Jordan: l was in front of my house alone lost night. Craig: What did Jordan tell you on the phone Ann? Anna: Nothing important. He only said (that) ... A. he had been in front of his house alone the previous night. B. I had been in front of my house aIone the previous night. C. he were in front of his house alone the night before. D. he has been in front of my house alone that night. E. he was being in front of my house alone that night.

Jawaban yang benar adalah: A. he had been in front of his house alone the previous night. Pembahasan: Soal berupa percakapan kalimat langsung dan meminta mengubah salah satu kalimatnya menjadi kalimat tak langsung. Jordan: l was in front of my house alone last night. Craig: What did Jordan tell you on the phone, Anna? Anna: Nothing important. He only said (that) ... (Jordan: Aku berada di depan rumahku sendirian semalam. Craig: Apa yang Jordan katakan padamu melalui telpon, Anna? Anna: Tak ada hal yang penting. Dia hanya berkata (bahwa) ...) Berdasarkan dialog di atas, kita harus mengubah kalimat Jordan menjadi kalimat tak langsung saat diucapkan kembali oleh Anna. Pada kalimat langsung dalam Bahasa Inggris tenses-nya diubah menjadi lampau saat menjadi kalimat tidak langsung. Kata "was" diubah menjadi "had been" dan frasa "last night" diubah menjadi "the previous night". Subjek "I" diubah menjadi "he" karena Jordan adalah laki-laki. Dan frasa "my house" diubah menjadi "his house" karena menjelaskan rumahnya Jordan. Sehingga kalimat langsung: Jordan: I was in front of my house alone last night. Diubah menjadi: He had been in front of his house alone the previous night. Untuk melengkapi kalimat rumpang yang diucapkan Anna, kalimat lengkapnya adalah: Anna: Nothing important. He only said (that) he had been in front of his house alone the previous night. (Anna: Tak ada hal yang penting. Dia hanya berkata (bahwa) dia berada di depan rumahnya sendirian di malam sebelumnya.) Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang paling tepat adalah: A. he had been in front of his house alone the previous night. (A. dia berada di depan rumahnya sendirian di malam sebelumnya.)