Tugas Meeting 5 - 8 softskill bahasa inggris bisnis 2

4KA16 (MEETING 5-8)

(30/4/2019)

Task 1 (Affirmative Agreement)

Direction: supply the correct form of the verb for the simple statement in each of the following sentences. Elaborate your reason.

1        Rose likes to fly, and her brother ______ too.

Answer: Does 

Reason : Because the subject is HE

2        They will leave at noon, and I _______ too.

Answer : Will 

Reason :Because there is a composite verb in the main clause

3        Their plane is arriving at nine o’clock, and so ______ mine.

Answer : Is 

Reason : there is a to be in the main clause 

4        I should go grocery shopping this afternoon, and so _______ my neighbour.

Answer : Should 

Reason : because there is a composite verb in the main clause

5        Our English teacher loves to travel, and so ________ we.

Answer : do 

Reason : because the subject us we or our

Task 2 (Negative Agreement)

Direction: fill in the blanks with the correct form of either or neither. Elaborate your reason.

1        The children shouldn’t take that medicine, and _______  should she.

Answer :neither 

Reason :because the second clause is should

2        I don’t like plan to attend the concert, and ______ do they.

Answer :neither 

Reason : because the second clause is  do

3        The Yankess couldn’t play due to the bad weather, and ______ could the Angels.

Answer :neither 

Reason : Because the second clause is could

4        Mary can’t type well, and her sister can’t ______.

Answer :either 

Reason : Because the second clause is can

5        They won’t have to work on weekends, and we won’t ______.

Answer :either 

Reason : Because the second clause is won't

Task 3

Direction: identify the one underlined word or phrase that would not be acceptable in standard written English. Elaborate your reason.

1        He isn’t driving to the convention in March, and neither they are.

Answer :neither they are 

Reason : after neither follow by positive auxiliary/be and then the subject

2        Catherine is studying law at the university, and so does John.

Answer :so does john 

Reason : because there is only to be in the main clause

3        Because they have moved away, they hardly never go to the beach anymore.

Answer :Hardly never 

Reason : because the sentence is a negative sentence 

4        Mary and her sister studied biology last year, and so does Jean.

Answer :so does jean 

Reason : because it should be used did 

5        George has not completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t neither.

Answer :hasn’t neither 

Reason : because it should be use either.