Tugas Soft Skill 1 Bahasa Inggris Bisnis 2 Dosen Dea Adlina

 CONFUSINGLY RELATED VERBS & COMMONLY MISUSED WORDS

CONFUSINGLY RELATED VERBS
        Confuingly Related Verbs adalah kata kerja yang saling berhubungan. kata kerja ini mempunyai makna yang sama atau hampir sama tetapi penggunaannya berbeda.

Example : 

a. Remaind - Remember
    remaind dan remember mempunyai makna yang sama tetapi berbeda. Remaind  berarti mengingatkan (membuat orang menjadi ingat). Remember berarti ingat (ingat akan sesuatu hal).
example :

*Remaind = mengingatkan
1. Remaind me to return this book to the library (ingatkan aku untuk mengembalikan uku ini ke perpustakaan)
2. Remaind me to save some money every time I get salary (ingatkan aku untuk menabung setiap kali aku gajian)

* Remember = ingat akan suatu hal
1. I remeber to lock the door (saya ingat ntuk mengunci pintu)
2. I don't remember anything about the accident (saya tidak ingat apa-apa tentang kecelakaan itu)
3. do you remember your promise? (apakah kamu ingat janji mu

CATATAN:

• I Remind that today is your birthday (salah)
•  I remember that today is your birthday (benar)

b. Borrow - Lend
   * Borrow berarti meminjam (meminjam sesuatu kepada orang lain).
    Lend berarti meminjamkan (meminjamkan sesuatu kepada orang lain).

Example :

1. Borrow : she borrowed my book yesterday (dia meminjam buku-bukuku kemarin)
2. he borrows my motorcycle everyday (dia meminjam motorku setiap hari)

1. Lend Mr.Handi lends me some money today (pak handi meminjami aku sejumlah uang hari ini)
2. Maria lends his brother her beloved car (maria meminjami kakaknya mobil kesayangannya)

CATATAN :

• Don't borrow him a sweater (salah)
• don't lend him a sweater (benar)

c.  Say – tell

      Say dan tell sama sama mempunyai arti mengatakan, namun ada sedikit perbedaan. Tell berarti mengatakan tetapi bersifat menceritakan atau memberi informasi. Pemakaian Tell membutuhkan Indirect Object (object tak langsung).

Example:

Say                  : You said that you love me.

                          What? You say sorry.

Tell                   : She told me that she wanted to go out-side alone

                          The nurses told me that the doctor would come in 30 minutes.

#me = inderect object (object tak langsung)

CATATAN

• She told that she loved you (salah)
• She told me that she loved you  (benar)
• She said me that se wouldn’t come to your party (salah)
• He said that he wouldn’t come to your party (benar)

d. Ask – Ask for

            Ask dan Ask for mempunyai arti yang berbeda. Ask berarti bertanya, sedangkan ask for berarti meminta.

Example :

Ask                  : Don’t ask me about the secret.

                           She asks me where you live.

Ask for             : He asked for some helps yesterday.

                           Never ask ame for beer.

COMMONLY MISUSED WORDS

     The transition from spoken to written language can often be a bumpy one because the way we talk tends to be a lot less formal than the way we write. When we try to translate spoken ideas into writing, it is often hard to remember correct grammar. Also, we hear incorrect grammar used so often that correct grammar might sound odd or even wrong to us.

     Homonyms can present an especially difficult problem because they sound alike, but the different spellings mean different things. Changing one letter in a word could alter the whole meaning of a sentence. Common phrases are also likely to be written incorrectly because in speech words are often shortened or slurred together so that not all of the letters are pronounced, making it easy to inadvertently leave these letters out when writing.

     Knowing which word to use or how to write a phrase correctly can make a big difference in your writing. It is easier for readers to take a piece of writing more seriously when the grammar is correct. This handout contains a list of commonly confused homonyms and problem phrases, as well as a few hints to help you remember the grammar rules. 

Example :

1. Climactic, Climatic:

Climactic is derived from climax, the point of greatest intensity in a series or progression of events. Climatic is derived from climate; it refers to meteorological conditions. 

• The climactic period in the dinosaurs' reign was reached just before severe climatic conditions brought on the ice age.

2. Elicit, Illicit:

Elicit is a verb meaning to bring out or to evoke. Illicit is an adjective meaning unlawful. 

• The reporter was unable to elicit information from the police about illicit drug traffic.

3. Principle, Principal:
Principal is a noun meaning the head of a school or an organization or a sum of money. Principle is a noun meaning a basic truth or law. 

• The principal taught us many important life principles.

Hint:
To recognize the spelling of Principal first think of yourself as a greedy opportunist. You definitely would want to be a pal of anyone who is in a position of power or anything to do with money. This principal has pal in it.

4. To, Too, Two:
To is a preposition; too is an adverb; two is a number. 

• Too many of your shots slice to the left, but the last two were right on the mark.

Hints:
If you are trying to spell out the number, it is always t-w-o.   Two has a w which is the first letter in word. The opposite of word is number.
Too is usually used as  also when adding or including some additional information. Whenever you want to include something else, think of it as adding;  therefore you also need to add an extra  o.

5. Accept, Except:
Accept is a verb meaning to receive. Except is usually a preposition meaning excluding.

• I will accept all the packages except that one. Except is also a verb meaning to exclude. Please except that item from the list.

SUMBER : 

http://english-problems.blogspot.co.id/2012/04/confusingly-related-verbs.html

http://wsuonline.weber.edu/wrh/words.htm