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