Adverb = kata keterangan
Adverb adalah kata keterangan yang menerangkan kata kerja.
Ex :
Dewi is beautiful (Adj)
Dewi dances beautifully (Adverb)
Kind of adverb :
1. Adverb of Place
2. Adverb of Time
3. Adverb of Frequency
4. Adverb of Degree
5. Adverb of Manner
1. Adverb of Place (keterangan tempat)
Digunakan untuk menerangkan dimana kejadian itu berlangsung dan selalu memakai preposition.
Ex :
- at home >> She stays at home
- on the table >> He puts the book on the table
- to the market >> They go to the market
Adverb of pace ini cocok untuk menjawab pertanyaan yang memakai " where " = di/kemana.
Ex :
- they go to the market
where do they go ? to the market
2. Adverb of Time (keterangan waktu)
Digunakan untuk menerangkan kapan kejadian itu berlangsung.
Adverb of time terbagi menjadi dua, yaitu :
- Definite time (waktu yang tertentu)
Ex :
- now
- today
- everyday
- yesterday
- last week
- tomorrow
- Indefinite time (waktu yang tak tertentu)
Ex :
- recently
- soon
- nowdays
- still
- already
Example of sentences :
1. She is sleeping now
2. We go to school every morning
3. My father will go to Japan tomorrow
4. He will come soon
Adverb of Time ini cocok untuk menjawab pertanyaan yang memakai " when ".
Ex :
- He is sleeping now
When is he sleeping ? now
3. Adverb of Frequency (keterangan frequency)
Digunakan untuk menerangkan " sering-tidaknya " kejadian itu berlangsung/terjadi.
Ex :
- always
- sometimes
- often
- seldom
- usually
- ever
- never
- generally
Posisi letak adverb of frequency :
1. Apabila ada tobe, maka terletak sesudah tobe.
2. Apabila ada modal, maka terletak sesudah modal.
3. Apabila tidak ada tobe dan modal, letakkan sesudah subjek.
Contoh kalimat :
- She is always late
- You are usually busy
- They never come here
Adverb of frequency ini cocok menjawab pertanyaan yang memakai " how often ".
Ex :
- He sometimes comes here
How often does he come here ? sometimes
4. Adverb of Degree (keterangan tingkat)
Ex :
- almost (hampir)
- nearly (hampir)
- fully (sepenuhnya)
- hardly (hampir tidak)
- scarcely (hampir tidak)
- too (terlalu)
- quite (sungguh)
- very (sangat)
- rather (agak)
- extremely (sekali/luarbiasa)
Posisi letak adverb of degree sama dengan posisi letak adverb of frequency.
Example of sentences :
- She is almost late
- She is rather late
- She is very late
Adverb of Degree ini sangat cocok menjawab pertanyaan yang memakai " How "
Ex :
- She is almost late
How is she late ? almost
5. Adverb of Manner/Quality (keterangan cara)
Digunakan untuk menerangkan bagaimana kejadian itu dilakukan.
Ex :
- beautifully (dengan cantik)
- slowly (dengan lambat)
- quickly (dengan cepat)
Posisi letak adverb of manner :
1. Sesudah objek
2. Di akhir kalimat
Example of sentences :
1. He drives a car carefully
2. They speak loudly
3. Rini writes quickly
Adverb of manner ini cocok untuk menjawab pertanyaan dari pertanyaan " How ".
Ex :
- Rina dances jaipongan beautifully
How does rina dance jaipongan ? beautifully