechanic, are fixing
finding in the cultures of people throughout
B C D The car.
the world.
A noun is a word that names persons, objects,
and ideas. There are two basic classifications of
nouns in English: count nouns and noncount
nouns. Count nouns are those that can be made
plural by -s, -es, or an irregular form. They are
used in agreement with either singular or plural
verbs. Noncount nouns are those that cannot be
made plural in these ways. They are used in
agreement with singular verbs. It is necessary to
know whether a noun is count or noncount to
maintain verb agreement and to choose correct
adjective modifiers.
1. In the fall, most trees lose __, which have, by
then, turned from green to gold and orange.
A. their leaf
C. the leaf
D. the leafs
A
have been enjoyed by millions of
B C
childrens.
D
EXERCISE 4: Sentences – Appositives
An appositive is a noun that comes before or after
another noun and has the same meaning.
1. __, George, is attending the lecture.
A. Right now
B. Happily
C. Because of the time
D. My friend
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EXERCISE 5: Sentences – Pronouns EXERCISE 7: Sentences – Comparatives

A pronoun is a word that can be used instead of a A comparative can be a word or phrase that
noun, usually to avoid repeating the noun. A expresses similarity or difference. A comparative
pronoun may be singular or plural; masculine, can also be a word ending like -eror -estthat
feminine, or neuter; and first, second, or third expresses a degree of comparison with adjectives
person to agree with the noun to which it refers. A and adverbs.
pronoun may be used as the subject of a
sentence or a clause or as the object of a 1. Tuition at an American university runs ___
sentence, a clause, or a preposition. In English, twenty thousand dollars a semester.
pronouns are also used to express possessives A. so high as
and reflexives. B. as high to
C. as high as
1. Domestic cats often show loyalty to their
D. as high than
owners by leaving freshly killed prey such as
birds for __ to find.
2. The New York City subway system is
A. they
A
B. he
the most longest underground railroad
C. them
B C
D. their
operating in the world.
D
2. In advanced stages of anorexia,
EXERCISE 8: Sentences – Connectors
A
A connector is a word or phrase that joins words,
The patient is unable to feed themself.
phrases, or clauses. A connector expresses
B C D
relationships between the words, phrases, and
clauses that it joins. Some common relationships
EXERCISE 6: Sentences – Modifiers
are cause and result, contradiction, substitution,
A modifier can be an adjective or an adjectival
addition, exception, example, and purpose.
phrase that describes a noun or an -ing form. A
modifier can also be an adverb or an adverbial
1. More murders are reported ___ December in
phrase that adds information about the verb,
the United States than during any other
adjective, or another verb. Adjectives do not
month.
change form to agree with the nouns or -ing forms
A. on
that they describe, but some adjectives are used
B. in
only with count nouns and others are used only
C. at
with noncount nouns.
D. for
1. The data on the winter migration patterns of
the monarch butterfly is very ___. 2. National parks include not only
A. interested A
B. interest the most scenic places in the nation but
C. interesting B C
D. of interest places distinguished for their historic or
2. The conversations on the TOEFL D
will be spoken just one time; therefore, you scientific interest.
A
must listen very careful in order to
B
understand what the speakers have said.
C D
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EXERCISE 9: Sentences and Clauses
A sentence, also called a main or independent
clause, and a subordinate or dependent clause
that is attached to a sentence.
1. The PTA ___ parents and teachers who
support the school by fund-raising and other
activities.
A. it is a group of
B. that it is a group of
C. which group of
D. is a group of
2. The larva of the boll weevil, which it feeds
A B
on the immature pods of the cotton plant,
C participles, and infinitives. A phrase with an
often destroying an entire crop.
D beginning of a sentence and is followed by a
EXERCISE 10: Sentences – Point of View
Point of view is the relationship between the verb
in the main clause of a sentence and other verbs,
or between the verbs in a sentence and the
adverbs that express time.
1. Before the 1800s, when William Young made
different shoes for right and left feet, shoes
___ on either foot.
A. can wear
B. are wearing
C. could be worn
D. worn
2. Many ancient cultures begin their spiritual
A B C
life by worshipping the Sun.
D A
EXERCISE 11: Sentences – Agreement
Agreement is the relationship between a subject
and verb or between a pronoun and noun, or
between a pronoun and another pronoun. To
agree, a subject and verb must both be singular
or both be plural. To agree, a pronoun and the
noun or pronoun to which it refers must both be
singular or plural and both be masculine or
feminine or neuter.
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1. Nine of every ten people in the world ___ in
the country in which they were born.
A. living
B. they are living
C. lives
D. live
2. Not one in a hundred seeds develop into a
A B C
healthy plant, even under laboratory
D
conditions.
EXERCISE 12: Sentences – Introductory
Verbal Modifiers
Introductory verbal modifiers are -ing forms,
introductory verbal modifier occurs at the
comma. The subject modified by an introductory
verbal modifier must follow the comma. If the
correct subject does not follow the comma, then
the meaning of the sentence is changed. Often
the changed meaning is not logical.
1. An abstract painter and pioneer of
Surrealism, ___ and symbolic images.
A. Miro’s works are characterized by bright
colors
B. the works of Miro are characterized by
bright colors
C. Miro is famous for works characterized by
bright colors
D. bright colors characterize the works of
Miro
2. Having hit more home runs in one season
than any other player in the history of
B C
baseball, Mark McGwire's record is
D
famous.
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EXERCISE 13: Sentences – Parallel Structure
Parallel structure is the use of the same
grammatical structures for related ideas of equal
importance. Related ideas of equal importance
often occur in the form of a list. Sometimes related
ideas of equal importance are connected by
conjunctions, such as and, but, and or.
1. The Cabinet consists of secretaries of
departments who report to the president, give
him advice, and ___ decisions.
A. helping him making
B. helping him make
C. help him making
D. help him make
2. The cerebellum's main functions are
A B
the maintenance of posture and move the
C D
body.
EXERCISE 14: Sentences – Redundancy
Redundancy is the unnecessary repetition of
words and phrases.
1. Natural gas often occurs ___ petroleum in
the minute pores of rocks such as sandstone
and limestone.
A. both together with
B. both together
C. with
D. both with
2. World hunger itis one of the most urgent
A B C D. that run
problems that we face today.
D 2. There are six types of flamingos, all of
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EXERCISE 15: Sentences – Word Choice
Word choice is the selection of words that express
the exact meaning of an idea. Sometimes it is
necessary to make a choice between words that
are very similar in appearance but very different
in meaning.
1. The Pilgrims ___ seven thousand dollars at
43 percent interest to make their journey in
1620.
A. lent
B. borrowing
C. to lend
D. borrowed
2. The effective of a project on the general
A
population is difficult to measure unless a
B
statistician is employed to tabulate the
C D
variables.
EXERCISE 16: Sentences – Adjective Clauses
Adjective clause is a way of joining two
sentences. In the joined sentence, the adjective
clause modifies (describes) a noun (called the
head noun) in another clause of the sentence.
1. Cable cars are moved by cables ___
underground and are powered by a
stationary engine.
A. they run
B. that they run
C. run
A
whom have long legs, long necks, and
B C
beaks that curve sharply downward.
D
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EXERCISE 17: Sentences – Prepositional

