Bahasa Ingris Bisnis: 4KA16 (MEETING 5-8)

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 Does too.

Reason : Because “does" because Affirmative Agreement + and + S + do/does/did + too

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

Reason : My answer is "will" because in the main clause there is a composite verb

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

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

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

Reason : "Should" because in the sentence there is a composite verb aux + V = should go.

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

Reason : My answer is "do" because Affirmative Aggrement structure is single verb + and + S+ do/does/did + too.

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 Neither should she.

Reason :because the second clause is “should”

2 I don’t like plan to attend the concert, and Neither do they.

Reason : because the second clause is “do”

3 The Yankess couldn’t play due to the bad weather, and Neither could the Angels.

Reason : Because the second clause is “could”

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

Reason : Because the second clause is “can”

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

Reason : Because the second clause is “won’t”

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.

Reason : Neither followed by positive aux and then correct structure must like "neither are they".

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

Reason : There is only "to be" in the main clause. Then the answer is "so is John".

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

Reason : The word "never" is a negative word.

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

Reason : The main clause there is past verb “Studied”, then the correct answer should "so did Jean".

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

Reason : Subject followed by negative aux must be followed by either so ,then the correct answer should "hasn't either".