TUGAS SOFTSKILL MATERI BULAN KEDUA
Exercise 26: Adjective
and Adverbs (page 107)
1.
Rita plays the violin (Well).
2.
That is an (Intense) novel.
3.
The sun is shining (Brightly).
4.
The girls speak (Fluent) French.
5.
The boys speak Spanish (Fluently).
6.
The table has a (Smooth) surface.
7.
We must figure our income tax returns (Accurately).
8.
We don’t like to drink (Bitter) tea.
9.
The plane will arrive (Soon)
10.
He had an accident because he was
driving too (Fast).
Exercise 27: Linking
(Copulative) Verbs (page 109)
1.
Your could sounds (Terrible).
2.
The pianist plays very (Well).
3.
The food in the restaurant always tastes
(Good).
4.
The campers remained (Calm) despite the
thunderstorm.
5.
They became (Sick) after eating the
contaminated food.
6.
Professor calandra looked (Quickly) at
the students sketches.
7.
Paco was working (Diligently) on the
project.
8.
Paul protested (Vehemently) about the
new proposals.
9.
Our the nigntbors appeared (Relaxed)
after their vacation.
10.
The music sounded too (Noisy) to be
classical.
Exercise 28:
Comparisons (page 114)
1.
John and his friends left As soon (soon) as the professor
had finished his lecture.
2.
His job is More important (important) than his friend’s.
3.
He plays the guitar As well (well) as Andres Segovia.
4.
A new house is much More expensive (expensive) than an older one.
5.
Las week was As hot (hot) as this week.
6.
Martha is More talented (talented) than her cousin.
7.
Bill’s descriptions are More colorful (colorful) than his
wife’s.
8.
Nobody is Happier (happy) than Maria Elena.
9.
The boys felt Worse (bad) than the girls about losing the game.
10.
A greyhound runs Faster (fast) than a Chihuahua.
Exercise 29:
Comparisons (page 114)
1.
The Empire State Building is taller Than the Statue of Liberty.
2. California
is farther from New York Than pennsyvalnia.
3. His
assignment is different From
mine.
4. Louise
reads more quickly Than his
sisters.
5. no
animal is so big As King Kong.
6. That
report is less impressive Than
the government’s.
7. Sam
wears the same shirt As his
teammates.
8. Dave
paints much more realistically Then
his professor.
9. The
twins have less money at the end of the month Then they have at the beginning.
10. Her
sports car is different From
nancy’s.
Exercise 30:
Comparisons (page 117 – 118)
1.
Of the four dresses, I like the red one
(Best).
2.
Phil is the (Happiest) person that we
know.
3.
Pat’s car is (Faster) than Dan’s.
4.
This is the (Creamiest) ice cream I have
had in a long time.
5.
This poster is (More colorful) than the
one in the hall.
6.
Does fred feel (Better) today than he
did yesterday ?.
7.
This vegetable soup tastes very (Good).
8.
While trying to balance the baskets on
her head, the woman walked (More awkwardly) than her daughter.
9.
Jane is the (Least) athletic of all the
women.
10.
My cat is the (Pretties) of the two.
11.
This summary is (The best) of the pair.
12.
Your heritage is different (From) mine.
13.
This painting is (Less impressive) than
the one in the other gallery.
14.
The colder the weather gets (The sicker)
I feel.
15.
No sooner had he received the letter (When)
he called Maria.
16.
A mink coat costs (Twice as much as) a
sable coat.
17.
Jim has as (Little) opportunities to
play tennis as I.
18.
That recipe call for (Much) more sugar
then mine does.
19.
The museum is the (Farther) away of the
three buildings.
20.
George Washington is (More famous) than
John Jay.
Exercise
31: Nouns Functioning as Adjectives (page 118 – 119)
1. Sam’s new apaertement is in a building which has
twelve stories.
Sam’s new apartement is in a Twelve building.
2. We teach languages.
We Are Language
teachers.
3.
My
parents saw a play in three acts last night.
My
parents saw a Three Acts play
last night.
4.
The
manager said that the sale would last for two days.
The
manager said that it would be a Two
days sale.
5.
Hal
bought a tool set containing 79 pieces.
Hal
bought a 79 pieces tool set.
6. Margie has a bookcase with five shelves.
Margie has a Five
Shelves bookcase.
7. I need two cans of tomatoes that weigh 16 ounces
each.
I need two 16
ounces each cans of tomatoes.
8. I’m looking for a pressure coocker that holds six
quarts.
I’m looking for a Six Quarts pressure coocker.
9. He is a specialist at building houses made of
bricks.
He is a specialist at building Bricks houses.
10. Mrs. Jansen just bought her daughter a bicycle with
ten speeds.
Mrs. Jansen just bought her daughter a Ten speeds bicycle.
Exercise
32: Enough (page 120)
1. There were not (enough people) to have the meeting.
2. Allen has learned (enough French) to study in france
next year.
3. Do you have (enough time) to talk now ?
4. She drove (fast enough) to win the race.
5. Mike will graduate from law school (soon enough) to
join his father’s
6. We arrive (early enough) to have some coffe before
class began.
7. It has rained (hard enough) to flood the low-lying
areas.
8. You should type (slowly enough) that you will not
make an error.
9. He has just (enough flour) to bake that loaf of
bread.
10. There are (book enough) for each student to have
one.
Exercise
33: Because / Because Of
1. It was difficult to deliver the letter Because the sender had written
the wrong address on the envelope.
2. We decided to leave early Because the party was boring.
3. Rescue attempts were temporarily halted Because Of the bad weather.
4. They visited their friends often Because they enjoyed their
company.
5. Paul cannot go to the football game Because Of his grades.
6. Marcella was awarded a scholarship Because her
superior scholastic ability.
7. Nobody ventured outdoors Because Of the hurricane warnings.
8. We plan to spend our vacation in the mountains Because the air is purer there.
9. We have to drive around the bay Because the bridge was destroyed in the storm.
10. The chickens have died Because Of the intense heat.
Exercise
34: So / Such (page 124)
1. The sun shone So
brightly that maria had to put on her sunglasses.
2. Dean was Such
a powerful swimmer that he always won the races.
3. There were Such
few students registered that the class was cancelled.
4. We had Such
wonderful memories of that place that we decide to return.
5. We had So
good a time at the party that we hated to leave.
6. The benefit was So
great a success that the promoters decided to repeat it.
7. It was Such
a nice day that we decided to go to the beach.
8. Jane looked So
sick that the nurse told her to go home.
9. Those were So
difficult assignments that we spent two weeks finishing them.
10. Ray called at Such
an early hour that we weren’t awake yet.
11. The book looked So
interesting that he decided to read it.
12. He worked So
carefully that it took him a long time to complete the project.
13. We stayed in the sun for Such a long time that we became sun burned.
14. There were So
many people on the bus that we decided to walk.
15. The program was So
entertaining that nobody wanted to miss it.
