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Berikut ini adalah sebuah mini-tutorial tentang penggunaan “So” dan “such.”
Penggunaan Bentuk So + Adjective
“So” dapat dikombinasikan dengan kata sifat untuk menunjukkan “sangat.” Bentuk ini sering digunakan dalam seruan.
contoh:
- The sound is so loud! I wish he would turn it down.
- The ice cream was so good! It was worth the money.
Bentuk di atas dapat dikombinasikan dengan “that” untuk menunjukkan “sangat” yang menyebabkan hasil tertentu. “that” biasanya bersifat opsional.
contoh:
- The sound is so loud that he can’t sleep.
- The sound is so loud he can’t sleep.
- The ice cream was so good that I decided to have it again tonight.
- The ice cream was so good I decided to have it again tonight.
Penggunaan Bentuk So + Adverb
“So” dapat dikombinasikan dengan adverbia untuk menunjukkan tindakan yang ekstrim. Bentuk ini sering digunakan dalam seruan.
contoh:
- He run so slowly! He sounded like an snail.
- She cooks so well! I am sure she is going to become a great chef.
Bentuk di atas dapat dikombinasikan dengan “that” untuk menunjukkan tindakan ekstrim yang menyebabkan hasil tertentu. “That” biasanya bersifat opsional.
contoh:
- He run so slowly that I couldn’t catch him.
- He run so slowly I couldn’t catch him.
- She cooks so well that I wanted to eat her cuisine again.
- She cooks so well I wanted to eat her cuisine again.
Penggunaan Bentuk So + Many/Few + Plural Noun
“So” dapat dikombinasikan dengan “many” atau “few” ditambah kata benda jamak untuk menunjukkan jumlah yang ekstrem. Bentuk ini sering digunakan dalam seruan.
contoh:
- I never knew she had so many dogs!
- She has so few books! It’s really hard for her.
Bentuk di atas dapat dikombinasikan dengan “that” untuk menunjukkan jumlah yang ekstrem yang menyebabkan hasil tertentu. “That” biasanya bersifat opsional.
contoh:
- I never knew she had so many dogs that she had to buy tons of dog food.
- I never knew she had so many dogs she had to buy tons of dog food.
- She has so few books that she often got difficulties in her study.
- She has so few books she often got difficulties in her study.
Penggunaan Bentuk So + Much / Little + Non-countable Noun
“So” dapat dikombinasikan dengan “Much” atau “Little” ditambah Non-countable Noun untuk menunjukkan jumlah yang ekstrem. Bentuk ini sering digunakan dalam seruan.
contoh:
- Jane earns so much money! And she still has trouble paying the rent.
- He has so little food! We need to help him.
Bentuk di atas dapat dikombinasikan dengan “that” untuk menunjukkan jumlah yang ekstrem yang menyebabkan hasil tertentu. “That” biasanya bersifat opsional.
contoh:
- Jane earns so much money that she can buy everything.
- Jake earns so much money she can buy everything.
- He has so little food that he is starving to death.
- He has so little food he is starving to death.
Penggunaan Bentuk So + Much / Little / Often / Rarely
“So” dapat dikombinasikan dengan kata-kata seperti “Much,” “Little,” “Often” atau “Rarely” untuk menggambarkan seberapa banyak atau seberapa sering seseorang melakukan suatu tindakan. Bentuk ini sering digunakan dalam seruan.
contoh:
- Aron eats so much! It’s not good for his health.
- His sister visits us so rarely! We really miss her.
Bentuk di atas dapat dikombinasikan dengan “that” untuk menunjukkan hasil dari tindakan ekstrim. “That” biasanya bersifat opsional.
contoh:
- Aron eats so much that his belly is getting bigger.
- Aron eats so much his belly is getting bigger.
- His sister visits us so rarely that our kids wouldn’t even recognize her.
- His sister visits us so rarely our kids wouldn’t even recognize her.
Penggunaan Bentuk Such + Adjective + Noun
“Such” dapat dikombinasikan dengan kata sifat dan kata benda untuk menunjukkan sesuatu yang ekstrem. Bentuk ini sering digunakan dalam seruan.
contoh:
- Denis has such a big house! I think it’s a little too much for her.
- She has such beautiful hair! I have never seen that glorious hair before.
Bentuk di atas dapat dikombinasikan dengan “that” untuk menunjukkan sesuatu yang ekstrem yang menyebabkan hasil tertentu. “That” biasanya bersifat opsional.
contoh:
- Denis has such a big house that I don’t know the way to the bathroom.
- Denis has such a big house I don’t know the way to the bathroom.
- She has such beautiful hair that she got a job as a model.
- She has such beautiful hair she got a job as a model.
CATATAN: Ingat bahwa tanpa kata benda Anda perlu menggunakan “begitu.”
contoh:
- such beautiful hair that
- so beautiful that
Penggunaan Bentuk Such + Judgemental Noun
“Such” juga dapat dikombinasikan dengan kata benda untuk menghakimi dan penekanan. Bentuk ini sering digunakan dalam seruan.
contoh:
- She is such an idiot! She says the stupidest things.
- Ronny is such a genius! We could never do this without him.
Bentuk di atas dapat dikombinasikan dengan “that” menunjukkan hasil tertentu. “That” biasanya bersifat opsional.
contoh:
- She is such an idiot that nobody would hire her.
- She is such an idiot nobody would hire her.
- Ronny is such a genius that he immediately accepted at the famous university.
- Ronny is such a genius he immediately accepted at the famous university.
Penggunaan Bentuk Such + Noun (This type of…)
“Such” juga bisa berarti “this type of…” atau “that type of…”
contoh:
- They had never seen such writing before we discovered the tablet.
this/that type of writing
- He usually doesn’t receive such criticism.
this/that kind of criticism
- Fred has never made such mistakes so far.
these/those kinds of mistakes
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