Latihan Structure TOEFL Bagian 12
Pilih bentuk yang paling tepat untuk melengkapi tiap kalimat. Buka pembahasan setelah menjawab untuk memahami polanya.
1. Take ___ book you find most useful for the assignment.
- however
- whatever
- whichever
- whoever
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. whichever
'Whichever' berfungsi sebagai determiner sebelum kata benda untuk menyatakan pilihan bebas di antara opsi yang ada.
2. ___ difficult the exam is, she always stays calm during it.
- No matter
- Whatever
- Although
- However
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. However
Pola 'However + adjective + subject + verb' menyatakan makna konsesif 'seberapa pun...'.
3. ___ how the vote turns out, the committee will respect the decision.
- However
- No matter
- No mind
- Not matter
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. No matter
'No matter how' menyatakan makna konsesif 'tidak peduli bagaimana...'.
4. ___ if the funding is approved will the research move forward.
- Just
- Only
- So
- Even
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. Only
'Only if' di awal kalimat memicu inversi subjek-auxiliary pada klausa utama: 'will the research move forward'.
5. Never ___ such a complex negotiation handled so smoothly.
- I have seen
- did I saw
- I seen
- have I seen
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. have I seen
Kata keterangan negatif 'Never' di awal kalimat memicu inversi: 'have I seen'.
6. The results were ___ surprising that the researchers repeated the experiment twice.
- very
- so
- too
- such
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. so
Pola 'so + adjective + that' digunakan sebelum kata sifat tanpa kata benda mengikuti.
7. The lab hasn't ___ the samples analyzed yet due to equipment issues.
- made
- done
- got
- had
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. had
Struktur causative negatif 'haven't had something done' menyatakan tindakan belum diminta/diselesaikan oleh pihak lain.
8. The manager told the interns ___ their reports by Friday.
- submit
- submitted
- to submit
- submitting
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. to submit
Reported command menggunakan pola 'tell someone to do something'.
9. The officer asked ___ the documents were ready.
- what
- that
- so
- if
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. if
Pertanyaan ya/tidak yang dilaporkan (reported yes/no question) menggunakan 'if' atau 'whether'.
10. I wish the construction next door ___ making so much noise.
- stops
- stopped
- would stop
- will stop
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. would stop
'Wish + would' digunakan untuk menyatakan kejengkelan terhadap kebiasaan/situasi yang ingin diubah.