Latihan Structure TOEFL Bagian 1
Pilih bentuk yang paling tepat untuk melengkapi tiap kalimat. Buka pembahasan setelah menjawab untuk memahami polanya.
1. By the time the meeting started, most of the participants ___ already left.
- having
- has
- had
- have
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. had
Klausa 'by the time the meeting started' (past) menandakan peristiwa lain terjadi lebih dulu — konteks past perfect: 'had already left'.
2. The committee is reviewing several proposals, ___ of which addresses the budget shortfall directly.
- either
- none
- any
- both
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. none
Maknanya: tak satu pun proposal membahas defisit anggaran secara langsung — paling pas dengan 'none of which'.
3. Not only ___ the report late, but it also contained several factual errors.
- did he submit
- he did submit
- submitted he
- he submitted
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. did he submit
Frasa negatif 'Not only' di awal kalimat memicu inversi subjek-auxiliary: 'did he submit'.
4. The research team spent two years ___ data before publishing their findings.
- analyzing
- to analyze
- analyzed
- analyze
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. analyzing
Pola 'spend + time + V-ing' adalah struktur baku: 'spend two years analyzing'.
5. Unlike her colleagues, who preferred working independently, Maria always ___ collaborative projects.
- enjoying
- enjoys
- enjoy
- has enjoy
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. enjoys
Subjek 'Maria' (tunggal) membutuhkan kata kerja 'enjoys' (present simple, subject-verb agreement).
6. The more carefully you plan your research, ___ your results are likely to be.
- more reliable
- the reliable
- reliable
- the more reliable
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. the more reliable
Struktur 'the + comparative..., the + comparative...' membutuhkan 'the more reliable', sejajar dengan 'the more carefully'.
7. Despite ___ the instructions twice, several employees still misunderstood the new policy.
- read
- reading
- having read
- to read
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. having read
Setelah preposisi 'despite' dibutuhkan gerund. 'Having read' menekankan tindakan itu selesai sebelum kesalahpahaman terjadi.
8. The professor, along with two graduate assistants, ___ responsible for grading all the exams.
- are
- were
- have been
- is
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. is
'Along with two graduate assistants' hanya keterangan tambahan; subjek utama tetap 'the professor' (tunggal) → 'is'.
9. It is essential that every applicant ___ the form before the deadline.
- submits
- submit
- submitted
- will submit
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. submit
Setelah 'it is essential that', digunakan subjunctive — bentuk dasar kata kerja tanpa -s: 'submit'.
10. Had the company invested in renewable energy earlier, it ___ significant costs by now.
- would save
- saves
- would have saved
- will have saved
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. would have saved
Kalimat pengandaian tipe 3 dengan inversi 'Had the company invested...'; klausa hasil menggunakan 'would have saved'.