CONTOH CONDITIONAL SENTENCE

1. If we had left the house earlier , they ... so late getting to the ship
    a. be    c will
    b was   d get
    * The answer A (be)
2. If i finish the assignment before saturday , i....it to my lecturer
    a. gave         c give
    b submitted  d submit
    * The answer D (submit)
3. If i had seen the concert i .... you about is last night
    a. told  c ask 
    b tell    d has
    * the answer B (tell)
4. Had Juki not interfered in his brother marital problem . there.... peace between them
    a. be    c was
    b did   d do
    * the answer A (be )
5. she would give you the money if she... it
    a. has  c have
    b did   d do
   * the answer C (have)
6.  they will could you immediatly if they... help
    a. needed  c have
    b need      d give
   * the answer B (need)
7. Had my mother arrived at the sale early , she... a better dress
    a. found    c sell
    b find        d bought
    * the answer B (find)
8. if you enough time, please....you room before you go to school
    a. clean     c buy
    b mess      d get
    * the answer A (clean)
9. Unless I did the homework, I.... out from the class
   a would be   c. have be 
   b will have    d. be go 
  * the answer A ( would be ) 
10. I will go out, if it ...rain.
    a. not     c will not
    b doesnt d did 
    * the answer B (doesnt)
11. I was very grateful, if you.... send me your brochure.
     a will  c would
     b do   d can
    * the answer C (would) 
12.  You.. come early yesterday, so you... the train
     a didnt , missed   c. did, miss
     b has, miss          d do, missed
     *the answer A (didnt, missed)
13. You.... not have missed the train if you... come early yesterday.
     a. would, had  c. has , did
     b will, has       d not, had 
      * the answer A ( would,had)
14. Tom .... if he had more money.
       a. will traveling  c do traveling
      b go travel        d would travel 
      *the answer D ( would travel)
15.  I... give you, if I find your key.
       a. would  c do
       b will       d did
       * the answer B ( will)
16. If I .... you when you pass me in the street, I would have said hello
     a has see     c had seen
     b have seen  d do seen 
     * the answer C ( had seen)
17.   If I... rich, I would buy a castle.
      a were   c can
      b will     d get 
      * the answer A (were)
18. If I... Dina, I... to tell her about it.
      a meet, want  c meet, have
      b met, has      d meet, go
      *the answer A (meet, want)
19. If I ...you when you pass me in the street, I would have said hello
      a has seen    c had seen
      b had look    d been seen
      *the answer C (had seen)
20. If they... here now, we could go together
      a were   c has
      b was     d here 
      * the answer A (were)
21.   If you... late today, you... fail in the exam.
       a come , would    c come ,  has
       b came , would   d come , did 
       *the answer B (came, would)
22.   She... have any money if she.... work
       a wouldnt , didnt  c. has, do
       b would , do        d  have, do
      *the answer A ( wouldnt, didnt)
23.  If I had money, I would treat you.
       a has      c had
       b did      d do
       * the answer C (had) 
24.   If I were you, I... buy that coat.
       a were   c has
       b do      d wouldnt 
       * the answer D (wouldn't)  
25.    I.... you, if I find your key
       a will give     c has give
       b would has  d had give 
       *the answer A (will give) 

Machines Are Better Than Humans at Hiring the Best Employees

When an algorithm picks the candidate, they stay longer, new research finds.

People want to believe they have good instincts, but when it comes to hiring, they can't best a computer. Hiring managers select worse job candidates than the ones recommended by an algorithm, new research from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds.

Looking across 15 companies and more than 300,000 hires in low-skill service-sector jobs, such as data entry and call center work, NBER researchers compared the tenure of employees who had been hired based on the algorithmic recommendations of a job test with that of people who'd been picked by a human. The test asked a variety of questions about technical skills, personality, cognitive skills, and fit for the job. The applicant's answers were run through an algorithm, which then spat out a recommendation: Green for high-potential candidates, yellow for moderate potential, and red for the lowest-rated. 

