Exercises

3.3.1 Question
1. Because of the director are outside the city, the deputy of director rests the director’s
_____ for hearing the session on the meeting to discuss toll road project.
a. to call
b. calls
c. called
d. calling
e. be call

1. Based on the stage to build a house, ______ will make the structure of the house
becomes firm.
a. Concrete being applied the right mixture
b. If we apply the right mixture of concrete
c. Applying the right mixture of concrete
d. To apply the right mixture of concrete
e. Concrete to be applied the right mixture

2. “May I find a shad spot and take a rest, my friend?”. “That is not a good idea my friend,
we have not stopped _______ all the floor plates of this building, wait for a minute my
friend.”
a. Cast
b. To cast
c. Being cast
d. Being punch
e. casting

3. My friend in Department of Civil Engineering has looked forward to _______ a

graduation gift from his lecturer in another country this week.
a. Get
b. Getting
c. Be getting
d. Being getting
e. got

4. I would advise you _______ in PT. WASKITA than in CV.JAYA ABADI.

a. Worked
b. Working
c. Be working
d. Being working
e. Work

5. The architect delays _______ some clients.

 a. Met
b. To meet
c. Meeting
d. Be meeting
e. To met

6. Andy becomes rich from _______ as an architect.

a. Worked
b. Working
c. Be working
d. Being working
e. Work

7. I was interested in ____ more about engineeriing mechanics.

a. learn
b. to learn
c. learning
d. learnt
e. to learning

8. In casting process don’t forget to ______ the species using a vibrator.

a. Vibrate
b. To vibrate
c. Vibrating
d. Be vibrate
e. Beeing vibrating

9. Hellena is busy _______ budget plan of my house.

a. Count
b. To count
c. Be counting
d. Be count
e. Counting
10.
3.3.2 Answer and Discussion

1. Answer :D
Discussion : Because there is the verb placed after possesive adjective the form of “the
director’s” then the answer is use gerund (v-ing).
2. Answer :C
Discussion : Because the answer requires a subject, and which meets the subject criteria
is “Applying the right mixture of concrete” because the verb functioned as a
subject.
3. Answer :E
Discussion : Because in the sentence there one type a word is included in the list of
words have to use gerund (v-ing) the form on the word “stopped” even
though the form of the perfect tense, then the answer that are eligible is
“casting”.
4. Answer :B
Discussion : Because in the sentence there one type a word is included in the list of
words have to use gerund (v-ing) the form on the word “looked forward to”
even though the form of the perfect tense, then the answer that are eligible
is “getting”.
5. Answer :B
Discussion : Because in the sentence there one type a word is included in the list of
words have to use gerund (v-ing) the form on the word “advise”, then the
answer that are eligible is “working”.
6. Answer :C
Discussion : Because the answer requires a object, and who meets the object criteria is
“Meeting” because the verb functioned as a object.
7. Answer :B
Discussion : Because in the sentence there is a preposition, then after the preposition
“from” is use gerund. And which meets the criteria is “Working” because
the word function is gerund after preposition.
8. Answer :C
Discussion : Because in the sentence there is a preposition, then after the preposition “in”
is use gerund. And which meets the criteria is “learning” because the word
function is gerund after preposition.
9. Answer :C
 Discussion : Because in the sentence there one type a word is included in the list of
words have to use gerund (v-ing) the form on the word “forget to”, then the
answer that are eligible is “vibrating”.
10. Answer :E
Discussion : Because in the sentence there one type a word/expression is included in the
list of words have to use gerund (v-ing) the form on the word “is busy”,
then the answer that are eligible is “counting”.