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Nurhasanah

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Education C

 A oppositeness of meaning
1. Binary Antonimy
a. Remember x forget
I always remember my schedule but I sometimes forget my assignment.
b. Failed x pass
Yuni pass the exam, so she is not failed.
c. Deciduous x evergreen
The leaf of the tree deciduous in the summer and it will evergreen in the
rainy season.
2. Gradable Antonimy
a. Sunny x rainy
Today is sunny. It does not mean that today is rainy but it can be cloudy.
b. Usual x extraordinary
They are the usual people. It does not mean that they are not the
extraordinary people.
c. Good x bad
He is a good man, but he is not too bad.

 Converseness
a. Give x receive
Shyla gives me a new book and I receive the book.
b. Buy x sell
The seller sells the books and my parents buy some of them.
c. Doctor x patient
I am your doctor so you are my patient.

 Multiple Incompatibility
a. Always x never
Some students never study at home. It does not mean that they do not always
study at home but possibly they seldom study at home or they sometime study
at home.
b. January x April
You send me a letter in January. It does not mean that you do not send me a
letter in April but it can be March, August, etc.
c. Apple x mango
I like apple than mango.

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