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Practice test: Present and Past Participles as Adjectives

By Swara Bhaskara on October 23, 2011 • 5 Comments

This 8-question containing page is to test how well you understand participial adjectives that have been discussed on Penggunaan Verbs sebagai Adjectives and the Usage of the Present and Past Participles. And, if you’d like, you can download the audio clip for all sentences in the questions. The link for downloading is below the answer... Read more

Parts of Speech

Present and Past Participles

By Swara Bhaskara on October 22, 2011 • No Comments

This page contains an audio clip of the usage of the present and past participles, along with its script. It is made available in an attempt not only to reduce our confusion of how to use those participles correctly but also to strengthen our listening skill. In order to achieve the latter purpose, at first, please... Read more

Listening

How to pronounce -ed in English

By Swara Bhaskara on October 21, 2011 • 1 Comment

Sebagian besar verbs dalam bahasa Inggris merupakan regular verbs dimana past tense (verb2) dan past participle (verb3)-nya dibentuk dengan menambahkan -ed atau -d pada base verb (verb1)-nya. Spelling untuk verb2 dan verb3 lumayan simpel (See: Regular Verbs : spelling rules), tetapi kita, lidah Indonesia, sering terbentur dengan pelafalan -ed di verb2 dan verb3 tersebut. Olehnya... Read more

Parts of Speech

750 Common Regular Verbs

By Swara Bhaskara on October 21, 2011 • No Comments

The following table contains a list of 750 English regular verb commonly used in daily conversation. I’d like to note that they are spelled based on the American English. Verb base Past tense Past participle Present participle abort accept accomplish achieve activate add admire admit advertize advise affect afford agree aim alert allow alter amaze... Read more

Parts of Speech

Regular Verbs: spelling rules

By Swara Bhaskara on October 21, 2011 • No Comments

Dalam bahasa Inggris, regular verbs atau kata kerja beraturan adalah kata-kata kerja yang bentuk past tense (verb2) dan past participle (verb3)-nya dibentuk dengan menambahkan -ed atau -d pada base verb (verb1)-nya, sehingga bentuk verb2 dan verb3 tersebut sama-sama diakhiri dengan -ed. (See: 750 Common Regular Verbs.) Spelling (penulisan) regular verbs lumayan simpel. Namun demikian, kita perlu... Read more

Tanya Jawab

Increasing vs Increases

By julia on October 18, 2011 • 7 Comments

The government is worried because the number of people without job is increasing. Betul tidak kalimatnya? Seharusnya increases or is increasing? Please help. Thanks beforehand. Related Posts:No Related Posts Read more

Tanya Jawab

Parallel Form

By Donal on October 17, 2011 • 4 Comments

Parallel form means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. This can happen at the word, phrase, or clause level. The usual way to join parallel structures is with the use of coordinating conjunctions such as “and” or “or.” EXCERCISE Mary opened the... Read more

Tanya Jawab

Perkenalan diri

By laila on October 17, 2011 • 7 Comments

I would like to introduce myself My name is Laila Febriani I am a member of the Payload department I am a designer drafter of the Interior Design I am very grateful for the reception and treatment of you all while I was here I am grateful to have completed some of my tasks such... Read more

Tanya Jawab

Abstract for a paper

By fjr on October 17, 2011 • 4 Comments

Abstrak merupakan ringkasan tulisan dari tulisan yang lebih besar dan umumnya diperlukan ketika kita menulis sebuah laporan ilmiah atau hasil riset. Karena merupakan ringkasan atau tulisan dalam bentuk mini, abstrak ini dibatasi dalam jumlah kata, misalnya tidak lebih dari 250 kata, 180 kata dan sebagainya. Nah ini sebuah abstrak yang coba saya susun dari sebuah... Read more

Tanya Jawab

Hope: stative or active verb?

By deebah on October 15, 2011 • 4 Comments

Thanks a lot for your explanation, sir :-). Now, I have a question in my mind. In your explanation above, you said that… Aku sedang berharap (mengharapkan) kamu akan menunjukkan padaku apa yang aku harus lakukan. In English : I’m hoping you’ll show me what to do. (OK) My question is… berharap atau hope itu... Read more

Short Stories

LABELS

By rush on October 14, 2011 • 3 Comments

The important thing is not to know who “I” is or what “I” is. You’ll never succeed. There are no words for it. The important thing is to drop the labels. As the Japanese Zen masters say, “Don’t seek the truth; just drop your opinions.” Drop your theories; don’t seek the truth. Truth isn’t something... Read more

Tanya Jawab

Pengangguran

By bahreza on October 13, 2011 • 10 Comments

Seorang pengamat tenaga kerja dari Serang Darlaini Nasution SE mengatakan, ada tiga faktor mendasar yang menjadi penyebab masih tingginya tingkat pengangguran di Indonesia, termasuk di provinsi Banten. Ketiga faktor tersebut adalah, ketidaksesuaian antara hasil yang dicapai antara pendidikan dengan lapangan kerja, ketidakseimbangan demand (permintaan) dan supply (penawaran) dan kualitas Sumber Daya Manusia (SDM) yang dihasilkan... Read more