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sekarang kita akan mambahas bentuk-bentuk dari adjectives.
Kata sifat dalam bahasa Inggris tidak berubah-ubah. Mereka tidak mengubah bentuk mereka tergantung pada gender atau jumlah kata benda.
CONTOH
- This is a hot noodle.
- Those are some hot noodles.
Untuk menekankan atau menguatkan makna dari kata sifat, gunakan kata keterangan very atau really di depan kata sifat yang ingin diperkuat.
CONTOH
- This is a very hot noodle
- Those are some really hot noodles.
Kata sifat dalam bahasa Inggris biasanya muncul di depan kata benda yang mereka ubah atau jelaskan.
CONTOH
- The beautiful girl ignored every handsome man.
- The fast red ferrari drove away.
Kata sifat juga dapat muncul setelah kata kerja berbentuk seperti to be, to seem , to look & to taste.
CONTOH
- Venish is beautiful.
- I don’t think he seems nice at all.
- Mr. Jerry look tired.
- This corn tastes funny.
BEBERAPA PENGECUALIAN
Kata sifat muncul setelah kata benda dalam beberapa bentuk kalimat.
CONTOH
- The Princess Royal is visiting our campus today.
- The President elect made a speech tonight.
- She received a court martial the following day.
Kata sifat involved, present & concerned dapat muncul baik sebelum atau setelah kata benda yang mereka ubah, tapi dengan arti yang berbeda tergantung pada penempatannya.
CONTOH
| Adjective placed after the noun | Meaning | Adjective placed before the noun | Meaning |
| Mr. Detective want to see the people involved. | Mr. Detective want to see the people who have something to do with this matter. | It was an involved discussion. | The discussion was detailed & complex. |
| Here is a list of the people present at the lobby. | Here is a list of the people who were at the lobby. | The present situation is not sustainable. | The current situation is not sustainable. |
| Mr. Detective need to see the man concerned by this accusation. | Mr. Detective need to see the man who has been accused. | A concerned father came to see Mr. Detective yesterday. | A worried father came to see Mr. Detective yesterday |
Seperti itulah penggunaan adjectives dalam kalimat bahasa inggris. semoga rekan SBI semua dapat mengerti.
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