Abstract Noun yang Diikuti Infinitive
Infinitive (to + verb) digunakan bersama abstract noun (kata benda yang menyatakan idea, concept, feeling, state, atau quality) tertentu untuk menunjukkan bahwa kata benda tersebut berhubungan dengan suatu aksi. Infinitive tersebut digunakan sebagai post-modifier setelah abstract noun (noun phrase = abstract noun + infinitive).
Lihat juga:
Contoh Abstract Noun yang Umum Diikuti Infinitive
- ability
- advice
- appeal
- attempt
- chance / opportunity
- decision
- desire / inclination
- dream
- goal
- intention
- motivation
- need
- opportunity
- order
- permission
- plan
- preparation
- proposal
- reason
- recommendation
- refusal
- reminder
- request
- requirement
- failure
- opportunity
- refusal
- promise
- readiness
- suggestion
- tendency
- way (juga dapat diikuti oleh of + verb-ing)
- wish
Contoh Kalimat Abstract Noun + Infinitive
- She has the ability to resolve conflicts in a relationship.
(Dia memiliki kemampuan untuk menyelesaikan konflik-konflik di dalam suatu hubungan.) - There’s always a chance to change.
(Selalu ada kesempatan untuk berubah.) - It was my dream to visit California.
(Impian saya mengunjungi California.) - My request to unlock funds has been refused.
(Permintaan saya untuk membuka kunci dana telah ditolak.) - Does he have a tendency to lose his temper?
(Apakah dia mempunyai kecenderungan untuk kehilangan kesabaran?)
Perlu diketahui bahwa infinitive tidak selalu mengikuti abstract noun. Ada pula abstract noun yang diikuti prepositional phrase.
References:
- Noun + to-infinitive clause. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv227.shtml. Accessed on July 12, 2016.
- to + infinitive. http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/infinitive. Accessed on July 12, 2016.
- Nouns Followed by Infinitives. http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/noun_infinitive_list.htm. Accessed on July 12, 2016.
- Ability. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ability. Accessed on July 13, 2016.
- Tendency. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tendency. Accessed on July 13, 2016.
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