Latihan Structure TOEFL Bagian 17
Pilih bentuk yang paling tepat untuk melengkapi tiap kalimat. Buka pembahasan setelah menjawab untuk memahami polanya.
1. If only the results had been more conclusive, the study ___ published in a major journal.
- was
- would be
- would have been
- will be
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. would have been
'If only' + past perfect menyatakan penyesalan; klausa hasil menggunakan 'would have been'.
2. Had the warning been issued earlier, residents ___ more time to evacuate.
- will have had
- would have
- would have had
- have
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. would have had
Third conditional standar dengan hasil 'would have had'.
3. It is vital that every witness ___ questioned separately.
- being
- was
- is
- be
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. be
Subjunctive setelah 'it is vital that' menggunakan bentuk dasar 'be'.
4. Should you require further assistance, please ___ hesitate to contact us.
- not
- don't
- do not
- won't
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. do not
Bentuk formal imperatif negatif baku: 'please do not hesitate'.
5. Had the strike continued another week, the factory ___ permanently.
- closes
- might have closed
- might close
- will close
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. might have closed
Third conditional dengan modal: 'might have + past participle' menyatakan kemungkinan di masa lalu.
6. It was not until the results were independently replicated ___ the scientific community accepted the claim.
- when
- which
- that
- then
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. that
Struktur cleft baku 'It was not until...that...'.
7. Not until the final chapter ___ the significance of the earlier clues become clear.
- do
- does
- had
- did
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. does
'Not until' di awal kalimat memicu inversi; konteks present narasi → 'does'.
8. What the committee failed to anticipate ___ the scale of public backlash.
- is being
- was
- were
- had been
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. was
Cleft dengan 'what' sebagai subjek klausa nominal tunggal → 'was'.
9. So thoroughly had the evidence been examined ___ no juror doubted the verdict.
- so
- that
- which
- as
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. that
Pola inversi 'So + adverb + had + subject + past participle + that'.
10. It is the unintended consequences of policy, rather than its stated goals, ___ often prove most significant.
- what
- which
- that
- who
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. that
Cleft sentence merujuk frasa benda, menggunakan 'that'.