Latihan Structure TOEFL Bagian 21
Pilih bentuk yang paling tepat untuk melengkapi tiap kalimat. Buka pembahasan setelah menjawab untuk memahami polanya.
1. Rather than dismiss the anomaly, the team chose ___ investigate it further.
- for to
- to
- of
- that they
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. to
'Rather than' diikuti to-infinitive di klausa berikutnya.
2. The longer the delay, ___ costly the eventual solution is likely to become.
- the most
- most
- the more
- more
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. the more
Pola korelasi 'the longer..., the more costly...'.
3. It is not merely a matter of cost ___ also one of long-term sustainability.
- but is
- but of
- but
- and
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. but
Pola 'not merely X but also Y'.
4. So closely intertwined are the two economies ___ a downturn in one inevitably affects the other.
- that
- which
- as
- so
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. that
Pola inversi 'So + adjective + verb + subject + that'.
5. The proposal is neither radical enough to inspire enthusiasm ___ modest enough to avoid controversy.
- nor
- but
- or
- and nor
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. nor
Pasangan korelatif 'neither...nor...'.
6. As sophisticated as the model is, ___ still fails to account for rare events.
- it
- so
- that
- this
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. it
Klausa konsesif 'As + adjective + as' diikuti subjek pronomina 'it' di klausa utama.
7. The evidence is compelling enough ___ warrant a full investigation.
- that it
- so as that
- for to
- to
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. to
Pola 'adjective + enough + to-infinitive'.
8. Twice as many applicants ___ last year applied for the fellowship this cycle.
- as
- that
- than
- so
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. as
Pola perbandingan kelipatan 'twice as many...as...'.
9. The more data scientists collect, ___ it becomes to identify meaningful patterns amid the noise.
- the more hard
- harder
- the harder
- more hard
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. the harder
Pola korelasi comparative 'the more..., the harder...'.
10. So persuasive was her argument ___ even her harshest critics conceded the point.
- that
- as
- which
- so
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. that
Pola inversi 'So + adjective + was + subject + that'.