COMMON MISTAKES IN ENGLISH
❌ 41. "Wait me" → ✅ "Wait for me"
Penjelasan: Kata kerja wait adalah intransitive verb — ia butuh preposisi for sebelum menyebut objek. "Wait me" salah karena tidak ada preposisi.
Contoh kalimat benar:
- Please wait for me at the bus stop after school.
- I've been waiting for the bus for 20 minutes.
- She is waiting for her friend at the café.
❌ 42. "Explain me the lesson" → ✅ "Explain the lesson to me"
Penjelasan: Tidak seperti give atau tell, kata explain tidak bisa diikuti dua objek langsung. Struktur yang benar adalah explain something to someone.
Contoh kalimat benar:
- Could you explain the assignment to us one more time?
- The teacher explained the grammar rules to the students.
- Please explain your decision to the team.
❌ 43. "Marry with him" → ✅ "Marry him"
Penjelasan: Kata kerja marry adalah transitive verb dalam bahasa Inggris standar — langsung diikuti objek tanpa with. Namun perlu diingat: get married to menggunakan to, bukan with.
Contoh kalimat benar:
- She is going to marry him next summer.
- My sister married a doctor last year.
- They decided to marry each other after dating for five years.
❌ 44. "Repeat again" → ✅ "Repeat"
Penjelasan: Kata repeat sudah mengandung arti "melakukan lagi". Menambahkan again menjadi redundan (berlebihan). Cukup gunakan repeat saja atau say it again.
Contoh kalimat benar:
- Could you repeat what you just said?
- The teacher asked him to repeat the sentence.
- Please repeat the instructions for those who missed them.
❌ 45. "Return back the book" → ✅ "Return the book"
Penjelasan: Sama seperti repeat, kata return sudah berarti "kembali" atau "mengembalikan". Back bersifat redundan. Cukup return saja.
Contoh kalimat benar:
- Please return the book to the library by Friday.
- I need to return this item to the store.
- She returned the money she had borrowed.
Ringkasan Cepat
| Salah ❌ | Benar ✅ | Aturan |
|---|---|---|
| Wait me | Wait for me | Wait = intransitif, butuh for |
| Explain me | Explain to me | Struktur: explain something to someone |
| Marry with him | Marry him | Marry = transitive, tanpa with |
| Repeat again | Repeat | Repeat sudah berarti "ulangi lagi" |
| Return back | Return | Return sudah berarti "kembali/mengembalikan" |
Poin penting:
- Wait dan marry: masalah preposisi — satu butuh for, satu tidak butuh with
- Explain: struktur kalimatnya berbeda dari give/tell — ingat explain something to someone
- Repeat dan return: sudah mengandung makna "kembali/ulangi", jadi kata seperti again dan back hanya membuatnya mubazir
