1.
After roosting all day in a dark cave, a bat leaves its shelter
and spends the night
A
B
C
Hunting for their
food.
D
Jawab : (D)
singular pronoun, their -> its
Penjelasan:
Kalimat di atas memiliki subyek tunggal ( a bat ) sehingga predikat atau
kata kerja serta kata ganti yang mengikuti pun harus tunggal. Kesalahan pada
kalimat di atas adalah opsi (D), di mana their adalah kata ganti untuk subyek
jamak (plural).
2.
At present, advertising is one of the most strictly
regulated industry in the United
A
B
C
D
States.
Jawab : (D)
quantifier one of, industry -> industries
Penjelasan :
Kesalahan pada kalimat di atas terletak pada opsi jawaban (D). Kata benda industry
seharusnya berbentuk jamak (plural) karena merupakan bagian dari keterangan
kuantitas one of.
3. Buttercups
are avoided by grazing animals because their bitter
juices.
A
B C
D
Jawab : (D)
adverb, because -> because of
Penjelasan :
Kesalahan pada kalimat di atas terletak pada opsi jawaban (D). Subordinating
conjunction because seharusnya diikuti sebuah klausa. Jika hanya diikuti
kata benda, kata itu seharusnya because of.
4. Jan
Sibelius, a Finnish composer, captured the spirit of him
country in his music.
A
B
C
D
Jawab : (C)
possessive pronoun, him -> his
Penjelasan :
Kesalahan pada kalimat di atas terletak pada jawaban (C). Untuk menjelaskan
kata country digunakan kata ganti kepemilikan (possessive pronoun) yang
merujuk pada subyek Jan Sibelius. Sehingga kata him (object
pronoun) seharusnya diganti dengan his.
5. The
opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 gave ships the means by whom they
could
A
B
C
travel from
Europe to the Orient without sailing around Africa.
D
Jawab : (B)
relative pronoun/introductory word, by whom -> by which
Penjelasan :
Kesalahan pada kalimat di atas terletak pada jawaban (B). Kata benda the
means dijelaskan oleh klausa kata sifat by whom.....tapi relative
pronoun introductory word whom tidak tepat digunakan karena the means
adalah benda selain manusia. Oleh karena itu lebih tepat jika diganti dengan by
which...
6. Earthworms
make their path through heavily soil by eating it and then
eliminating it
A
B
C
behind them.
E
Jawab : (B)
adjective, heavily->heavy
Penjelasan : Kesalahan pada kalimat di atas terletak
pada jawaban (B). Untuk menjelaskan / memperluas kata benda soil seharusnya
menggunakan kata sifat heavy bukan keterangan (adverb) heavily.
7. The
Gadsden Purchase came about because of a boundary dispute and
because of
A
B
C
a railway
was proposed.
D
Jawab : (D)
noun phrase with past particpial, a railway was proposed->a proposed railway
Penjelasan :
Conjuction because of seharusnya diikuti kata benda. Untuk menjadi sebuah frasa
kata benda a railway was proposed diubah menjadi a proposed railway.
8. Most geologist believe that petroleum was formed of the
remains of tiny marine
A B
plants and animals that died millions of
years ago
C D
Answer : B (of)
"formed from";"of" is the wrong preposition
9. Oliver Wendell Holmes was an American writer who achieved
famous for his essays and poems
A
B
C D
Answer : D (famous)
"fame"; the noun, is needed, not the adjective
10.Honey is the sweet, thick fluid did by bees from flower nectar, which is thin
A B C
and watery
D
Answer : B (did)
"fluid made by bees"
11. New housing construction fell to inadequate levels during world Wars I and II
A B
because of builders lacked materials
C D
Answer : C (because of)
"because builders lacked materials"; "because" connects two clauses
12. The Hudson River is sometimes called the Rhine of America because some sections
A B
of its beautiful shores look alike the shores of the Rhine
C D
Answer : D (alike)
"look like"
13. In the United States, petunias are cultivated widely as annually garden flowers
A B C D
Answer : D (annually)
"annual" an adjective, is needed
14. Today, a person can to take a picture simply by aiming the camera and pressing
A B C
a button
D
Answer : A (to take)
The underlined to take, an infinitive never follows a modal. Therefore, the sentence should read “Today, a person can take a picture simly by aiming the camera and pressing a button.”
15. Parrots are sociable, noise birds that live chiefly in forested areas in lowlands
A B C D
and mountains
Answer : A (noise)
The underlined word noise, an adjective, and is needed to describe “birds”, not a noun. Therefore, the sentence should read, “Parrots are sociable, noisy birds that live chiefly in forested areas in lowlands and mountains.”
"fame"; the noun, is needed, not the adjective
10.Honey is the sweet, thick fluid did by bees from flower nectar, which is thin
A B C
and watery
D
Answer : B (did)
"fluid made by bees"
11. New housing construction fell to inadequate levels during world Wars I and II
A B
because of builders lacked materials
C D
Answer : C (because of)
"because builders lacked materials"; "because" connects two clauses
12. The Hudson River is sometimes called the Rhine of America because some sections
A B
of its beautiful shores look alike the shores of the Rhine
C D
Answer : D (alike)
"look like"
13. In the United States, petunias are cultivated widely as annually garden flowers
A B C D
Answer : D (annually)
"annual" an adjective, is needed
14. Today, a person can to take a picture simply by aiming the camera and pressing
A B C
a button
D
Answer : A (to take)
The underlined to take, an infinitive never follows a modal. Therefore, the sentence should read “Today, a person can take a picture simly by aiming the camera and pressing a button.”
15. Parrots are sociable, noise birds that live chiefly in forested areas in lowlands
A B C D
and mountains
Answer : A (noise)
The underlined word noise, an adjective, and is needed to describe “birds”, not a noun. Therefore, the sentence should read, “Parrots are sociable, noisy birds that live chiefly in forested areas in lowlands and mountains.”
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3. Steinberg, Roberta. Precentice-Hall’s Practice Test For The TOEFL. Precentice-Hall, Inc. 1987. New Jersey
3. Steinberg, Roberta. Precentice-Hall’s Practice Test For The TOEFL. Precentice-Hall, Inc. 1987. New Jersey
