B. Inggris Praktis : Penggunaan Who dan What & Bentuk Singular / Pelural dll

Who digunakan utuk menanyakan manusia.

What digunakan untuk menanyakan benda mati atau hewan.

Contoh :        What it this ?      It is a book.

                     Who is that ?       He is Mr. Brown.

                     What is he ?        He is greengrocer.   <What disini menyatakan pekerjan>.

Exercise : Fill in Who or what.

1.   Who     is that man ?                            He is my grandfather.

2.   What    is that young woman ?             She is stewardess.

3.   What    is that girld over there ?           She is a nurse.

4.   What    are you ?                                  I am a housewife.

5.   Who     are you ?                                  I am Sudirman.

6.   Who     is he ?                                      He is my littlee brother.

7.   What    is your oldest brother ?            He is a bookkeeper.

8.   Who     is that gentleman ?                   He is Mr. Rauf.

9.   Who     is that girl over there ?             She is Tuti.

10. What    is his father ?                           He is a greengrocer.

           

SINGULAR AND PLURAL FORM

<BENTUK TUNGGAL DAN JAMAK>

Contoh :

      Mr. Ali  is a clerk. <Singular>.

      Mr. Ali and Mr Rahim are clercks. <Plural>

      The dog is black. <Singular>.

      The dogs are black. <Plural>.

      That girl is a hairdresser. <Singular>.

      Those girls are hairdressers. <Plural>

      This car is expensive. <Singular>

      These cars are expensive. <Plural>.

     

Form	Singular	Plural
+ s	Jeep	Jeeps
	Cat	Cats
	Comb	Combs
- f (e) + ves	Thief	Thieves
	Wife	Wives
exception	Roof	Roofs
	Handkerchief	Handkerchiefs
Form	Singular	Plural
+ es	Bus	Buses
	Brush	Brushes
	Church	Churhes
	Cargo	Cargoes
exception	Photo	Photos
	Piano	Pianos
	Radio	Radios
- y + ies	Lady	Ladies
	Fly	Flies
	Story	Stories
Irregular	Child	Children
	Woman	Women
	Tooth	Teeth
	Foot	Feet
	Mouse	Mice
	Goose	Geese
	Sheep	Sheep
	Deer	Deer
	Man	Men

Exercise : Give the plural forms of the underlined word.

1.   This typewriter is good.

            These typewriters are good.

2.   The lady is a hairdresser.

            The ladies are hairdressers.

3.   Her aunt is a nurse.

            Her aunts are a nurses.

4.   Our adding machine is still new.

            Our adding machines are still new.

5.   That volcano is active.

            Those volcanoes are active

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6.   The Director is in the restaurant.

            The Directors are in the restaurant.

7.   That mango is green.

            Those mangoes are green.

8.   The secretary is busy.

            The secretaries are busy.

9.   This photo is very good.

            These photos are very good.

10.       The toothbrush is bad.

            The tootbrushes are bad.

Exercise : Subtitute.

            They write a letter.

1.   She                           :        She writes a letter.

2.   A composition       :  She writes a composition.

3.   We                         :  We write a composition.

4.   I                             : I wite a composition.           

5.   Jono                       :  Jono writes a composition   

6.   A book                  :  Jono writes a book.

7.   The writer              :  The writer writes abook.

8.   The writers             :  The writers write a book.

9.   The man                :  The man writes a book.

10. Read                      : The man reads a book.

11. Magazine                  :        The man reads a magazine.

12. Sell                           :        The man sells a magazine.

13. The men                : The men sell a magazine.

14. The bookseller       :  The bookseller sells a magazine.

15. The booksellers     :  The booksellers sell a magazine.      

16. I                             :  I sell a magazine.

17. Read                      :  I read a magazine.

18. Siti                         :  Siti reads a magazine.          

19. Siti and Jono          :  Siti and Jono read a magazine                      

20. Jono                       :  Jono reads a magazine.

Ingat syarat ini :

      Contoh :  Jono meets Ali at the station.

                      Jono = Subject

                      Ali   = Objet

Perhatikan perbedaan kalimat bertanya berikut ini :

      Who meets Ali at the station ?                      Kernelnya Jono <yang ditanya Subjectnya>

      Who does Jono meet at the station ?             Kernelny Ali <yang ditanya objecnya>

HOMEWORK : Change sentence bellow into negative and introgative form.

1.   The driver drives his car to the station every afternoon.

            The driver doesn’t drive his car to the station every afternoon.

            Does the driver drive his car to the station every afternoon ?

     

2.   The cats sometimes steals fish from the cupboard.

            The cats sometimes don’t steal fish from the cupboard. <salah>

            The cats don’t sometimes steal fish from the cupboard.

            Do the cats sometimes steal fish from the cupboard ?

3.   The factory workers get their wages once a month.

            The factory workers don’t get their wages once a month.

             Do the factory workers get their wages once a month ?

4.   The journalist writes articles for the paper.

            The journalist doesn’t write article for the paper.

             Does the journalist write article for the paper ?

5.   The welder welds the front of the car.

            The welder doesn’t weld the front of the car.

             Does the welder weld the front of the car ?

6.   The fishmongers sell fish in the market.

            The fishmongers don’t sell fish in the market.

            Do the fishmongers sell fish in the market ?

7.   The carpenter makes the doors an windows of the new bulding.

            The carpenter doesn’t make the doors and the windows of the new buiding.

            Does the carpenter make the doors and the windows of the new buiding ?

8.   The police ride on their motor-cycles in front of the big building.

            The police don’t ride on their motor-cycles in front of the big building.

            Do the police ride on their motor-cycles in front of the big building ?

9.   The stewardess serves the passenger coffee and cakes.

            The stewardess doesn’t serve the passeger coffee and cakes.

             Does the stewardess serve the passenger coffee and cakes ?

10. The greengrocer sells fresh vegetables to his customers.

            The greengrocer doesn’t sell fresh vegetables to his customers.

            Does the greengrocer sell fresh vegetables o his customers ?

Keterangan tambahan :

1.   Be able to =  can = bisa / dapat.

            Contoh :  Ali is able to write his name.

2.   About = diatas (tidak menempel).

            Contoh : Look at the bird about us.

3.   Along = sepanjang.

            Contoh : Roni is running along a road.

4.   Almost = hampir.

            Contoh : I almost forget his name.

5.   Ahead = teruskan / silahkan.

            Contoh : Johan is riding her bicycle ahead of Kiky.

6.   Alive = hidup.

            Contoh : I think a dog still alive.     

                          Lawannya dead.

            Die     =  kata kerja (Verb)

            Dead  =  kata sifat (Adjective)

            Death =  kata benda (Noun).

7.   Already = sudah.

            Contoh : It’s already 3 o’clock.

8.   Asame = malu.

            Contoh : Fery is asame of making A lot of mistakes on the test.

9.   Awake = terbangun / terjaga.

            Contoh : Johny is awake.

10. Away = jauhnya.

            Contoh : The town is two miles away.

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