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Excercise UAS + Answer

The document contains examples of changing verb tenses, voices, and structures in English sentences. It provides the original sentences and their transformations into different forms such as indirect speech, passive voice, present perfect tense, conditional, and more. The examples demonstrate how to properly alter various parts of speech in English sentences.
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Excercise UAS + Answer

The document contains examples of changing verb tenses, voices, and structures in English sentences. It provides the original sentences and their transformations into different forms such as indirect speech, passive voice, present perfect tense, conditional, and more. The examples demonstrate how to properly alter various parts of speech in English sentences.
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Change direct speech to indirect speech

Talal asked, "Are you hungry?"

"I'm going to move to Ohio," said Bruce.

"Did you enjoy your trip?" asked Kim.

"Sentences with noun clauses are a little complicated."

Change the regular verb to phrasal verb


Joe quit smoking.

The racing car exploded after it crashed into the fence.

The police asked the man to give his wallet and his weapons.

We dispose our old furniture when we bought new ones.

Change the active sentence to passive voice


Active: Mrs. Andrews hasn't signed those papers yet.

Active: Has Mr. Andrews signed them yet?

Active: Is Mr. Brown painting your house?

Active: His tricks won't fool me.

Change the verb into present perfect form


I have this book since the first of June.

I know her/him since I was born.

I am a student in Gunadarma for 2 years.

I have this pen for two weeks.


Change the verb into present perfect continuous
form
It (snow) all day. I wonder when it will stop.

The telephone (ring) for almost a minute. Why doesn't someone answer it?

A: What's the matter? Your eyes are red and puffy. (you, cry)?
B: No. I just fished peeling some onions.

The little girl is dirty from head to foot because she (play) in the mud.

Conditional
If the weather _ good yesterday, our picnic would not have been canceled.
Fact: The picnic was canceled because the weather was not good.

If 1 had an envelope and a stamp, I mail this letter right now.


Fact: I do not have an envelope and a stamp right now but I want to mail this letter. I am not
going to mail this letter right now.

Ann made it to class on time this morning if the bus hadn't been late.
Fact: Ann did not make it to class on time because the bus was late

If the hotel built to withstand an earthquake, it would not have collapsed.


Fact: The hotel collapsed.

If I had had enough time, I my parents a letter last night.


Fact: I wanted to write my parents a letter last night, but I didn't have enough time.

If I have enough apples, I an apple pie this afternoon.


Fact: I don’t have enough apples and I won’t bake an apple pie.

If I enough time later tonight, I will write my parents a letter.


Fact :I won't have enough time tonight, so I won't write my parents a letter.

If the paper does not arrive on time today, I cancel my subscription.


Fact: My evening newspaper has been late every day this week.
ANSWER KEY

Direct to Indirect
Talal asked, "Are you hungry?"
Talal wanted to know if I was hungry.

"I'm going to move to Ohio," said Bruce.


Bruce informed me (that) he was going to move to Ohio.

"Did you enjoy your trip?" asked Kim.


Kim asked me whether / if I had enjoyed my trip.

"Sentences with noun clauses are a little complicated."


Olga thinks (that) sentences with noun clauses are a little complicated.

Phrasal verb
Joe quit smoking.
Joe give up
smoking.

The racing car exploded after it crashed into the fence.


The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence.

The police asked the man to give his wallet and his weapons.
The police asked the man to hand over his wallet and his weapons.

We dispose our old furniture when we bought new ones.


We threw away our old furniture when we bought new ones.

Passive voice
Active: Mrs. Andrews hasn't signed those papers yet.
Passive: Those papers haven't been signed (yet) by Mrs. Andrews (yet).

Active: Has Mr. Andrews signed them yet?


Passive: Have they been signed by Mr. Andrews?

Active: Is Mr. Brown painting your house?


Passive: Is your house being painted by Mr. Brown?

Active: His tricks won't fool me.


Passive: I won't be fooled by his tricks.
Present perfect
I have this book since the first of June.
I have had this book since the first of June.

I know her/him since I was born.


I have known her/him since since I was born.

I am a student in Gunadarma for 2 years.


I have been a student in Gunadarma for 2 years.

I have this pen for two weeks.


I have had this pen for two weeks.

Present perfect continuous


It (snow) all day. I wonder when it will stop.
It has been snowing all day.

The telephone (ring) for almost a minute. Why doesn't someone answer it?
The telephone has been ringing for almost a minute.

A: What's the matter? Your eyes are red and puffy. (you, cry)?
B: No. I just fished peeling some onions.
Have you been crying?

The little girl is dirty from head to foot because she (play) in the mud.
The little girl is dirty from head to foot because she has been playing in the mud.

Conditional
If the weather _ good yesterday, our picnic would not have been canceled.
If the weather had been good yesterday, our picnic would not have been canceled.
The picnic was canceled because the weather was not good.

If 1 had an envelope and a stamp, I mail this letter right now.


If 1 had an envelope and a stamp, I would mail this letter right now.
Fact: I do not have an envelope and a stamp right now but I want to mail this letter. I am not
going to mail this letter right now.

Ann made it to class on time this morning if the bus hadn't been late.
Ann would have made it to class on time this morning if the bus hadn't been late.
Fact: Ann did not make it to class on time because the bus was late

If the hotel built to withstand an earthquake, it would not have collapsed.


If the hotel had been built to withstand an earthquake, it would not have collapsed.
Fact: The hotel collapsed.

If I had had enough time, I my parents a letter last night.


If I had had enough time, I would have written my parents a letter last night.
Fact: I wanted to write my parents a letter last night, but I didn't have enough
time. If I have enough apples, I an apple pie this afternoon.
If I have enough apples, I will bake an apple pie this afternoon.
Fact: I don’t have enough apples and I won’t bake an apple pie.

If I enough time later tonight, I will write my parents a letter.


If I have enough time later tonight, I will write my parents a letter.
Fact: :I won't have enough time tonight, so I won't write my parents a letter.

If the paper does not arrive on time today, I cancel my subscription.


If the paper does not arrive on time today, I am going to cancel my
subscription. Fact: My evening newspaper has been late every day this week.

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