Latihan Structure TOEFL Bagian 4
Pilih bentuk yang paling tepat untuk melengkapi tiap kalimat. Buka pembahasan setelah menjawab untuk memahami polanya.
1. The report ___ last week contained several outdated statistics.
- that publish
- publishing
- published
- publishes
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. published
Reduced relative clause dari 'which was published last week' — karena laporan menerima tindakan (pasif) → 'published'.
2. The workshop focused on writing clearly, ___ effectively, and revising thoroughly.
- speaking
- to speak
- speak
- spoken
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. speaking
Struktur paralel mengharuskan bentuk kata kerja konsisten dalam daftar: writing, speaking, revising — semuanya gerund.
3. The board is responsible ___ approving the annual budget.
- for
- on
- of
- with
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. for
'Responsible for' adalah kombinasi preposisi tetap dalam bahasa Inggris.
4. This year's rainfall was ___ than experts had predicted.
- much heavy
- far heavier
- more heavier
- far heavy
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. far heavier
'far' memperkuat bentuk comparative ('far heavier'); 'more heavier' salah karena double comparative.
5. ___ the funding will be approved remains uncertain.
- If
- That
- For
- What
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. That
Noun clause sebagai subjek kalimat formal menggunakan 'that', bukan 'if' yang lazim untuk indirect yes/no question.
6. New safety regulations ___ before the factory reopens.
- must implementing
- must implement
- must being implemented
- must be implemented
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. must be implemented
Subjek 'regulations' menerima tindakan (pasif) → modal + be + past participle: 'must be implemented'.
7. As soon as the results ___ available, we will notify all participants.
- have been
- will be
- are
- were
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. are
Dalam klausa waktu ('as soon as') yang merujuk masa depan, digunakan present simple meskipun maknanya masa depan.
8. The advisor suggested that the student ___ a different research topic.
- choose
- chose
- will choose
- chooses
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. choose
Setelah 'suggest that', digunakan subjunctive — bentuk dasar tanpa -s, sama seperti pola 'recommend/insist that'.
9. ___ people rely on smartphones, the less they read printed newspapers.
- The more
- More
- So more
- As more
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. The more
Pola korelasi comparative 'the more..., the less...' mengharuskan 'the' di kedua bagian kalimat.
10. ___ quickly did the situation change that officials struggled to respond.
- So
- Very
- Too
- Such
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. So
Pola inversi 'So + adverb + auxiliary + subject + that...' digunakan untuk penekanan; 'such' dipakai dengan frasa kata benda.