Berikut ini adalah 10 soal grammar Bahasa Inggris yang menguji kesalahan kalimat (Error Recognition). Untuk setiap soal, kami sertakan juga analisis dan versi kalimat yang benar di bawahnya:
1.
Kalimat:
The books on the table is very interesting and belongs to the professor.
✅ Kesalahan: “is”
🔍 Analisis: Subjek “The books” adalah jamak, maka kata kerja harus “are”.
✅ Kalimat benar:
The books on the table are very interesting and belong to the professor.
2.
Kalimat:
Each of the students have submitted their assignment on time.
✅ Kesalahan: “have”
🔍 Analisis: “Each” dianggap sebagai subjek tunggal → gunakan “has”.
✅ Kalimat benar:
Each of the students has submitted their assignment on time.
3.
Kalimat:
Neither the manager nor the employees was willing to make a decision.
✅ Kesalahan: “was”
🔍 Analisis: Dalam “neither…nor”, kata kerja sesuai dengan subjek terdekat (“employees” → jamak).
✅ Kalimat benar:
Neither the manager nor the employees were willing to make a decision.
4.
Kalimat:
My sister, together with her friends, have gone to the concert.
✅ Kesalahan: “have”
🔍 Analisis: Subjek utama adalah “My sister” (tunggal) → gunakan “has”.
✅ Kalimat benar:
My sister, together with her friends, has gone to the concert.
5.
Kalimat:
The committee have decided to postpone the meeting until next week.
✅ Kesalahan: “have”
🔍 Analisis: Dalam American English, collective noun seperti “committee” → tunggal → “has”.
✅ Kalimat benar:
The committee has decided to postpone the meeting until next week.
6.
Kalimat:
She sings good and always performs with confidence.
✅ Kesalahan: “good”
🔍 Analisis: “Sings” adalah kata kerja → harus memakai adverb “well”, bukan adjective “good”.
✅ Kalimat benar:
She sings well and always performs with confidence.
7.
Kalimat:
If I was you, I would take the opportunity.
✅ Kesalahan: “was”
🔍 Analisis: Kalimat pengandaian (subjunctive) → gunakan “were”.
✅ Kalimat benar:
If I were you, I would take the opportunity.
8.
Kalimat:
He is one of the students who has received the award.
✅ Kesalahan: “has”
🔍 Analisis: “Who” merujuk pada “students” (jamak) → gunakan “have”.
✅ Kalimat benar:
He is one of the students who have received the award.
9.
Kalimat:
Not only she is intelligent, but she is also hardworking.
✅ Kesalahan: “Not only she is”
🔍 Analisis: Setelah “Not only” di awal kalimat → gunakan inversi: “Not only is she…”
✅ Kalimat benar:
Not only is she intelligent, but she is also hardworking.
10.
Kalimat:
He didn’t go nowhere last weekend because he was sick.
✅ Kesalahan: “didn’t go nowhere”
🔍 Analisis: Double negative. Gunakan “anywhere” setelah “didn’t”.
✅ Kalimat benar:
He didn’t go anywhere last weekend because he was sick.