Kata There is dan There are memiliki arti disana ada.
Kata There is diikuti dengan kata
benda tunggal/satu (singular nouns).
Kata There are diikuti dengan
kata benda jamak/lebih dari satu (plural nouns).
A. CONTOH PENGGUNAAN THERE IS
1. KALIMAT POSITIF
POLA KALIMAT:
There is + kata benda
tunggal/satu (singular nouns)
Contoh kalimat:
- There is a car.
- There is a book.
- There is an apple.
2. KALIMAT NEGATIF
POLA KALIMAT:
There is + not + kata benda
tunggal/satu (singular nouns)
Contoh kalimat:
- There is not a car.
- There is not a book.
- There is not an apple.
3, KALIMAT TANYA
POLA KALIMAT:
Is + there + kata benda tunggal/satu (singular nouns) ?
Contoh kalimat:
- Is there a car?
- Is there a book?
- Is there an apple?
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B. CONTOH PENGGUNAAN THERE ARE
1. KALIMAT POSITIF
POLA KALIMAT:
There are + kata benda jamak/lebih
dari satu (plural nouns)
Contoh kalimat:
- There are two cars.
- There are some books.
- There are many apples.
2. KALIMAT NEGATIF
POLA KALIMAT:
There are + not + kata benda jamak/lebih
dari satu (plural nouns)
Contoh kalimat:
- There are not two cars.
- There are not some books.
- There are not many apples.
3, KALIMAT TANYA
POLA KALIMAT:
Are + there + kata benda jamak/lebih dari satu (plural
nouns) ?
Contoh kalimat:
- Are there two cars?
- Are there some books?
- Are there many apples?
Sumber:
Azar, Betty Schrampfer. Understanding
and Using English Grammar. 1989. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Regents
Thomson, AJ and Martinet, AV. A Practical English Grammar. 1960. Oxford: Oxford University Press
