Contoh Soal
1. The Government of the United States and that of Canada are (alike/like)
in the both conduct a complete census every ten years.
2. Fashion design (as/like) all types of design has been greatly aided by
computers.
3. (Alike/like) stars, galaxies tend to congregate in clusters.
4. Fungi are the most important decomposers of forest soil, just (as/like)
bacteria are the most important decomposers of grassland soil.
5. The spinal column is (alike/like) the brain in that its main function can
be classified as either sensory or motor functions.
6. A peanut is not actually a nut, but a legume (alike/like)peas and beans.
7. The stately Government in House in Annapolis serves (as/like) the
residence of the Governor of Maryland.
8. The cetosaur was a dinosaur that looked much (as/like) the whales of
today.
9. Fats are made of carbon, hydrogen, and carbon atom just (like/as)
carbohydrates are.
10. One way pumpkins and watermelons are (like/alike) is that both grow on
vines trailing along the surface of the ground.
Contoh Soal:
1. Oceanographers use robots and unmanned submarines to explore parts
of the ocean that are (so/too) deep for people to explore safely.
2. (So/As) much paper money was printed during the Revolutionary War
that it become almost worthless.
3. The walking stick is an insect with (so/such a) close resemblance to a
twig that it escapes the notice of its enemies.
4. At present solar cells are (so/too) expensive and inefficient to be used in
the commercial generation of electricity.
5. Acrylic plastic are very hard and are (so/as) clear as glass.
6. Founded in 1682, Norfolk developed (so/such a) prosperous sea trade
that it quickly became the largest town in the colony of Virginia.
7. Continental island are (so/so much( closer to continents that their plant
and animal life are identical to life on the mainland.
8. Timberline is the elevation on a mountainside above which temperatures
become (so/too) cold.
9. A few people have (such/too) good eyesight that actually see the
brightest stars during full daylight.
Contoh Soal
1. (Although/Despite) cats cannot see in complete darkness, their eyes are
much more sensitive to light than humans’ eyes.
2. (Because/Because of) cheese is essentially a concentrated from milk, it
contains the same nutrients as milk.
3. (Although/In spite of) its frightening appearance, the octopus is shy and
completely harmless.
4. (Because/Because of) its acute sense of smell, the bloodhound is often
used in tracking.
5. (When/During) the female oriole is absent from the nest, the male oriole
stands guard.
6. (Although/Despite) their light weight, aluminum alloys can be very
strong.
7. (Although/In spite of) Adlai Stevenson was never elected president he
was one of the preeminent American politicians of the mid-twentieth
century.
8. Snakebirds were not given their name because they eat snakes, but
(because/because of) some mysterious influence of the stars.
9. In the sixteenth century, it was thought that a compass needle pointed
north (because/because of) some mysterious influence of the stars.
10. (Although/Despite) it can occur in adults, chicken pox is classified as a
disease of childhood.
11. Opinion polls are often used (While/during) political campaigns to find
out how voters feel about candidates and issues.
