The Green Generation

Who is going to pay the pric...

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The Green Generation

Who is going to pay the price if the current generation 23 _______ to pollute the environ ment? Today's children will foot the bill. California teenagers who figured this out have started an organisation called YES (Youth for Environmental Sanity). As one member of YES points out, "Adults didn't learn about the environment when they were growing up. "Therefore, YES members believe that unless kids 24 ______  on themselves, nothing is going to happen.

The group is realistic but hopeful. Spokes person Sol Solomon states the YES philosophy in a few words: "Who says we can't save the earth? If we don't save it for ourselves, nobody 25 _______ it for us. "A lot of this hope is based on teenagers growing economic power. According to one national wide poll, US teenagers spend about $80 billion a year. Using that power, kids' ecology groups have told some manufactures, "We won't buy your products unless you 26 _______ the way you do business. "Youngsters have forced giant food corporations such as Burger King and Star-Kist to change. Now, if kids 27 _______ to a product for environmental reasons, manufacturers listen.

Partly because companies want kids to buy their products, "green" advertising–advertising that mentions a company's concern about the environment–is booming. But environmental groups tell companies that they'd better actually solve problems and not just spend money on advertising. "Kids are sharp", warns one spokes person. "They'll figure it out fast if manufac turers practise false advertising."

Taken from Focus on Grammar, 2000

25. 
a. saves
b. saving
c. will save
d. would save

A. Asarotun · Accepted Answer

Jawaban : c. will save

Pembahasan :
Soal meminta untuk melengkapi kalimat.

Kalimat soal adalah "If we don't save it for ourselves, nobody 25 ... it for us". (Jika kita tidak menyelematkannya untuk diri kita sendiri, tidak ada yang 25 ... nya untuk kita.)

Kalimat tersebut merupakan kalimat pengandaian (conditional sentence) tipe 1 ditandai oleh kata 'if' dan 'don't save'.

Rumus : If + S + V1 + O/C, S + will + V1 + O/C.

Berdasarkan rumus tersebut, kata kerja yang digunakan untuk melengkapi kalimat di atas adalah 'will' dan V1 yaitu 'will save'.

Kalimat lengkapnya menjadi "If we don't save it for ourselves, nobody will save it for us". (Jika kita tidak menyelematkannya untuk diri kita sendiri, tidak ada yang akan menyelamatkannya untuk kita.)

Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah : c. will save

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