Sabtu, 21 April 2012

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE


ADJECTIVE CLAUSE 
1.       Relative pronoun
-          Who
-          Whom
-          Whose
-          Which
-          That
2.       Relative adverb
-          Why
-          When
-          Where
-          That

“Relative pronoun”
Example :
1.       Who (orang), untuk subjek
a.       The man is very rich.
b.      He is standing there.
Ø  The man who is standing there is very rich.
a.       The boys are heppy.
b.      They won the lottery.
Ø  The boys who won the lottery are heppy.

2.       Whom (orang), untuk objek
a.       Do you know the boy ?
b.      She loves him very much.
·         Do you know the boy whom she loves very much.
a.       The foreigner comes from U.K.
b.      I had converstation whit him.
·         The foreigner whom I had converstation comes from U.K. 
3.       Whose (orang), untuk milik
a.       The man come from south America.
b.      His skin is black.
o   The man whose skin is black come from south America.
a.       We visited my uncle.
b.      His house is in the village.
o   We visited my uncle whose house is in the village.
4.       Which, untuk non human/orang
a.       The cat is funny.
b.      It’s sleeping under the table.
o   The cat which is sleeping under the table is funny.
“Relative adverb”
Example :
1.       Why, untuk menyatakan alas an
o   Give me one good reason why you did that.
2.       When, untuk menyatakan waktu
o   This is the year when the Olympic games are held.
3.       Where, untuk menyatakan tempat
o   All is the place where I live.
4.       That, all human / non human.
                 
                                     
MODALS


Possibility (Kemungkinan)
          Could
          May
          Might

Advisable (Saran)
          Had Better
          Ought To
          Should

Intention (Tujuan)
          Shall
          Will

Necessity (Keharusan)
          Must
          Have To

Past Habit
          Whould




Chould / may / might
The speaker has no information and only guessing
Should / ought to
The speaker has some information
Must
The speaker is almost sure
Will / going to
The speaker is sure

Example:
·         Where is jane ?
-          She might stay at home
-          She should stay at home
-          She must stay at home
-          She will stay at home
MODALS PAST EVENT

Should

Have + V3
seharusnya
Must
Kesimpulan waktu lampau
Could
Kemampuan / tidak dilakukan
might
Kemungkinan pada masa lampau

Example:
·         He must have known how much it was going to cost

Kamis, 12 April 2012

PREFERENCE


PREFERENCE
Preference adalah suatu ungkapan yang menyatakan pilihan untuk membandingkan suatu benda /  aktivitas yang satu dengan benda / aktivitas lainnya.

Ada beberpa cara yang biasa digunakan untuk menyatakan pilihan antara lain:
·         Would rather  V-1 / be than V-1 / be
example:
I would father eat apple than drink apple juice
·         Prefer (s) V-ing /  Noun to V-ing / Noun
example:
I prefer drinking milk to eating choclate
·         Like (s) V –ing /Noun better  than V –ing / Noun
example:
I like coffee better than choclate
·         Would prefer to V -1 rather  than V -1   
example:
I would prefer to sing rather than dance

COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

1.     Comparative ( membandingkan )
a.  er..... than
ð  satu suku kata
ð  dua suku kata akhiran “ y ”

b.  more..... than
ð  lebih dari suku kata
2.    Superlative ( paling )
a.  the ..... east
ð  satu suku kata
ð  dua suku kata
b.  the most
lebih dari suku kata
example:
ð  Rabin is taller than Jane
ð  Jane is more beautiful than Maya
ð  Rabin is the smartest student in the class
ð  This dress is the most expensive dress
ð  Tom is siller  (sly )than Jerry


Deepest

       Irregular forms of comparative supperlative
Possitive
Comparative
Supperlative
Good
Better
Best
Bad
Worse
Worst
Far
Further
Furthest
little
Less
Learst
   
example:
ð  My car is better than his car
ð  My car is the best

CONDITIONAL SENTENCE


CONDITIONAL SENTENCE
Conditional sentence biasa disebut kalimat pengadaian, karena memang salah satu klausanya biasa menggunakan kata “ if “ ( jika ), yakni kata yang  biasa dipakai untuk berandai – andai. Sebenarnya definisi yang lebih tepat adalah kalimat bersyarat, yakni  kalimat yang salah satu klausanya  mengandung makna SYARAT. Mensyaratkan sesuatu tidak harus dengan “ if “ tapi bisa juga dengan kata – kata lain seperti: as long as ( selama ), provided that ( asalkan ) atau unless ( jika_tidak ).
1.     If +  V1 / be 1, Modals I + V1
Real mungkin terjadi )
excample:
·         I have money, I will go to LA
·         If you eat breakfast, you will get enough energi
2.    If + V2 / were, Modals II +V1
Unreal: tidak mungkin terjadi sekarang.
excample:
·         If I a president, I would overcome the corruption.
= I’am not a president
·         If you were me, what would you do?
       = You’re not me
3.    If + had ( had been ) + V3, Modals II + have + V3
Unreal:  perkembangan dengan masa lalu
example:
·         If SBY had been a president 10 years ago, he would have groun many factories
= he was not a president
·         If you had come yesterday, you would have met him
= you  didn’t come yesterday

CONJUCTION
Conjuction atau konjungsi  adalah kara hubung atau kata sambung .
1.     And => sejajar
excample:
·         I like dancing and swimming
·         I eat friedrice and drink milk

2.    Not Only 
example:
·         She is not only smart but also

3.    Even though, although=> walaupun
·         Eventhough=> kondisi (-) hasil (+)
example: eventhough Ram had studied very hard, he did not scare well.
4.    Because, although, eventhough + clause
Because of, due to, in spite of / despite + Noun
Because of you, I got on accident
Because I got an accident, I can’t wals

Techniques in reading
·         Skimming
ð  to find the general information
·         Scanning
ð  to find the specific information
·         Context clup
ð  Comprehend the unfamiliar words based on the context.