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Home remedy for a sore throat

First, squeeze a few drops of lime or lemon juice into a glass of water.
Next, add a pinch of salt.
Then, stir thoroughly.
Finally, use the mixture to gargle.

Note:
You have to gargle a least three times a day.
If your throat doesn't get any better in two day you have to consult a doctor.
You mustn't eat fried or fatty food.

Favorite Figure

My Favorite Figure

Oprah Winfrey come from a simple family. After she born, her mother found a jobs as a maid. When she was small, she already displayed her talent. She could read, speak, and memorize a lot things. She was just three years old at that time.

At a young age Winfrey's parents separated and she had to live with her grandparents until she was six. Then she went to live with her mother. Because she was badly threaded by her older cousin and other, she ran away from home. Later she was sent to live with her father. She really had an unpleasant childhood.

Oprah has always been interested in hosting shows. She began her career as a radio broadcaster while in high school. Then she become a reporter and co-host for a local TV station.

Oprah has been popular since she hosted a local TV talk show in 1986, which was named after her. She is able to create a special bond with her audience by sharing her own life stories, including her unpleasant childhood experiences. Oprah has emotional involvement in the show and she was shown personal concern for each person she interviews. The popularity if the Oprah Winfrey Show originates from her emotions and care as a host.

Grammar Enough

Grammar Enough

Kata “enough” termasuk kata keterangan atau adverb. Ada beberapa hal yang perlu diperhatikan jika kita ingin menggunakan kata ini:


1. Enough + Noun

Apabila kata “enough” berdampingan dengan kata benda/noun, maka posisinya adalah sebelum kata benda tersebut.

Contoh:

I have enough money.
Is there enough salt in the kitchen?
We cannot play soccer today because we do not have enough players.

Perhatikan contoh-contoh di atas, kata yang dicetak miring adalah kata benda. Bila anda ingin meletakkan kata “enough” maka tempat yang benar adalah sebelum kata benda tersebut.


2. Adjective + Enough

Apabila kata “enough” berdampingan dengan adjective atau kata sifat, maka “enough” diletakkan setelah kata sifat tersebut.

This ruler is not long enough.
He speaks loud enough.
Shall we sit outside? No, it isn’t warm enough.

Kata-kata yang dicetak tebal pada ketiga contoh di atas adalah kata sifat dan jika anda ingin menambahkan kata “enough” maka diletakkan setelah kata sifat tersebut.


3. Kata “enough” juga bisa di pakai tanpa diletakkan kata benda atau kata sifat setelahnya. 

Contoh:

I’ve got some money but not enough to buy cars.
You’re always at home. You don’t go out enough.

Demikian penjelasan singkat mengenai pemakaian kata “enough”.

Grammar Gerunds

Gerunds

Gerund adalah kata benda yang berasal dari kata kerja ditambah –ing, misalnya swimming, eating, fishing, shopping, dancing, dan singing. Bila diperhatikan, gerund mempunyai bentuk yang sama dengan present participle, bedanya gerund berfungsi sebagai kata benda, sedangkan present participle sebagai kata sifat yang menerangkan kata benda.


Dalam kalimat, gerund berfungsi sebagai:
a. subjek (subject)
b. pelengkap subjek (subjective complement)
c. objek langsung (direct object)
d. objek preposisi (object of preposition)
e. aposisi (appositive)


Subject
Gerund sebagai subjek pokok kalimat, contoh:
- Swimming is good.
- Your singing is very beautiful.
- Studying needs time and patience.
- Playing tennis is fun.
- Reading English is easier than speaking it.

Subjective Complement
Gerund sebagai pelengkap subjek dalam kalimat biasanya selalu didahului to be yang terletak di antara subject dan subjective complement, contoh:
- My favorite sport is running.
- My favorite activity is reading.

Direct Object
Gerund sebagai objek langsung dalam kalimat, contoh:
- I enjoy dancing.
- She likes dancing.
- Thank you for your coming.
- I hate arguing.

Object of Preposition
Gerund sebagai objek preposisi yang terletak setelah preposisi. Preposisi yang sering dipakai adalah of, on, no, with, without, at for, after, before, because of, to, like, about, for, by, in.
Contoh:
- He is tired of gambling.
- I am fond of eating bakso.
- He insisted on seeing her.
- I have no objection to hearing your story.
- You will not be clever without studying.
- They are good at telling funny stories.
- In sleeping I met you in the park.

Appositive
Gerund sebagai aposisi atau penegas dalam kalimat, contoh:
- My hobby, fishing, is interesting.
- I do not like quarrelling, a useless job.
My hobby is fishing dan fishing is interesting diletakkan bersebelahan dalam sebuah kalimat sebagai appositive (fishing adalah aposisi dari my hobby), begitu juga dengan contoh kalimat dibawahnya I do not like quarrelling  dan quarrelling is a useless job (quarrelling adalah aposisi dari a useless job).