ADVERB

 A. Apa itu Adverb?

Adverb adalah kata keterangan yang memberikan informasi lebih tentang kata kerja (verb), kata sifat (adjective), kata keterangan lain (adverb), atau seluruh kalimat.

Contoh:

  • She speaks slowly. (menjelaskan kata kerja)

  • The weather is very cold. (menjelaskan adjective)


B. Fungsi Adverb

Adverb berfungsi untuk menjawab pertanyaan seperti:

  • How? (Bagaimana?) → slowly, quickly

  • When? (Kapan?) → yesterday, now

  • Where? (Di mana?) → here, there

  • How often? (Seberapa sering?) → always, sometimes

  • To what extent? (Seberapa jauh?) → completely, very


C. Jenis-Jenis Adverb

JenisFungsiContoh
1. Adverb of MannerCara melakukan sesuatuslowly, loudly, carefully
2. Adverb of TimeKapan kejadian terjadinow, yesterday, soon
3. Adverb of PlaceLokasi kejadianhere, there, everywhere
4. Adverb of FrequencyFrekuensi (berapa sering)always, often, never
5. Adverb of DegreeTingkat atau intensitasvery, too, quite, enough

D. Bentuk Umum Adverb

Kebanyakan adverb dibentuk dari adjective + -ly:

AdjectiveAdverb
slowslowly
quickquickly
carefulcarefully
happyhappily

Catatan: Tidak semua adverb berakhiran -ly.
Contoh adverb tidak beraturan:

  • fast (bukan fastly)

  • well (dari good)

  • hard (kerja keras ≠ hardly → hampir tidak)


E. Letak Adverb dalam Kalimat

Adverb dapat muncul di berbagai posisi dalam kalimat:

  1. Setelah kata kerja utama:

    • She runs quickly.

  2. Di awal kalimat (khusus time/place):

    • Yesterday, I met her at school.

  3. Di antara subjek dan verb (khusus frequency):

    • I always eat breakfast at 7 a.m.


F. Contoh Kalimat

  • He drives carefully. (manner)

  • We met yesterday. (time)

  • She is waiting outside. (place)

  • I usually go to school at 6.30. (frequency)

  • I’m very tired today. (degree)


G. Latihan Soal Sederhana

1. Pilih adverb yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat:
a. She sings __________. (happy / happily)
b. They arrived __________. (late / lately)
c. I __________ go to the library. (often / quick)
d. The boy speaks English __________. (fluent / fluently)

2. Temukan dan sebutkan adverb dalam kalimat berikut:
a. He always wakes up early.
b. We waited patiently.
c. The train will arrive soon.
d. They played very well.

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