Soal Awhile vs. A While

Materi Awhile vs. Awhile

Awhile merupakan adverb (kata keterangan) yang bermakna “for a short time”, sementara a while merupakan noun phrase untuk membicarakan periode waktu bersama preposition (kata depan) dengan makna “a short time”.A while berfungsi sebagai object of preposition after, for, in, dan within. Dapat dilihat bahwa sesungguhnya makna awhile sama dengan for a while.

7 Contoh Soal Awhile dan A While

Pilihlah kata yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat di bawah ini.

1. Sit down here …, won’t you?

2. Would you please stay here for …?

3. For … they were happy about the team.

4. Let’s go to a quiet place and rest …

5. After hiding for …, the two bank robbers were arrested.

6. His tap water became smelly after …

7. Yoga’s car sometimes breaks down … in traffic.

Jawaban

1. Sit down here awhile, won’t you?
2. Would you please stay here for a while?
3. For a while they were happy about the team.
4. Let’s go to a quiet place and rest awhile.
5. After hiding for a while, the two bank robbers were arrested.
6. His tap water became smelly after a while.
7. Yoga’s car sometimes breaks down awhile in traffic.

Materi Awhile vs. Awhile

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References:

1. A While / Awhile. https://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/awhile.html. Accessed on January 4, 2015.
2. Awhile. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awhile. Accessed on January 4, 2015.
3. Awhile. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/awhile. Accessed on January 4, 2015.
4. Awhile. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/awhile. Accessed on January 4, 2015.
5. Awhile. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/awhile. Accessed on January 4, 2015.