Grammar TOEFL 14: Advanced Relative Clauses
Penjelasan
Klausa relatif bisa memakai preposisi + which ('the reason for which', 'the method by which'), 'whom' sebagai objek formal, dan 'whose' untuk kepemilikan pada benda maupun orang. Non-defining relative clause (dipisah koma) memberi info tambahan yang tidak esensial.
Latihan soal
1. The theory, the implications of ___ are still being debated, has changed the field entirely.
- it
- whose
- that
- which
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. which
Klausa relatif non-restrictive dengan preposisi mendahului 'which'.
2. The colleague ___ I was referring to earlier just walked in.
- who
- whom
- which
- whose
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. whom
'Whom' sebagai objek klausa relatif formal.
3. The building, ___ foundation was damaged in the earthquake, has since been demolished.
- that
- which
- whose
- who
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. whose
'Whose' menunjukkan kepemilikan, bisa dipakai untuk benda maupun orang.
4. This is the method by ___ the ancient Egyptians preserved bodies.
- whose
- whom
- which
- that
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. which
Preposisi 'by' mendahului 'which' dalam klausa relatif formal.
5. The professor, ___ lecture we attended yesterday, is retiring this year.
- which
- who
- who's
- whose
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. whose
'Whose' menunjukkan kepemilikan atas 'lecture'.
6. The reason for ___ she resigned remains unclear.
- what
- it
- that
- which
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. which
Preposisi 'for' mendahului 'which' dalam klausa relatif formal.
7. My neighbor, ___ dog barks constantly, apologized for the noise.
- which
- who's
- whose
- who
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. whose
'Whose' menunjukkan kepemilikan atas 'dog'.
8. The client ___ we met last week has decided to sign the contract.
- whom
- what
- whose
- which
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. whom
'Whom' sebagai objek klausa relatif formal, merujuk orang.
9. The committee, ___ decision was final, offered no further explanation.
- that
- who
- whose
- which
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. whose
'Whose' dipakai untuk kepemilikan meski merujuk pada kelompok/institusi.
10. This is the region in ___ the ancient trade routes once converged.
- that
- whose
- whom
- which
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. which
Preposisi 'in' mendahului 'which' dalam klausa relatif formal.