Question Tags
Question tags are short questions used at the end of a sentence. We form a question tag with an auxiliary verb and a pronoun Functions and examples 1. We use tag questions to confirm information. This meal is horrible, isn't it? That film was fantastic, wasn't it? 2. We use tag questions when we are already sure of the answer and just want confirmation (falling intonation with the tag question). 3. We use tag questions to check information. You haven't got a piece of paper, have you? You don't know whe…
Direct and Indirect Speech
There are two ways to convey a message of a person, or the words spoken by a person to other person. We may quote the actual words of the speaker. This method is called Direct Speech. We may report what he said without quoting his exact words. This method is called Indirect Speech or Reported Speech. Rule For The Change of Pronouns Pronouns of the First Person in the Reported Speech are changed in indirect Speech to the same person as the subject of the Reporting Verb. Pronouns of the Second Person i…
Preposition of place
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Too and Enough
We use too to show that something is more than we want or need and is not acceptable. It’s too cold outside. I’ll wait in the house. It’s too expensive. I can’t afford it. You study too much. You should take some time to relax. We use not + too to show that something is a lot but is still acceptable. It’s not too cold, I’ll wait outside. It’s not too expensive. I can still afford it. We use enough to say that something is as much as we want or need. Don’t light the fire I’m warm enough . I’m a good swimmer. I’m good enoug…
Degree of Comparison
Sebelum kita membahas mengenai topik ini, ada baiknya kita mengingat bentuk perubahan kata sifat menjadi tingkat lebih (comparative) dan tingkat paling (superlative). 1. Kata Sifat dengan 1 suku kata Big - bigg er - bigg est Small - small er - small est Thin - thin ner - thin nest Old - old er - old est Dst. 2. Kata Sifat yang lebih dari 1 suku kata Beautiful - more beautiful - most beautiful Expensive - more expensive - most expensive Interesting - more interesting - most interesting Dst 3. Kata Si…
Simple Past Tense
Simple Past Tense digunakan untuk mengungkapkan suatu kegiatan atau peristiwa yang terjadi di waktu lampau. Keterangan waktu (adverb of time) yang dapat digunakan antara lain adalah: yesterday : kemarin last night : semalam last week : minggu lalu last month : bulan lalu last year : tahun lalu two days ago : dua hari yang lalu a week ago : seminggu yang lalu Positive Sentence Rumus: S + V2 Verba kedua (V2) ada dua macam, yaitu: Regular Verb (Verba Beraturan) ; dibentuk dari V1 + d/ed/ied Work - worked - worked hope- hope…
The present perfect simple
The present perfect simple has these main uses: 1. It is used to talk about an action which began in the past and continues to the present. I have always loved trees. I have gone to the National Forest Conference for the last six years. 2. It is used to talk about an action that happened in the past where the time is not mentioned. If the time is mentioned, you must use the simple past. (See the rules about unfinished time and finished time below.) I have been to three conferences on air pollution. (present perfect s…
Simple Present Tense
Simple Present Tense digunakan untuk mengungkapkan suatu kegiatan atau peristiwa yang terjadi secara berulang-ulang atau merupakan suatu kebiasaan (habit). Kata keterangan yang bisa digunakan: every day (setiap hari) every week (setiap minggu) every month (setiap bulan) every year (setiap tahun) once a week (sekali seminggu) twice a month (dua kali sebulan) always (selalu) never (tidak pernah) seldom (jarang) sometimes (kadang-kadang) occasionally (kadang-kadang) often (sering) frequently (sering) usually (biasanya) Posit…
Reported Speech
