Jumat, 24 April 2015

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

COUNTABLE NOUNS
Countable nouns are for things we can count using numbers. They have a singular and a plural form. The singular form can use the determiner "a" or "an". If you want to ask about the quantity of a countable noun, you ask "How many?" combined with the plural countable noun. 
Singular
Plural
one dog
two dogs
one horse
two horses
one man
two men
one idea
two ideas
one shop
two shops

Examples
  • She has three dogs.
  • I own a house.
  • I would like two books please.
  • How many friends do you have?
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Uncountable nouns are for the things that we cannot count with numbers. They may be the names for abstract ideas or qualities or for physical objects that are too small or too amorphous to be counted (liquids, powders, gases, etc.). Uncountable nouns are used with a singular verb. They usually do not have a plural form.
Examples
  • tea
  • sugar
  • water
  • air
  • rice
  • knowledge
  • beauty
  • anger
  • fear
  • love
  • money
  • research
  • safety
  • evidence
We cannot use a/an with these nouns. To express a quantity of an uncountable noun, use a word or expression like some, a lot of, much, a bit of, a great deal of , or else use an exact measurement like a cup of, a bag of, 1kg of, 1L of, a handful of, a pinch of, an hour of, a day of. If you want to ask about the quantity of an uncountable noun, you ask "How much?"
Examples
  • There has been a lot of research into the causes of this disease.
  • He gave me a great deal of advice before my interview.
  • Can you give me some information about uncountable nouns?
  • He did not have much sugar left.
  • Measure 1 cup of water, 300g of flour, and 1 teaspoon of salt.
  • How much rice do you want?
SUMBER :
http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/countable-and-uncountable-nouns/


Kamis, 16 April 2015

Sentence Pattern : Subject, Verb, Complement, Modifier




A Sentence is the basis for intelligible communication in the English language . Sentence Pattern is sentences are made up of at least two of these four basic parts : subject, verbs, complement, and modifier.

SUBJECT
is the agent of sentence in the active voice (agen dari suatu kalimat dalam bentuk aktif)
contoh :
  • I explain how to study English
  • She listens to my explanation
  • They didn’t understand that language
VERB
Verb is the action of a sentence (aksi atau perbuatan pada suatu kalimat) Verb phrase: gabungan antara auxilaries dengan main verb (kata kerja utama)
contoh:                           
  • I am learning English (am = auxilary, learning = main verb)
  • My brother is very clever
  • She has gone home (has = auxilary, gone = main verb)
  • I have been waiting here (have been = auxilary, waiting = main verb)
 COMPLEMENT
Biasanya berupa noun (kata benda) atau noun phrase (frasa kata benda) biasanya terdapat setelah verb pada kalimat aktif complement menjawab pertanyaan what (apa) atau siapa (whom)
contoh:
  • Sarijon bought a cake yesterday
    • What did Sarijon buy yesterday?  –> a cake.
  • He saw Tony at the movie
    • Whom did he see at the movie? –> Tony
  • I explain pharmacology to my students
    • What do I explain to my students? –> pharmacology
  MODIFIER
Modifier menjelaskan time (waktu), place (tempat), atau manner (cara) dari sebuah aksi atau perbuatan. Bentuk yang paling umum dari modifier adalah prepositional phrase (kelompok kata yang dimulai dengan sebuah preposition dan diakhiri dengan sebuah noun Preposition = on, out, under, behind, etc… Modifier menjawab pertanyaan when (kapan), where (dimana), atau how (bagaimana)
contoh:
  • John bought a book at a book fair
    • Where did John buy a book? –> at a book fair
  • She is driving very fast
    • How is she driving? –> very fast
  • I posted my application yesterday
    • When do I post my application? –> yesterday
https://reniashellyana.wordpress.com/2015/03/17/subject-verb-complement-modifier/