Topik ini sangat sederhana tapi sering sekali kita lupakan. Hayo, siapa di antara kamu yang suka menyepelekan penggunaan huruf kapital?
Ada setidaknya 9 aturan kapan kita harus menggunakan huruf kapital. Mungkin aturan yang sama berlaku dalam Bahasa Indonesia.
- Kata pertama dalam kalimat.
- Example:
- “We went to the cinema last night.”
- “They are often late.”
- “The house looks so big.”
- Example:
- Nama orang.
- Example:
- “We met Andrew at the beach yesterday.”
- “They don’t know Rizky that well.”
- “Where is Ayu?”
- “That’s Ian.”
- Example:
- Gelar yang digunakan bersamaan dengan nama orang.
- Example:
- “We like Professor (Prof.) Rizky’s class.”
- “She’s meeting Doctor (Dr.) Ayu.”
- Example:
- Nama bulan, hari, hari libur.
- Example:
- “He was born in May.”
- “We usually have our weekly meeting on Tuesday.”
- “Merry Christmas!”
- Example:
- Nama tempat: kota, provinsi/negara bagian, negara, benua, laut, danau, sungai, gurun, gunung, sekolah, jalan, gedung, dll.
- Example:
- “They’re from Italy.”
- “India is in Asia.”
- “Mount Jayawijaya is in Papua.”
- “He goes to University of Indonesia.”
- Example:
- Nama mata kuliah/mata pelajaran.
- Example:
- “I’m taking Biochemistry this semester.”
- “Oh no, I will have an English test tomorrow!”
- Example:
- Nama bahasa dan kebangsaan.
- Example:
- “Do you speak Mandarin?”
- “They speak Javanese.”
- “We are Indonesian.”
- “She’s German.”
- Example:
- Nama agama.
- Example:
- “Some of the major religions in the world are Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity.“
- “Ayu is a Moslem.”
- Example:
- Pronoun/kata ganti “I”. Ingat, penulisan “I” selalu menggunakan huruf kapital.
- Example:
- “Yesterday was the last time I met him.”
- Example:
PRACTICE:
- “There are many volcanic mountains in Indonesia.” Correct (C)/ incorrect (I)?
- “I live at jalan sudirman 5.” Correct (C)/ incorrect (I)?
- “She is a devoted christian.” Correct (C)/ incorrect (I)?
- “I think calculus is the most difficult course I’m taking this term.” Correct (C)/ incorrect (I)?
- “Some professors in our university are American graduates.” Correct (C)/ incorrect (I)?
- “My father and i used to go fishing at the sea.” Correct (C)/ incorrect (I)?
- “we never knew where he lived until he told us.” Correct (C)/ incorrect (I)?
- “Are you from Surabaya?” Correct (C)/ incorrect (I)?
- “They had the chance to travel in europe when they studied in Netherlands.” Correct (C)/ incorrect (I)?
- “Have you ever met john smith before?” Correct (C)/ incorrect (I)?
ANSWERS:
- C
- I (Jalan Sudirman)
- I (Christian)
- I (Calculus)
- C
- I (I)
- I (We)
- C
- I (Europe)
- I (John Smith)
Compiled and written by @NenoNeno at @EnglishTips4U on Friday, September 30, 2011
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