CARA MUDAH MEMAHAMI PENGGUNAAN ELIPTIC SENTENCE

ELIPTIC SENTENCE

(Pemendekan Kalimat)

Anda kebingungan mengerjakan kalimat eliptik (eliptic sentence) yang anda temui dalam soal-soal bahasa Inggris anda? Penjelasan di bawah semoga dapat membantu anda untuk cepat memahami dan mengerjakan soal-soal yang berhubungan dengan eliptic sentence.

A.    So, Too (Untuk Kalimat Positif)

Trick Solution:

S   +   V  - and -  S   +   auxiliary  +   too

S   +   V  - and – so  +   auxiliary   +   S

Contoh:

·        I like Madonna. He likes Madonna

-         I like Madonna and he does too

-         I like Madonna and so does he.

·        He came there. She came there

-         He came there and she did too.

-         He came there and so did she.

Auxliliary (Kata kerja bantu) dibagi dua:

-         Auxiliary – past (did, was, were)

-         Auxiliary – present (is, am, are, do, does)

B.    Either, Neither (Untuk kalimat negative)

Trick solution:

S   +  V (-)  and  +  S   +  auxiliary (-)   +  either

S   +   V  (-) and neither   +   auxiliary (+)   +   S

Contoh:

·        He is not studying. She is not studying.

-         He is not studying and she is not either

-         He is not studying and neither is she.

C.      But (Untuk kondisi berlawanan)

Trick Solution:

S   +   V(+)   but   S   +   auxiliary (-)

S   +   V (-)   but   S   +    auxiliary (+)

Contoh:

·        I like icde cream. He doesn’t like ice cream.

-         I like ice cream but he doesn’t.

·        He doesn’t like ice cream. I like ice cream.

-         He doesn’t like ice cream but I do.

D.     Either ...... or ........ (baik......., maupun ......)

Digunakan untuk kalimat positif dan negatif.

Contoh:

·        The boy goes to the party. We go to the party.

-         Either the boy or we go to the party.

·        They are not present in the meeting. She is not present in the meeting.

-         Either they or she is not present in the meeting.

E.     Neither ....... nor ...... (baik .... maupun .... tidak)

Digunakan untuk kalimat negatif

Contoh:

·        He is not a teacher. She is not a teacher.

-         Neither he nor she is a teacher.

·        He doesn’t speak French. I don’t speak French.

-         Neither he nor I speak French.

Bila anda sudah memahami dengan baik materi di atas. Mari kita menguji pemahaman anda dengan soal-soal di bawah ini.

1.     ‘I don’t like the food, it’s too salty’

‘ .........................................’

a.     I don’t

b.     Me neither

c.      I don’t either

d.     Neither I do

e.     I don’t also

2.     ‘His shop was burnt down, .......................... his car that was nearby.

a.     And neither did.

b.     Also was

c.      But neither was

d.     So did

e.     And so was

3.     ‘I haven’t heard anything from Leni’

‘ ............................’

a.     So have I

b.     I haven’t also

c.      Either have I

d.     Neither have I

e.     Me, neither.

Apabila anda memahami dengan baik materi si atas, maka tidak akan sulit untuk menjawab pertanyaan dari soal-soal di atas, setelah menyelesaikannya, mari kita lihat kunci jawabannya. Silahkan mencocokkan jawaban anda.

1.     Trick solution:

Rumus eliptic negatif: S   +  V (-)  and  +  S   +  auxiliary (-)   +  either

You don’t like the food and I don’t either. Jawaban yang benar adalah (c)

2.     Trick solution:

Rumus eliptic positif: S   +   V  - and – so  +   auxiliary   +   S

His shop was burnt down and so was his car that was parked nearby. Jawaban yang benar adalah (e)

3.     Trick solution:

Rumus eliptic negatif: S   +   V  (-) and neither   +   auxiliary (+)   +   S

I haven’t heard anything from Leni and neither have I. Jawaban yang benar adalah (d)

Semoga materi di atas dapat membantu anda memahami dan mengerjakan soal-soal Bahasa Inggris yang berhubungan dengan eliptic sentence dengan mudah. Semoga bermanfaat.