Kamis, Januari 27, 2011

Ojek Disaster

It was Monday morning-the day we always held a flag ceremony- in my junior high school. Because of the ceremony, there was no way that we could be late. Walking a bit later than usual, I rushed through my morning routine and took an ojek to school. Unfortunately, I arrived still late for the ceremony. Feeling panicky, I jumped off the ojek and ran to join the ceremony without paying the ojek fare. I thought I would pay the driver later because I knew him.
To my surprise, the ojek driver went into the schoolyard and talked to the principal. Next, the principal, using the microphone, announced,"To the student who hasn't paid his ojek, please come forward and pay!
So I had to leave the rows and pay the ojek right away. I could feel everybody giggling and laughing. I was so embarrassed.

C'nS Magazine 2009

Mouse Mat

Overhead in a computer shop;
Customer:"I'd like a mouse mat, please."
Salesperson: "Certainly. sir. We've got a large variety."
Customer;"But will they compatible with my computer?

C'nS Magazine, 2009

Windows Problem

Anna had a problem with her printer. She called the printer help desk number to ask about it. The technician there asked her,"Do you running it under Windows?"
"No, my desk is next to the door. Hm, but that's a good point."
"What do you mean?"
"My friend in the cubicle next to me is sitting under a window and her printer is working fine."

Taken from C'nS Magazine, vol.9 no.68,2009

Reflexive Pronouns

Kata ganti ini digunakan untuk:
1. Menunjukkan bahwa orang atau binatang melakukan sesuatu pada dirinya sendiri. Misalnya:
  • He hit himself yesterday : Dia memukul dirinya sendiri kemarin.
  • She hate herself : Dia membenci dirinya sendiri.
  • The dog defend itself from disturber.
  • We love ourselves.
  • The girl hurt herself when he is desperate.
  • The policeman shot himself in the accident.
  • Don't blame yourself.
2. Untuk membuat kata ganti itu lebih tegas. Misalnya;
  • I myself will accompany you to go there.
  • The wall itself fell.
  • She herself cooked the meal.
  • We ourselves saw the robbery.
  • You yourself broke the frienship
Untuk melatihnya, silahkan buat kalimat sendiri, dan praktekkan dengan teman-teman. Good luck!

Personal Pronouns (2)

Kali ini kita akan membahas Personal Pronouns sebagai kata ganti, yaitu;
  • Mine  = kepunyaanku
  • Yours = kepunyaanmu
  • His = kepunyaan dia (lk)
  • Hers = Kepunyaan dia (pr)
  • Ours = Kepunyaan kami/kita
  • Theirs = kepunyaan mereka
  • Its = kepunyaan dia (benda/binatang)
Sekarang kita buat contohnya, ya?
  1. All those books are mine.
  2. This is mine and that is yours.
  3. The beautiful girl is his and the ugly boy is hers.
  4. The big houses are theirs.

Personal Pronouns

Personal Pronouns adalah kata ganti orang. Kata ganti orang yang berfungsi sebagai Subject adalah : I,THEY, WE, YOU, SHE, HE, IT. Contohnya;
  1. I go to Jakarta.
  2. They take my magazines.
  3. We have to talk each other.
  4. You buy some oranges.
Nah, ada  kata ganti orang yang berfungsi sebagai object, yaitu: ME, THEM, US, YOU, HER, HIM, IT.
Contohnya;
  1. Dewi has called me twice.
  2. Joko bring them to California.
  3. Don't blame us for this accident.
  4. He love him and he love her.
Nah, itulah penjelasan beserta contoh-contohnya.

Possessive Pronouns (1)

Possessive Pronouns digunakan untuk mengungkapkan kepunyaan. Apa saja Possessive Pronouns itu?
  a. Possessive Pronouns sebagai kata sifat:
  • My   = kepunyaan saya
  • Your = kepunyaan mu
  • Her   = kepunyaan dia (pr)
  • His   = kepunyaan dia (lk)
  • Their = kepunyaan mereka
  • Its    = kepunyaan dia (binatang/benda)
  • Our  = kepunyaan kami/kita
Coba kita lihat contoh kalimat di bawah ini:
  • She knows her boy friend well.
  • I do my homework by myself.
  • Doddy put his phone number in his hand phone.
  • You always get good mark on your English.
  • They wear their new shirts.
  • The dog licked its leg.
  • Let's collect our money to help him.
Gimana? Cukup jelas kan? Kalau belum jelas boleh tanya kok....

What are you up to?

Untuk menanyakan yang sedang dilakukan oleh seseorang, slang yang sering di gunakan adalah:
  • What are you up to?
  • What are you doing?
Untuk menanyakan : ada apa, ungkapan yang sering digunakan adalah:
  • What's up?
  • What's the matter?
  • What's wrong?
  • What is it?
  • What's going on?
  • What's happening?

Catch you later

Ungkapan ini artinya sampai jumpa. Bisa juga kita mengucapkan
  • See you soon
  • Catch you around
  • See you later
  • See you around
  • Bye
  • Cheers
  • Ciao

Fungsi Gerund

Karena  gerund  merupakan sejenis kata benda, maka ia dapat berfungsi sebagai:


1. Subject
Gerund sebagai subjek pokok kalimat, contoh:
- Sleeping is necassary to life.- Your singing is very beautiful.
- Studying needs time and patience.
- Playing game is fun.
- Smoking is not good for our health .

2. Subjective Complement
Gerund sebagai pelengkap subjek dalam kalimat biasanya selalu didahului to be yang terletak di antara subject dan subjective complement, contoh:
- My chief delight is dancing.- My favorite activity is reading.

- My hobby is cooking.

3. Direct Object
Gerund sebagai objek langsung dalam kalimat, contoh:
- I enjoy studying English.- She likes traveling.
- Thank you for your coming.
- I hate swimming.

4. Object of Preposition
Gerund sebagai objek preposisi yang terletak setelah preposisi. Preposisi yang sering dipakai adalah of, on, no, with, without, at for, after, before, because of, to, like, about, for, by, in.
Contoh:
- He is tired of gambling.- I am fond of eating bakso.
- He insisted on seeing her.
- I have no objection to hearing your story.
- You will not be clever without studying.
- Tuty is clever at teaching English.
- In sleeping I met you in the park.

5. Appositive
Gerund sebagai aposisi atau penegas dalam kalimat, contoh:
- My hobby, fishing, is interesting.- I do not like quarrelling, a useless job.
My hobby is fishing dan fishing is interesting diletakkan bersebelahan dalam sebuah kalimat sebagai appositive (fishing adalah aposisi dari my hobby), begitu juga contoh kalimat dibawahnya.

Bloody

Bloody arti sebenarnya adalah berdarah, tapi kata ini sering dipakai untuk menunjukkan kekesalan atau penekanan pada kata yang mengikutinya.
Contohnya:
1. You can bloody walk.
2. Bloody hell!
3. I am bloody well.
4. You're just bloody idiot.

Gerund

GERUNDS atau VERBALS atau VERBAL NOUNS adalah kata kerja yang berbentuk -ing yang berfungsi sebagai kata benda, misalnya swimming, eating, fishing, shopping, dancing, hunting atau smoking.
Bentuk Gerund itu sama seperti Present Participle, dan keduanya merupakan bagian dari kata kerja. Bedanya, Gerund  berfungsi sebagai kata benda, sedangkan Present Participle berfungsi sebagai kata sifat.


 Contoh Gerund dalam kalimat:
1. Smoking is not good for your health.
2. I love reading.
3. My hobby is dancing.
4. I am interested in learning English