Phrases EXERCISE 19: Sentences – Subjunctive
Prepositional phrase is a group of words Verbs
consisting of a preposition, its object, and any Subjunctive is used to emphasize urgency or
words that modify the object. importance. It is used after certain expressions:
…. suggest that, …. Essential that, …...
1. No one knows what color dinosaurs were recommend that, etc.
___ no sample of their skin has survived.
1. It is recommended that he ___ a gallon of
A. because of water with him if he wants to hike to the
B. because that bottom of the Grand Canyon.
C. it is because A. take
D. because B. takes
C. to take
2. Although is invisible to the unaided D. taking
A B
eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in 2. Professor William suggested that Wilma
C A
a number of ways. studies harder for the final exam.
D B C D

EXERCISE 20: Sentences – Causative Verbs

EXERCISE 18: Sentences – Infinitives and Causative verbs are used to indicate that one
Gerund Phrases person causes another person to do something
An infinitive is a verbal form that consists of the for the first person. The causative verbs are let,
word to and followed by an object. A gerund is a make, have, get, and help.
verbal form that ends in –ing: being, going, giving,
etc. It also followed by an objects. 1. Susi got Andi___ his sandals before he went
into her house.
1. ___ the eggs of most birds must be kept A. takes off
warm . B. take off
A. Proper development C. to take off
B. By properly developing, D. taken off
C. They develop properly
D. To develop properly, 2. The owner of the shop let the beggar begs
A B C
2. The ear is the organ of hearing, but it also in front of his shop.
A B C D
plays a role in maintenance balance.
D

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