100 Common Mistakes In English (46-50)

 

COMMON MISTAKES IN ENGLISH 

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❌ 46. "You are taller than me" → ✅ "You are taller than I am"

Penjelasan: Dalam tata bahasa Inggris formal, than berfungsi sebagai conjunction (kata penghubung) yang diikuti klausa lengkap. "You are taller than I am" adalah bentuk lengkapnya — subjeknya adalah I, bukan me. Meski "than me" sangat umum dalam percakapan sehari-hari, bentuk baku tetap menggunakan than I am (atau than I).

Contoh kalimat benar:

1. She runs faster than he does.
2. My brother is older than I am.
3. They have more experience than we do in this field.

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❌ 47. "I wish I was rich" → ✅ "I wish I were rich"

Penjelasan: Setelah I wish (untuk sesuatu yang tidak nyata atau bertolak belakang dengan kenyataan), kita menggunakan subjunctive mood — yaitu were untuk semua subjek (bukan was). Ini karena menyatakan harapan yang berlawanan dengan kenyataan (kenyataannya tidak kaya).

Contoh kalimat benar:

1. I wish I were taller so I could play basketball.
2. She wishes she were on vacation right now.
3. I wish it were Saturday every day.

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❌ 48. "If I was you" → ✅ "If I were you"

Penjelasan: Sama seperti poin sebelumnya, ini adalah subjunctive mood dalam conditional sentence tipe 2 (pengandaian yang tidak nyata). Gunakan were untuk semua subjek — if I were you, if she were here, dll.

Contoh kalimat benar:

1. If I were you, I would accept the job offer.
2. If she were here, she would know what to do.
3. If they were ready, we would start the project now.

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❌ 49. "I have visited there yesterday" → ✅ "I visited there yesterday"

Penjelasan: Yesterday adalah penanda waktu lampau yang spesifik — jadi harus menggunakan Simple Past Tense (visited), bukan Present Perfect (have visited). Present Perfect digunakan untuk waktu yang tidak spesifik atau masih berlangsung.

Contoh kalimat benar:

1. I visited my grandmother yesterday.
2. We watched a movie last night.
3. She arrived in London two days ago.

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❌ 50. "I have been to Bandung last year" → ✅ "I went to Bandung last year"

Penjelasan: Sama seperti nomor 49 — last year adalah waktu lampau yang sudah selesai dan spesifik. Gunakan Simple Past Tense (went), bukan Present Perfect (have been).

Contoh kalimat benar:

1. I went to Japan last year with my family.
2. She studied in Australia last semester.
3. They moved to a new house last month.

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Ringkasan Cepat

Salah ❌	Benar ✅	Aturan
taller than me	taller than I am	Than = conjunction, diikuti subjek
I wish I was	I wish I were	Subjunctive: wish + were (bukan was)
If I was you	If I were you	Subjunctive: if (pengandaian) + were
have visited yesterday	visited yesterday	Simple Past untuk waktu spesifik lampau
have been to... last year	went to... last year	Simple Past untuk last year (lampau spesifik)

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