Pengertian dan Penggunaan Help
Help merupakan regular verb (past simple dan past participle: help, present participle: helping) yang bermakna “to make easier” (membuat lebih mudah; membantu).
Help dapat digunakan dengan atau tanpa direct object.
| help +/- direct object (somebody) |
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Kata kerja ini dapat diikuti prepositional phrase with + something atau in + doing something.
Help dapat pula digunakan dengan infinitive dengan atau tanpa particle “to” (bare infinitive), namun tidak digunakan dengan gerund (verb + -ing).
| help +/- direct object + infinitive / bare infinitive ((to) do something) |
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Contoh Kalimat Help
| No | Contoh Kalimat Help |
|---|---|
| 1 | Can I help? (Bisa saya bantu?) |
| 2 | Her husband never helps with any housework. (Suaminya tidak pernah membantu pekerjaan rumah apapun.) + with something |
| 3 | The procedures may help you in identifying your customer needs. (Prosedur tersebut mungkin membantumu dalam mengidentifikasi kebutuhan-kebutuhan pelangganmu.) + in doing something |
| 4 | A mental health professional has helped him (to) manage his anxiety and depression. (Seorang ahli kesehatan mental telah membantunya mengendalikan kecemasan dan depresinya.) |
| 5 | She came and helped (to) clean up the mess. (Dia datang dan membantu membersihkan kekacauan tersebut.) |
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References:
- Help somebody (to) do. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/verb-patterns/help-somebody-to-do. Accessed on November 21, 2016.
- Help. http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/help_1. Accessed on November 21, 2016.