TOEFL SKILL 9-12

Dolphins form extremely complicated allegiances and ______ continually change.

• enmities that

• that are enmities

• enmities that are

• that enmities

Answer explanation

Ini adjective clause yang menggunakan "that", ingat adjective (jadi dia mengikuti kata benda.

Scientists are now beginning to conduct experiments on ​ (a)   trigger different sorts of health risks.

• how noise pollution can
• noise pollution can
• that noise pollution
• how noise pollution

Answer explanation

Ini adalah soal Noun clause yang menggunakan connector HOW. Noun clause ini mengisi posisi NOUN (kata benda) dan setelah connectornya pasti ada verb.

The Apollo 11 astronauts ____ of the Earth's inhabitants witnessed on the famous first moonwalk on July 20, 1969, were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

• whom

• whom millions

• were millions

• whom some were

Answer explanation

Ini adalah kalimat adjective clause menggunakan WHOM yang berarti setelahnya ada Subject dulu baru Verb.

At the end of the nineteenth century, Alfred Binet developed a test for measuring intelligence _____ served as the basis of modern IQ tests.

• has

• it has

• and

• which has

Answer explanation

Ini soal "adjective clause" yang berfungsi sebagai connector. Perhatikan ada dua verb berarti butuh connector.

​ ​ ​ ​ ______ police officers have at least four hours of hazardous material training is mandated by federal law.

• All

• For all

• Which all

• That all

Answer explanation

Ini soal noun clause connect, dimana posisinya sebagai noun (subject). That berada di depan sebagai penghubung karena ada dua Verb.

A cloud's reservoir of negative charge extends upward from the altitude at _____ the freezing point.

• which temperatures hit
• temperatures hit
• hit temperatures
• which hit temperatures

Answer explanation

ini soal adjcetive clause, dengan connector which. Ingat setela which diikuti Subject dan Verb, jangan terbalik.

In a 1988 advanced officers' training program, Sampson developed a plan to incorporate police in enforcing environmental protection laws whenever ____ feasible.

• it is

• is

• has

• it has

Answer explanation

Ini noun clause, ada whenever yang berarti harus diikuti oleh Subject + Verb

_____ will be carried in the next space shuttle payload has not yet been announced to public.

• It

• What

• When

• That

Answer explanation

Ini soal noun clause, meski semua bisa (what,when, that) tapi yang lebih tepat adalah what karena dia menjelaskan tentang benda dan setelahnya tidak ada subject.

During free fall, ____ up to a full minute, a skydiver will fall at a constant speed of 120 m.p.h.

• it is

• which is

• being

• is

Answer explanation

Ini soal adjective clause menggunakan "which"

The fact ____ the most important ratings period is about to begin has caused all the networks to shore up their schedules.

• is that

• of

• that

• what

Answer explanation

Ini adjective clause yang menggunakan "that" untuk menjelaskan "the fact"