GRAMMAR FOCUS APOSTROPHE S

Ini adalah pelajaran bahasa inggris tenteng grammar focus yg membahas masalah apostrophe s.

• Apostrophe s ('s) and apostrophe (') to show possession. one way of indicating possession is by putting the name of a person (proper nouns) or other nouns in to the possessive from.
• In general, possession is shown by adding apostrophe s ('s) after a persons name or after a singular from.
• (Note: not all nouns can have the possessive from)
  For example:                                              Singular noun:
  
  Person's name:                                          
  - Myrna's husband                                     - His wife's last name
  - Dr. Anhari's children                                - My cousin's daughter
  - Bill's car                                                  - Our uncle's car.
• But it a person's name ends in an s ' sound, then either apostrophe s or apostrophe may be, used.
  for example:
  
  person's name:
  - Azi's office                         ==>                    Azis'  office
  - Mortis's motor cycle          ==>                    Mortis' motor cycle
  - Charles's car                        ==>                    Charles' car.
  
  for pluray froms ending in an -s- sound, only apostrophe is used. for example:
  - My counsins' toys
  - Her parents' anniversary
  - My friends' program
  - My brothers' eneniy

 

NOUNS

A. Animate  ==> Alive  ==> 's (apostrophe s)

B. Un animate  ==> Not alive  ==> of

• Animate: Kata benda untuk benda hidup/ yg bernyawa, maka untuk menyatakan possesive-nya           biasanya digunakan apostrophe atau apostrophe s 
  contoh: donna's big car. charles 'wife, ents
• Un animate: Kata benda untuk benda mati / yg tak bernyawa, maka untuk menyatakan possesive-nya bissanya digunakan "preposition of"
  contoh:
  - People of indonesia, windne of home, wings of air plane, power of love, fire of car, brain of computer.
  untuk menyatakan possesive juga bisa digunakan cara dari kalimat "adjective".
  contoh:
  - People of indonesia  ==>  Indonesian people
  - Wings of air plane  ==>  Air plane wings
    (possesive case)             (adjective case)

ADJECTIVE

Terbagi menjadi 2 (dua)

- Pure adjective (murni adjective)

-Nouns adject ==> Yaitu kata sifat yg berasal dari kata benda, atau kata benda yg berfungsi menjadi kata sifat.

Contoh: kitchen and table : dua kata benda akan berubah menjadi kata sifat (adj) apabila di rubah / di satukan hingga membentuk satu arti. maka kitchen table. (meja dapur).

- Kitchen menerangkan table

- Fungsi adjective ialah menerangkan nouns...!

Word: kata   Phrase: kumpulan kata yg membentuk arti.

• Extremely cold weather. (contoh sebuah phose) adverb adj. Nouns

Adjective  ==> Menjelaskan nouns
Adverb    ==> Menjelaskan adjective dan verb
Contoh: work hard, work well, sing well, live happily

• Nouns:  - Bisa subject atau object
             - Subject suplement
• Linking verb: ==> Adalah sebuah  kata kerja pelengkap
    He is a techer ==> Konteksnya linking verb
    He is doing     ==> Uonteksnya BE

CLAUSA

• the man wears white shirt.
  the is my father
  => the man who wear white shirt is my father
•  main clause andepedent clause.   kalimat yg berdiri sendiri
  => the man is father.                    merupakan kalimat yg jelas
  
  depedent clausa. kalimat tambahan. tidak bisa berdiri sendiri
  => who wear white shirt.  merupakan kalimat tidak jelas
• WHO  =>  proper nouns (man)
  WHICH/ THAT  =>  Nouns (tings)
• Nouns  =>  which / that
  - the building stands around the carner.
  - the building is a hospital
  * the building that / which stands around the corner is a hospital.
  Note: boleh pake apa saja, which atau that. tak ada perbedaan. Kecuali sedikit sekali
  Misalnya: di pojok itu hanya ada satu gedung maka which atau that, kalo di pojok banyak gedung maka pake which