KIAT KIAT MENGHADAPAI UJIAN

Hai sobat, kalian pernah ngerasain deg degan pas mau ujian?  selamat!!!! kamu normal. tapi apa sih yang bikin kamu deg degan? kurang percaya dirikah? kurang hapal materinyakah? belum hapal rumusnya kah?
buat sobat yang mau ujian bahasa inggris, ni ada sedikit tips yang bisa kamu pake saat ujian

1. Jangan lupa berdoa
2. kalo ada text yang panjang ga usah dibaca n diartiin dulu. tapi bacalah soalnya so, sobat bisa cari jawabannya dengan skimming atau scanning.
3. jangan menghabiskan waktu untuk soal yang sulit dipecahkan. tinggalkan soal yang sulit dan kerjakan soal yang mudah. hemat waktu broo.
4. jika harus melengkapi kalimat rumpang, lihatlah tenses yang digunakan di paragraf tersebut. caranya, lihat kata kerjanya, apakah present, past atau continuous. 
5. ingat juga, setelah kata TO diikuti V1. jangan pake "s", "ED, ING dll". pokoknya V1 aja.
6. setelah preposisi seperti in, on, at, before, after, with, without, of, dll harus diikuti gerund
7. kalo soalnya pilihan ganda, kamu bisa pake cara seleksi alam yaitu pilihlah satu jawaban yang beda dengan yang lain. misalnya yang 4 jawaban tentang greeting n satu jawaban tentang introducing. pastilah jawabannya yang introducing

sekian dulu tipsnya. tunggu postingan selanjutnya yaaa

GERUND

banyak sobat yang bingung tentang gerund (baca:jeren), padahal itu cuma as easy as pie heehee. secara sederhana, gerund bisa di sebut VERB yang di NOUNkan. nah lo ko bisa ya???

1. buat ngenalin kalo ada Ving tu gerund ato bukan kita harus tau artinya dulu soalnya kalo Ving itu punya arti SEDANG (progressive), itu bukan gerund, tapi kalo Ving itu ga punya arti SEDANG maka bisa diduga bahwa kata itu adalah gerund
2. kita lihat posisinya. (emang bisa gitu posisi menentukan prestasi hehehe kayak dikelas aja). posisi bisa kita jadiin acuan buat ngenalin tu kata gerung ato bukan coz kalo posisinya sebagai SUBJECT or OBJECT (inget, subject n object harus noun ato pronoun) udah bisa dipastiin itu gerund. misalnya READING IS MY HOOBY. selain posisi yang kayak gitu, kita juga harus merhatiin kata sebelum Ving tersebut. kalo kata sebelumnya adalah preposisi (in, on, at, of, de el el) maka bisa dipastikan kata itu adalah gerund karena ada di sala satu aturannya yaitu gerund terletak setelah preposisi. misalnya she is good AT SWIMMING.
3. nah satu lagi, sobat sobat harus peka sama yang satu ini coz kadang kadang gerund tu terbentuk setelah kata kata tertentu misalnya start, stop, finish, de el el (nanti dibahas lebih lanjut).

A gerund is a verbal that ends in -ing and functions as a noun. The term verbal indicates that a gerund, like the other two kinds of verbals, is based on a verb and therefore expresses action or a state of being. However, since a gerund functions as a noun, it occupies some positions in a sentence that a noun ordinarily would, for example: subject, direct object, subject complement, and object of preposition.

Gerund as subject:

• Traveling might satisfy your desire for new experiences. (Traveling is the gerund.)
• The study abroad program might satisfy your desire for new experiences. (The gerund has been removed.)

Gerund as direct object:

• They do not appreciate my singing. (The gerund is singing.)
• They do not appreciate my assistance. (The gerund has been removed)

Gerund as subject complement:

• My cat's favorite activity is sleeping. (The gerund is sleeping.)
• My cat's favorite food is salmon. (The gerund has been removed.)

Gerund as object of preposition:

• The police arrested him for speeding. (The gerund is speeding.)
• The police arrested him for criminal activity. (The gerund has been removed.)

A gerund phrase is a group of words consisting of a gerund and the modifier(s) and/or (pro)noun(s) or noun phrase(s) that function as the direct object(s), indirect object(s), or complement(s) of the action or state expressed in the gerund, such as:

The gerund phrase functions as the subject of the sentence.

Finding a needle in a haystack would be easier than what we're trying to do.

Finding (gerund)
a needle (direct object of action expressed in gerund)
in a haystack (prepositional phrase as adverb)

The gerund phrase functions as the direct object of the verb appreciate.

I hope that you appreciate my offering you this opportunity.

my (possessive pronoun adjective form, modifying the gerund)
offering (gerund)
you (indirect object of action expressed in gerund)
this opportunity (direct object of action expressed in gerund)

The gerund phrase functions as the subject complement.

Tom's favorite tactic has been jabbering away to his constituents.

jabbering away to (gerund)
his constituents (direct object of action expressed in gerund)

The gerund phrase functions as the object of the preposition for.

You might get in trouble for faking an illness to avoid work.

faking (gerund)
an illness (direct object of action expressed in gerund)
to avoid work (infinitive phrase as adverb)

The gerund phrase functions as the subject of the sentence.

Being the boss made Jeff feel uneasy.

Being (gerund)
the boss (subject complement for Jeff, via state of being expressed in gerund

ni list verb yang biasanya diikuti sama gerund 

1- After verbs that express likes/dislikes :

• like
• love
• enjoy
• dislike
• hate
• don't mind
• can't stand
• can't bear

Example:

" I like playing soccer but I hate boxing."

