Question Tag

QUESTION TAG

1. We must study hard, musn't we?
2. Maya studied hard, didn't she?
3. Andy isn't happy, is he?
4. They sing Indonesia Raya, don't they?
5. Santa clause won't come to Japan, will he?
6. Jenny seldom drinks sake, does she?

Ket :

* Lihat kata kerjanya

* Lihat apakah dia mempunyai to be, Ex: is, must,etc...

* Juga sebaliknya jika (+) menjadi (-)

Question tags after affirmative sentences

Example : * Your father is a doctor, isn't he?

                  * The Lewises have gone an holiday, haven't they?

                  * Ani will be pleased to see us, won't she?

                  * Peter would like to be a doctor, wouldn't he?

                  * Rita can speak seven languages, can't she?

                  * There are tigers in Siboria, aren't they?

                  * I'm late, aren't I?

                  * You drink coffe, don't you?

                  * She arrived late, didn't she?

Question tags after negative sentences

Example : * She isn't happy, is she?

                  * You haven't seen my brother, have you?

                  * The film wasn't much good, was it?

                  * You can't swim, can you?

                  * Ann wouldn't like to help us, would she?

                  * Cats don't eat cornflakes, do they?

                  * The postman didn't come, did he?

                  * There isn't any milk, is there?

TIME ( Cara menyebutkan waktu dengan tepat dalam bahasa Inggris )

  TIME

1. Jarum panjang menunjukan tepat pukul 12 - o'clock.

     Ex: 06.00 = That is six o'clock.

2. Jarum panjang menunjukan tepat 30 menit - half past.

   ( 30 menit lewat ).

     Ex: 07.30 = It's seven thirty / It's half past seven.

3. Jarum panjang menunjukan tepat 15 menit - a quarter past / a quater after.

   ( 15 menit lewat ).

     Ex: 05.15 =  - It's five fifteen.

                          - It's a quarter past five.

                          - It's a quarter after five.

4. Jarum panjang menunjukan tepat 45 menit - a quarter to / a quarter of.

   ( 15 menit menuju... ) Ingat untuk menambahkan 1 jam.

     Ex: 08.45 =  - It's eight forty five

                          - It's a quarter to nine.

                          - It's a quarter of nine.

5. Jarum panjang menunjukan kurang dari 30 menit - past / after.

     Ex: 01.20 =  - It's one twenty

                          - It's twenty minutes past one.

                          - It's twenty after one.

6. Jarum panjang menunjukkan lebih dari 30 menit -to / of, dengan menambahkan 1 jam dan             menggunakan 60 menit untuk mengurangi banyak menit yang disebut soal.

     Ex: 07.40 =  - It's seven forty.

                          - It's twenty minutes to eight.

                          - It's twenty minutes of eight.

  

PASSIVE VOICE

    Passive Voice

# Present Tense

          Active = Subject  +  Vi ( s/es )  +  Object

                         Ex: She buys a book.

          Passive =  S(O) + is/am/are + V3 + by + O(S)

                           Ex: A book is bought by her.

# Past Tense

          Active =  Subject + V2 + Object

                          Ex: Billy gave the eraser to buddy.

          Passive =  S(O) + was/were + V3 + by + O(S).

                           Ex: The eraser were given by billy to buddy.

Say, Tell and Yet

Say, Tell and Yet

* Say     -     No Object.

* Tell     -     Must Have Object.

* Yet      -     For Negative(-) and Interogatif(?).

So and Neither (The Difference)

So and Neither

* So

          For possitive sentences.

     Ex: - I have a novel. So have I

* Neither

          For negative sentences.

     Ex: - I didn't come yesterday, Neither did I.

AUXILIARIES

AUXILIARIES

( Helping Verbs )

* To Be        =       is, am, are - Present.

                              was, were - Past.

                              be - inf.

                              being - Pres_Past

                              been - Past_Part (V3)

* To Do         =     do, does, done.

* To Have     =     have, has, had.

* Modals       =     can-could

                              may-might

                              shall-should

                              will-would

                              must

While, During, For (The Difference)

 The Difference

( While, During, For. )

* While 

          is a conjuction, and is followed by a clauses

     Ex: - While I was getting ready, I listened to the radio.

           - I met my wife while I was at University.

* During

          is a preposition, and is followed by a noun. It tells us when something happened. It means at               some point in a period of time.

     Ex: - We had to call a doctor during the night.

            - Can I speak to you during the break?

* For

          is a preposition, and is followed by a noun. It tells us how long something lasts.

     Ex: - We talked for five minutes.

            - We're going on holidays for six weeks.