B. There Is dan There Are
C. Persesuaian Subjek-Verba Dasar
Mengenal Bentuk Jamak dari Kata Benda
B. There Is dan There Are
SINGULAR VERB | PLURAL VERB | |
| (a) There is a bag on the chair. (Ada sebuah tas di kursi) | (b) There are some bags on the chair. (Ada beberapa tas di kursi.) | Subyek menentu- kan ‘to be’ yang digunakan. Kali- mat (a), (c), (e), (g) menggunakan sub- yek tunggal/singu- lar yang mengikuti ‘to be’ is. Kalimat (b), (d), (f), (h) menggunakan subyek jamak/plu- ral yang mengikuti ‘to be’ are. |
| (c) There isn’t a bag on the chair. (Tidak ada tas di kursi) | (d) There aren’t any bags on the chair. (Tidak ada tas di kursi.) | |
| (e) There is a child in the garden. (Ada seorang anak kecil di taman.) | (f) There are some children in the garden. (Ada beberapa anak kecil di taman.) | |
| (g) There isn’t a child in the garden. (Tidak ada seorang anak kecil di taman.) | (h) There aren’t any children in the garden. (Tidak ada anak-anak di taman.) | Kalimat afirmatif (f) menggunakan some, kalimat negatif (h) menggunakan any. |
Latihan (1) There Is dan There Are
Pilihlah jawaban yang tepat di dalam kurung.
1. There (isn’t, aren’t) any dictionaries on the shelf.
2. There (is, are) a word that I can’t understand what the meaning is.
3. There (is, are) some weird phenomena in the world.
4. There (isn’t, aren’t) female teachers in this school.
5. There (is, are) a bookshop next to the bank.
6. There (is, are) a kilo of grapes in the basket.
7. There (is, are) some eggs and vegetables in the fridge.
8. There (is, are) a little girl crying alone in the supermarket.
9. There (is, are) a cup and a plate on the dining table.
10. There (isn’t, aren’t) a wallet in the drawer.
Latihan (2) There Is dan There Are
Buatlah menjadi jamak/plural.
Contoh:
There is a banana in the fridge.
There are some/two/three bananas in the fridge.
1. There is a mouse in the kitchen.
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2. There is a mosquito in my bedroom.
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3. There is a criterion that you need to know.
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4. There is a chili on the plate.
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5. There is a bicycle in the garage.
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6. There is a towel in the bathroom.
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7. There is a cactus in my garden.
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8. There is a knife next to the spoon.
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9. There is a tomato in my bowl.
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10. There is an ox in the farm.
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