"News is" utawa "news are" – tunggal utawa jamak ing Inggris?

Sawetara tembung Inggris rampung ing bentuk tunggal nganggo huruf "s". Umume ora dadi masalah kanggo para siswa; arang ana sing bakal ngomong "the kiss were beautiful" tinimbang "the kiss was beautiful". Nanging, ana sawetara sing kerep nyebabake masalah:

news

Sanajan ing akeh basa, ungkapan sing padha bakal ana ing bentuk jamak, "news" iku tembung aran tunggal, mula sampeyan kudu ngomong:

The news is being broadcast by all major TV stations.

The news are being broadcast by all major TV stations.

Bisa uga sampeyan kaget, yen "news" iku tembung aran ora bisa diitung, sing tegese ora mung diikuti tembung kriya tunggal, nanging uga ora bisa ngomong "a news":

I've got good news.

I've got a good news.

lens

Beda karo "news", "lens" iku bisa diitung, mula sampeyan bisa ngelingi yen yen ana "two lenses", mesthi ana uga "one lens":

His new lens is big.

His new lenses are big.

His new lens are big.

series

Supaya ora gampang, bentuk jamak "series" uga "series". Sampeyan kudu nggunakake tembung kriya tunggal yen ngomong babagan siji "series" tartamtu, contone, "My favourite TV series has been cancelled", lan tembung kriya jamak yen ngomong babagan sawetara "series" bebarengan, contone, "Some series on Netflix are pretty good."

means

Kaya "series", "means" uga nuduhake tunggal lan jamak. Contone:

The railway is a means (singular) of transportation, but there are also several other good means (plural) of transportation.

bellows

"Bellows" iku alat kanggo ngembusake udara. Kaya "series", bentuk jamak "bellows" uga "bellows", mula sampeyan kudu nggunakake tembung kriya tunggal nalika ngomong babagan siji "bellows", lan tembung kriya jamak nalika ngomong babagan luwih saka siji.

Cathetan, ana tembung "bellow" sing tegese "suara kewan", sing jamake uga "bellows".

measles

"Measles" iku penyakit, lan kaya sing bisa sampeyan deleng saka topik artikel iki, tembung iki iku tunggal:

Measles is especially common among children.

Measles are especially common among children.

Amarga iku jeneng penyakit, iku ora bisa diitung, tegese sampeyan ora bisa duwe "two measles". Ana makna liyane saka tembung "measles" ing bentuk jamak, sing nuduhake kista ing daging, nanging sampeyan meh ora bakal nemoni minangka penutur non-asli.

Tembung liyane sing asring dadi sumber kesalahan yaiku:

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Iki dudu kabeh! Daftar kanggo ndeleng teks liyane lan dadi bagean saka komunitas sinau basa kita.

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Tembung aran jamak sing asring dianggep tunggal dening siswa

Saliyane tembung-tembung ing ndhuwur, ana sawetara tembung sing mung ana ing bentuk jamak lan bisa mbingungake sawetara siswa yen ungkapan sing padha ing basa ibu dheweke iku tunggal:

jeans, tights, trousers, pants

Kabeh sandhangan iki mung digunakake ing bentuk jamak (biasane amarga ana ing pasangan—kanggo loro sikil—lan bentuk tunggal wis ilang):

Her new jeans / tights / trousers / pants are black.

Her new jeans / tights / trousers / pants is black.

Yen sampeyan pengin ngomong babagan luwih saka siji potong, gunakake tembung pair, contone:

There are three pairs of trousers in the wardrobe.

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Iki dudu kabeh! Daftar kanggo ndeleng teks liyane lan dadi bagean saka komunitas sinau basa kita.

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Sak liyane artikel iki mung kasedhiya kanggo pangguna sing wis mlebu. Kanthi ndhaptar, sampeyan bakal entuk akses menyang perpustakaan konten sing akeh.

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6 "So", "thus", "therefore", lan "hence" ing Basa Inggris

Komentar

Jakub 21d

Aku ngerti iki bisa mbingungake amarga sawetara tembung mung tunggal, sawetara mung jamak, lan sawetara ganti-ganti antarane loro. Yen ana sing ora cetha, wenehana komentar.

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1.	Introduction
2.	“Lie in bed” or “lay in bed”
3.	“Information is” vs. “informations are” – plural or singular
4.	(An) information – is there an article?
5.	“News is” or “news are” – problematic words ending with an “s”
6.	So, thus, therefore, and hence
7.	“At school” vs. “in school”
8.	“In office” vs. “in the office” vs. “at the office”
9.	“Help do” vs. “help to do” vs. “help doing”
10.	“In the picture” vs. “on the picture”
11.	“Half five”, “half seven”, “half ten” etc. in British English
12.	“Prefer to” or “prefer over”
13.	“Arrive to” vs. “arrive in” vs. “arrive at”
14.	Each other's vs. each others'
15.	Difference between “cemetery” and “graveyard”

1.	Introduction
2.	“Lie in bed” or “lay in bed”
3.	“Information is” vs. “informations are” – plural or singular
4.	(An) information – is there an article?
5.	“News is” or “news are” – problematic words ending with an “s”
6.	So, thus, therefore, and hence
7.	“At school” vs. “in school”
8.	“In office” vs. “in the office” vs. “at the office”
9.	“Help do” vs. “help to do” vs. “help doing”
10.	“In the picture” vs. “on the picture”
11.	“Half five”, “half seven”, “half ten” etc. in British English
12.	“Prefer to” or “prefer over”
13.	“Arrive to” vs. “arrive in” vs. “arrive at”
14.	Each other's vs. each others'
15.	Difference between “cemetery” and “graveyard”