Pengertian Indefinite Adjective
Indefinite adjective adalah adjective yang digunakan untuk menerangkan noun, pronoun, atau noun phrase dalam hal number (jumlah) atau quantity (kuantitas).
Contoh Indefinite Adjective
Number (Noun) | Contoh Indefinite Adjective dan Indefinite Adjective + Noun |
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Singular Countable Noun |
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Uncountable Noun |
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Plural Countable Noun |
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Both (Plural/Uncountable Noun) |
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Contoh Kalimat Pronoun dan Indefinite Adjective
Berbeda dengan indefinite adjective yang berfungsi menerangkan noun di depannya, indefinite pronoun berfungsi mengantikan noun, baik yang berupa singular ataupun plural. Untuk lebih jelasnya, perhatikan perbandingan contoh kalimat di bawah ini.
Contoh Kalimat Indefinite Adjective | Contoh Kalimat Indefinite Pronoun |
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Each pair was sold for $100. (Setiap pasang terjual $100.) |
Each was sold for $100. (Masing-masing terjual $100.) |
Both cars wouldn’t pass a crash safety test. (Kedua mobil itu tidak akan lulus tes keselamatan kecelakaan.) |
Both wouldn’t pass a crash safety test. (Keduanya tidak akan lulus tes keselamatan kecelakaan.) |
All the books have been read. (Semua buku tersebut sudah dibaca.) |
All have been read. (Semua sudah dibaca.) |
She ate only some cookies this morning. (Dia makan hanya beberapa cookies pagi ini.) |
She only ate some this morning. (Dia makan hanya beberapa pagi ini.) |
Related Posts:
- Proper Adjective
- Absolute Adjective
- Cumulative Adjective
- Coordinate Adjective
- Qualitative Adjective
- Classifying Adjective
- Gradable Adjective vs. Non-Gradable Adjective
- Descriptive Adjective
- Stative Adjective vs. Dynamic Adjective
- Inherent Adjective vs. Non-Inherent Adjective
References:
- What Is An Adjective? http://faculty.pasadena.edu/kklee-yahng/documents/WhatIsAnAdjective.docx. Accessed on November 12, 2013.
- Adjectives. http://www.cotc.edu/faculty-and-staff/FacultySites/kboyd/Documents/Adjectives.ppt. Accessed on November 12, 2013.
- Adjectives and Adverbs. http://www.sinclair.edu/centers/tlc/pub/handouts_worksheets/grammar_punctuation_writing/adjectives_and_adverbs.pdf. Accessed on November 12, 2013.