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Invert Subjects and Verb with Conditionals - Strategi TOEFL Skill 18 - Structure and Written Expression
Pada kalimat pengandaian (conditional sentences), subject dan verb dapat di-inversi dengan syarat bahwa helping verb dalam klausa pengandaian (conditional) tersebut adalah salah satu dari "had, should atau were". Satu hal yang perlu diingat dalam hal ini adalah, conditional connector "if" harus dihilangkan.
Contoh Invert Subject and Verb with Conditional
If she had taken more time, the result of examination would have been better
Jika kalimat diatas di-inversi, maka if harus dihilangkan dan posisi subject dan helping verb harus ditukar; maka kalimat inversi dari contoh diatas akan menjadi:
Had she taken more time, the result of examination would have been better
Pola Invert Subject and Verb with Conditional
POLA INVERTED
SUBJECTS AND VERBS WITH CONDITIONALS
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Had
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Should
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Were
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Jika helping verb pada klausa pengandaian (conditional clause)
adalah salah satu dari “had, should, atau were”, maka kalimat
dapat di-inversi dengan menghilangkan conditional connector “if”
dan menukar posisi antara subject dan verb
(Hilangkan “if”) V + S
Were she here, she would help you
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Jika conditional connector “if” ada pada klausa/kalimat
pengandaian (conditional), maka kalimat tidak boleh di-inversi
If + S + V
If I were you, I would help you
Catatan:
Dalam kalimat pengandaian, semua subject menggunakan be-verb “were”
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KETERANGAN
Hijau
: subject
Biru
: verb
Merah
: conditional connector
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Contoh Soal TOEFL Invert Subject and Verb with Conditionals
The assignment would have been accepted by the professor _______ in checking its accuracy
A. had more care been taken
B. if more care
C. more care had been taken
D. had taken more care
Analisis Soal TOEFL Invert Subject and Verb with Conditionals
Opsi jawaban yang paling tepat untuk mengisi baris yang kosong pada contoh soal TOEFL diatas adalah opsi jawaban "had more care been taken". Hal tersebut berdasar pada pola invert subject and verb with conditional yang menyatakan bahwa jika conditional connector "if" tidak ada pada klausa/kalimat pengandaian (conditionals clause/sentence), maka kalimat harus di-inversi dengan cara menukar posisi subject "more care"dengan helping verb "had".
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