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TO BE
Am , is , are
Digunakan untuk menghubungkan Subject dan
Predicate dalam kalimat.
Contoh (example) :
SUBJECT
|
TO BE
|
PREDICATE
|
ARTINYA
|
I
|
am
|
a student
|
Saya pelajar
|
He
|
is
|
a teacher
|
Dia guru
|
She
|
is
|
a nurse
|
Dia juru rawat
|
It
|
is
|
a car
|
Itu mobil
|
You
|
are
|
clever
|
Kamu pandai
|
We
|
are
|
Indonesians
|
Kami orang Indonesia
|
Dalam kalimat negatip (negative sentence) ,
harus ditambahkan ‘not’ dibelakang ‘to be’
dan dapat disingkat ‘am, is, are’
menjadi ‘ain’t, isn’t, aren’t’
Contoh (example) :
I am not a businessman
|
Saya bukan usahawan
|
He is not a pilot
|
Dia bukan pilot
|
She is not a doctor
|
Dia bukan dokter
|
It is not a truck
|
Itu bukan Truk
|
You are not stupid
|
Kamu tidak bodoh
|
We are not Americans
|
Kami bukan orang Amerika
|
They are not in the yard
|
Mereka tidak di halaman
|
I ain’t going
|
Saya tidak pergi
|
He isn’t there
|
Dia tidak disana
|
They aren’t here
|
Mereka tidak disini
|
Dalam kalimat tanya (interrogative
sentence) , ‘to be’ diletakkan didepan Subject.
Contoh (example) :
Is it good ?
|
Apakah itu bagus ?
|
Am I handsome ?
|
Apakah saya tampan ?
|
Are you happy ?
|
Apakah kamu bahagia ?
|
Is he a soldier ?
|
Apakah dia prajurit ?
|
Is she a nun ?
|
Apakah dia biarawati ?
|
Are they in the garden ?
|
Apakah mereka di kebun ?
|
Are we in the right way ?
|
Apakah kami
dalam arah yang benar ?
|
Dalam kalimat tanya negatip (negative
interrogative sentence), ‘to be’ yang disertai ‘not’ diletakkan di depan.
Contoh (example) :
Aren’t you a pilot ?
|
Bukankah anda seorang pilot ?
|
Aren’t we right ?
|
Bukankah kita benar ?
|
Aren’t they busy ?
|
Tidakkah mereka sibuk ?
|
Isn’t he clever ?
|
Tidakkah dia pandai ?
|
Isn’t it dangerous ?
|
Tidakkah itu berbahaya ?
|
Dalam kalimat perintah atau seru
(imperative) , ‘to be’ tetap menjadi ‘be’ dan diletakkan di depan predicate.
Contoh (example) :
Be careful !
|
Hati-hatilah !
|
Be brave !
|
Jangan gentar !
|
Be fair !
|
Jujurlah !
|
Be quiet !
|
Jangan berisik !
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