2- After certain other verbs,  such as : 

• admit
• appreciate
• allow
• avoid
• advise
• consider
• deny
• delay
• understand
• finish
• fancy
• go (in go swimming)
• involve
• keep
• mention
• mind
• stop
• waste time/money
• imagine
• involve
• keep (on)
• mention
• miss
• postpone
• permit
• practice
• suggest
• resist
• reject
• risk
• can't help
• can't stand

Example:

" I suggest going to the theater."

3- After prepositions :  

interested in ...   
instead of ...
good at ...
before ...
after ...

Example:

"I am interested in collecting stamps."
"After playing football I drank an orange juice".

4- After certain expressions :

it's no use ...
it's no good ...
there's no point in ...
I can't help...
I don't mind...
I can't stand/bear...

Example:

" It's no use convincing him to revise his lessons. He's so stubborn."

common mistakes

sobat, kalo dipikir pikir, kayaknya kita ga usah nginget inget makhluk asing yang bernama GRAMMAR kalo kita lagi cuap cuap in english. tapi itu bukan berarti kita jadi anti sama yang namanya grammar. ada kalanya kita pegang teguh n adakalanya kita tinggalin bentar. tapi tetep aja kita sebagai non native speaker wajar aja kalo kita membuat mistakes pas ngomong inggris. walaupun english to foreign language buat kita, tapi kalo kita tau kalo hal itu salah, ya kita hindarin lah. jangan sampai kita jadi orang bodoh yang menutup mata kalo lagi salah walopun kita tau hal itu salah.
well, ni ada beberapa kesalahan yang kadang dibuat ma orang2, so check it out sob

1. Wrong	I have visited Niagara Falls last weekend.
   Right	I visited Niagara Falls last weekend.

2. Wrong	The woman which works here is from Japan.
   Right	The woman who works here is from Japan.

3. Wrong	She’s married with a dentist.
   Right	She’s married to a dentist.

4. Wrong	She was boring in the class.
   Right	She was bored in the class.

5. Wrong	I must to call him immediately.
   Right	I must call him immediately.

6. Wrong	Every students like the teacher.
   Right	Every student likes the teacher.

7. Wrong	Although it was raining, but we had the picnic.
   Right	Although it was raining, we had the picnic.

8. Wrong	I enjoyed from the movie.
   Right	I enjoyed the movie.

9. Wrong	I look forward to meet you.
   Right	I look forward to meeting you.

10. Wrong	I like very much ice cream.
    Right	I like ice cream very much.

11. Wrong	She can to drive.
    Right	She can drive.

12. Wrong	Where I can find a bank?
    Right	Where can I find a bank?

13. Wrong	I live in United States.
    Right	I live in theUnited States.

14. Wrong	When I will arrive, I will call you.
    Right	When I arrive, I will call you.

15. Wrong	I’ve been here since three months.
    Right	I’ve been here for three months.

16. Wrong	My boyfriend has got a new work.
    Right	My boyfriend has got a new job. (or just "has a new job")

17. Wrong	She doesn’t listen me.
    Right	She doesn’t listen to me.

18. Wrong	You speak English good.
    Right	You speak English well.

19. Wrong	The police is coming.
    Right	The police are coming.

20. Wrong	The house isn’t enough big.
    Right	The house isn’t big enough.

21. Wrong	You should not to smoke.
    Right	You should not smoke.

22. Wrong	Do you like a glass of wine?
    Right	Would you like a glass of wine?

23. Wrong	There is seven girls in the class.
    Right	There are seven girls in the class.

24. Wrong	I didn’t meet nobody.
    Right	I didn’t meet anybody.

25. Wrong	I promise I call you next week.
    Right	I promise I’ll call you next week.

26. Wrong	Where is post office?
    Right	Where is the post office?

27. Wrong	Please explain me how improve my English.
    Right	Please explain to me how to improve my English.

28. Wrong	We studied during four hours.
    Right	We studied for four hours.

29. Wrong	Is ready my passport?
    Right	Is my passport ready?

30. Wrong	You cannot buy all what you like!
    Right	You cannot buy all that you like!

31. Wrong	She is success.
    Right	She is successful.

32. Wrong	My mother wanted that I be doctor.
    Right	My mother wanted me to be a doctor.

33. Wrong	The life is hard!
    Right	Life is hard.

34. Wrong	How many childrens you have?
    Right	How many children do you have?

35. Wrong	My brother has 10 years.
    Right	My brother is 10 (years old).

36. Wrong	I want eat now.
    Right	I want to eat now.

37. Wrong	You are very nice, as your mother.
    Right	You are very nice, like your mother.

38. Wrong	She said me that she liked you.
    Right	She told me that she liked you.

39. Wrong	My husband engineer.
    Right	My husband is an engineer.

40. Wrong	I came Australia to study English.
    Right	I came to Australia to study English.

41. Wrong	It is more hot now.
    Right	It’s hotter now.

42. Wrong	You can give me an information?
    Right	Can you give me some information?

43. Wrong	They cooked the dinner themself.
    Right	They cooked the dinner themselves.

44. Wrong	Me and Johnny live here.
    Right	Johnny and I live here.

45. Wrong	I closed very quietly the door.
    Right	I closed the door very quietly.

46. Wrong	You like dance with me?
    Right	Would you like to dance with me?

47. Wrong	I go always to school by subway.
    Right	I always go to school by subway.

48. Wrong	If I will be in London, I will contact to you.
    Right	If I am in London, I will contact you.

49. Wrong	We drive usually to home.
    Right	We usually drive home.

50. Wrong	My flight departs in 5:00 am.
    Right	My flight departs at 5:00 am.