Reference Companion
12 Lampiran Referensi Grammar TOEFL Lengkap
Kompilasi rumus, tabel kata kerja, pola struktur kalimat, dan glosarium istilah untuk menunjang kecepatan menjawab soal Structure and Written Expression.
2. Verb Patterns: Gerund vs Infinitive & Causative Verbs
Soal TOEFL sangat sering menguji apakah suatu kata kerja diikuti oleh Gerund (-ing), Infinitive (to + V1), atau Bare Infinitive (V1 tanpa to).
Verb + Gerund (-ing)
Kata kerja yang wajib diikuti bentuk -ing:
admit
appreciate
avoid
consider
delay
deny
discuss
dislike
enjoy
finish
keep
mention
postpone
practice
quit
recommend
resist
risk
suggest
Contoh TOEFL:
The researcher avoided making assumptions.
Bukan: avoided to make
The researcher avoided making assumptions.
Bukan: avoided to make
Verb + to Infinitive
Kata kerja yang wajib diikuti to + V1:
agree
appear
arrange
ask
claim
decide
demand
deserve
expect
fail
hesitate
hope
intend
learn
manage
offer
plan
prepare
refuse
seem
Contoh TOEFL:
They decided to expand the laboratory.
Bukan: decided expanding
They decided to expand the laboratory.
Bukan: decided expanding
Pola Causative Verbs (Make, Have, Let, Get, Help)
| Verb | Bentuk Aktif (Orang yang melakukan) | Bentuk Pasif (Benda yang dikenai) |
|---|---|---|
| make / let | Subject + make/let + Person + V1 (bare inf) The professor made students rewrite the paper. |
- |
| have | Subject + have + Person + V1 (bare inf) She had her assistant prepare the data. |
Subject + have + Thing + V3 (past participle) She had the data prepared. |
| get | Subject + get + Person + to + V1 (infinitive) He got the technician to fix the device. |
Subject + get + Thing + V3 (past participle) He got the device fixed. |