First, the researchers proved that the algorithm works, confirming what previousstudies have found. On average, greens stayed at the job 12 days longer than yellows, who stayed 17 days longer than reds. The median duration of employees in these jobs isn't very long to begin with, about three months. "That's still a big deal, on average, when you’re hiring tens of thousands of people," said researcher Mitchell Hoffman, an assistant professor of strategic management, calling the extra few weeks the algorithm bought a "modest or significant improvement."

Often hiring managers, possibly because of overconfidence or bias, don't listen to the algorithm. Those cases, it turns out, lead to worse hires. When, for example, recruiters hired a yellow from an applicant pool instead of available greens, who were then hired at a later date to fill other open positions, those greens stayed at the jobs about 8 percent longer, the researchers found. The more managers deviated from the testing recommendations, the less likely candidates were to stick around. 

Recruiters might argue that they make these exceptions to hire more productive people, even though they don't stay as long at the job. The numbers suggest otherwise. For six of the 15 companies, the researchers measured productivity, such as the number of calls completed per hour, amount of data entered per hour, or number of standardized tests graded per hour. The exceptions to the algorithm did no better than their peers. "There is no statistical evidence that the exceptions are doing better in this other dimension," said researcher Danielle Li, an assistant professor of entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School. In some cases, she said, the exceptions did worse.

While hiring algorithms have started to gain popularity as a way to reduce hiring and turnover costs, finding employees who fit better within companies, there's still ana tendency to trust one's gut over a machine. One study dubbed the phenomenon "algorithm aversion." People can be blinded by bias, however, especially when it comes to hiring. Some hiring managers gravitate to people like themselves; others are just overconfident in their abilities to predict success. "It's human nature to think that some of that information you’re learning in an interview is valuable," added Li. "Is it more valuable than the information in the test? In a lot of cases, the answer is no."

source : http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-17/machines-are-better-than-humans-at-hiring-top-employees

Contoh Soal Subject Verb Agreement

1. Some of the fruit in this bowl ... rotten
    a. is      c this
    b are    d do
2. Most of the movie...funny
    a. is     c are
    b do    d.did
3. Each of the boys in the class.. his own notebook
    a. has   c have
    b. is     d. are
4. The number of employes in my company… approximately ten thousand
    a. is     c. do
    b are   d. this 
5. ... all of this homework have to be finished by tomorrow 
   a. do    c. did
   b. does d. was 
6. he books that I got from my friend, Muh. Rifqy....very interesting,
   a. is      c. was
   b. are   d. were
7. My boss always...on time.
    a. comes  c. came
    b. come   d. go
8. the cat... sleeping
    a. is         c. are
    b. was     d.did
9. My books....borrowed by him.
   a. were     c. is
   b. was      d. did
10. The manager... checked the documents.
   a. has       c. is
   b. was     d. did

Eror Analis 
1. The flakes in this cereal tastes like sawdust    
    answer : taste 
2. The decisions of the judge seems questionable.    
    answer : seem
3. People in big cities tends to use their spare time doing sports or hanging out in parks.  
    answer : tend 
4.  My boss always come on time     
     answer :  comes  
5.  The book in the library of UIN Alauddin are very interesting.
    answer : books
6. There are thirty-three student in my class.
    answer : students
7. The department members but not the chair has decide not to teach on Valentine's Day.
   answer : have decided
8. It was the speaker, not his ideas, that have provoked the students to riot.
   answer :  has
9. My glasses was on the bed.
   answer : were
10. is either my brothers or my father responsible? 
    answer : are 
11. The average worker's earnings are gone up dramatically.
     answer : have 
12.  None of the students has do their homework.
      answer : have done
13. Some of the beads is  missing
      answer : are
14. The number of days in January are thirty one.
      answer : is
15. There is an accident last week.
      answer : was