English Mid-term Test

The sentence from article 2

Paint-on-glass animation : a technique for making animated films by manipulating slow drying oil paints on sheets of glass, for example by Aleksandr Petrov.

1.       The right sentence should be :

Paint-on-glass animation is a technique for making animated films by manipulating slow drying oil paints on sheets of glass, for example by Aleksandr Petrov.

Ø  The sentence should use to be (is) after the subject (paint-on-glass animation) to connect the whole sentence.

2.       The text is nominal sentence. Because it uses to be and followed by noun as an object. There is no verb in the text. The right sentence is :

Paint-on-glass animation is a technique for making animated films by manipulating slow drying oil paints on sheets of glass, for example by Aleksandr Petrov.

Ø  Paint-on-glass animation as subject

Ø  Is as to be

Ø  A technique for making... as object (noun)

3.       The author uses Simple Present Tense

The pattern: S + to be (is, am, are) + O (noun)

4.       Passive sentence : A technique for making animated films by manipulating slow drying oil paints on sheets of glass is called paint-on-glass animation, for example by Aleksadr Petrov.

5.       The translation : Animasi lukisan kaca adalah sebuah teknik untuk memuat film-film animasi dengan memanipulasi lukisan minyak yang mengering dengan lambat di atas lapisan-lapisan kaca, contohnya oleh Aleksandr Petrov.

6.       The reason why the author uses simple present tense because the author explains about general information to the reader.

The second sentence (from article : The History of Chinese Animation)

The history of Chinese animation began in 1918 when an animation piece from he United States titled “Out of the Inkwell” landed in Shanghai.

1.       There are no poor grammar and punctuation in the text.

2.       The text is verbal sentence. Because it uses verb (began) in the text.

Ø  The history of Chinese animation as subject

Ø  Began as verb₂

Ø  In 1918 as adverb

3.       The author uses Simple Past Tense

The pattern: S + V₂ + O + adverb

4.       Passive sentence: The history of Chinese animation was begun in 1918 when an animation piece from the United States titled “Out of the Inkwell” landed in Shanghai.

5.       The translation: Sejarah animasi bangsa China mulai pada tahun 1918 ketika salah satu animasi dari Amerika Serikat yang berjudul “Out of the Inkwell” masuk ke Shanghai.

6.       The reason why the author uses simple past tense because the author tells about the history (the event that is happened in the past) of Chinese animation.