Minggu, 10 Juni 2012

Preposition In, On, & At


Yeaaay, akhirnyaaa… Selesai juga primbon Bahasa Inggris semester 2 saya. Dan ini adalah materi terakhir pada semester 2 ini. Selamat membaca dan semoga bermanfaat… :)

Definition of Preposition:
A preposition is a word, which is used to indicate different relations, such as place, time, method, manner, reason, and purpose, possession, direction, and motion. It is placed before a noun or a pronoun. The most common examples of prepositions in grammar are in, on, at.

Preposition In, on, and at can divided into two part to express place and time.

In
Expressing place:
·         In used to showing enclosed space around us.
  e.g.: I sleep in my bedroom
·         In used for geographic area such as country, city, province, district, and other.
  e.g.: I live in England.

Sabtu, 09 Juni 2012

Vocab Around of The House


Rooms In House

Word
Meaning
Attic
Storage room at the very top of the house
Basement
The lowest level of the house
Bathroom
The room for bathing and using the toilet
Bedroom
The room where people sleep
Dining room
In some houses this room is only used on special occasions
Hallway
Long narrow area that joins one room to another
Kitchen
Sometimes has a table ad chairs for eating informal meals
Living room
Place where family spends leisure time
Lobby
Area in the front entrance for hanging coats and placing shoes
Master bedroom
The largest bedroom in the house; used by parents
Nursery
Room for baby or young child
Pantry
Room of the kitchen for keeping dry foods and storage items
Playroom
Indoor area for kids to play
Rec room
Often in basement
Sun room
Enclosed room with large windows

Passive Voice

Guys, do you know about passive voice? Now, we will discuss it. Cekidooot!!!!

Definition:
The passive voice is a grammatical construction (a “voice”) in which the subject of a sentence or clause denotes the recipient of the action (the patient) rather than the performer (the agent). In the English language, the English passive voice is a formed with an auxiliary verb (usually be or get) plus a participle (usually the past participle) of a transitive verb.

Construction of the Passive Voice

Subject + auxiliary verb (be) + main verb (past participle)

The main verb is always in its past participle form.
Look at these examples:
Subject
Auxiliary Verb (to be)

Main Verb (past participle)

Water
Is

Drunk
By everyone
100 people
Are

Employed
By this company
I
Am

Paid
In euro
We
Are
not
Paid
In dollars
Are
They

Paid
In yen?