TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL(WRITTEN EXPRESSION)29
21 Maret 2022
Materi Bahasa Inggris
1.The professor was considering postponing the examination until the following week because the
A B C D
student’ confusion.
pembahasan:should be because of.Use because+sentence and because of+noun phrase.The student’ confusion is only a noun phrase.
2.Having lost the election,the presidetial candidate intends supporting the opposition despite
A B C
the objections of his staff.
D
pembahasan:should be to support.Intend+infinitive.
3.The congressman, accompanied by secret service agents and aides,are preparing to enter the
A B C
convention hall within the next few minutes.
D
pembahasan:should be is.Congressman is a singular subject and requires a singular verb.
4.Because the torrential rains that had devastated the area,thegovernor sent the National Guard to assist
A B C D
in the clean-up operation.
pembahasan:should be because of.Use because of+noun phrase.Note that”that had devastated the area”is a relative clause;therefore,”the torrential rains”is only a noun phrase,not a sentence.
5.Lack of sanitation in restaurant are a major cause of disease in some areas of the country.
A B C D
pembahasan:should be is.Lack is a singular subject and requires a singular verb.
6.Had the committee members considered the alternatives more carefully,they would have realized that
A B
the second was better as the first.
C D
pembahasan:should be than the first.The correct comparisons better than.
7.Malnutrition is a major cause of death in those countries were the cultivation of rice have been
A B C
impeded by recurrent drought.
D
pembahasan:should be has.Cultivation is a singular subject and requires a singular verb.
8.The decision to withdraw all support from the activities of the athletes are causing an uproar among
A B C D
the athletes’ fans.
pembahasan:should be is causing.Decision is a singular subject and requires a singular verb.
9.Underutilized species of fish has been proposed as a solution to the femine in many under developed
A B C D
countries.
pembahasan:should be have been.Species(in this sentence)is a plural subject and requires a plural verb.Species may also be singular,but if that had been the case in this sentence,underutilized would have been preceded by an.
10.Because the residents had worked so diligent to renovate the oild building,the manager had a party.
A B C D
pembahasan:should be diligently.The verb had worked should be modified by an adverb,not an adjective.
11.John’s wisdom teeth were troubling him,so he went to a dental surgeon to see about having them
A B C
pull.
D
pembahasan:should be pulled.The correct construction is have a complement+(verb in past participle).This is the rule for passive causatives.
12.Hardly he had entered the offfice when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet.
A B C D
pembahasan:should be Hardly had he.For an adverbial at the beginning of a sentence use adverbial+auxiliary+subject+verb.
13.Suzy had better to change her study habits if she hopes to be admitted to a good university.
A B C D
pembahasan:should be change.Had better+(verb in simple form).
14.The teacher told the students to don’t discuss the take-home exam with each other.
A B C D
pembahasan:Should be not to.For the negative indirect command use verb+not+infinitive
15.Some bacteria are extremely harmful,but anothers are regularly used in producing
A B C
cheeses,crackers,and many other foods.
D
pembahasan:should be others.An means one;here others must be plural because it is functionig as a pronoun.Itt is never possible to say anothers.
reference:cliffs
toefl preparation guide
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