Tugas Softskill 6

TASK 6 : Make Verbs Agree After Prepositional Phrase

1. Dynamite is ordinarily detonated _____ called a blasting cap.

A. a device is used

B. that a device

[C.] with a device

D. the use of a device 

2. __________ 1900 there were some 300 bicycle factories in the United States, and they produced over a million bicycles.

[A.] In

B. Because in

C. It was in

D. That in 

3. A thick layer of fat called blubber keeps whales warm even ______ coldest water.

A. although the

[B.] in the

C. the

D. of the 

4. _______________ the United States, the general movement of air masses is from west to east. 

[A.] Across

B. To cross

C. They cross

D. It's across 

5. The bark of a tree thickens__________.

A. with age

B. it gets older

C. as older

[D.] by age

6. A substance that is harmless to a person who has no allergies can cause mild to serious reactions in a person____________allergies.

A. has

[B.] which having

C. can have

D. with 

7. In 1886 a number of national unions formed the American Federation of Labor ____________.

A. Samuel Gompers was its leader 

[B.] under the leadership of Samuel Gompers 

C. which, under Samuel Gompers' leadership 

D. Samuel Gompers led it 

8. ______________ charming shops and restaurants, Old Town is the most picturesque section of Albuquerque.

[A.] With its 

B. Its

C. Because its

D. For its

9. One of the oldest large suspension bridges still _________ today is the George Washington Bridge between ~ewYork City and Fort Lee, New Jersey.

[A.] uses

B. is used

C. the use of

D. in use

10. __________ seed of a flowering plant is covered by a dense protective coat. 

A. On each 

[B.] Each

C. Each of

D. That each