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For many years people believed that the cleverest animals after man were the chimpanzees. Now, however, there is a proof that dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes. Although a dolphin lives in the sea, it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is in many ways, therefore, like a human being.

Dolphins have a simple language. They are able to talk to one another. It may be possible for man to learn how to talk to dolphins. But, this will not be easy because dolphins cannot hear the kind of sounds man can make. If man wants to talk to dolphins, therefore, he will have to make a third language which both he and the dolphins can understand.

Dolphins are also very friendly toward man. They often follow ships. There are many stories about dolphins guiding ships through difficult and dangerous waters.

To tell the factual information, the writer mostly uses.
А. passive voice
B. simple past tense
C. present perfect tense
D. simple present tense
Е. present continuous tense

D. Nur · Accepted Answer

Halo, Tamiwin. Kakak bantu jawab, ya.

Jawaban untuk soal ini adalah D. Simple Present Tense.

Soal ini menanyakan jenis tense yang digunakan penulis untuk menyatakan informasi fakta (factual information).

Teks di soal ini merupakan contoh dari teks Report berisi deksripsi mengenai hewan lumba-lumba (dolphin).

Dalam teks Report memang banyak tertulis informasi fakta mengenai suatu hal yang dibahas. Jika dicocokkan dengan isi teks, fakta yang diberikan adalah informasi mengenai ciri-ciri atau karakteristik dari lumba-lumba.

Contoh:
- "Although a dolphin lives in the sea, it is not a fish. It is a mammal" artinya "Walaupun lumba-lumba hidup di air, dia bukan ikan. Dia mamalia" (kalimat 3 dan 4 di paragraf 1).

- "Dolphins have a simple language" artinya "Lumba-lumba memiliki bahasa sederhana" (kalimat awal di paragraf 2).

- "Dolphins are also very friendly toward man" artinya "Lumba-lumba juga sangat ramah terhadap manusia" (kalimat awal di paragraf 3).

Seluruh contoh kalimat di atas menyatakan fakta mengenai lumba-lumba dan semuanya ditulis memakai Simple Present Tense karena dipakainya kata kerja bentuk pertama (verb 1) seperti 'lives' dan 'have', serta auxiliary verb seperti 'is' dan 'are'.

Oleh karena itu, jenis tense yang digunakan penulis untuk menyatakan informasi fakta (factual information) adalah Simple Present Tense. Ini cocok dengan opsi D.

Jadi, jawaban untuk soal ini adalah D. Simple Present Tense.

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