Soal Complement vs. Compliment
Pengertian dan Penggunaan Complement dan Compliment
Complement dan compliment sama-sama dapat berfungsi sebagai verb (kata kerja) atau noun (kata benda). Kedua kata ini kerap menimbulkan kebingungan karena selain hanya berbeda satu huruf, mereka juga homophone (kata-kata yang terdengar sama namun artinya berbeda).
Baik complement maupun compliment sebagai kata benda memiliki bentuk plural (jamak). Complement bermakna “something goes well with something else or make it complete or appear better” (sesuatu yang cocok bersama atau melengkapi atau membuat tampak lebih baik), sedangkan compliment bermakna “nice things or praise said” (hal menyenangkan atau pujian yang dikatakan).
Beberapa Contoh Kalimat Complement dan Compliment
Complement | Mandala and his spouse complements one another. ( Mandala dan istrinya melengkapi satu sama lain.) verb |
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That shoes may complement your dress. (Sepatu itu mungkin menyempurnakan gaunmu.) verb |
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Buter are a complement of bread. (Mentega adalah pelengkap roti.) noun |
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Compliment | Adam wanted to compliment Sarah, so he said she’s a good cook. (Adam ingin memuji Sarah jadi dia mengatakan bahwa Sarah pemasak yang baik.) verb |
Alicia just smiled when Robi paid her a compliment. (Alicia hanya tersenyum ketika Robi memujinya.) noun |
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Some people don’t enjoy receiving compliments. (Sebagian orang tidak senang menerima pujian.) noun |
Soal Complement vs. Compliment
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References:
- Complement and Compliment. http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/complement.htm. Accessed on August 11, 2015.
- Complement/Compliment. https://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/complement.html. Accessed on August 11, 2015.
- Compliment/Complement. http://www.merriam-webster.com/top-ten-lists/top-10-commonly-confused-words-vol-2/compliment-complement.html. Accessed on August 11, 2015.
- Compliment and Complement. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/askaboutenglish/2010/02/100202_aae_compliment_page.shtml. Accessed on August 11, 2015.
- Pay Compliment. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pay+compliment. Accessed on August 11, 2015.