Relative clauses

Relative clauses provide more information about the noun or noun phrase that precedes them. This noun phrase is called the head noun. Relative clauses act describe the noun phrase. The following sentence contains a relative clause: “The students who studied performed well on the test.” (The relative clause “who studied” tells us more about the “students” in the sentence.) Relative clauses begin with a relative pronoun, although in conversation and in a great deal of writing the relative pronoun is left out. The relative pronoun represents the noun that the relative clause is modifying. In other words, “who” in the example above represents and replaces “students” in the relative clause. The following are relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, that and which. The chart below shows when to use each relative pronoun.
  • WHO When the head noun is human and is the subject of the sentence. Note: “Who” is often used in

Fruit list

A-Z list of fruits
Apple - a global favourite fruit and a good source of vitamin C 
Apricot - soft, sweet and juicy orange coloured fruit packed with beta-carotene.
Avocado - Fatty soft flesh and a large stone in a thin outer casing. These trees produce hundreds of fruits which taste buttery and rich.
Breadfruit- a single Malayan tree produces up to 200 or more grapefruit sized fruits each season. Breadfruit flesh can be roasted, baked or fried and the taste is like bread (hence the name).
Banana - yellow curved tropical fruit beloved the world over. In terms of global sales this tops the list of fruits. Originally from tropical Southeast Asia bananas grow pointing upward on the worlds largest

Some and Any

We use some and any with uncountable nouns and plural nouns. The general rule is that you use "some" in positive sentences and "any" in negative sentences and questions.

"I have some ideas."
"I don't have any ideas."
"Do you have any ideas?"
However, we can also use "some" in questions.
"Would you like some tea?" (I expect the answer to be "Yes".)

Prepositions

Time

in a century
"There were many inventions in the twentieth century."
in a year
"She left school in 1987."
in a month
"He's leaving in January."
in a season
"We usually go on holiday in summer."
in a part of the day
"I'm leaving in the morning, not in the evening."
during or in – when something happens

Simple Sentence

Contoh Simple Sentence dalam 12 Tenses. (Baca juga: Mengapa Tenses itu hanya 12)
  1. I always love you
  2. I loved you yesterday
  3. I will always love you
  4. Doni is learning English now.
  5. Doni was learning English when I came.
  6. Doni will be learning English when I come.
  7. Ellisa has already eaten dinner.
  8. Ellisa had already eaten dinner when his boyfriend arrived.
  9. Ellisa will have already eaten dinner when his boyfriend arrived.
  10. Santi has been reading a book for two hours.
  11. Santi had been reading a book for two hours before his mother came.
  12. Santi will have been reading a book for two hours by the time his mother comes.
Baca juga: Contoh Kalimat Active dan Passive dalam Tenses Bahasa Inggris. 

SELANJUTNYA Jika kalimat di atas dijadikan negative. Maka tinggal menambahkan "not" setelah auxiliary verbnya, kecuali nomor 1 dan 2. Kira-kira hasilnya akan seperti ini :

  1. I don't love you
  2. I didn't love you yesterday
  3. I will not love you
  4. Doni is not learning English now.
  5. Doni was not learning English when I came.
  6. Doni will not be learning English when I come.
  7. Ellisa has not already eaten dinner.
  8. Ellisa had not already eaten dinner when his boyfriend arrived.
  9. Ellisa will not have already eaten dinner when his boyfriend arrived.
  10. Santi has not been reading a book for two hours.
  11. Santi had not been reading a book for two hours before his mother came.
  12. Santi will not have been reading a book for two hours by the time his mother comes.

Using Few / Little in English

We use a few and a little to mean "not very much" or "not very many". Whether you use a few or a little depends on what type of noun you are describing.

For example, "A few people came to the party." We use a few with plural, countable nouns.
"There's a little coffee left, if you would like some." We use a little with uncountable nouns.
We can also use few and little (without "a") for a more negative meaning. For example, "there's little point in calling" (= there's not much point calling).
"Few people understand" (not many people understand), compared to "a few people understand" (some

COMPOUND SENTENCES.

The compound sentence is a combination of two or more simple or complex sentences. While the complex sentence has only one main clause, the compound has two or more independent clauses making statements, questions, or commands. Hence the definition,-
383. A compound sentence is one which contains two or more independent clauses.
This leaves room for any number of subordinate clauses in a compound sentence: the requirement is simply that it have at least two independent clauses.
Examples of compound sentences:-
(1) Simple sentences united:"He is a palace of sweet sounds and sights; he dilates; he is twice a man; he walks with arms akimbo; he soliloquizes."

Independent clause

  • independent clause can stand alone as a sentence, beginning with a capital letter and ending with terminal punctuation such as a period. A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence; instead it must be attached to an independent clause."
    (G. Lutz and D. Stevenson, The Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference, 2005)


  • "When liberty is taken away by force, it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default, it can never be recovered."
    (Dorothy Thompson)