EXERCISE FOR YOU

INTERMEDIATE STRUCTURE (BASIC GRAMMAR)

Semester I, 2020/2021

Name : Mahesa Dewa Nata

ID No. : 20220151
Lecturer : Mrs. Ratih Inayah, M.Pd

I. PARTS OF SPEECH. Choose the right answer.

A. Noun
1. There is room for everybody to sit down. There are a lot of …………………
a. furniture c. chairs
b. tea set d. desk

2. I don’t have much ………… just two small bags.

a. furniture c. work
b. luggage d. progress

3. George is unemployed. He’s looking for a …………………..

a. work c. progress
b. experience d. job

B. Article
4. I want to buy…..laptop next week.
a. a c. the
b. an

5. Can you please go to ………… grocery store on Fifth street and buy two cartons of milk?
a. a c. the
b. an

6. Please meet me at the train station in ……………hour from now.

a. a c. the
b. an

7. My bother got an award for being …………… best speller at our school.
a. a c. the
b. an

C. Verb
8. What did Mary tell about the film last night? Tell is a ……………..
a. Verb c. Noun
b. Adjective d. Conjunction
 9. Christine _________ the match in olympic games. She is so happy.
a. jumped c. won
b. lost d. celebrated

10. I do believe what my mother said. Believe is a ……………….

a. Adjective c. Verb
b. Conjunction d. Adverb

11. Josua _________ in the morning and we __________ in the afternoon.

a. studies – study c. studies – studied
b. studied – studies d. studying – studied

D. Adjective
12. Mary got an expensive car from her parents. Expensive is a ………………….
a. Noun c. Verb
b. Adjective d. Adverb

13. I wonder if I could speak English as well as a native speaker. Wonder is a ………………
a. Noun c. Verb
b. Adjective d. Adverb

14. Azam acts silly in front of his girl sometimes. Silly is a ………………..
a. Noun c. Verb
b. Adjective d. Adverb

E. Pronoun
15. I wonder why Geoff rushed off. Did you upset _______ ?
a. he c. we
b. him d. they

16. _______ hope those flowers are for me.

a. We c. I
b. Them d. Him

17. Sarah wanted Lisa to follow ________.

a. she c. I
b. they d. her

18. What can ________ do about it?

a. him c. you
b. her d. us

F. Preposition
19. When we get ready for dinner, I have to take my books__________ the table.
a. off c. out
b. from d. of
 20. Every weekend, we put the trash can ________________ for garbage collection.
a. up c. into
b. at d. out

21. It was a long walk, so he began moving slowly ________________ the town.
a. for c. until
b. towards d. at

22. We often go fishing __________________ the river bank.

a. towards c. along
b. inside d. around

G. Conjunction. Fill in the blanks with the correct conjunctions listed below.

So that while since

except unless although

23. You’d better write down the number so that you will not forget it.
24. The atmosphere in the class has not been the same since you left.
25. I go to school every day of the week except on Saturday and Sunday.

II. 8 Parts of Speech in one sentence. Identify the 8 Parts of Speech from the sentences below!
Write down your answer under the word.
26. Yes! My brother and I are going to visit Maldives next month.
Answer : Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Interjection, Conjunction, Adjective, Determiner
27. Ah! My family wish we could travel around Indonesia and seeall amazing places.
Answer : Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adjective, Interjection, Preposition, Conjunction
28. The young boy ran very quickly and he yelled, “Help”.
Answer : Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb, Conjunction, Determiner, Pronoun
29. I, funny Sam, am playing happily and friendly at school at noon. Wow!
Answer : Preposition, Noun , Adverb, Conjunction, Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Interjection
30. Oops! I spilled the milk.
Answer : Interjection, Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Determiner
III. Tenses Understanding.
A. Simple Present. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
31. Water boils (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.
32. Your class starts (start) at 8:00 a.m.
33. It often rain (rain) in the month of December.

B. Read the first text. It describes what Pete does every day. Complete the second text with the
Past Simple.

Every day …
‘I get home from work at six o’clock every day. I watch the news on TV
and then make my dinner. I put the dishes in the dishwasher, then I read
the newspaper and do the crossword. When I feel tired, I go to bed.’
 Yesterday …
‘I (34) got home from work at six o’clock yesterday.
I (35) watched the news on TV and then (36) made
my dinner. I (37) put the dishes in the dishwasher, then I (38)
read the newspaper and (39) did the crossword.
When I (40) felt tired, I (41) went to bed.’

C. Past Continuous. Choose the right answer.

42. You .... studying when she called.
a. was c. had
b. were d. has

43. I was .... a book when Louisa knocked the door.

a. reading c. reads
b. read d. will read

44. ………...were waiting at the library.

a. She c. We
b. He d. It

D. Future Continuous
45. You will be .... for her when her plane arrives tonight.
a. wait c. waits
b. waiting d. is wait

46. They .... not be waiting.

a. will c. has
b. have d. is

47. I .... waiting for you when your bus arrives.

a. was c. am
b. is d. will be

E. Present Continuous. Decide what tense is best for each of the verbs in brackets.

Nowadays people [use / are using] the Internet to do their shopping and banking. Roger
Hawkins of Auction On-line [says / is saying]. ‘We [find / are finding] more and more people
taking part each month. Some even [enter / are entering] their cars or houses at auction and
[sell / are selling] them.

F. Simple Future. Indicate the meaning expressed by the italicized verbs by writing in the future,
now or habitually in the blanks.

1. My brother’s birthday is next week. I am giving him a sweater. in the future

2. I am taking seven subjects this semester. now
 3. When I graduate, I’m going to return home. In the future
4. Students usually take seven subjects every semester. habitually
5. I’m tired. I am going to bed early tonight. habitually
6. Shhh. The broadcaster is giving the latest news about the crisis in England. I want to hear
what she’s saying. now

G. Tenses Recognition: Simple Past and Past Perfect.

Instruction: Read the conversation below and try to comprehend the content. After
comprehending it, you are required to fill in the blanks by forming the word into proper
tenses, either it should in a form of Simple Past or Past Perfect.

Police: Please tell me about what happened (happen) last night at your house.
Victim: I fell (fall) asleep at 7 pm. Before I slept (sleep), I had checked (check) all doors to make
sure they were (v-be) all secured. Suddenly, in the middle of the night, I had woken
(wake) up because of a loud noise.
Police: And then?
Victim: I was (v-be) really afraid to get out from my room so I just stayed (stay) inside. I heard
(hear) some steps approaching my bedroom area. Immediately, I had called (call) my
brother and told (tell) him that somebody had broken (break) into my house. In twenty
minutes, my brother arrived (arrive) at my house with his three friends. That’s the time I
realized (realize) that my house had robbed (rob).
Police: Thankfully, you are safe.

H. Tenses Recognition: Present Perfect and Past Perfect.

Instruction: Identify tenses that are used in each of the following sentences then write your
answer next to/below the sentence.

1. Although lacking in calcium and vitamin A, grains have more carbohydrates than any other
food.
Past Perfect
2. They have waited for you at the restaurant for 2 hours.
Present Perfect
3. I had eaten my lunch when my mom called me.
Present Perfect
4. Have you ever flown an airplane?
Past Perfect
5. The students had planned their field trip.
Present Perfect