Exercise (Latihan) 1: Parts of Speech

Sebelum melanjutkan pembahasan kita tentang bagian-bagian lain dari English Grammar, ada baiknya kita jeda sejenak dengan meninjau ulang (me-review) apa-apa yang sudah kita pelajari dengan mengejakan beberapa latihan berikut ini.

I.1 Parts of Speech in General

Simaklah (baca, pahami dan nikmati, kalau perlu boleh buka kamus) dengan cermat bagian awal dari cerita pendek (cerpen) di bawah ini dan garis bawahi atau tandai (beri angka) sebanyak mungkin kata yang termasuk ke dalam kelas-kelas kata berikut ini:

1.    Verb (Verba, Kata Kerja)

2.    Noun (Nomina)
3.    Adjective (Adjectiva, Kata Sifat)
4.    Adverb (Adverbia, Kata Keterangan)
5.    Pronoun (Pronomina, Kata Ganti)
6.    Preposition (Preposisi, Kata Depan)
7.    Conjunction (Konjungsi, Kata Sambung)
8.    Interjection (Interjeksi, Kata Seru)
+ 9/10.  Article/Determiner

The Winepress
by Josef Essberger

"You don't have to be French to enjoy a decent red wine," Charles Jousselin de Gruse used to tell his foreign guests whenever he entertained them in Paris. "But you do have to be French to recognize one," he would add with a laugh.

After a lifetime in the French diplomatic corps, the Count de Gruse lived with his wife in an elegant townhouse on Quai Voltaire. He was a likeable man, cultivated of course, with a well deserved reputation as a generous host and an amusing raconteur.

This evening's guests were all European and all equally convinced that immigration was at the root of Europe's problems. Charles de Gruse said nothing. He had always concealed his contempt for such ideas. And, in any case, he had never much cared for these particular guests.

The first of the red Bordeaux was being served with the veal, and one of the guests turned to de Gruse.

"Come on, Charles, it's simple arithmetic. Nothing to do with race or colour. You must've had bags of experience of this sort of thing. What d'you say?"

"Yes, General. Bags!"

Without another word, de Gruse picked up his glass and introduced his bulbous, winey nose. After a moment he looked up with watery eyes.

"A truly full-bodied Bordeaux," he said warmly, "a wine among wines."

The four guests held their glasses to the light and studied their blood-red contents. They all agreed that it was the best wine they had ever tasted.

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