Kursus Bahasa Inggris – Di bawah ini, terdapat berbagai aturan tentang bagaimana cara menggunakan tanda apostrof dalam kalimat, lengkap dengan contoh-contoh soalnya. Selamat membaca.
- Digunakan untuk menunjukkan kepunyaan.
Untuk memperlihatkan milik dalam kata benda tunggal, Anda bisa memberikan tambahan sinyal apostrof + huruf s.
Contoh:
A man’s book
A girl’s doll
Titania’s bag
– Pengecualian apabila huruf terakhir dari kata benda tersebut adalah ‘s’ atau kata benda jamak, maka tidak perlu lagi ditambahkan huruf ‘s’.
Contoh:
Students’ pencils
Guys’ party
Workers’ houses
– Di dalam bahasa Inggris, terdapat irregular noun untuk menunjukkan kata benda jamak atau benda yang jumlahnya lebih dari satu, seperti; child-chilldren, tooth-teeth, person-people, foot-feet, man-men, woman-women, etc.
– Pemakaian apostrof untuk memperlihatkan milik pada kata benda jamak itu yakni memberikan tambahan sinyal apostrof + s.
Contoh:
Children’s toys
People’s right
Men’s ways
– Memperlihatkan milik pada compound noun, karena itu sinyal apostrof serta huruf ‘s’ ditambah lagi sesudah kata terakhir dari compound noun itu.
Contoh:
my father-in-law’s coat
my two brothers-in-law’s jackets
– Menunjukkan kepunyaan benda yang sama pada dua orang yang berbeda, maka tanda apostrof dan huruf ‘s’ hanya diberikan pada nama orang yang kedua.
Contoh:
John and Cecil’s work is promoted to an international science competition.
- Digunakan untuk menggabungkan dua kata dan menghilangkan sebagian huruf dari kata yang digabung (omission) atau lebih sering disebut dengan contraction.
Contoh:
they + have = they’ve
are + not = aren’t
they + will = they’ll
does + not = doesn’t
will + not = won’t
would + not = wouldn’t
it + is = it’s
can + not = can’t
you + have = you’ve
Bentuk Umum Contractions dalam Bahasa Inggris
Phrase Contraction
are not aren’t
cannot can’t
could not couldn’t
do not don’t
does not doesn’t
did not didn’t
he will he’ll
he would he’d
he is he’s
is not isn’t
it is it’s
I am I’m
I will I’ll
I would I’d
I have I’ve
she will she’ll
she would she’d
she is she’s
that is that’s
they are they’re
they will they’ll
they would they’d
we are we’re
we will we’ll
we would we’d
we have we’ve
what is what’s
who is who’s
will not won’t
would not wouldn’t
you are you’re
you have you’ve
you will you’ll
you would you’d
Contoh Soal
Choose the correct sentence with the appropriate use of the apostrophe.
1.
- His wife bag was broken by a strange person on the street.
- His wife’s bag was broken by a strange person on the street.
- His wifes’ bag was broken by a strange person on the street.
2.
- I visited my father-in-law’s office to send some stuff left.
- I visited my father-in-laws office to send some stuff left.
- I visited my father-in-laws’ office to send some stuff left.
3.
- We will not be allowed to enter Madam Keira room without notification from her secretary.
- We will not be allowed to enter Madam Keiras’ room without notification from her secretary.
- We will not be allowed to enter Madam Keira’s room without notification from her secretary.
4.
- Where are those peoples bags?
- Where are those people’s bags?
- Where are those peoples’ bags?
5.
- The womans underwear are sold out because of the big discount.
- The womens’ underwear are sold out because of the big discount.
- The women’s underwear are sold out because of the big discount.
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