Introductory there (kalimat yang diawali there)
Introductory there (kalimat yang diawali there). Untuk menyatakan keberadaan dan letak benda yang terjadi pada waktu sekarang atau setiap kali terjadi, dalam bahasa Inggris dipergunakan pola/susun tertib:
There + is/are + kata benda + keterangan tempat
a. There is dipakai untuk benda tunggal
b. There are dipakai untuk benda jamak
Example:
1. There is a toothbrush in the bathroom. (Ada sebuah sikat gigi di kamar mandi)
2. There is a dekslamp on the table. (Ada sebuah lampu duduk di atas meja)
3. There are two boys outside. (Ada dua orang anak laki-laki di luar)
4. There are some picture on the wall. (Ada beberapa buah gambar di dinding)
Kalimat-kalimat di atas dapat diberi keterangan waktu yang menunjukkan waktu sekarang: now, at present atau at this moment. Example:
1. There is a toothbrush in the bathroom now. (Ada sebuah sikat gigi di kamar mandi sekarang)
2. There is a dekslamp on the table at present.
Selain keterangan diatas, dapat juga diberi keterangan: usually, some-times, always, seldom, generally, often dan sebagainya. Letak kata-kata ini sejenis ini sesudah "be". Example:
1. There is always a toothbrush in the bathroom.
2. There is usually a dekslamp on the table.
Jika pengertian ada terjadi pada waktu lampau, maka dipergunakan: There was (untuk benda tunggal dan there were (untuk benda jamak). Untuk menyatakan waktu lampau dapat dipergunakan keterangan waktu, example:
1. There was a man on the beach this morning. (Ada seorang laki-laki di pantai pagi tadi)
2. There was an electric fan on the table last night. (Ada sebuah kipas listrik di meja semalam).
3. There were some tigers in the forest last month. (Ada beberapa ekor harimau di hutan bulan yang lalu)
4. There were three monkeys on the top of tree yesterday. (Ada tiga ekor kera di puncak pohon kemarin)
Bentuk negative (-) dan bentuk Interrogative (?)
Bentuk negative dengan cara menyisipkan not sesudah be, dan bentuk interrogative dengan cara menempatkan be di depan subjek. Example:
1. (+) There is a sport hall in the town.
(-) There is not a sport half in the town.
(?) Is there a sport hall in the town?
Yes, there is./Yes, there is a sport hall in the town.No, there isn't./No, there isn't a sport hall in the town.
2. (+) There was a guest at Tono's house last night.
(-) There was not a guest at Tono's house last night.
(?) Was there a guest at Tono's house last night?
Yes, there was./Yes, there was a guest at Tono's house last night.
No, there wasn't./No, there wasn't a guest at Tono's house last night.
3. (+) There are some boats in the river.
(-) There are not any boat in the river.
(?) Are there any boats in the river?
Yes, there are./Yes, there are some boats in the river.
No, there aren't./No, there aren't any boat in the river.
4. (+) There were some sheep in the hill.
(-) There were not any sheep in the hill.
(?) Where there any sheep in the hill?
Yes, there were./Yes, there were some sheep in the hill.
No, there wern't./No, there weren't some sheep in the hill.
Introductory there dengan kata tanya (question words).
Kalimat-kalimat dengan susun tertib: There+be dapat dibentuk menjadi kalimat tanya dengan mempergunakan kata tanya: what-who-how many.Example:
1. What is there on Jalan Merdeka? (Ada apa di jalan merdeka?)
- A restourant.
- There is a restourant.
- There is a restourant on Jalan Merdeka.
- There is a restourant there.
2. Who is there in the kitchen? (Siapa ada di dapur)
- Supriyadi Pro
- There is Supriyadi Pro.
- There is Supriyadi Pro in the kitchen.
- There is Supriyadi Pro there.
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