🤔 Apa itu Parts of Speech?
Parts of Speech (Kelas Kata) adalah kategori kata berdasarkan fungsinya dalam kalimat. Ada 8 jenis kelas kata dalam bahasa Inggris.
Noun
Kata Benda
Pronoun
Kata Ganti
Verb
Kata Kerja
Adjective
Kata Sifat
Adverb
Kata Keterangan
Preposition
Kata Depan
Conjunction
Kata Hubung
Interjection
Kata Seru
🇮🇩 Kenapa Sulit untuk Orang Indonesia?
Dalam bahasa Indonesia, kelas kata tidak terlalu ketat. Kata yang sama bisa jadi kata benda atau kata kerja tanpa perubahan bentuk. Contoh: "makan" bisa kata benda ("Makan siang") atau kata kerja ("Saya makan").
Dalam bahasa Inggris, setiap kata punya kelas yang jelas dan bentuknya sering berbeda: "eat" (verb) vs "food" (noun).
1. Nouns (Kata Benda)
Kata yang menyatakan nama orang, tempat, benda, atau konsep.
📝 Jenis-Jenis Noun
Countable Nouns (Dapat Dihitung)
Benda yang bisa dihitung: 1 book, 2 books, 3 books
Uncountable Nouns (Tidak Dapat Dihitung)
Benda yang tidak bisa dihitung, tidak punya bentuk plural
🔢 Singular vs Plural
Regular Plurals
| Aturan | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Tambah -s | book, car, dog | books, cars, dogs |
| Tambah -es (akhiran s, x, z, ch, sh) | bus, box, watch | buses, boxes, watches |
| Konsonan + y → -ies | baby, city, story | babies, cities, stories |
| Vokal + y → -s | boy, key, day | boys, keys, days |
| f/fe → -ves | knife, wife, leaf | knives, wives, leaves |
Irregular Plurals
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| man | men |
| woman | women |
| child | children |
| tooth | teeth |
| foot | feet |
| mouse | mice |
| person | people |
Plural yang Sama dengan Singular
💡 Contoh Kalimat
I have three books on my desk.
Saya punya tiga buku di meja saya.
She gave me some advice.
Dia memberi saya beberapa nasihat.
⚠️ "Advice" uncountable, tidak bisa "advices"
The children are playing in the park.
Anak-anak sedang bermain di taman.
Irregular plural: child → children
❌ Kesalahan Umum & Akibatnya
❌ "I need some informations."
✅ "I need some information."
Information adalah uncountable noun. Tidak punya bentuk plural. Sama seperti: advice, furniture, homework, news.
❌ "I bought two furnitures."
✅ "I bought two pieces of furniture." atau "I bought some furniture."
Furniture uncountable. Kalau mau hitung, pakai "pieces of" atau "items of".
❌ "There are many peoples in the room."
✅ "There are many people in the room."
People sudah bentuk plural dari "person". Tidak perlu tambah -s lagi.
❌ "I have three childs."
✅ "I have three children."
Irregular plural: child → children (bukan childs).
2. Pronouns (Kata Ganti)
Kata yang menggantikan noun untuk menghindari pengulangan.
📝 Jenis-Jenis Pronoun
| Subject | Object | Possessive Adj | Possessive Pron | Reflexive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | me | my | mine | myself |
| you | you | your | yours | yourself |
| he | him | his | his | himself |
| she | her | her | hers | herself |
| it | it | its | - | itself |
| we | us | our | ours | ourselves |
| they | them | their | theirs | themselves |
Subject Pronouns
Digunakan sebagai subjek kalimat (yang melakukan aksi)
I love you. She is beautiful.
Object Pronouns
Digunakan sebagai objek (yang menerima aksi)
He loves me. I saw him yesterday.
Possessive Adjectives
Menunjukkan kepemilikan, diikuti noun
This is my book. Her name is Sarah.
Possessive Pronouns
Menunjukkan kepemilikan, TIDAK diikuti noun
This book is mine. That car is hers.
Reflexive Pronouns
Subjek dan objek adalah orang yang sama
I hurt myself. She taught herself English.
💡 Contoh Kalimat
I gave him my book.
Saya memberi dia buku saya.
I (subject), him (object), my (possessive adj)
This is my car. That one is yours.
Ini mobil saya. Yang itu punyamu.
my + noun, yours (tanpa noun)
She looked at herself in the mirror.
Dia melihat dirinya sendiri di cermin.
Reflexive: subjek = objek
❌ Kesalahan Umum & Akibatnya
❌ "Me and my friend went to the mall."
✅ "My friend and I went to the mall."
Sebagai subjek, pakai I (bukan me). Sopan santun: sebut orang lain dulu, baru diri sendiri.
❌ "This is my book."
✅ "This is mine." atau "This book is mine."
Possessive pronoun (mine, yours, his, hers) TIDAK diikuti noun. Possessive adjective (my, your, his, her) HARUS diikuti noun.
❌ "Its a beautiful day."
✅ "It's a beautiful day."
Its = kepemilikan (its tail). It's = it is (it's raining).
❌ "Between you and I..."
✅ "Between you and me..."
Setelah preposition (between, for, with), pakai object pronoun (me, him, her, us, them).
