Expressing Capabilities

Expressing Capabilities

Example

Explanation

I can swim free style well. I can’t either speak Japanese or Chinese. It could run to 110 kilometers before. I couldn’t swim when I was young. I’m able to take short hand. We will be able to have it done for you. I was able to swim across the swimming pool yesterday.

Can expresses capability in the present or future. The negative form of can may be written can’t, cannot, or can not. The past form of can is could. It is used to express general ability in the past. The negative form of could is couldn’t or could not. Be able to is also used to express capability, but can is more usual. Be able to is more commonly used in combination with other auxiliaries. Was able to is used when someone managed to do something in one particular situation.

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Expressing Preferences

Expressing Preferences

Preferences	Responses
- Would you prefer … to infinitive … (or infinitive)? - Would you rather … infinitive… (or infinitive)? - Would you like to … infinitive … (or infinitive)? - Do you prefer …Gerund/Noun or Gerund/Noun…? - What would you rather do: … Infinitive or Infinitive…? - Do you like … Noun or Gerund … better/ more than … Noun or Gerund?	- I’d prefer … to infinitive …. - I prefer … Noun or Gerund … - I’d rather … Infinitive … (than Infinitive). - I like … Noun or Gerund … better than … Noun or Gerund …. - I like both. - I don’t like either of them. - Neither. I prefer … to infiniti

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5W 1H

5W  1H

Ada 6 buah kata tanya yang lazim digunakan dalam kalimat tanya, kita sering menyebut dengan 5 W 1 H yakni : what (apa)menanyaklan sesuatu, where(di mana) mananyakan tempat, when (kapan) menanyakan waktu; Who (siapa) menanyakan pelaku kegiatan, Why (mengapa) menanyakan sebab. Dan How (bagaimana) menanyakan caranya.

Rangkuman :

Ada 6 buah kata tanya yang lazim digunakan dalam kalimat tanya, kita sering menyebut dengan 5 W 1 H.

1. What happened? Danny got an accident.

2. How did it happen? It happened very quickly.

3. When did it happen? It happened two hours ago.

4. Where did it happen? It happened in the workshop.

5. Why did it happen? It happened because he was

careless.

Notes:

1. We use What to ask about one or more things.

2. We use How to ask about manners.

3. We use When to ask about time.

4. We use Where to ask about places.

5. We use Why to ask about reasons

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How many AND How much

How many AND How much

. How many . . . is for Countable Nouns and

How much . . . is for Uncountable Nouns.

Examples :

a. How many female students are there in this class? There is one.

b. How many visitors are there in this meeting? There are fifty.

c. How much water is there in the bathtub? There isa little.

d. How much oil is there in the drum? There is a lot.

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