Latihan Structure TOEFL Bagian 20
Pilih bentuk yang paling tepat untuk melengkapi tiap kalimat. Buka pembahasan setelah menjawab untuk memahami polanya.
1. ___ no objections from the board, the merger proceeded as planned.
- Despite
- Having
- Given that
- With
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. With
Struktur absolut 'with + noun' menyatakan keadaan yang menyertai.
2. ___ once by the same mistake, the manager implemented stricter review procedures.
- Burned
- Burning
- Having burning
- To burn
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. Burned
Idiom 'burned once' sebagai reduced clause pasif dari 'Because he had been burned once'.
3. The candidate, ___ of any wrongdoing, withdrew from the race regardless.
- clearing
- to clear
- cleared
- having clear
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. cleared
Kandidat menerima tindakan dibersihkan (pasif) → past participle 'cleared'.
4. ___ the implications carefully, the panel ultimately rejected the proposal.
- Having weighed
- Weighed
- To weigh
- Weighing
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. Having weighed
Perfect participle aktif menekankan tindakan menimbang selesai sebelum keputusan diambil.
5. The manuscript, ___ by several publishers, was eventually accepted after revision.
- rejecting
- having reject
- to reject
- rejected
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. rejected
Manuskrip menerima tindakan ditolak (pasif) → past participle 'rejected'.
6. The more rigorously a hypothesis is tested, ___ confidence researchers can place in it.
- more greater
- the greater
- the more great
- greater
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. the greater
Pola korelasi comparative 'the more..., the greater...'.
7. Not only does the policy fail to address the core issue, ___ it introduces new complications.
- but it also
- but it
- also but it
- but also it
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. but it also
Pasangan korelatif 'not only...but also...'.
8. The committee is divided not so much over the proposal's goals ___ its implementation.
- but over
- than over
- as
- as over
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. as over
Pola 'not so much X as Y' untuk perbandingan penekanan relatif.
9. The higher the stakes, ___ the pressure to perform flawlessly.
- the greater
- more great
- greater
- the more great
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. the greater
Pola korelasi comparative 'the higher..., the greater...'.
10. The findings were as much a surprise to the researchers ___ to the public.
- as
- as much
- so
- than
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. as
Pola 'as much X as Y' untuk perbandingan kesetaraan.