3. Verbs (Kata Kerja)
Kata yang menyatakan aksi, kondisi, atau keadaan.
📝 Jenis-Jenis Verb
Action Verbs (Kata Kerja Aksi)
Menyatakan aksi yang bisa dilihat, bisa pakai continuous tense
Stative Verbs (Kata Kerja Keadaan)
Menyatakan kondisi/perasaan, TIDAK bisa pakai continuous
💡 Contoh Kalimat
She runs every morning.
Dia berlari setiap pagi.
Action verb - bisa pakai continuous
I know the answer.
Saya tahu jawabannya.
Stative verb - tidak bisa "I am knowing"
❌ Kesalahan Umum & Akibatnya
❌ "I am knowing the answer."
✅ "I know the answer."
Know, love, hate, believe, want, need, understand adalah stative verbs. Tidak bisa pakai continuous tense.
4. Adjectives (Kata Sifat)
Kata yang menjelaskan atau memberi informasi tentang noun.
📝 Order of Adjectives
Kalau ada lebih dari 1 adjective, urutannya: OSASCOMP
Opinion
beautiful, ugly, nice
Size
big, small, large
Age
old, new, young
Shape
round, square, flat
Color
red, blue, green
Origin
Italian, Japanese
Material
wooden, metal
Purpose
sleeping, dining
a beautiful small old round red Italian wooden dining table
📊 Comparative & Superlative
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| tall (short) | taller | tallest |
| beautiful (long) | more beautiful | most beautiful |
| good (irregular) | better | best |
| bad (irregular) | worse | worst |
😊 -ed vs -ing Adjectives
-ed (Perasaan)
Bagaimana seseorang merasa
-ing (Sifat)
Apa yang menyebabkan perasaan
I am bored.
Saya merasa bosan.
The movie is boring.
Filmnya membosankan.
❌ Kesalahan Umum & Akibatnya
❌ "This is more better than that."
✅ "This is better than that."
Good → better (irregular). Tidak perlu "more".
❌ "I am boring."
✅ "I am bored." (Saya merasa bosan)
"I am boring" = Saya membosankan (sifat saya). "I am bored" = Saya merasa bosan (perasaan saya).
5. Adverbs (Kata Keterangan)
Kata yang menjelaskan verb, adjective, atau adverb lain.
📝 Jenis-Jenis Adverb
Manner (Cara)
How? Bagaimana?
Place (Tempat)
Where? Di mana?
Time (Waktu)
When? Kapan?
Frequency (Frekuensi)
How often? Seberapa sering?
Degree (Tingkat)
How much? Seberapa?
💡 Contoh Kalimat
She speaks English well.
Dia berbicara bahasa Inggris dengan baik.
Adverb of manner
I always wake up at 6 AM.
Saya selalu bangun jam 6 pagi.
Adverb of frequency
❌ Kesalahan Umum & Akibatnya
❌ "She speaks English good."
✅ "She speaks English well."
Good = adjective. Well = adverb. Untuk menjelaskan verb, pakai adverb.
❌ "He drives fastly."
✅ "He drives fast."
Fast bisa adjective dan adverb. Tidak ada "fastly".
6. Prepositions (Kata Depan)
Kata yang menunjukkan hubungan antara noun/pronoun dengan kata lain.
Prepositions sudah dijelaskan lengkap di halaman terpisah.
📍 Pelajari Prepositions →7. Conjunctions (Kata Hubung)
Kata yang menghubungkan kata, frasa, atau kalimat.
📝 Jenis-Jenis Conjunction
Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS)
Menghubungkan dua kalimat yang setara
Subordinating Conjunctions
Menghubungkan kalimat utama dengan kalimat anak
💡 Contoh Kalimat
I like coffee and tea.
Saya suka kopi dan teh.
I stayed home because it was raining.
Saya di rumah karena hujan.
❌ Kesalahan Umum & Akibatnya
❌ "Although it was raining, but I went out."
✅ "Although it was raining, I went out."
Tidak boleh pakai "although" dan "but" bersamaan. Pilih salah satu.
❌ "Because I was tired, so I slept."
✅ "Because I was tired, I slept."
Tidak boleh pakai "because" dan "so" bersamaan.
8. Interjections (Kata Seru)
Kata yang menyatakan emosi atau perasaan mendadak.
💡 Contoh Interjections
Kagum
Kesakitan
Memanggil
Terkejut
Salah
Senang
💡 Contoh Kalimat
Wow! That's amazing!
Wah! Itu luar biasa!
Ouch! That hurts!
Aduh! Itu sakit!
📊 Ringkasan Parts of Speech
| Part of Speech | Fungsi | Contoh |
|---|---|---|
| 📦 Noun | Kata Benda | book, water, children |
| 👤 Pronoun | Kata Ganti | I, you, he, mine, myself |
| ⚡ Verb | Kata Kerja | run, eat, know, love |
| 🎨 Adjective | Kata Sifat | beautiful, big, bored |
| 🏃 Adverb | Kata Keterangan | quickly, always, very |
| 🔗 Preposition | Kata Depan | in, on, at, with |
| ➕ Conjunction | Kata Hubung | and, but, because |
| ❗ Interjection | Kata Seru | Wow! Ouch! Hey! |