penggunaan kata sifat yang benar

kesalahan- kesalahan umum penggunaan

"much and many"

• many - much

• -> many
• false: John has much English books
• true: John has much many English books
  --> much
• false: we eat many rice every day
• true: we eat much rice every day
  

many digunakan dengan countable noun, sedangkan much digunakan dengan noncountable noun. baik many atau much (dalam kalimat positive) dapat digantikan dengan a lot of

confusion in number (kata benda yang selalu berbentuk tunggal)

kata benda yang selalu berbentuk tunggal diantaranya:
- advice

• false: the teacher gave him some good advices
• true: the teacher gave him some good advice

- work

• false: today i have many works to do
• true: today i have much work to do

- noncountable noun

• false: there are many fruits in summer
• true: there is much fruit in summer

- mathematics

• false: mathematics are not easy to learn
• true: mathematics is not easy to learn

semoga bermanfaat untuk kita semua.
amiinnn

misplaced words

indirect speech

false: he asked me where was I going
true: he asked me where I was going

"dalam indirect question, anak kalimat berubah menjadi bentuk positif"

contoh lain:
false: I asked him where does he live
true: I asked him where he lives

false: the man asked me what was my name
true: the man asked me what my name was

inversion (pembalikan)
false: never I have heard of such a thing
true: never have I heard of such a thing

catatan: kata keterangan seperti: seldom, rarely, no sooner, selalu digunakan dalam pola ini.

contoh lain: seldom have I seen such a film
no sooner had we entered the house, the rain came down

word order
false: we gave the name to the baby John
true: we gave the name John to the baby

false: I met an old poor woman
true: I met a poor old woman

false: I have a blue long pencil
true: I have a long blue pencil

catatan: ada kecenderungan dalam bahasa inggris, yaiut kata sifat yang paling permanen terletak lebih dekat dengan kata bendanya. dari contoh di atas old lebih permanen dari poor.

false: there are no seats more in the cinema
true: there are no more seats in the cinema

contoh lain:
- there was no more hope for her
- I have no more money

false: they all were there
true: they were all there

contoh lain:
- we are all waiting
- they are all coming
- they are all friends

pengecualian:
- we all waited
- they all came

Common Errors in English Chapter 1

Tulisan ini merupakan hasil rangkuman dari buku berjudul "Common Errors in English" yang ditulis oleh M.J. Lado.  isinya disusun untuk memenuhi kebutuhan para pelajar, mahasiswa, maupun masyarakat luas yang mempelajari bahasa inggris sebagai bahasa dunia. tujuan utamanya adalah membantu memperbaiki kesalahan- kesalahan umum yang sering dilakukan oleh para pelajar dalam berbahasa inggris terutama oleh mereka yang ingin menguasai percakapan bahasa inggris dengan baik.

berikut ini adalah hasil rangkuman pertama saya dari buku tersebut.

• kesalahan- kesalahan umum dalam penggunaan kata depan--> sejumlah kata kerja (verbs) dan kata sifat (adjectives) dalam bahasa inggris diikuti oleh kata depan (fixed preposition) misalnya: agree with, laugh at, angry with, afraid of, etc. dalam unit ini akan dibahas kesalahan- kesalahan umum yang sering dilakukan dalam pola kalilmat ini disertai pembetulannya

• --> "FIXED PREPOSITION with VERBS"

 1.   accuse  of: menuduh

       false: they accuse the man for murdering 

       true: they accused the man of murdering

      kata- kata kerja yang termasuk dalam pola ini antara lain: aprrove, advise, beware,   consist, despair, smell, compose, deprive, persuade, rob, suspect, remind, warn, die,             cure, repent, boast (about), dream (about), convince (about).

     contoh: 

- he was suspected of stealing the money

- they was convicted of a crime

- the girl reminds me of my ister

- they were warned of the danger

- many people died of malaria

2. agree with = settuju dengan

false: we  agree to him

true: we agree with him

kata- kata kerja yang termasuk pola ini: burden, connect, entrust, help, provide, associate, consult, cope, deal, dispense, impress, satisfy, interfere, cover.

contoh: 

- we don't want to interfere with their business

- i will help you with the money

- he can't cope with his problems

perkecualian: we agree on his opinion

3. smile at= tersenyum kepada

false: the new girl smiled to me

true: the new girl smiled at me

kata - kata kerja yang masuk dalam pola ini: glance, look, laugh, marvel, rejoice, stare, aim, arrive.

contoh: 

- they laughed at me

- don't stare at me

- we rejoiced at (in) his success

4. hope for = berharap akan 

false: we hope about your success

true: we hope for your success

kata- kata kerja yang masuk dalam pola ini antara lain: call, long, mourn pray, wait, wish, ask, blame, condemn, forgive, reproach,substitute, pay.

1. conform to
2. depend on
3. distinguish from
4. believe in
5. fight against/ for

(postingan ini masih dalam pengerjaan, tunggu kelengkapannya ya,,,)