Aturan Penggunaan Adjective
Umumnya, adjective terletak sebelum noun atau setelah verb. Adjective berfungsi untuk menjelaskan tentang seseorang atau suatu hal.
Contoh :
1. Sam is a careful driver.
2. We didn’t go out because of the heavy rain.
3. She speaks perfect English.
Perbedaan Adjective Berakhiran –Ed dan –Ing
Tidak hanya kata kerja yang dapat berakhiran –ed atau –ing, adjective (kata sifat) juga banyak yang berakhiran –ed atau –ing. Kata sifat dengan akhiran –ed digunakan untuk menyatakan perasaan seseorang, sedangkan kata sifat dengan akhiran –ing digunakan untuk menyatakan sifat atau efek suatu hal atau kejadian. Kata sifat berakhiran -ed dan -ing disebut participle adjective.
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Suffix -ed |
Suffix –ing |
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Jane is bored. |
Jane’s job is boring. |
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I get very tired doing my job |
My job is tiring. |
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Julia is interested in politics. |
Julia thinks politics is interesting. |
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I’m not satisfied with my job. |
My job isn’t satisfying. |
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My job makes me depressed. |
I think my job is depressing. |
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Everybody was surprised that he passed the exam. |
It was surprising that he passed the exam. |
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We were disappointed with the movie. We expected it to be much better. |
The movie was disappointing. We expected it to be much better. |
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I was shocked when i heard the news. |
The news was shocking. |
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At the end of a day’s work, she is often exhausted. |
She enjoys her job, but it’s often exhausting. |
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She is really excited about going to Mexico. |
Going to new places is always exciting. |
Jadi, jika kamu ingin mengatakan aku bosan, kalimat yang tepat adalah i'm bored (bukan i'm boring).
Kita dapat menggunakan kata sifat setelah verb berikut ini :
- Get
- Become
- Seem
- Look
- Feel
- Sound
- Taste
- Smell
Contoh :
1. Be careful!.
2. I’m tired and i’m getting hungry.
3. As the film went on, it became more and more boring.
4. You friend seems very nice.
5. You look tired.
6. I always feel happy when the sun is shining.
7. She sounds angry.
8. The dinner smells good.
9. This tea tastes a bit strange.
Adjective juga dapat terletak sebelum infinitive to.
1. I’m happy to read this book.
Tentang infinitive to dapat dipelajari dalam
artikel Infinitive (To Verb1) Dan Gerund (Verb-ing)
Berikuti ini urutan rangkaian kata sifat dari yang letaknya paling depan, hingga paling belakang :
2. Opinion (Pendapat), contoh beautiful, expensive, gorgeous, delicious dan lain – lain.
3. Size (Ukuran), contoh big, little, enormous dan lain – lain.
4. Shape (Bentuk), contoh round, square, short, triangle dan lain – lain.
5. Age (Usia), contoh old, young, antique dan lain – lain.
6. Color (Warna), contoh red, blue, green, white, black dan lain – lain.
7. Origin (Tempat Asal), contoh English, American, Indonesian dan lain – lain.
8. Material (Bahan Dasar), contoh silver, wooden, silk, gold, iron dan lain – lain.
9. Qualifier (Kualifikasi), contoh touring, hat, hunting, basketball dan lain – lain. Kualifikasi dapat diartikan dengan kemampuan, keahlian atau fungsi khusus suatu benda.
Contoh :
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