Word Choice

SOME (artinya beberapa) in positive sentences and in questions.
Ex:
we need some workers to manage this company.
Some 1500 demonstators are on strike (mogok)
can I have some iinformation?


ANY (artinya beberapa) +countable Nouns/uncountable Nouns. In negative and questions sentences.
Ex:
I don't have any jobs today.
Are there any problems?
I don't have any money.


MANY (artinya banyak) +plural nouns.
Ex:
There are many passengers at the airport.
I have many books at home.


MUCH (artinya banyak) + Uncountable Nouns.
Ex:
We don't have much time to think about it.
Do you have much trouble (kesulitan)?


NOT ANY (artinya tidak ada) + Countable/Uncountable Nouns.
Ex:
There aren't any passengers (tidak ada banyak penumpang) in the bus terminal.


NOT MANY (artinya tak banyak) + plural nouns.
Ex:
There aren't many questions during (tidak ada banyak pertanyaan selama) the seminar.


NO (artinya tidak ada) + Countable/Uncountable Nouns.
Ex:
There are no problems here (tidak ada masalah disini).
There is no water in this region (tidak ada air di daerah ini).


FEW (artinya sedikit, hampir tidak punya) + Plural  Nouns.
Ex:
He has only few friends (dia punya sedikit teman).
I have few problems (saya punya sedikit masalah).


A FEW (artinya beberapa) + plural nouns.
Ex:
She has a few books (dia punya beberapa buku).
I have a few days (saya punya beberapa hari).


LITTLE (artinya sedikit, hampir tidak punya) +uncountable nouns.
Ex:
I have little money (saya hhampir tidak punya uang).
I have little time (saya hampir tidak punya waktu).


A LITTLE (artinya sedikit)+ Uncountable Nouns.
Ex:
I have a little money (saya punya sedikit uang).
We have a little food (kami punya sedikit makanan).


EVERY (artinya setiap) + Singular Nouns.
Ex:
Every  student has the same right to get education (setiap siswa memiliki hak yang sama untuk mendapatkan pendidikan yang baik).
Every student comes on time (setiap siswa datang tepat waktu).


ALL (artinya semua) + Plural Nouns.
Ex:
All students are ready (semua siswa siap).
All countries have a national language (semua negara memiliki bahasa nasional).


SEVERAL (artinya beberapa) + Plural Nouns.
Ex:
Several policemen are investigating the suicide case (beberapa polisi sedang menyelidiki kasus bunuh diri).


A LOT OF (artinya banyak) + Countable/Uncountable Nouns.
Ex:
A lot of money is needed to improve the quality of human resources (banyak uang diperlukan untuk meningkatkan mutu SDM).


LOTS (artinya banyak) +Countable/Uncountable Nouns.
Ex:
Lots of the work is tiring (banyak pekerjaan itu melelahkan).


PLENTY OF (artinya banyak) + Countable/Uncountable Nouns.
Ex:
We need plenty of money to buy a new computer (kita memerlukan banyak uang untuk membeli komputer baru).


A GREAT DEAL OF (artinya banyak) + Uncountable Nouns.
Ex:
To built this “Borobudur Hotel” the goverment needs a great deal of money (untuk membangun “Hotel Borobudur” pemerintah memerlukan banyak uang).


A GREAT MANY OF (artinya banyak) + Uncountable Nouns.
Ex:
There are a great many of people waiting for the train (ada banyak penduduk yang sedang menunggu kereta api).


A GREAT NUMBER OF (artinya banyak) +Uncountable Plural Nouns.
Ex:
A great number of people have no documents (banyak penduduk tidak memiliki dokumen/surat-surat).


A NUMBER OF (artinya banyak) + Plural Nouns.
Ex:
A number of qualified workers have left the company (banyak pekerja yang bermutu telah meninggalkan perusahaan).


THE NUMBER OF (artinya jumlah) + Countable Nouns.
Ex:
The number of unemployed population is increasing (jumlah penduduk yang menganggur bertambah).


A SMALL NUMBER OF (artinya sedikit) + Countable Nouns.
Ex:
A small number of student joined a scientific Competition (sedikit siswa yang ikut lomba ilmiah).


ALL OF (artinya semua) + Countable/Uncountable Nouns.
Ex:
All of the singers are eager to welcome the first appearance of INUL (semua penyanyi ingin sekali menyambut penampilan pertama INUL).


NOT ALL OF (artinya tak semua dari) + Countable/Uncountable Nouns.
Ex:
Not all of the voters use their rights to vote (tidak semua pemilih menggunakan hak mereka untuk memilih).


HALF OF (artinya setengah) + Countable/Uncountable Nouns.
Ex:
Half of the teams must be eliminated (setengah dari mereka harus dieliminasi).


BOTH (artinya keduanya) + Countable/Uncountable Nouns.
Ex:
There are two shops (ada dua toko). Both are still closed (keduanya masih tutup).


BOTH OF (artinya kedua dari) + Countable/Uncountable Nouns.
Ex:
Both of the teams must take a rest (kedua tim itu harus beristirahat).


EITHER OF (artinya keduanya dari.....) + the..../these/those..../us/you/them/my/your/his/Jim's....,etc, or a plural noun + a singular/plural verb. We use a singular verb in a FORMAL style.
Ex:
Either of them is good (kedua dari mereka itu bagus).
Either of the shops is/are still closed (kedua dari toko itu masih tutup).


NEITHER OF (artinya tidak ada dari....) + the..../these/those..../us/you/them/my/your/his/Jim's....,etc, or a plural noun + a singular/plural verb. We use a singular verb in a FORMAL style.
Ex:
Neither of the candidates is qualified (tidak ada dari calon-calon itu yang mutu).
Neither of his brothers works (tidak ada dari kakaknya yang bekerja).


NONE OF (artinya tak satupun) +  the..../these/those..../us/you/them/my/your/his/Jim's....,etc.
Ex:
None of them is lazy (tak satupun dari mereka itu malas).


MOST OF (artinya kebanyakan dari).
Ex:
Most of the players are from Europe (kebanyakan pemainnya dari Eropa).


MANY OF (artinya banyak dari).
Ex:
Many of them are Africans, not Asians (banyak dari mereka orang Afrika, bukan orang Asia).


NOT ENOUGH OF (artinya tak cukup).
Ex:
Not enough of that food is fresh (tidak cukup makanan yang sehat).


SOME OF (artinya beberapa).
Ex:
Some of the participants are late (beberapa peserta terlambat).


TOO (artinya terlalu). The word TOO comes in front of an adjective (letaknya didepan kata sifat).
Ex:
This bag is too heavy to lift.
It is too expensive for me to buy a car.


ENOUGH (artinya cukup). The word ENOUGH comes in front of a noun (letaknya di depan kata benda) or it can follow an adjective (kata sifat).
Ex:
I have enough sugar now.
This coffee is hot enough to drink.