Bahasa Inggris Bisnis 2 - Correct The Mistakes

1.       Because they had spent too many time considering the now contract, the students lost the opportunity to lease the apartement.

Waktu termasuk uncountable noun, jadi seharusnya memakai “much” bukannya “many”.

Because they had spent too much time considering the now contract, the students lost the opportunity to lease the apartement.

2.       These televisions are all too expensive for we to buy at this time, but perhaps we will return later.

kata “we” dalam kalimat itu sebagai objek jadi lebih tepat menggunakan “us”.

These televisions are all too expensive for us to buy at this time, but perhaps we will return later.

3.       After she had bought himself a new automobile, she sold her bicycle.

Subjek di dalam kalimat tersebut adalah “she” dan itu berarti perempuan. Jadi seharusnya memakain “herself”.

After she had bought herself a new automobile, she sold her bicycle.

4.       The next important question we have to decide is when do we have to submit the proposal.

kalimat tersebut bukan dalam bentuk pertanyan, sedangkan yang digunakan setelah when tersebut formulasinya digunakan untuk kalimat pertanyaan.

The next important question we have to decide is when we have to do submit the proposal.

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

Karena di sebelum kata neither terdapat hasn’t  yang berarti kata negatif, seharusnya setelah kata negatif tidak memakai neither, melainkan either.

George has not completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t either.

6.       John decided to buy in the morning a new car, but in the afternoon he changed his mind.

keterangan waktu di dalam sentences ditempatkan setelah objek.

 John decided to buy a new car in the morning, but in the afternoon he changed his mind.

7.       Some of the plants in this store require  very little care, but this one needs much more sunlight than the others ones.

kata “others” seharusnya di ikuti oleh plural countable noun atau kata benda yg berbentuk jamak.

Some of the plants in this store require very little care, but this one needs much more sunlight than the other ones.

8.       After Gorge had returned to his house, he was reading a book.

Kalimat tersebut mengatakan bahwa setelah George pulang kerumahnya, dia membaca buku. dan itu berarti George sudah sampai rumah dan kemudian langsung membaca buku. Jadi, seharusnya memakai past perfect tense.

After Gorge had returned to his house, he read a book.

9.       Many theories on conserving the purity of water has been proposed, but not one has been as widely accepted as this one.

Many theories on conserving the purity of water has been proposed, but no one has  been as widely accepted as this one.

10.   The food that Mark is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious.

 Menyatakan kejadian yg sedang berlangsung selama kejadian lain terjadi, jadi memakai past continuous tense.

The food that Mark was cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious