Meetings 4

By Bayu Irawan

Participial as Adjective

Participial adjective is a traditional term for an adjective that has the same form as the participle (that is, a verb ending in -ing or -ed/-en) and that usually exhibits the ordinary properties of an adjective. Also called a verbal adjective or a deverbal adjective.

Example

There is satisfied service in this office

He was zealous in satisfying his employer

I am so excited with this film

This scenary is so exciting

He was annoyed about not getting the job he really wanted

Jafar has got an annoying coworker

Right after your dad took this you destroyed my sand castle

The building is a symbol as id the act of destroying it

The movie make me confised

The assignment is confusing

The show amazed me

That was an amazing talent show

We are relaxing our mind from all of the task

We have relaxed our mind

Adri is bored being at home all the time

This movie is so boring that i dont to watch it longger

She look so disgusted after she fall to the mud

He playing in the disgusting mud

I worried about my child

She playing everyday and its worrying

By Umar Sudarmaji

Parallel Constuction

Both my mother and my father want me to be a lawyer. (Ibuku dan ayahku keduanya ingin aku menjadi seorang pengacara)

Both Helen and Thomas will go to the restaurant. (Helen dan Thomas keduanya akan pergi ke restoran)

Either you or your old brother is invited to come. (Baik aku maupun kakak laki-lakimu diundang untuk datang)

Either Nova and her partner is coming to the party. (Baik Nova maupun rekannya akan datang ke pesta)

Neither Jason nor Johan wants to play this song. (Baik Jason maupun Johan keduanya tidak ingin memainkan lagu ini)

Neither grandpa nor grandma was tired yesterday. (Baik kakek maupun nenekkeduanya tidak lelah kemarin)

She is not only beautiful but also talented. (Dia tidak hanya cantik, tetapi juga berbakat)

Her new house not only large but also very nice. (Rumahnya tidak hanya besar, tetapi juga bagus)

Anggi such a friendly person that everybody loves her. (Anggi sangat ramah sehingga banyak orang menyayanginya)

Winda is so kind that Adi likes her. (Winda sangat baik sehingga Adi menyukainya)

By Raden Aria Jatmika

PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS

1. He is totally absent from this class. 
2. I don’t familiar with this person. 
3. That house is similar to other house in my village. 
4. I am not interested in this job. 
5. Romeo is married to Juliet. 
6. The manager is responsible for his subordinate. 
7. Her mom is worried about her daughter. 
8. She was scared of the snake. 
9. This movie is based on true story. 
10. The teacher was angry with the student. 

By Yudha Diva

TWO / THREE WORD VERBS

1. Whenever he sat down at the piano, we knew he was going to show off. 
2. Father promised that we would never come back to this horrible place. 
3. They called off this afternoon's meeting. 
4. My sister found out that her husband had been planning a surprise party for her. 
5. The filling station was giving away free gas. 
6. I hate to hold up the meeting, but I have to go to the bathroom. 
7. He was so far away, we really couldn't make out what he was saying. 
8. We put away money for our retirement. She put away the cereal boxes. 
9. I read over the homework, but couldn't make any sense of it. 
10. I tried out four cars before I could find one that pleased me. 
11. We turned off the lights before anyone could see us. 
12. Turn on the CD player so we can dance. 
13. The teacher called on students in the back row. 
14. It seemed strange to see my old boss wait on tables. 
15. They tried to come in through the back door, but it was locked.

By Qori Fajriyyan

TWO / THREE WORD VERBS

1. The students handed in their papers and left the room. 
2. Your radio is driving me crazy! Please turn it down. 
3. After years of giving nothing, the old parishioner was able to come up with a thousand-dollar donation. 
4. It's hard to keep up with the Joneses when you lose your job! 
5. The runners ran out of energy before the end of the race. 
6. Good instructors will look out for early signs of failure in their students 
7. I found it very hard to get along with my brother when we were young. 
8. The boys promised to check up on the condition of the summer house from time to time. 
9. We tried to cut down on the money we were spending on entertainment. 
10. The citizens tried to get rid of their corrupt mayor in the recent election. 
11. First-graders really look up to their teachers. 
12. He tried to keep on singing long after his voice was ruined. 
13. When will you ever get through with that program? 
14. The gang members used up all the money and went out to rob some more banks. 
15. That's a lot of money! Don't just throw it away.