KOMPETENSI MENULIS DALAM UN
MENYUSUN KATA-KATA MENJADI KALIMAT.
PEMAHAMAN KALIMAT
APA YANG ANDA PAHAMI TENTANGKALIMAT –KALIMAT BAHASA INGGRIS?
Sentences classified by intentStatements : >affirmative ( e.g Tomo is a student) >Negative (e.g Tomo does not like fishing) Questions: >yes-no questions (e.g Did Tomo go to your house
last night?) > question-tag questions (e.g Tom lives near
here, doesn’t he?) >information questions (e.g Why do they come
here for?) Exclamations (e.g what a man!)
Sentence classified by clause typeSimple sentenceCompound sentenceComplex sentenceCompound complex sentence
Simple sentencesExamples: >This is a book >The three girls are swimming now >Some of the students have read several of
the books. >The big red book on the table in front of the
window in the corner of the living room has a very good short story about an Indonesian policeman on a boat near Medan ten years ago.
>He and I work together >John, Paul and Bill buy, cook, and eat
breakfast and dinner together.
Compound sentencesA compound sentence consists of two or more
independent clauses which are joined together by a semicolon (;), coma(,) or a coordinate conjunction
Example: >This is the wrong book; that is the right one. > I am studying, and he is reading. > John has finished the lesson, but Tom has not begun it
yet. > She is watching TV, but her brother is reading. > Are you studying, or are you just reading? > I am not studying, nor am I reading. > He never goes to the movies, nor does he listen to the
radio. > I looked at the dress, and I bought it. > Sheila is here, but she must leave soon.
Complex sentenceA complex sentence consists of one independent
clause and one or more dependent clauses.The dependent clauses may be noun clause,
adjective clauses or adverb clausesExamples: >what happened made the boy cry. >The problem is that we do not have much
money. > I will introduce you to Amin, who is the best
student in our school. >I used to live in the village before I moved here
Compound complex sentenceIt is like a complex sentence except that it
has two or more independent clauses.Examples: >When the air is very dry, the days are hot;
but the nights are cool.
Some other types of sentences
Quotation
Imperative
Sentences with quotations:
Direct quotation Examples: >He said, “I write for newspapers.” >“I write for newspapers,” he said, “and sometimes I write for magazines, too.”Indirect quotation Example: >She said that she liked that dress.
Imperative sentencesThe imperative mood commands or asks
someone to do something. It is always in the present tense. The subject is almost always you, but it is generally omitted. If it is a command, it is often said rather loudly, and in writing ends in an exclamation mark.
Example: >Please help me. >lend me your eraser, please. > Tell Anna that information when you meet
her.
What sentences to focus?
Imperative sentenceSimple sentenceCompound sentenceComplex sentence
Arrange the words into a good sentenceExample:
1.indoors – use – and – only – location – in - dry
2.Mr. alwi – nor – does - smoke – it – he – a cigarette – buys – never
3.dependable-but-she-is-also-trustworthy-not only-Rena-is4.The girl – know – whom- you – met-last night-I
The answer?
Gee! Repot amat ya mengahadapi UN
Ya ialah masa ia dongGrobak aja didorong
bukan digendong