Lanjutan Kesalahan Umum Penggunaan Kata Kerja Bahasa Inggris

Kesalahan Umum Penggunaan Kata Kerja Bahasa Inggris bagian III.  Melanjutkan artikel yang kami tulis sebelumnya tentang kesalahan Umum Penggunaan Kata Kerja Dalam Bahasa Inggris yang sering kita temui dalam percakapan sehari-hari. Banyak sekali kata kerja bahasa Inggris yang memiliki persamaan arti, namun penerapannya bisa berbeda.


Kesalahan Umum Penggunaan Kata Kerja Bahasa Inggris


CAUSE & RESULT

Cause: menyebabkan, menimbulkan
Salah: It can result trouble.
Benar: It can cause trouble.

Result: mengakibatkan, menghasilkan.
Salah: This can result trouble.
Benar: This can result in trouble.

- Absence of mind can cause (result in) trouble.


CONCERN & DEAL

Concern: menyangkut, sehubungan
Salah: It doesn,t concern with me.
Benar: It doesn,t concern me.

Deal: Berurusan, berhubungan.
Salah: We should deal interesting matters.
Benar: We should deal with interesting matters.

Catatan: concern adalah kata kerja transitive, sedangkan deal adalah kata kerja intransitive.


REACH & ARRIVE

Reach: sampai, tiba di.
Salah: We will reach in London tomorrow.
Benar: We will reach London tomorrow.


Arrive: tiba di

Salah: We will arrive London tomorrow.
Benar: We will arrive in London tomorrow.

We will reach the airport at 10.
We will arrive at the airport at 10.


HOPE & EXPECT

Hope: mengharapkan, berharap.
Salah: We hope you to come earlier.
Benar: We hope you will come earlier.

Expect: mengharapkan.
Salah: We expect he will come earlier.
Benar: We expect him to come earlier.

- Do you expect me to di it?
- She hopes I will do it.

Catatan: Hope adalah kata kerja intransitive, sedangkan expect adalah kata kerja transitive.


SAY & TELL

Say: mengatakan, berkata.
Salah: He said me that he liked English.
Benar: He said to me that he liked English.

Tell: menceritakan, mengatakan.
Salah: He told to the children a funny story.
Benar: He told the children a funny story.



PELT & THROW

Pelt: melempari.
Salah: He threw the dog with a stone.
Benar: He pelted the dog with a stone.

Throw: melempar.
Salah: He pelted a stone to the car.
Benar: He threw a stone at the car.


LEARN & STUDY

Learn: belajar
Salah: I have studied it from life.
Benar: I have learnt it from life.


Study: belajar
Salah: He is learning very hard.
Benar: He is studying very hard.

- We are studying hard for the examination.
- He went to school to learn English.
- We learnt geography from Mr. Anwar.
- I learn a lot from experience.
- He is studying at Prima's College.

Catatan: learn menyatakan mendapatkan petunjuk dari sesuatu atau seseorang, sedangkan study menyatakan suatu usaha.

Sekian, untuk bahasan Kesalahan Umum Penggunaan Kata Kerja Bahasa Inggris yang bisa saya sampaikan, semoga bermanfaat untuk anda.