Difficult words: Give, Offer and Owe

Yes. He has given me the tickets.

give + someone + something

      He gave me a new book yesterday.

      Father usually gives my younger brother pocket money once a week.

      They have given the beggar some money.

Difficult Words: Do and Make

I don't know what to do

Dua kata ini (do dan make) memiliki arti yang sangat mirip, dan seringkali sulit untuk memilih di antara keduanya

1. Ketika kita mengatakan suatu aktifitas tanpa menyebutkan secara pasti apa itu, kita menggunakan do.

Do something!

I don’t know what to do.

What are you doing?

I like doing nothing.

Difficult Words: Look and See

Don't look at me that way

look (v) = melihat, memandang, nampaknya

Don’t look at me that way. (Jangan memandang kepadaku seperti itu.)

Look at the board. (Lihatlah ke papan tulis.)

You look so busy. What are you doing? (Kamu nampak sangat sibuk. Apa yang sedang kamu kerjakan?)

Verbs Followed by Gerund

I anticipate having a good time .....

1. admit; He admitted stealing the money.

2. advise; She advised waiting until tomorrow.

3. anticipate; I anticipate having a good time on vacation.

4. appreciate; I appreciated hearing from them.

5. avoid; He avoided answering my question.

Difficult Words: Help

I can't help you

1. help sebagai noun (kata benda) berarti pertolongan atau bantuan.

Thank you for your help. (Terima kasih atas bantuanmu.)

2. helpful adalah adjective (kata sifat) berarti suka membantu, bermanfaat.

You’re very helpful. (Kamu sangat membantu.)

Verb dengan Infinitive (2)

She seems to be very patient

Berikut adalah dafter Verb yang diikuti infinitive. Kelompok A adalah verb yang langsung diikuti oleh infinitive, sedangkan Kelompok B adalah verb yang diikuti oleh noun/pronoun object + infinitive

Verb dengan Infinitive (1)

The nurse asked him to relax

Beberapa verb dapat langsung diikuti oleh infinitive, beberapa yang lain diikuti noun/pronoun + infinitive

VERB + INFINITIVE

(a) I hope to see you again soon.

(b) He promised to be here by ten.

(c) He promised not to be late.

Beberapa verb langsung diikuti infinitive, seperti pada (a) dan (c). Lihat Kelompok A di bawah.

Bentuk negative: not di depan infinitive