COMMON MISTAKES IN ENGLISH
❌ 61. "Say the truth" → ✅ "Tell the truth"
Penjelasan: Meskipun say dan tell sama-sama berarti "berkata", collocation yang tepat adalah tell the truth. Aturan umum: tell digunakan ketika ada pendengar (tell someone something), sedangkan say lebih fokus pada ucapan itu sendiri (say something).
Contoh kalimat benar:
- You should always tell the truth to your parents.
- The witness promised to tell the truth in court.
- Tell me the truth — did you break the window?
❌ 62. "Make a picture" → ✅ "Take a picture"
Penjelasan: Meskipun secara logika kita "membuat" foto, collocation yang benar dalam bahasa Inggris adalah take a picture / take a photo. Kita make makanan, make keputusan, tetapi take foto.
Contoh kalimat benar:
- Could you take a picture of us in front of the monument?
- She loves taking photos of sunsets.
- He took a picture of the beautiful scenery.
❌ 63. "I am confident to win" → ✅ "I am confident of winning"
Penjelasan: Kata sifat confident diikuti oleh preposisi of + gerund (-ing), bukan to + infinitive. Jadi confident of winning, bukan confident to win.
Contoh kalimat benar:
- She is confident of passing the exam.
- The team is confident of winning the championship this year.
- He feels confident of getting the job after the interview.
❌ 64. "Pass the exam" vs "Pass the exam" — keduanya ditampilkan, dengan penjelasan khusus
Berdasarkan deskripsi gambar, perbandingan di sini adalah penggunaan kata pass yang berbeda konteks. Mari saya jelaskan berdasarkan pola yang umum:
Yang dimaksud mungkin membedakan antara "take the exam" (mengikuti ujian) dan "pass the exam" (lulus ujian). Seringkali pembelajar keliru menggunakan pass saat yang dimaksud adalah take, atau sebaliknya.
Contoh kalimat benar:
- I will take the exam next Monday. (mengikuti ujian)
- She studied hard and managed to pass the exam. (lulus ujian)
- Many students take the exam every year, but not all pass it.
❌ 65. "Clothes cost cheap" → ✅ "Clothes are cheap / The cost is low"
Penjelasan: Kata cost adalah kata kerja atau kata benda, bukan kata sifat. Anda tidak bisa mengatakan "cost cheap" karena cheap adalah adjective (kata sifat) yang menerangkan noun. Gunakan: clothes are cheap (baju itu murah) atau the cost is low (biayanya rendah).
Contoh kalimat benar:
- These clothes are very cheap at the market.
- The cost of living in this city is quite low.
- I bought this bag because it was cheap, not because I needed it.
Ringkasan Cepat
| Salah ❌ | Benar ✅ | Aturan |
|---|---|---|
| Say the truth | Tell the truth | Collocation tetap: tell the truth |
| Make a picture | Take a picture | Take a photo/picture; make = membuat |
| confident to win | confident of winning | Confident of + gerund (-ing) |
| (lihat penjelasan) | Take vs Pass | Take = mengikuti; Pass = lulus |
| cost cheap | are cheap / cost is low | Cheap = adjective, bukan adverb untuk cost |
