Latihan Structure TOEFL Bagian 25
Pilih bentuk yang paling tepat untuk melengkapi tiap kalimat. Buka pembahasan setelah menjawab untuk memahami polanya.
1. The proposal was rejected; ___, a revised version was submitted within weeks.
- nevertheless
- because
- provided
- despite
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. nevertheless
'Nevertheless' menghubungkan dua kalimat yang berkontras.
2. ___ the initial setbacks, the team ultimately delivered the project ahead of schedule.
- Notwithstanding
- Because
- Unless
- Although
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. Notwithstanding
'Notwithstanding' adalah preposisi formal berarti 'meskipun', diikuti frasa kata benda.
3. The policy's failure can be attributed, in large part, to its ___ of local input during the planning stage.
- neglecting
- neglected
- neglect
- to neglect
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. neglect
Setelah possessive 'its', dibutuhkan bentuk kata benda (nominalisasi): 'neglect'.
4. The reform's ___ of existing regulations created significant legal ambiguity.
- to overlap
- overlap
- overlapped
- overlapping
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. overlap
Nominalisasi setelah possessive 'reform's': 'overlap'.
5. ___ the committee's reservations, the proposal was approved by a narrow margin.
- Because of
- Since
- Despite
- Although
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. Despite
'Despite' diikuti frasa kata benda ('the committee's reservations').
6. The report's ___ of the data has been criticized as overly simplistic.
- interpretation
- interpreting
- to interpret
- interpreted
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. interpretation
Nominalisasi setelah possessive: 'interpretation'.
7. The findings, ___ preliminary, nonetheless suggest a promising direction for future research.
- while
- unless
- because
- despite
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. while
'While' bermakna konsesif diikuti adjective langsung (elliptical clause): 'while [being] preliminary'.
8. ___ the setbacks, morale within the team remained remarkably high.
- Provided that
- Even though
- In spite of
- Because
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. In spite of
'In spite of' diikuti frasa kata benda.
9. The agency's ___ to act swiftly drew widespread criticism.
- to fail
- failed
- failing
- failure
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. failure
Nominalisasi setelah possessive: 'failure to act'.
10. The theory's ___ has been called into question by recent experimental results.
- validate
- validating
- validity
- valid
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. validity
Nominalisasi diperlukan sebagai subjek kalimat: 'validity'.