Latihan Structure TOEFL Bagian 9
Pilih bentuk yang paling tepat untuk melengkapi tiap kalimat. Buka pembahasan setelah menjawab untuk memahami polanya.
1. The noise was ___ that residents complained to the city council.
- so much loud
- such loud
- too loud that
- so loud
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. so loud
Pola 'so + adjective + that' menyatakan hasil; 'such' butuh kata benda setelahnya, bukan langsung kata sifat.
2. ___ finished with the experiment, the researchers cleaned the lab equipment.
- Having
- Being
- Once
- So
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. Once
'Once' sebagai reduced clause pengantar waktu berarti 'setelah selesai', diikuti klausa hasil.
3. The new policy is designed to prevent employees ___ personal devices during work hours.
- from using
- use
- to use
- using
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. from using
Pola 'prevent someone from doing something' adalah struktur verb+preposition tetap.
4. The permit allows the company ___ operations for an additional six months.
- extended
- extending
- extend
- to extend
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. to extend
Pola 'allow someone to do something' menggunakan to-infinitive.
5. Her final score was ___ her practice test result last week.
- as same as
- the same as
- same to
- the same to
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. the same as
Struktur perbandingan kesetaraan yang benar adalah 'the same as', bukan 'same to'.
6. ___ had the results been published when other labs began requesting the data.
- No sooner
- Hardly then
- Sooner
- Once
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. No sooner
'No sooner...when/than' adalah struktur inversi yang menandakan satu peristiwa langsung diikuti peristiwa lain.
7. Little ___ that her presentation would change the direction of the entire project.
- she did know
- knew she
- did she know
- she knew
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. did she know
Kata keterangan negatif 'Little' di awal kalimat memicu inversi subjek-auxiliary: 'did she know'.
8. You may borrow the equipment ___ you return it by Friday.
- long as
- as long as
- so long
- as long
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. as long as
'As long as' digunakan untuk menyatakan syarat (condition) yang harus dipenuhi.
9. The trip will proceed as planned, ___ the weather remains favorable.
- providing
- provided
- provide that
- provided that
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. provided that
'Provided that' berfungsi seperti 'if', menyatakan syarat formal.
10. Take an umbrella ___ it rains later.
- in the case
- in case
- if case
- in case of
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. in case
'In case' digunakan untuk menyatakan tindakan pencegahan terhadap kemungkinan di masa depan.