Type of Adverbs

Terdapat beberapa
jenis adverbs diantaranya adalah manner, degree, time, cause/purpose, dan assertion. Pengelompokan ini dapat
dilihat dengan  menjawab pertanyaan
how?, how much?, when?, why?, true atau false? pada kalimat tersebut.

Adverbs
of manner merupakan kata
keterangan cara untuk menjawab pertanyaan how?.

Examples:

• He works carefully.
• Ruth cooks well.

Adverbs
of degree merupakan kata
keterangan tingkat/derajat untuk menjawab pertanyan when?.  

Perhatikan kalimat
berikut: 

• You are inadequately prepared
  for graduate studies.
• He has completely
  exhausted his inheritance.

Adverbs
of time merupakan
kata keterangan
waktu untuk menjawab
pertanyaan when?.  

Perhatikan kalimat
berikut: 

• They arrive late for most
  appointments.
• She has not played tennis recently.

Adverbs
of place merupakan kata
keterangan tempat untuk menjawab pertanyaan  where?.

Perhatikan kalimat
berikut:  

• He walked downstairs.
• They went south for the
  winter.

Adverbs
of cause or purpose merupakan kata keterangan sebab atau tujuan untuk menjawab
pertanyaan why?.

Perhatikan kalimat
berikut: 

• I will therefore quit the
  team.
• She will consequently be
  dismissed.

Adverbs
of assertion merupakan kata keterangan penegasan untuk menjawab pertanyaan true/false?.

Perhatikan kalimat
berikut: 

• She will surely be hired
  for the job.
• She is not acceptable in
  my home.

Exercise:

Underline all of adverbs in the
following sentences and mention their function. Do as examples.

• I cannot forgive you completely.     __degree____
• She certain is our best
  speaker.       ___assertion_____

1. Teachers sometimes make mistakes in
   scoring quizzes. ____________
2. I may possibly join the two of you.
   ____________
3. He almost lost his temper. ____________
4. He fell awkwardly to the kitchen floor
   and fainted. ____________
5. Men never make passes at girls who wear
   glasses. ____________
6. He lived frugally during bad times.
   ____________
7. Finally our train arrived, two hours
   behind schedule. ____________
8. Have you ever gone there? ____________
9. He has been paid less than I from his
   first day on the job. ____________
10. The bus you must take leaves soon. ____________

Source: 

Zulfahmi M, 2020, English Grammar and Reading: Materi dan Latihan untuk Bahasa Inggris Umum, CV Kekata Group: Surakarta 

Last Modified: 27/11/2024