Latihan Structure TOEFL Bagian 24
Pilih bentuk yang paling tepat untuk melengkapi tiap kalimat. Buka pembahasan setelah menjawab untuk memahami polanya.
1. Analysts disagree over the degree to ___ automation will displace existing jobs.
- that
- what
- whom
- which
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. which
Klausa relatif dengan preposisi mendahului 'which': 'the degree to which'.
2. The findings raise the question of ___ similar patterns exist in other populations.
- what
- whether
- that
- if that
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. whether
Setelah 'the question of', embedded question formal menggunakan 'whether'.
3. The scholar whom the committee ultimately selected ___ decades of relevant experience.
- have
- has have
- having
- had
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. had
'Whom' sebagai objek klausa relatif; subjek utama klausa ('the scholar') tunggal → 'had'.
4. It remains uncertain to what extent the new treatment ___ the standard protocol.
- outperform
- outperforms
- does outperform
- is outperforming that
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. outperforms
Embedded question tidak memakai inversi tanya langsung; bentuk pernyataan biasa 'outperforms'.
5. The article examines why certain policies, despite good intentions, ___ counterproductive.
- to prove
- proving
- prove
- proves
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. prove
Subjek jamak 'policies' → kata kerja jamak 'prove'.
6. The dataset includes information about who ___ eligible for the program and when.
- is being
- were
- have been
- was
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. was
Merujuk pada status kelayakan tiap individu dalam konteks lampau → 'was'.
7. The board has yet to determine which of the two proposals ___ more cost-effective.
- are
- were
- have been
- is
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. is
'Which of the two' merujuk satu pilihan tunggal → 'is'.
8. Historians continue to debate the extent to which economic factors, rather than ideology, ___ the conflict.
- drives
- to drive
- driving
- drove
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. drove
Konteks historis (masa lalu) → past simple 'drove'.
9. The professor explained precisely how the algorithm ___ under conditions of incomplete data.
- performs
- performing
- to perform
- perform
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. performs
Subjek tunggal 'the algorithm' → kata kerja tunggal 'performs'.
10. It is worth asking whether the reform, however well-intentioned, ___ unintended consequences.
- to produce
- produce
- produces
- producing
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. produces
Subjek tunggal 'the reform' → 'produces'.