Tugas Bahasa Inggris (Softskill)

Command and Request

• Command

            Command dibagi menjadi 2 (dua) bagian yaitu Cositive command dan Negative command.

1.      Positive Command.

            Dalam perintah positive kita tambahkan to didepan kalimat perintahnya,sebagai penghubung antara kalimat pengantar dan perintah yang dilaporkan. Kalimat-kalimat pengantar dalam kalimat jenis ini ialah :

                        He asked me           to + infinitive

                        He told me

e.g.       1. He asked me: “ Open your book”.

                (He asked me to open my book).

            2. Mary told me: “Stop talking to jane.”

                (Mary told me to stop talking to jane).

            3. Mother asked john: “Pay attention to what i say”.

                (Mother asked to john to pay attention to what i say).

            4. John told Mary: “Wait until i come”.

                (John told mary to wait until he comes).

            5. The teacher said to the student: “Be quiet while i am talking”.

                (The teacher told the student to be quiet while he is talking).

2.      Negative Command.

Dalam perintah negative kita tambahkan not to didepan perintah yang dilaporkan.

            e.g.       1. Mary told john: “Don’t wait for me”.

                          (Mary told john not to wait for her).

                        2. I told him: “Don’t mention it to anyone”.

 (I t                            (old  him not to mention it to anyone).

                      3.    Father asked her: “Don’t go there alone”.

                       (Father told her not to go there alone).

           4.    Ira asked Tom: “Don’t come to my house again”.

                    (Ira asked Tom not to come to her house again)

         5.    Mother asked john: “Don’t soke to much”

                   (Mother asked john not to smoke to much).

• Request

            Request digunakan untuk menyatakan permohonan. Dalam bahasa inggris,request dapat dinyatakan dalam beberapa cara, seperti :

1.       Will/would you + infinitive......please?

e.g.       a. Will you give the letter to the teacher,please?

(Sudikah anda memberikan surat ini kepada guru?)

            b. Would you type this letter for me,please?

                (Sudikah anda mengetik surat ini untuk saya?)

            c. Would you explain the problem to me,please?

                (Sudikah anda menjelaskan masalahnya kepada saya?)

2.       Could you + infinitive.....please?

e.g.       a. Could you wait a moment,please?

              (Dapatkah anda menungggu sebentar?)

            b. Could you lend me some money,please?

              (Dapatkah anda meminjamkan saya sedikit uang?)

            c. Could you show me the wayto the station,please?

              (Dapatkah anda menunjukan saya jalan ke stasiun?)

3.       Would you mind + -ING form.

e.g.      a. Would you mind waiting here a moment?

              (Keberatankah anda menunggu disini sebentar?)

            b. Would you mind coming here again tomorrow?

              (Keberatankah anda datang kesini lagi besok?)

4.       Would you mind + not –ING form.

e.g.      a. Would you mind not smoking here?

              (Keberatankah anda untuk tidak merokok?)

            b. Would you mind not making a noise?

              (Keberatankah anda untuk tidak berisik?)

5.       Would/Do you mind + possessive + --ING form.

e.g.      a. Would you mind my smoking here?

              (Keberatankah anda saya meroko disini?)

            b. Do you mind my sitting here?

              (Keberatankah anda saya duduk disini?)

            c. Would you mind her going with john?

              (Keberatankah anda ia pergi bersama john?)