K.D (2.5)
Expressing Certainty- Uncertainty
A. Ask for Certainty
Untuk menanyakan kepastian, kita dapat menggunakan ekspresi-ekspresi berikut ini:
Untuk menanyakan kepastian, kita dapat menggunakan ekspresi-ekspresi berikut ini:
- Are you sure?
- Are you sure about it?
- Are you certain about it?
- Are you positive about it?
- Is that definite
B. Expressing Certainty
Untuk menyampaikan kepastian, kita dapat menggunakan ekspresi-ekspresi
Untuk menyampaikan kepastian, kita dapat menggunakan ekspresi-ekspresi
berikut ini:
- Yes, I am certain.
- Of, course.
- I'm positive.
- She must be excellent at mechanics.
- I'm absolutely sure.
- It's certain that she is a good mechanic.
- I'm sure about it.
- I'm quite sure that he told the truth.
- I'm absolutely sure about the news.
- I'm no doubt about it.
- I'm absolutely certain that he told the truth.
- I'm sure/certain about .....
- I've no doubt about.....
C. Expressing Uncertainty
Untuk menyampaikan ketidakpastian atau keraguan kita dapat menggunakan ekspresi-ekspresi berikut:
Untuk menyampaikan ketidakpastian atau keraguan kita dapat menggunakan ekspresi-ekspresi berikut:
- Sorry, I'm not sure about it.
- I'm not really sure that he told the truth.
- I'm not really sure about it.
- I'm not too sure about ....
- I don't know for sure.
- I'm not completely sure that ...
- I'm not a hundred percent sure.
- I don't know yet.
- Not as far as I know.
- I doubt it.
- I couldn't say ....
- There's some doubt in my mind that ....
- I'm afraid I can't be certain about ....
- I'm not convinced about ....
- There's surely some doubt about ....
D. Responding to Uncertainty
Untuk menanggapi keraguan, kita dapat menggunakan ekspresi-ekspresi berikut ini:
Untuk menanggapi keraguan, kita dapat menggunakan ekspresi-ekspresi berikut ini:
- I'm a hundred percent certain ....
- You can be sure about ....
- I've no doubt about.....
- It's quite certain ....
- I don't think there can be any doubt about ....
- I'm fairly sure ....
- Everything will be fine.
- It's all going to be okay.
- Don't be worried too much. Next time will be better.
(Source :http://englishforum789.blogspot.com/2012/03/certainty-uncertainty.html)
(Source: http://englishforum789.blogspot.com/2012/03/conjuntion-not-only-but-also.html)
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