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Friday, 2 January 2015

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FEW-AFEW-LITTLE-A LITTLE

Sedikit

Few (a few) digunakan dengan kata benda yang dapat dihitung dan biasanya digunakan dalam kalimat positif.

Contoh :

Few Englishmen speak Spanish	Sedikit orang Inggris bicara bahasa Spanyol
Very few of them understand him	Sangat sedikit diantara mereka mengerti dia
Very few people go to the island	Sangat sedikit orang pergi ke pulau itu
Victor writes few letters	Victor menulis sedikit surat
David reads few books	David membaca sedikit buku
There are very few good restaurants in this town	Ada sedikit sekali restoran bagus di kota ini
There are very few apples on the table	Ada sedikit sekali buah apel di meja
There are very few chairs in the room	Ada sedikit sekali kursi di ruangan itu
I know a few of them	Saya mengenal sedikit diantara mereka
He has a few flowers in his garden	Dia mempunyai sedikit bunga di kebunnya
The tree has only a few leaves	Pohon itu hanya mempunyai sedikit daun
Mother bought a few potatoes	Ibu membeli sedikit kentang
I give them a few eggs	Saya memberi mereka sedikit telur

Little (a little) digunakan dengan kata benda yang tak dapat dihitung dan biasanya digunakan dalam kalimat positif.

Contoh :

Very little rain falls in the Sahara	Sedikit sekali hujan turun di Sahara
He spends very little money	Dia mengeluarkan uang sangat sedikit
Fate gave him little happiness	Nasib memberikan dia sedikit kebahagiaan
He drinks a little coffee	Dia minum sedikit kopi
There is very little ink in this pen	Ada sedikit sekali tinta dalam pulpen ini
There is a little sugar in the bowl	Ada sedikit gula di mangkuk itu
There is a little milk in the bottle	Ada sedikit susu di botol itu
They have only a little food	Mereka hanya mempunyai sedikit makanan

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