Showing posts with label Bahasa Inggris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bahasa Inggris. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Correlative Conjunctions

Correlative conjunctions adalah kata sambung yang memiliki pasangan masing-masing untuk menggabungkan dua buah kalimat/frase.
1. Not only ... but also...
(bukan hanya... tetapi juga...)
Contoh:
• Reptiles live not only on the land but also in the water.
• Ariel not only sings the song but also composes it.
2. Either ... or ...
(baik ... maupun...)
Contoh:
Dewi goes to the library on Monday.
Desy goes to the library on Monday.
→ Either Dewi or Desy goes to the library on Monday.
3. Neither ... nor ...
Contoh:
I don't read the newspaper.
You don't read the newspaper.
→ Neither I nor you read the newspaper.
4. Both ... and...
(baik... dan ... keduanya)
Contoh:
• She reads both quickly and carefully.
• Both Firda and Gisca play tennis.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Conjunctions

Conjunctions adalah kata sambung/penghubung atau kelompok kata dalam bahasa Inggris yang berfungsi menghubungkan dua kata, frase, atau kalimat.
Macam-macam kata hubung:
1. Because, as, since, because of, due to (sebab), for(karena).
Contoh: Dita doesn't go to school because she is sick.
2. And (dan).
Contoh: Yudit dan Andre are doctor.
3. Although, even though, though, despite, in spite of (walaupun, meskipun).
Contoh: They still go although there is hard rain.
4. Therefore, so, so that, thus (oleh karena itu).
Contoh: The questions were so difficult therefore, many students couldn't do that.
5. Moreover, futhermor (lagi pula).
Contoh: Mr. Harry is very rich, moreover he is vere generous.
6. Besides, in addition (selain itu, di samping itu).
Contoh: The students must do the assignment; in addition, they must submit it soon.
7. However (namun), but (tetapi), nevertheless (akan tetapi), yet, still (namun demikian).
Contoh: His leg is broken; however, he can finish the game.

Saturday, July 12, 2014

Adverbs

Adverbs adalah kata yang ditambahkan setelah kata lain (selain kata benda dan kata ganti), yang berfungsi sebagai kata keterangan.
Macam-macam adverbs adalah sebagai berikut.
1. Adverbs of time (kata keterangan waktu)
a. Definite time (waktu tertentu)
today, tomorrow, yesterday, everyday, tonight, last...(week, month, etc.), in...(February, the afternoon, etc.)
Contoh: She will come in January.
b. Indefinite time (tak tentu)
already, yet, recently, ever, never, before, after, usually, often, sometimes, soon, still.
Contoh: The train will arrive soon.
2. Adverbs of place (kata keterangan tempat)
at..., on..., anywhere, here, there, inside, in front of, in back, behind, around, here by, here to.
Contoh: The girl isn't here.
3. Adverbs of manner (kata keterangan cara)
quickly, rudely, kindly.
Contoh: He speaks rudely.
4. Adverbs of frequency (kata keterangan tingkat)
always, often, usually, ever, seldom, rarely, never.
Contoh: She never comes late to school.
5. Adverbs of quantity (kata keterangan jumlah)
once, twice, ... times (more than two), half.
Contoh: Dika goes to the library four times a week.
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Catatan:
Adverbs of manner terbentuk dari adjectives + -ly (contoh: quick+ -ly = qickly).
Namun, ada pula adverb yang bentuknya sama setelah kata tersebut (fast, hard, high, low, late, long, early)
Contoh: He can run fast.