1. INTRODUCTORY (IT, THERE)
Sebuah kata yang bila digunakan dalam kalimat, tidak mempengaruhi makna kalimat tersebut karena maknanya sudah
dikandung oleh unsur kalimat yang lain. Introductory it dapat juga berfungsi sebagai kata ganti.
It dapat digunakan sebagai subject maupun object
Today is hot It is hot today
Keadaan cuaca Yesterday was cloudy It was cloudy yesterday
Summer is not rainy It is not rainy in summer
Today is Sunday It is Sunday today
Menyatakan waktu,
Yesterday was Saturday It was Saturday yesterday
tanggal, bulan,
Today is 25th today It is 25th today
tahun, jam
That was 10 o’clock It was 10’clock
Sebagai
Subject
It How far is the station to your
Sesuaikan How far is it to your home
home
dengan Menunjukkan jarak It is about 24 km
My house is far away from here
kata Is it far from here
Is the mosque far from here
gantinya
Mempertegas/menjel
It is not easy to do the test
askan to infinitive To do the test is not easy
It is very interesting to study
(menunjukkan To study Math is very interesting
Math
kondisi) To meet you again will be nice
It will be nice to meet you again
Mempertegas/menjel
askan to infinitive She said it difficult to translate the article
Sebagai
(menunjukkan They make it easy to understand the lesson
Object
kondisi) I think, it is a wasting time to wait the bus
Andi is in the class There is some one in the class
Sesuai dengan benda
One car is parking lot There is a car in the parking lot
yang ditunjukkan
Flowers are in the garden There are flowers in the garden
To be
There Ani and Mia were in the club There were two girls in the club
Sesuai dengan tense-
(ada / Father was in the taxi There was a man in the taxi
nya
terdapat) Animals were in the zoo There were animals in the zoo
digunakan sebagai
kata ganti tempat, I saw him there
maka posisinya There, they found a wallet
Pronoun
diletakkan di belakang She goes there everyday
kalimat atau juga di We want you to go there
depan subject
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2. 1. Is … time to lunch? 12. Step inside please … outside
a. a a. there is cold
b. some b. it’s cold
c. it c. it cold
d. that d. is cold
2. … of water in the pool 13. … a big snake in the cave last night
a. there is a. there is
b. there are b. is was
c. it is c. it is
d. there were d. there was
3. … difficult to sail in the sea without compass. 14. … many people in the stadium?
a. it is a. are there
b. there is b. there
c. it c. is there
d. there d. there is
4. … some sheep in the field a week ago. 15. The kids thought … to play the game.
a. there are a. it was pleasant
b. are there b. its pleasant
c. there were c. pleasant
d. there was d. it is pleasant
5. They find … to have party in the garden 16. … boats in the river?
a. it is enjoyable a. there is
b. enjoyable b. there are
c. its enjoyable c. they are
d. it enjoyable d. they do
6. …a meeting in Graha Bina next week 17. … students!
a. there is a. he is
b. it will b. this is
c. there will be c. these
d. there was d. those
7. … an interesting plan to go camping after final test 18. … is a fish in the aquarium?
a. it a. these
b. its b. those
c. it’s c. there
d. it be d. the
8. … nice to talk about the match yesterday 19. Are … dictionaries in the case?
a. it is a. there
b. it was b. they
c. its c. these
d. that’s d. those
9. We believe that … a great amusement to see the film 20. Those are …
a. it a. house
b. it’s b. a house
c. its c. any house
d. there d. some house
10. It seems … to swim in a fast current 21. … not any toothbrushes in the bathroom
a. danger a. there is
b. a dangerous b. there are
c. dangerously c. they were
d. dangerous d. those were
11. … to make communication with him 22. … is painting on the wall
a. they find that is easy a. these
b. it is easy they find b. those
c. they find it easy c. they
d. they find that is easy d. there
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