Senin, 10 November 2014

IRREGURAL PLURAL NOUNS

Macam-macam kata benda jamak tidak beraturan / irregular plural nouns

US -> I (Kata yang berakhiran US berubah menjadi dengan akhiran I):
SINGULAR
PLURAL
Alumnus
alumni
Cactus
cacti
Focus
foci/focuses
Fungus
fungi/funguses
Nucleus
nuclei
Radius
radii
Stimulus
stimuli
Contoh penggunaan:
1. The fungus is dangerous (singular)
2. The fungi are dangerous (plural)
3. The fungus endangers everyone (singular)
4. The fungi endanger everyone (plural)
IS -> ES
SINGULAR
PLURAL
axis
axes
analysis
analyses
basis
bases
crisis
crises
diagnosis
diagnoses
ellipsis
ellipses
hypothesis
hypotheses
oasis
oases
paralysis
paralyses
parenthesis
parentheses
synthesis
syntheses
synopsis
synopses
thesis
theses
IX -> ICES
SINGULAR
PLURAL
appendix
appendices
index
indeces/indexes
matrix
matrices/matrixes
EAU -> EAUX
SINGULAR
PLURAL
beau
beaux
bureau
bureaus/bureaux
tableau
tableaux/tableaus
*** -> EN
Tanda *** berarti kata tersebut tidak memiliki indikator/ciri-ciri khusus:
SINGULAR
PLURAL
child
children
man
men
ox
oxen
woman
women
*** -> A
SINGULAR
PLURAL
bacterium
bacteria
corpus
corpora
criterion
criteria
curriculum
curricula
datum
data
genus
genera
medium
media
memorandum
memoranda
phenomenon
phenomena
stratum
strata
NO CHANGE
Beberapa kata benda berikut ini memiliki bentuk yang sama antara singular dan pluralnya atau tidak terjadi perubahan sama sekali:
SINGULAR
PLURAL
deer
deer
fish
fish
means
means
offspring
offspring
series
series
sheep
sheep
species
species
OO -> EE
SINGULAR
PLURAL
foot
feet
goose
Geese
tooth
Teeth
A -> AE
SINGULAR
PLURAL
antenna
antennae/antennas
formula
formulae/formulas
nebula
nebulae
vertebra
vertebrae
vita
vitae
OUSE -> ICE
SINGULAR
PLURAL
louse
lice
mouse
mice


Pengetahuan tentang Macam-macam kata benda jamak tidak beraturan / irregular plural nouns ini sangat penting untuk mendukung mempelajari Subject-Verb Agreement.

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