Many dan Much
Many : banyak.
contoh kalimat:
Salah : Andi has much English books.
Benar : Andi has many English books.
Much : banyak.
contoh kalimat:
Salah : I have many money today.
Benar : I have much money today.
Keterangan :
Many digunakan pada Countable Noun (CN) yaitu Kata benda yang dapat dihitung, sedangkan much digunakan pada Uncountable Noun (UN) yakni Kata benda yang tak dapat dihitung. Dalam kalimat positive many dan much juga dapat digantikan oleh a lot of.
contoh kalimat:
Andi has many (a lot of) English books.
I have much (a lot of) money today.
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Few dan A few
Few : sedikit.
Salah : Although the game was easy, a few boys were able to answer it.
Benar : Although the game was easy, few boys were able to answer it.
A few : beberapa.
Salah : Although the game was difficult, few boys were able to answer it.
Benar : Although the game was difficult, a few boys were able to answer it.
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Little dan A little :
Little : sedikit.
Salah : I slept a little last night and felt so tired.
Benar : I slept little last night and felt so tired.
A little :
Salah : I slept little this evening, and felt better enough.
Benar : I slept a little this evening, and felt better enough.
***Keterangan :
a few dan few di gunakan pada CN,
a little dan little di gunakan pada UN,
few dan little : berkonotasi negatif,
a few dan a little : berkonotasi positif,
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Each dan Every
each : masing-masing.
Salah : Every student received a book.
Benar : Each student received a book.
Every : tiap-tiap, setiap.
Salah : Each student must have a note-book.
Benar : Every student must have a note-book.
There are three girls in the park. Each girl has a flower in her hair.
There are some girls in the park. Every girl has a flower in her hair.
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Each menyatakan masing-masing dari suatu jumlah tertentu.
Every menyatakan masing-masing dari jumlah yang tidak tertentu.
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Older dan Elder
Older : lebih tua.
Salah : Sisy is elder than Lia
Benar : Sisy is older than Lia
Elder : lebih tua.
Salah : My older brother is Andy
Benar : My elder brother is Andy
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Oldest dan Eldest
Oldest : yang tertua.
Salah : Andy is the eldest of all
Benar : Andy is the oldest of all
Eldest : yang tertua.
Salah : His oldest brother is fat
Benar : His eldest brother is fat
***
Older dan oldest untuk menyatakan tingkat perbandingan (degree of comparison)
Elder dan eldest digunakan sebagai kata sifat yang menerangkan suatu benda (descriptive adjective)
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Interesting dan interested
Interesting : menarik perhatian.
Salah : This book has an interested story.
Benar : This book has an interesting story.
Interested : tertarik.
Salah : I am Interesting in pop music.
Benar : I am Interested in pop music.
***
Interesting menunjuk kepada benda yang diminati.
Interested menunjuk kepada orang yang menaruh minat terhadap sesuatu.
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Wounded dan Injured / Hurt.
Wounded : terluka, luka-luka.
Salah : Many people were injured during the war.
Benar : Many people were wounded during the war.
Injured : terluka, luka-luka.
Salah : Many people were wounded during the accident.
Benar : Many people were injured (hurt) during the accident.
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wounded menyatakan terluka dalam perang atau pertempuran.
injured (hurt) menyatakan terluka dalam hal kecelakaan.
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Farther dan Further
Farther : lebih jauh.
Salah : Bali is further than Semarang.
Benar : Bali is farther than Semarang.
Further : lebih lanjut.
Salah : Farther more information, visit http://musttrie-art.blogspot.com
Benar : Further more information, visit http://musttrie-art.blogspot.com
***
Farther untuk menyatakan tingkat perbandingan / jarak.
Further untuk menerangkan benda.
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Some dan Any
some : beberapa, sedikit (kalimat positif).
Salah : I have any tasks to do today.
Benar : I have some tasks to do today.
any : beberapa, sedikit (kalimat negatif dan pertanyaan).
Salah : I don't have some tasks to do today.
Benar : I don't have any tasks to do today.
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Fewer dan Less
Fewer : lebih sedikit.
Salah : Andy has less shoes than I have.
Benar : Andy has fewer shoes than I have.
Less : lebih sedikit.
Salah : Andy has fewer money than I have.
Andy has less money than I have.
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Fewer dan less merupakan tingkat perbandingan dari few dan little (lebih sedikit).
Fewer digunakan untuk CN ( kt benda dapat dihitung)
Less diikuti UN ( kt benda tidak dapat dihitung)
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Later dan Latter
Later : belakangan (lebih lambat).
Salah : I came to office latter than Sisy.
Benar : I came to office later than Sisy.
Latter : belakangan, kemudian (sebagai tambahan).
Salah : Sisy and Andy are both great bloggers, and I prefer the later
Benar : Sisy and Andy are both great bloggers, and I prefer the latter
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Later dan Latter adalah sebagai bentuk tingkat perbandingan lebih (comparative degree) dari late.
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Latest dan Last
Latest : yang terakhir.
Salah : What is the last news about your project?
Benar : What is the latest news about your project?
Last : yang terakhir.
Salah : We will see the latest show.
Benar : We will see the last show.
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Latest dan Last adalah bentuk superlative degree (tingkat perbandingan paling) dari late.
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ILL dan SICK
ILL : sakit.
Salah : She has been sick for over a week.
Benar : She has been ill for over a week.
SICK : sakit.
Salah : This food made her ill.
Benar : This food made her sick.
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ILL digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu keadaan kesehatan yang buruk dalam suatu jangka waktu.
SICK untuk menyatakan sakit karena kecenderungan yang disebabkan oleh sesuatu.
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High dan Tall
High : tinggi.
Salah : That building is quite tall.
Benar : That building is quite high.
Tall : tinggi.
Salah : My brother is almost 2 meters high.
Benar : My brother is almost 2 meters tall.
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High digunakan untuk gedung/bangunan dll, (lawan kata dari low).
Tall digunakan untuk orang (lawan kata dari short).
Ada perkecualian.
There are many tall buildings in Jakarta.
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One , a , an
Salah : She found one wallet in the street.
Benar : She found a packet in the street.
contoh lain:
Andy gave me a pen.
Andy gave me one pen instead of three.
There is an egg on the table.
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One bermakna menekankan jumlah, sedangkan a, an lebih menekankan sesuatu yang belum jelas (bukan jumlah)
Demikian belajar mudah bahasa Enggris kali mengenai contoh penggunaan Kata Sifat dalam Bahasa Inggris yang tepat atau benar dan kesalahan-kesalahan umum tentang penggunaan Kata Sifat dalam Bahasa Inggris, semoga bermanfaat.
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