Latihan Structure TOEFL Bagian 18
Pilih bentuk yang paling tepat untuk melengkapi tiap kalimat. Buka pembahasan setelah menjawab untuk memahami polanya.
1. Only by examining the original manuscripts ___ historians uncover the discrepancy.
- did
- have
- could
- would
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. could
'Only by' di awal kalimat memicu inversi, konteks kemampuan masa lalu → 'could'.
2. Such was the outcry over the decision ___ the policy was reversed within days.
- which
- so
- that
- as
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. that
Pola inversi 'Such was + noun + that...'.
3. It was precisely this ambiguity ___ the lawyers exploited during the trial.
- who
- what
- which
- that
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. that
Cleft sentence dengan objek benda menggunakan 'that'.
4. Never before ___ the museum received such a large donation.
- did
- has
- having
- had
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. has
'Never before' di awal memicu inversi; konteks present perfect (belum pernah sampai sekarang) → 'has'.
5. What ultimately doomed the expedition ___ a series of small miscalculations, not a single catastrophic error.
- was
- were
- had been
- are
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. was
Cleft dengan 'what' sebagai subjek tunggal → 'was'.
6. So unexpected was the announcement ___ markets reacted within minutes.
- that
- so
- which
- as
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. that
Pola inversi 'So + adjective + was + subject + that'.
7. It is not the amount of time spent studying but the quality of that time ___ determines success.
- that
- what
- who
- which
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. that
Cleft dengan frasa benda menggunakan 'that'.
8. Rarely, if ever, ___ such unanimous agreement been reached in committee.
- did
- have
- has
- does
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. has
'Rarely, if ever' + inversi, konteks present perfect → 'has'.
9. It was only after the second review ___ the error was finally detected.
- when
- then
- which
- that
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. that
Cleft 'It was only after X that Y'.
10. Little did the researchers suspect ___ their findings would upend the entire field.
- that
- how
- what
- which
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. that
Setelah inversi 'Little did', klausa objek menggunakan 'that'.