Pertanyaan
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful flower in the deep jungle. Every morning, it bloomed in glory and opened during the daytime. So people called it Morning Glory. It was like a little white trumpets. Every day a yellow bird came near the Morning Glory. The Morning Glory always proudly asked the bird to stand still and enjoy their beauty. But, the bird refused because he had to find food for his son. He said, "My son is always waiting for me. He is in the nest at the peak of a tree and his wing is broken. so I have to find food for him and tell him about the world. I fly all over the world so I can tell him." Every day, he told his son everything he saw while he was flying. The bird also told the Morning Glory that his son was happy to hear about the Morning Glory. If he had been able to bring his son to see the Morning Glory, his son would have been very happy. The Morning Glory listened to the bird's story attentively. Then, the flower wanted to make the baby bird happy. The Morning Glory wanted to appear to the baby bird so that he could see the flower by himself. The Morning Glory had never moved before, but now she pulled herself along the ground, a little, then more, and then a little more. At last, the Morning Glory came to the tree and climbed to the top and found the nest. The baby bird saw it and was very happy to see its beauty. From that day, the Morning Glory has chimbed. adapted from Middle English School "... so I can tell him" (paragraph 2) What does "him" refer to? A. The Morning glory, B. The parent bird. C. The baby bird. D. The old bird. E. The bird.
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Jawaban
Petunjuk PengerjaanDi bawah ini adalah langkah-langkah yang bisa dilakukan untuk menentukan makna kata ganti him pada paragraf 2 pada kalimat di atas.Membaca bacaan dan memahami isinya.Menuliskan alur cerita.Menemukan kalimat sebelumnya dari kalimat pada soal.Menerjemahkan kalimat pada soal.Menentukan pilihan mengenai makna kata ganti him pada paragraf 2 pada kalimat di atas.Penjelasan SoalTerjemahan cerita di atas yaitu:Pada jaman dahulu ada bunga yang sangat indah di hutan yang dalam. Setiap pagi bunga itu mekar dalam kemuliaan dan terbuka selama siang hari. Jadi orang-orang menyebutnya Morning Glory. Bentuknya seperti terompet kecil berwarna putih. Setiap hari burung kuning datang mendekati bunga tersebut. Bunga meminta sang burung untuk tetap disana menikmati keindahannya. Sedangkan sang burung menolak karena harus mencari makan untuk anak laki-lakinya. Anak laki-laki burung tersebut sayapnya sedang patah maka ia harus mencarikannya makanan setiap hari. Semua yang ia temui diceritakan pada anaknya termasuk keberadaan Morning Glory. Burung kuning tadi ingin sekali bisa membawa anaknya untuk bertemu Morning Glory. Mendengar cerita itu bunga indah itu berniat untuk bisa menampakkan diri pada anak burung kuning. Bunga Morning Glory yang tidak pernah berpindah sebelumnya memutuskan untuk bergerak sedikit demi sedikit hingga sampai ke pohon dan memanjat pohon hingga menemukan sarang burung dan bertemu anak laki-laki burung kuning. Bagian paragraf kedua tepatnya pada percakapan sang burung ia mengatakan "My son is always waiting for me ..... so i can tell him ...". Kata ganti him disini, berdasarkan kalimat sebelumnya artinya adalah son atau anak laki-laki sang burung. Pilihan jawabannya yakni:Kemuliaan pagi,Burung induk.Bayi burung.Burung tua.BurungJawaban Akhir dan KesimpulanPada paragraf kedua kita bisa mengetahui kalimat: "... so I can tell him" atau "... agar aku bisa memberitahunya". Makna kata ganti him adalah bayi burung dimana sang burung kuning selalu menceritakan apa yang ia lihat di dunia saat berkelana. Jadi kesimpulannya "him" refer to C. The baby bird.