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TOPICS FOR THE SUBJECT OF ENGLISH FOR LIBRARIAN

By Muhammad Muhtar Arifin Sholeh

W O R D :
1. Meaning 2. Pronunciation 3. Part of Speech 4. Derivative 5. Spelling
Meaning : common words (noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, conjunction, etc.)
Part of Speech : (noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, conjunction, number)

PRONOUN :

No Subjective Pronoun Objective Pronoun Possessive Pronoun (1) Possessive Pronoun(2)
1 I, you, he, she, it, we
they
Me, you, him, her, it,
us, them
My, your, his, her, it, our,
their
Mine, yours, his, hers,
its, ours, theirs
2 I go to Solo
She is crying
We study English
You give me money
Adi told them that
He hits you
My book is blue
Her brother is rich
Your idea is good
That pen is mine
This book is hers
The room is ours

V E R B :

No Infinitive Present Participle Past Tense Past Participle
1 Function Present Tense,
Future Tense,
Active Voice
Continuous Tense,
Gerund, Active V.
Adj.=Noun Phrase
Past Tense,
Active Voice,
Indirect Speech
Perfect Tense,
Passive Voice,
Adj.=Noun Phrase
2 Examples Go, write,
Study, help
Going, writing,
Studying, helping
Went, wrote,
Studied, helped
Gone, written
Studied, helped
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ADVERB :

1. Adverb of Time : today, tomorrow, yesterday, last week, next week,one year ago,next two years,etc.
2. Adverb of Place : here, there, mosque, hospital, market, library, name of city, name of country, etc.
3. Adverb of manner : slowly, quickly, diligently, bravely, softly, cheaply, honestly, beautifully, etc.
4. Adverb of frequency : never, ever, seldom, sometimes, often, usually, always

ADJECTIVE :

1. Original Adjective
a. Positive Degree : big, long, beautiful, expensive
b. Comparative Degree : bigger, longer, more beautiful, more expensive
c. Superlative Degree : the biggest, the longest, the most beautiful, the most expensive

2. Artificial Adjective ( used in noun phrase )
a. Noun : flower garden, girl friend, boy friend, bus station, car exhibition
b. Possessive Pronoun : my book, your pen, his brother, her cat, our teacher, their parent
c. Number : two pens, five prayers, first time, third floor, ten minutes
d. Present Participle : drinking water, running man, swimming pool, sleeping beauty
e. Past Participle : broken heart, broken home, stolen car, learned behaviour
f. Derivative Word : countable noun, psychological problem, beautiful girl

PREPOSITION : at, in, on, of, from, for, to, about, under, beside, behind, between, before, after

CONJUNCTION : because, but, in order that, in order to, however, therefore, nevertheless

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DERIVATIVE WORD :

The word changed by prefix and suffix
Prefix (making negative word)
In. : informal, indifferent, independent
Im : impossible, impolite, immaterial, immoral
Ir. : irregular, irrational, irresponsible
Mis.. : misunderstanding, mistake, miscommunication, misleading
Un : uncountable, uncontrol, unfinished, unhappy

Suffix (making another kind of word)
. ion : verb + ion = noun : cooperation, organization, communication, education, action
. ment : verb +ment= noun : development, statement, government, payment, announcement
. er/or : verb+er/or= noun : writer, reader, speaker, driver, director, instructor,visitor, supervisor
. ness : adjective+ness=noun : happiness, laziness, readiness, madness
. ity : adjective+ity=noun : stupidity, activity, nationality, productivity, legality
. al : noun+al=adjective : practical, natural, global, universal, principal
. en : noun+en=adjective : golden, wooden,
. ful : noun+ful=adjective : beautiful, careful, colorful, successful
. ous : noun+ous=adjective : dangerous, glorious, religious
. ish : noun+ish=adjective : childish, thievish, Jewish
. y : noun+y=adjective : rainy, cloudy, wintry, windy, sunny, hilly, bloody, sleepy
. less : noun+less=adjective : careless, powerless, hopeless, jobless, regardless
. able : verb+able=adjective : readable, countable, enjoyable, comfortable, remarkable
. ly : adjective+ly=adverb : quickly, bravely, slowly, diligently, naturally, practically
Suffix not making another kind of word : (noun+ship); Librarianship, friendship, guardianship
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P H R A S E

Noun Phrase : the phrase which include the headword (main word) is noun.

