Sunday, 5 May 2013

Different Using Expression of Quantity Few and A Few

Ada perbedaan pemakaian a few dengan few dan a little dengan little yaitu sebagai berikut :

a. A few dan a little mempunyai sense positif yaitu : biarpun sedikit tetapi masih ada atau dengan kata lain lumayan

contoh :

Rudy has been here only two weeks but he has already made a few friends

artinya : Ia berada disini hanya 2 minggu tetapi telah mempunyai beberapa teman ( tidak banyak tapi ada beberapa)

b. Few and little mempunyai sense negatif yaitu : sedikit dan hampir tidak ada.

Contoh :

She is very arrogant. He has few friends

Artinya :

Ia sangat sombong . Ia punya sedikit teman (tetapi menyatakan hampir tidak ada)

The poor man has very little money so she cant buy anything.

artinya :

Lelaki miskin itu   punya uang sangat sedikit sehingga ia tidak bisa membeli apa apa (hampir hampir tidak ada duit)

Tambahan keterangan Expression of Quantity :

Jika subjeknya Uncountable noun = kata kerja tunggal :

contoh :

  • All his money was stolen
  • A large amount of flour is needed to make a big cake

Jika subjeknya countable noun tunggal= kata kerja tunggal

  • Every student at this school wears batik uniform on Fridays
  • One student is late today

Jika subjectnya Countable Noun jamak =-kata kerja jamak

contoh :

  • Both of girls are may clasmates
  • Some children are sitting under the tree

A number of + Noun = kata kerja jamak…A number of students are in the laboratory now

The number of + Noun = kata kerja tunggal…The number of students at this class is forty