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Adjectives (Kata Sifat) : Seem, Become, Appear, and Verbs of Perceptioncan Also Be Used As Linking Verbs. Note How They

The document discusses adjectives and their usage. It defines adjectives as words used to describe nouns and provides examples of adjectives answering questions like "What kind?" and "Which one?". It also notes that adjectives typically come before the nouns they modify. Adjectives can be used with linking verbs like "is" to describe subjects. Multiple adjectives should follow an order starting with determiners, opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, and material before the noun.

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Adjectives (Kata Sifat) : Seem, Become, Appear, and Verbs of Perceptioncan Also Be Used As Linking Verbs. Note How They

The document discusses adjectives and their usage. It defines adjectives as words used to describe nouns and provides examples of adjectives answering questions like "What kind?" and "Which one?". It also notes that adjectives typically come before the nouns they modify. Adjectives can be used with linking verbs like "is" to describe subjects. Multiple adjectives should follow an order starting with determiners, opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, and material before the noun.

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ADJECTIVES (KATA SIFAT)

Kata sifat digunakan untuk menerangkan kata benda (noun) dan kata ganti (pronoun). Maka letak
kata sifat harus di depan kata benda atau sebelum kata benda.

Adjectives are used to describe nouns. They give more details or information about the nouns
they are associated with.

A: Tell me about your boyfriend


B: Well, he is tall, dark, and handsome.

A: Sounds like mine.

Adjectives can be used to answer the questions “What kind (of) ?” or “Which one?”

A: Hi. I’m calling about the car you’re selling?


B: It’s a great car. (It’s) in excellent condition.

A: What kind of seats does it have?

B: They’re very comfortable seats, (soft, plush, just like a sofa.)

A: Uh. I think I’ll sleep on it.

A: Hand me a book.

B: Which one do you want?

A: The red book. The red one.

Adjectives come before the nouns they modify (not after).

Three happy hippies lived in the Heartquake Hotel.


WRONG: Three hippies happy lived in the Heartquake Hotel.

Adjectives can also be used with linking verbs to describe the subject of a sentence.

When used in this manner, the adjective(s) come after the linking verb.

My mother is tall and slender.


WRONG: My mother tall and slender. (No linking verb.)

Seem, become, appear, and verbs of perceptioncan also be used as linking verbs. Note how they
are used with adjectives in the following. Can you identify the linking verbs and the adjectives?
The journey seemed long. (It appeared strenuous and boring.)You smell nice today. What
kind of cologne are you wearing?

A: What do you want to do this weekend? Bowling? Shopping? A movie?

B: Bowling sounds good.

CAUTION/BE CAREFUL:

Tom looked greedy. (He appeared to be a greedy person.)

The adjective greedy is used to describe Tom.

Tom looked greedily at the pie on the table. (He saw it and wanted it for himself.)

The adverb greedily is used to describe Tom’s action.

Adjectives are the same for all nouns. They do not change for plurals.

 Not: three “tireds” tigers

Example: Three tired tigers tried to tie a triangular tie.

Apabila kita menggunakan lebih dari satu adjective (kata sifat) maka adjective-adjective tersebut
harus digunakan dengan urutan yang benar. Urutan adjective tidak seluruhnya tetap tetapi
urutannya yang umum adalah sebagai berikut:

Determiner – Opini – Ukuran – Usia – Bentuk – Warna – Asal-usul – Material -> Kata benda

Determiner adalah kata seperti a, an, the, this, that. Kata-kata ini juga merupakan jenis adjective.

Contoh:

 a famous, old painting


 a big, round table
 an American, cotton shirt

Adjective yang merupakan opini ditempatkan sebelum adjective yang merupakan fakta. Contoh:

 “A long, dark tunnel” atau “A long dark tunnel” keduanya dapat dipakai.

Dengan dua atau lebih adjective warna, digunakan and. Contoh:

 She’s got a black and white kitten.

Dua adjective selain warna tidak menggunakan and. Contoh:


 She’s got a little, black kitten.

Kalimat “She’s got a little and black kitten” tidak benar

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