Adverb (kata keterangan) merupakan kata yang bermanfaat menerangkan kata kerja (verb), kata sifat (adjective), alias kata keterangan lainnya. Dalam bahasa Inggris, ada 8 tipe kata keterangan yang wajib Kamu tahu.
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1. Adverb of Manner
Adverb of manner memberi penjelasan mengenai bagaimana alias dengan tutorial apa sebuahkegiatan diperbuat. Contohnya merupakan sadly, happily, bravely, hard, fast, soundly, fairly, serta sesemakinnya.
Contoh kalimat:
The soldiers fight bravely. [Para tentara berperang dengan berani.]
The students compete fairly. [Para siswa bersaing dengan cara adil.]
She stared at me curiously. [Dia menatapku dengan rasa penasaran.]
2. Adverb of Time
Adverb of time (keterangan waktu) merupakan kata yang menunjuk pada kapan sesuatu terjadi alias berada. Berbagai kata yang termasuk adverb of time merupakan immediately (secepatnya), then (nanti), now (sekarang), yesterday (kemarin), tommorow (besok), later (kemudian), daily (setiap hari), serta lain-lain.
Contoh kalimat:
Let’s begin to work now. [Mari kami mulai bekerja sekarang.]
Yusron always comes late. [Yusron rutin datang telat.]
The postman comes daily. [Tukang post datang setiap hari.]
3. Adverb of Place
Adverb of place menerangkan tempat. Contoh adverb of place merupakan here (di sini), there (di sana), below (di bawah), near (dekat), serta sebagainya.
Contoh kalimat:
My boss is out. [Bos saya sedang keluar.]
Stay here. [Diam di sini.]
She always looks down. [Dia rutin menonton ke bawah.]
4. Adverb of Frequency
Adverb of frequency menerangkan seberapa tak jarang sebuahkegiatan diperbuat. Yang termasuk adverb of frequency antara lain often (tidak jarang), never (tidak pernah), frequently (kerap kali, tak jarang), sometimes (kadang-kadang), usually (biasanya), rarely (jarang, langka), serta seldom (jarang).
Contoh kalimat:
I often forget her name. [Saya tak jarang lupa namanya.]
She seldom visits her mother. [Dia jarang mengunjungi ibunya.]
I have told you twice. [Saya telah memkabarhumu dua kali.]
5. Adverb of certainty
Adverb of certainty menerangkan keyakinan alias kepastian dari sebuahhal. Contoh adverb of certainty merupakan surely, obviously, definitely, probably, possibly, maybe, really, serta doubly.
Contoh kalimat:
It will probably rain tonight. [Mungkin bakal hujan malam ini.]
I will certainly help you. [Saya tentu bakal membantu Anda.]
Yudi is obviously very clever. [Yudi telah jelas sangat pintar.]
6. Adverb of Degree
Adverb of degree menerangkan sebarapa tak sedikit, sejauh mana, alias pada tingkat apa sesuatu terjadi. Contoh kata yang termasuk adverb of degree merupakan very (sangat), enough (cukup), rather (agak), fairly (agak), nearly (hampir), pretty (cukup), serta lain-lain.
Contoh kalimat:
He came rather late. [Dia datang agak telat.]
She is very beautiful. [Dia sangat cantik.]
Farhat reads quite clearly. [Farhat membaca dengan lumayan jelas.]
Dhani sings pretty well. [Dhani menyanyi dengan lumayan baik.]
7. Interrogative adverb
Interrogative adverb digunakan dalam pertanyaan. Contoh kata keterangan ini merupakan when, where, why, serta how.
Contoh kalimat:
Where are you going tonight? [Ke mana Kamu bakal berangkat malam ini?]
How long will you stay in Makassar? [Berapa lama Kamu bakal tinggal di Makassar?]
8. Conjunction adverb
Conjunction adverb berperan menghubungkan dua klausa. Contoh conjuntion adverb merupakan however, consequently, then, next, serta still.
Contoh kalimatnya:
Life is hard. However, life can be fun.
The market is very difficult these days. Consequently, we need to focus on what works best for our customers.
My friend Mark doesn’t nyaman school. Still, he’s working hard at getting good grades
Nah, dari kedelapan kata keterangan di atas, mana yang susah Kamu pahami? Silakan menginformasikannya dibagian komentar di bawah ini.