Formula / structure :

1 2 3 4
Article Adjective Head Word Post Modifier
Article : a, an, the, this, that, these, those
Adjective : original adjective and artificial adjective
Head Word : it must be noun
Post Modifier :
1. Preposition : at, in, on, of, from, for, to, under, beside, behind, between, before, after
2. Present Participle (ing-form) : writing, drinking, eating, studying, speaking, teaching
3. Past Participle : written, drunk, eaten, studied, spoken, taught
Examples :
2-3 : white shirt, flower garden, drinking water, library system, information science
3-4 : pen on the table, introduction to Psychology, power of love
2-3-4 : white shirt on the table, beautiful girl singing a song
1-2-3-4 : the white shirt on the table, a beautiful girl singing a song,
1-3-4 : the students of Sultan Agung Islamic University

Adjective phrase : very beautiful, so hot, too long, very small, so good, too bad
Verb phrase : is going to, have gone to, will help, is written, has been sent, was not eaten
Adverb phrase of manner : very quickly, very happily, so happily,

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C L A U S E

Structure of Complex Sentence :
A Main Clause (MC) Sub-Ordinate Clause (SOC)
B Sub-Ordinate Clause (SOC) Main Clause (MC)

Kind of Clause (SOC) :
1. Adjective Clause : the clause which is functioned as adjective (explaining a noun)
Using relative pronoun : who (for person as subject), whom (for person as object), whose (for
person as possessive), which (for things). Relative pronouns are used in SOC.
Examples :
a. The woman who lived next door to us lost her money ( SOC MC )
b. I like the boy whom you give money yesterday (MC SOC )
c. You talked to the man whose son is my close friend (MC SOC )
d. The horse which she rode was brown ( SOC MC )
2. Noun Clause : the clause which is expressed / placed as noun
Using relative pronoun what, whatever, whoever
Examples :
a. What you said is not true
b. I will give whatever you want
c. Whoever works hard will get the success
3. Adverb Clause : the clause which is functioned as adverb (explaining a verb)
Using relative pronoun where, wherever, when, whenever, how
a. She put the book where you will never find it
b. When the sun rises she will get up
c. I do not understand how you solve the problems
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S E N T E N C E

STRUCTURE :

.. Subject Predicate Object /
Complement
..
1. Noun
2. Subjective Pronoun
3. Phrase
4. Clause

It must be Verb :
1. full verb
2. helping verb (to
be : is, am,

1. Noun
2. Objective Pronoun
3. Phrase
4. Clause




Examples :

1. We are studying English
S P O
2. You talked to the man whose son is my close friend
S P O
3. The woman who lived next door to us lost her money
S P O
4. The beautiful girl singing a song is my sister
S P C
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P A R A G R A P H

Structure :

1. Topic : a word, noun phrase, as a key word
2. Main idea : a sentence, as a main sentence
a. the beginning of paragraph ( A )
b. the middle of paragraph ( D )
c. the end of paragraph ( G )
3. Supporting idea / details : sentences


A...
B
.. C
D..
. E.
.
F...
G.
.


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EXERCISES:

Phrases: (What formula for these phrases?)
1. Library management = 2-3 (for example)
2. The Department of Information and Library Studies
3. The foundations of library and information science
4. An introduction to computer-based library systems
5. Theories of information behavior
6. Everyday live information seeking
7. Information activities in work tasks
8. Integrative framework for information seeking and interactive information retrieval
9. Database management network
10. Library awareness program

Sentences (Find phrases in the sentences, also find subject & predicate of them):
1. Archivists negotiating with transferring officials or owners of documentary materials
of long-term value seek fair decisions based on full consideration of authority to
transfer, donate or sell; financial arrangements and benefits; copy right; plans for
processing; and conditions of access.
2. Most of computer-based library systems are currently used in libraries and information
units are integrated packages which include modules for the various subsystems such
as cataloguing, OPAC, acquisition, circulation, serials control and interlibrary lending.