Common Error In English : AT

at

- It was almost midnight when we landed at Jakarta. (X)
- It was almost midnight when we landed in Jakarta. (V)


- At last I can study at Melbourne. (X)
- At last I can study in Melbourne. (V)

--> Gunakan IN (bukan AT) sebelum nama negara, daerah, kota-kota, dan kota-kota besar.

at

- In UK we have a lot of snow at wintertime. (X)
- In UK we have a lot of sbow in wintertime. (V)

-->; Gunakan IN (bukan AT) untuk cuaca, bulan, dan tahun. Contoh : in the summertime, in April, in 1945.

at

- I bought the tape recorder just a week ago, at 5th July. (X)
- I bought the tape recorder just a week ago, on 5th July. (V)


-->; Gunakan ON (bukan AT) sebelum tanggal.

at

- At about one and a half hours later I took the clothes out of the washing machine. (X)
- About one and a half hours later I took the clothes out of the washing machine. (V)

--> Penggunaan "an hour ago", " a week later", "two months afterwards" tanpa AT.



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Common Error In English : AS WELL

as well

-When he reached her house, he noticed that there were no lights on. He couldn't see her motor cycle as well. (X)

-When he reached her house, he noticed that there were no lights on. He couldn't see her motor cycle either. (V)

@AS WELL is rarely used in a negative clause. (as well jarang dipakai dalam clause negatif).

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Common Error In English : AS THOUGH

as though

- I felt as though if somebody had kick me. (X)

- I felt as if somebody had kick me. (V)

- I felt as though somebody had kicked me. (V)

@use AS IF or AS THOUGH.

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Common Error In English : AS SOON AS

- I'll pay you as soon as I will receive the products. (X)

- I'll pay you as soon as I receive the products. (V)

@after AS SOON AS use the present simple tense for future reference, NOT shall/will + verb.

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Common Error In English : AS LONG AS

as long as

- I'll go with you as long as I won't have to swim. (X).

- I'll go with you as long as I don't have to swim. (V).

After AS LONG AS use the present simple tense for future reference, not SHALL/WILL + VERB


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Common Error In English : ASK

- He asked her a glass of water. (X)

- He asked her for a glass of water. (V)

ask (someone) for (something) = ask to be given something
- I asked to the man if he knew the way to the airport. (X)

- I asked the man if he knew the way to the airport. (V)

ask someone something, without TO
- He asked for watching television. (X)

- He ask if he could watch television.(V)

use ASK + IF clause when reporting a request.

(gunakan ASK + IF ketika melaporkan suatu permintaan.)

- She asked me what was the time.(X)

- She asked me what the time was. (V)

when the object of the sentence is a WH-clause, the subject and the verb in WH-clause do not change places.

(ketika obyek dari kalimat adalah WH, subyeknya dan kata kerja dalam anak kalimat WH tidak berubah tempat).

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