Peggunaan 'had better'

When do we use "had better"?

This is not a past form nor a comparison. It usually refers to the
immediate future.

Walaupun bila sekali lihat had better seperti dalam bentuk past tense form tapi sebenarnya ianya merujuk kepada bentuk immediate future atapun untuk dalam jangkamasa terdekat.

It is used to give advice or a warning.

'Had better' digunakan dalam meberi nasihat ataupun amaran.

Lihat contoh ayat dibawah:-

1. You had better tell him what you are going to do.

2. You'd (you had) better not be late. It's important.

3. I think she had better finish that before she starts anything else.

We can also use 'should' or 'ought to' to give advice but the meaning is slightly different.

Kita juga boleh gunakan 'should' ataupun 'ought to' untuk memberi nasihat tapi
makna ayat akan berbeza sedikit.

We use had better where there is a strong suggestion that the action will be done.



Bila kita menggunakan had better kita memberi nasihat/amaran dalam nada yang
lebih tegas.

Lihat contoh ayat dibawah dimana ought dan had better digunakan dalam nasihat
yang sama.

1. You ought to apologize. (you may or you may not)

Dalam ayat diatas bila ought digunakan nadanya tidak lah terlalu tegas dimana kita sekadar memberi nasihat yang kita rasa orang itu boleh terima atau tidak
terima.


2. You had better apologize. ( I think you may)

Dalam ayat diatas pula,bila had better digunakan nadanya lebih tegas dimana kita memberi nasihat yang kita rasa orang itu patut terima.


Walaupun secara sepintas lalu had better mepunyai maksud yang sama dengan should dan ought tapi bila kita analisa betul2 ianya mempunyai maksud yang
sedikit berbeza.Oleh itu penggunaan yang tepat amat penting untuk memastikan kita telah memberi maksud yang ingin kita sampaikan.

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Penggunaan 'like' and 'as'

Both of these can be used to talk about things which are similar. The rules about their use are quite clear but, as we will see later, in informal modern English
the rules appear to be changing.

‘Like’ dan ‘as’ digunakan untuk menerangkan tentang perkara/benda2 yang sama. Cara dan pertauran menggunakan nya adalah sama tapi jika kita dilihat dalam contoh dibawah penggunaannya dalam zaman sekarang telah berubah.


'like' is a preposition and is followed by a noun or a pronoun

‘like’ ialah satu kata sendi nama dan diikuti oleh noun (kata nama) atau pronoun (kata ganti nama )

--I look like my father.

--It's not like him to be late.



'as' is a conjunction and is used before a clause

‘as’ ialah satu kata penghubung (penyambung ayat) dan
diguna sebelum satu frasa.

--My son is a good tennis player, as I was when I was
young.

--Oliver died as he lived, drunk.



'as' is also used before prepositional expressions

‘as’ juga diguna sebelum ekspresi prepositional

--In Paris, as in Berlin, the bankers are worried
about the state of the Euro.

--Today, as in the 1960's, London is very fashionable.




In more formal English, we often invert the word-order
after 'as'

Dalam BI yg formal,susunan ayat akan diterbalikkan selapas penggunaan 'as'

--I'm good at playing golf, as is my son.

--He went to Cambridge University, as did his father.



We also use 'as' with jobs, roles and functions

'As' juga digunakan untuk menunjukkan jawatan,tanggungjawab dan fungsi

--I got a Summer job as a waiter.

--He uses my house as his own.



In modern informal American and British English, some people sometimes use 'like' as a conjunction in the
place of 'as' .

Kadang2 'like' juga digunakan sebagai conjunction sebagai mengganti 'as'

--You don't love her like I do.



They also use 'like' to mean 'as if'

--He treats my house like it was his.



These are both considered 'incorrect' by many people but they are becoming so frequently used that it seems
to me that the grammar rules are changing.

As or Like?

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Fill in the blanks with either 'as' or 'like'

1. She sings ______ an angel.
2. I'm much better ______ you can see.
3. My sister is not at all ______ me.
4. My daughter is just ______ my sister.
5. I'm attending the meeting ______ an observer
6. I use one of the bedrooms ______ an office.
7. You are very ______ your mother.
8. I hope to qualify ______ an engineer.
9. My friend Rob looks ______ John Travolta.
10. There is too much traffic in London ______ in New York.
11. We're late for the train. We'll have to run ______the wind.
12. I'm your friend and, ______ a friend, I advise you to think again.
13. I don't know you as well as he does but, ______
your friend, I advise you to think again.
14. You don't like confrontations, ______ me.
15. I want to join the air force ______ a pilot.
16. We need a strong leader ______ Winston Churchill.
17. He has gone to our competitors ______ marketing manager.
18. I've appointed Simon Williams ______ the new trustee.
19. I've done the work ______ we agreed.
20. I was sure, ______ was everybody else, that you would do well in this job.

Answers

1. She sings like an angel.
2. I'm much better as you can see.
3. My sister is not at all like me.
4. My daughter is just like my sister.
5. I'm attending the meeting as an observer
6. I use one of the bedrooms as an office.
7. You are very like your mother.
8. I hope to qualify as an engineer.
9. My friend Rob looks like John Travolta.
10. There is too much traffic in London as in New York.
11. We're late for the train. We'll have to run like the wind.
12. I'm your friend and, as a friend, I advise you to think again.
13. I don't know you as well as he does but, like your friend, I advise you to think again.
14. You don't like confrontations, like me.
15. I want to join the air force as a pilot.
16. We need a strong leader like Winston Churchill.
17. He has gone to our competitors as marketing manager.
18. I've appointed Simon Williams as the new trustee.
19. I've done the work as we agreed.
20. I was sure, as was everybody else, that you would do well in this job.

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