More about Adverbs

More about Adverbs

Adverb is also modifier.

It modifies verb, adjective, adverb, or even sentence.

a.    Verb

   The boy threw the ball quickly (quickly memberi keterangan pada threw)

b.   Adjective

    Habibi is very clever (very memberi keterangan pada clever)

c.    Adverb lain

He speaks English extremely well (extremely memberi keterangan kepada well)

d.   Sentence

Formerly, there was a small house near the bridge. (formerly memberi keterangan pada there was a small house near the bridge)

Let’s see.

Adjective or adverb?

Cheetah is a quick runner	Cheetah runs quickly (not ‘run quick’)
Tom is a careful driver	Tom drove carefully along narrow road. (not ‘drove careful’)
Adjective (quick/careful) tell us about a noun	Adverbs (quickly/carefully) tell us about a verb. An adverb tells us how somebody does something or how something happens

Pre-Test

1.      The driver of the car was seriously injured. (serious/seriously)

2.      The driver of the car had serious injuries. (serious/seriously)

3.      I think you behaved very …………………… (selfish/selfishly)

4.      Rose is ………..upset about her losing job. (terrible/terribly)

5.      There was a …… change in the weather (sudden/suddenly)

6.      Everybody at the party was ………………….dressed (colorful/colorfully)

7.      Linda like wearing ……………….clothes. (colorful/colorfully)

8.      He looked at me ……… when I interrupted him (angry/angrily)

ADVERB in Bahasa?

Adverb adalah kata keterangan yang memberi keterangan selain kepada noun atau pronoun.

Jenis-jenis Adverb

Berdasarkan pengertiannya, adverb dapat dibagi ke dalam:

1. Adverb of Manner

Adverb of manner adalah kata keterangan yang menunjukkan keadaan atau dengan kata lain menerangkan bagaimana subject melakukan verb dalam kalimat yang bersangkutan.

Contoh:

· The students are studying seriously

   Murid-murid sedang belajar dengan serius

· Naufal speaks English fluently

   Naufal berbicara bahasa Inggris dengan lancar

· Hana slept soundly last night

   Hana tidur dengan nyenyaknya tadi malam

2. Adverb of Place

Adverb of place ialah keterangan tempat. Yang termasuk ke dalam kelompok adverb ini kata-kata:  here, there, in, on, out, above, below, inside, outside, far, near, etc.

Contoh:

· We must not stop here                   : Kita tidak boleh berhenti di sini

· The children are outside       : Anak-anak sedang di luar

· Let’s wait for him there        : Mari kita tunggu dia di sana

3. Adverb of Time

Adverb of time adalah keterangan waktu. Kelompok adverb ini terdiri dari kata-kata; now, then, presently, before, since, ago, already, soon, immediately, instantly, early, tomorrow, etc.

Contoh

· The teacher will come soon    : Guru akan segera datang

· The bus already come                     : Bis sudah datang

4. Adverb of Degree

Adverb of degree adalah keterangan yang menunjukkan derajat. Kata-kata yang termasuk ke dalam adverb ini adalah: very, too, much, quite, almost, little, a little, rather, half, partly, so, etc.

Contoh:

· She is very censorious : Dia sangat cerewet

· It’s rather hot today   : Agak panas hari ini

· The tea is too hot       : Teh ini terlalu panas

5. Adverb of Frequency

Adverb of frequency adalah kata keterangan yang menunjukkan seringnya sesuatu terjadi. Kata-kata yang termasuk ke dalam kelompok ini yaitu; once, twice, again, seldom, never, sometimes, always, often, rarely, firstly, secondly, thirdly, etc.

Contoh:

· He often visit us here

     Dia sering datang mengunjungi kami di sini

· I will see you again tomorrow

    Saya akan menemui anda lagi besok

· We have never been to Bali

     Kami belum pernah ke Bali

  

Perbandingan Adverb

Seperti adjective, maka adverb of manner, adverb of quality mempunyai degrees of comparison. Pembentukannya sama dengan adjective, yaitu;

1. Adverb yang terdiri dari satu suku kata (syllable), ditambah denga –er untuk comparative dan ditambah dengan -est untuk superlative.

Far    -       farther               -  farthest

far   -        further               -  furthest        (untuk kiasan)

fast  -        faster                 -  fastest

hard -        harder                          - hardest

late  -        later                   -  latest

long -        longer                 -  longest

loud -        louder                          -  loudest

near -        nearer                          -  nearest

short-        shorter               -  shortest

soon          -        sooner                         -  soonest

Contoh:

· Please, speak louder.

· The Teacher will explain further.

· Jamal run faster just now

2. Adverb yang berakhiran –ly menggunakan tambahan more untuk comparative dan most untuk superlative

beautifully - more beautifully  - most beautifully

quickly       - more quickly        - most quickly

softly         - more softly                   - most softly

Contoh:

· Please, speak more quickly.

· Ririn will paint more beautifully 

3. Irregular Adverb

Irregular adverb adalah adverb yang tidak beraturan. Mempunyai bentuk yang sangat berlainan pada bentuk comparative dan superlative-nya

badly         - worse        -worst

much         - more                   - most

little          -less             -least

well           -better         - best

Contoh:

· Mubarok speaks English better

· Aini likes fried banana most

Try to do it

Supply the correct adverbs in the following sentences.

1.  The men are careless workers. They always work …………

2.  The children look very happy. They play ……….. In the garden

3.  He is a quick thinker. He always thinks ………

4.  She is a serious participant. She always does everything …………..

5.  Linda is a polite little girl. She always answers ………..

6.  His English is very good. He speaks English……..

How creative are you?

Make your own sentences with many adverbs as you can. Try to analyze them.

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