Tentang Countable = Uncountable Noun
Ada beberapa noun (kata benda) yang dapat menempati posisi baik sebagai countable maupun uncountable walaupun makna yang dihasilkan agak atau sangat berbeda.
Kondisi Countable = Uncountable Noun
Kata benda yang dapat menempati posisi sebagai countable noun maupun uncountable dengan beberapa kondisi dapat dilihat pada tabel sebagai berikut.
Kondisi | Penjelasan | Contoh |
---|---|---|
1 | Antara countable dan uncountable memiliki kata yang sama namun dengan arti yang berbeda. | glass –uncountable noun(=material) a glass –countable noun(=gelas) |
2 | Pada abstract noun, countable menempati makna spesifik sedangkanuncountable bermakna general. | an extreme sport –countable noun sport –uncountable noun |
3 | Sedangkan pada common noun, countable dapat merujuk pada keseluruhan atau varietas benda sedangkan uncountable berbicara tentang bagian. | cheeses –countable noun(=varietas) a bar of cheese= uncountable |
Contoh Kalimat Noun = Countable = Uncountable
Contoh kalimat kata benda baik sebagai countable noun maupun uncountable dengan berbagai kondisi tersebut di atas adalah sebagai berikut.
Kondisi | Noun | Contoh Kalimat Countable = Uncountable | |
Countable Noun | Uncountable Noun | ||
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1 | glass | The boy drank a glass of milk. | The box is made of glass. (=material) |
iron | Can I borrow your iron? (=alat setrika) | We need enough iron to prevent anemia. | |
light | My father should change the light in the bath room a week ago. (=lampu) | There is not enough light to read. (=cahaya) | |
paper | I have an interesting paper to read. (=majalah) | I need some paper to print the report. | |
2 | business | He has run a business since 2008. | Business is one of the most favorite topic in the class. |
experience | I got an unforgetable experience while climbing the mountain. | If you’ve experience of designing high-rise buildings, then you can apply for this position. | |
life | Many women prefer a secure life. | Life is wild in the hunter’s opinion. | |
noise | There was a noise on the road. | He woke up early because of too muchnoise outside his bedroom. | |
sport | Parkour is an extreme sport. | I really love sport. | |
time | I hope you have a good timeon the journey. | He has only little time to get ready. | |
3 | cake | They sent me a cake on my birthday. (=satu buah kue) | She gave the first piece of cake for her mother. |
cheese | I have tried kinds of cheesesfrom many countries. (=varietas) | The woman is grating a bar of cheese. | |
chocolate | There are five chocolatesleft in the box. (=five bars of chocolates) | I need some chocolate to boost my mood. | |
coffee | Give me two coffees without cream, please! (=two cups of coffees) | He prefers to drink tea to coffee. | |
hair | He said that one hundred hairs loss per day is still normal. (=seratus helai rambut) | The man dyed his hair in red. | |
juice | The woman put some juices on the table. (=gelas/botol jus) | He drank some juice at the party. |
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