Abstract
A comparative analysis is needed between the two languages or known as contrastive analysis to identify their structural similarities and differences so that the material and methods of teaching will be appropriate. Further than that, this paper is aimed to give a clear understanding about how Indonesian differs from English in the sense of its language features, especially in plural form. It is known that the structure of the plural between English and Indonesian is different although some similarities were found. Indonesian learners will find it difficult to learn plural words because in terms of word formation, English and Indonesian are very different. The formation of plural words in English is through the process of affixation, while in Indonesian, the formation of plural is through reduplication and addition of quantifier and number. It is necessary to give more explanations and exercises to learn the plural of English because with a lot of practice, it is hoped that Indonesian learners will start to get used to the formation of the plurals.
Highlights
INTRODUCTIONBoth English and Indonesian is known as second language learning have different families
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Summary
Both English and Indonesian is known as second language learning have different families. Recognition, hearing, and English continued to pronunciation stages It can be said develop and eventually expanded that learning a foreign language is throughout the world, including trying to form and foster new habits. Indonesian people who study English will certainly encounter difficulties related to sound system, vocabulary, sentence structure, sentence formation, and even social culture. DISCUSSIONS Contrastive Analysis of Plurals in English and Indonesian nouns The word becomes an important element in a sentence even more in a communication. There are two forms of noun, singular and plural These word forms becomes a learning topic that should be mastered so that they can be used properly in spoken and written language. In Indonesian language, there are some words taken from foreign languages
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