If we report what another person has said, we usually do not use the speaker’s exact words (direct speech), but reported (indirect) speech. Therefore, you need to learn how to transform direct speech into reported speech. The structure is a little different depending on whether you want to transform a statement, question or request. Changes Of Tenses Direct speech Indirect speech Present simple She said, "It's cold." Past si…
Preferences
Preference adalah suatu bentuk pernyataan yang menyatakan perasaan lebih suka dari yang lainnnya. Dalam Bahasa Indonesia, ungkapan ini tidak begitu sulit, dimana kita cukup mengucapkan " Lebih Suka dari" , namun dalam Bahasa Inggris, ada beberapa bentuk yang dapat digunakan untuk menyatakan pernyataan di atas, diantaranya adalah: 1. Prefer Rumus: Prefer + to infinitive Prefer + nouns + to + nouns Prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing Contoh: They prefer to stay home ( Dia lebih suka tinggal di rumah ) My mother prefers lemo…
Future Perfect
This tense is to talk about future actions that will be finished before some specified point in the future. Time expressions that are commonly used with the Future Perfect: Before By tomorrow/7 o'clock/next month Until/till By the time At this time tomorrow by (date) - use this form with the future perfect to express what you will have done up to that point in time. Example: I will have finished the report by April 15. by the time + time clause - use this form with the future perfect to express what will have happened up t…
Conditional Sentences
Conditional Sentences atau kalimat pengandaian terdiri dari dua jenis, yaitu real (nyata) dan unreal (tidak nyata). Pengandaian nyata adalah bentuk pengandaian dimana pengandaian tersebut dapat menjadi kenyataan, sedangkan pengandaian tidak nyata adalah bentuk pengandaian yang tidak mungkin akan jadi kenyataan karena beberapa sebab seperti dijelaskan di bawah ini: Conditional Sentences terbagi-bagi lagi seperti akan kami jelaskan di bawah ini: PRESENT CONDITIONALS Present Real Conditional RUMUS [If / When ... Simple Present ..., ... Sim…
Gerunds
Gerunds adalah kata kerja yang berfungsi sebagai kata benda. Contoh: Fishing is fun. a. Gerunds sebagai Subject, Object atau Complement Smoking costs a lot of money. I don't like writing. My favorite occupation is reading. Smoking cigarettes costs a lot of money. I don't like writing letters. My favorite occupation is reading detective stories. b. Gerunds setelah Prepositions (kata depan) I will call you after arriving at the office. Please…
Personal Pronoun
There are only seven personal pronouns . He, She, It, They, You, We and I. Here we use the word you to indicate both the singular and plural forms . Here we use the pronoun they to indicate the plural form of both neuter gender and masculine or feminine gender. SINGULAR PRONOUNS: I, He, She, It and You. PLURAL PRONOUNS: We, They and You. Examples: Mr. Gandhi, why not you seek his help? Here the word you is used to indicate only Mr. Gandhi (singular). See another sentence. Students, you have to be assembled at the Lawtey …
Order of Adjectives
Sebelum mepelajari bagian ini, coba Anda pilih mana frasa yang benar dari 2 frasa yang ada di bawah ini. Perempuan tua yang kaya, atau Perempuan kaya yang tua. Dalam bahasa Indonesia, kedua frasa di atas, hamper tidak ada masalah. Namun dalam bahasa Inggris, salah satu diantaranya tidak sesuai dengan standard tata bahasa. Mari kita ingat urutan kata sifat yang benar di depan kata benda, DOSASCOMP D = Determiner (the, a, an, some, dll) O = Opinion (beautiful, rich, diligent, dll) S = Size (big, small, long, dll) A = Age (yo…
Adjective
Adjectives (kata sifat) adalah kata-kata yang menerangkan kata benda (nouns) atau kata ganti (pronouns). Adjectives dapat diletakkan sebelum kata benda atau setelah kata kerja tertentu. Kita juga dapat meletakkan lebih dari 1 kata sifat di depan kata benda. Pembagian Kata Sifat (Adjectives) Quality Adjectives Possessive Adjectives Demonstrative Adjectives Interrogative Adjectives Quantity Adjectives Numeral Adjectives Proper Adjectives Distributive Adjectives 1. Quality Adjectives (Kata Sifat Kualitas) Quality Adjectives disebut juga kat…
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