Pengertian
Countable Noun
Countable
Noun adalah kata benda
yang dapat dihitung. Kata benda ini terbagi menjadi dua macam, yaitu: singular
(kata benda dapat dihitung tunggal) dan plural countable (kata benda
dapat dihitung jamak). Pada bentuk plural, perubahan
bentuk kata bendanya mengikuti aturan regular (pola beraturan) atau irregular (pola
tidak beraturan).
Regular
Countable Noun
Pola aturan regular perubahan singular
ke plural countable noun sebagai berikut.
Singular Plural
-tomato tomatoes
-potato potatoes
-gas gases
-punch punches
-dash dashes
-loss losses
-country countries
-wife wives
-book books
-tomato tomatoes
-potato potatoes
-gas gases
-punch punches
-dash dashes
-loss losses
-country countries
-wife wives
-book books
Beberapa
Contoh Irregular Countable Noun
Berikut beberapa contoh bentuk singular dan
plural dari irregular countable noun.
Singular Plural
-alga algae
-basis bases
-child children
-datum data
-foot feet
-goose geese
-man men
-ox oxen
-woman women
-alga algae
-basis bases
-child children
-datum data
-foot feet
-goose geese
-man men
-ox oxen
-woman women
Determiner pada Countable Noun
Contoh determiner
pada singular dan plural countable sebagai berikut.
Determiner Singular Plural
-Articles a/an, the the
-Quantifier none many, few, several, a couple of, some, any, a lot of
-Demonstrative this, that these, those
-Articles a/an, the the
-Quantifier none many, few, several, a couple of, some, any, a lot of
-Demonstrative this, that these, those
Contoh Kalimat Singular & Plural Countable Noun
Dengan mengacu pada tabel determiner di
atas, contoh kalimat singular dan plural
sebagai berikut.
Singular Plural
1-Can you lend me a magazine? Can you lend me magazines?
2-He wrote the book when he was twenty. He wrote the books when he was twenty.
3-There was a visitor in the museum. There were many visitors in the museum.
4-The apple is from Medan. Those apples are from Medan.
1-Can you lend me a magazine? Can you lend me magazines?
2-He wrote the book when he was twenty. He wrote the books when he was twenty.
3-There was a visitor in the museum. There were many visitors in the museum.
4-The apple is from Medan. Those apples are from Medan.
Pengertian
Uncountable Noun
Uncountable noun atau
mass noun adalah kata benda
yang tidak dapat dihitung. Kata benda ini kebanyakan hanya memiliki
bentuk singular (tunggal), namun ada beberapa yang hanya memiliki bentuk
plural. Jika ingin membentuk pengertian plural dari kata
benda ini, maka yang dijamakkan adalah takarannya.
Kategori Contoh Uncountable Noun
-food noodle, meat, bread
-liquid coffe, milk, oil
-material iron, sugar, wood
-powder grain, sugar, rice
-food noodle, meat, bread
-liquid coffe, milk, oil
-material iron, sugar, wood
-powder grain, sugar, rice
Plural Uncountable Noun
Beberapa uncountable memiliki bentuk plural
(jamak) tanpa bentuk singular (tunggal) walaupun dengan makna yang
sama. Plural uncountable tersebut tidak dapat ditambahkan number (two
pants).
Contoh
Plural Uncountable Noun:
arms, clothes, customs, glasses, goods, groceries,
jeans, pyjamas, pants, scissors, spectacles, thanks, trousers.
Determiner
pada Uncountable Noun
Determiner
pada uncountable antara lain adalah definite
article, quantifier dan
demonstrative.
Contoh kalimatnya sebagai berikut.
Determiner Contoh kalimat
determiner + Uncountable Noun
-a lot of/lots of I need a lot of margarine to cook.
-little, a little There is only little water left in his bottle
-much Do not bring much money to the store
-the She bought the furniture at the exhibition
-a lot of/lots of I need a lot of margarine to cook.
-little, a little There is only little water left in his bottle
-much Do not bring much money to the store
-the She bought the furniture at the exhibition
Sumber : Wordsmile.com
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