SHOWING ADMIRATION

Admiration adalah ungkapan rasa kagum atas penampilan seseorang dan atas hasil karya
seseorang. Dalam kehidupan sehari hari kalian pasti pernah melihat sesuatu yang kalian sukai lalu kalian
menyatakan kekaguman pada benda atau hal tersebut. Seperti contohnya: "Bunga yang indah sekali!" atau
dalam bahasa inggris "What a beautiful flower!", dan lain sebagainya. Situasi tersebut dalam bahasa
inggris disebut dengan expressing admiration atau ungkapan kekaguman.

Rumus Kalimat Expressing Admiration

Ada dua rumus yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kekaguman dalam bahasa inggris. Yang pertama
adalah dengan menggunakan awalan kata what, dan yang kedua dengan menggunakan awalan how. Mari
simak perbedaannya pada uraian berikut ini.

Rumus Expressing Admiration dengan "WHAT"

WHAT + A/AN + ADJECTIVE + NOUN !

Contoh Kalimat:

 What a beautiful girl!

 What a big house it is!
 What a lovely man you are!
 What a delicious cake this is!
 What a cute baby!
Rumus Expressing Admiration dengan "HOW"
HOW + ADJECTIVE !
Contoh Kalimat:

 How happy they are

 How big this house is!
 How sad I am hearing about your father!
 How pretty she is!
 How smart he is!
Contoh Kalimat lain Tentang Expressing Admiration

 Wow... You looks amazing!

 You looks so handsome!
 You are great!
 You are really clever!
 How nice you are!
 How smart he is!
 What a great building it is!
 What a nice day!
 What an expensive car!
 How beautiful dress it is!
 How a nice outfit!
 It is awesome!
 It is so wonderful!
 How marvelous!

Responses
 Thank you
 Thanks a lot
 Yes, you are right!
 Thank you for saying that.
 It is nice of you to say to.
 You really think so.
Contoh Dialog Expressing Admiration

Dialog I
Sabrina : Hello lucky, what do you think about my new dress for party tonight?
Lucky : Wow, how beautiful it is!
Sabrina : Thank you, My mom made it for me.
Lucky : Really? It's amazing!

Dialog II
Riana : Hey Lisa, How is your score in English test?
Lisa : It's not too bad. I've got 90.
Riana : Wow, How clever you are! I only got 75.
Lisa : Thank you. You have to study better.
Riana : Yes it is.

Dialog III
Bimo : Welcome to my new house Dodi.
Dodi : Thank you. Wow, How big this house is! I guess you were working hard for this.
Bimo : Thank you. Yes, I spent all of my savings for this.
Dodi : You are great man. I wish I could be success like you someday.
Bimo : Yes you have to!