Latihan Structure TOEFL Bagian 27
Pilih bentuk yang paling tepat untuk melengkapi tiap kalimat. Buka pembahasan setelah menjawab untuk memahami polanya.
1. Neither the funding agency nor the university ___ willing to cover the full cost of the equipment.
- were
- have been
- are
- was
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. was
Pola 'neither...nor...' dengan subjek terdekat tunggal ('the university') → kata kerja tunggal 'was'.
2. The committee's decision, controversial ___ it was, ultimately proved correct.
- as
- which
- so
- that
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. as
Struktur konsesif inversi 'adjective + as + subject + verb' berarti 'meskipun kontroversial'.
3. Maria completed her dissertation ahead of schedule, as did two of her cohort ___.
- member
- membership
- members
- membered
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. members
Kata benda jamak setelah angka 'two': 'members'.
4. The new policy addresses not only environmental concerns but also, crucially, economic ___.
- viably
- to be viable
- viable
- viability
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. viability
Struktur paralel setelah 'economic', dibutuhkan kata benda: 'viability'.
5. The professor, along with several graduate students, ___ conducting fieldwork in the region this summer.
- are
- were
- have been
- is
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. is
Subjek utama tunggal 'the professor'; frasa tambahan tidak mengubah subject-verb agreement → 'is'.
6. The findings were, in the words of one reviewer, ___ significant to ignore.
- such
- very
- too
- so
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. too
Pola 'too + adjective + to-infinitive'.
7. The two studies reached remarkably similar conclusions, despite employing entirely different ___.
- methodologies
- methodology
- methodological
- methodologically
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. methodologies
Kata benda jamak setelah 'different': 'methodologies'.
8. The director, whose vision shaped the company for two decades, ___ stepping down next year.
- is
- are
- have been
- were
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. is
Subjek utama tunggal 'the director' → 'is'.
9. The report highlights three concerns: rising costs, declining enrollment, and, most urgently, ___ faculty morale.
- deteriorated
- deteriorate
- deteriorating
- to deteriorate
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. deteriorating
Struktur paralel dengan frasa ber-partisip: 'deteriorating faculty morale' sejajar dengan 'rising costs, declining enrollment'.
10. So, too, ___ the smaller stakeholders affected by the decision.
- have
- did
- was
- were
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. were
Elipsis 'so + auxiliary + subject' mengikuti konteks jamak sebelumnya → 'were'.