Adverbs

Adverbs adalah kata yang ditambahkan setelah kata lain (selain kata benda dan kata ganti), yang berfungsi sebagai kata keterangan.

Macam macam adverbs adalah sebagai berikut.

1.  Adverbs of time (kata keterangan waktu)

     a. Definite time (waktu tertentu)

today, tomorrow, yesterday, everyday, tonight, last…(week, month, etc.), next… (week, month, Sunday, etc.), in… (February, the afternoon, etc.)

Contoh:She will come in  January.

     b. Indefinite time (tak tentu)

already, yet, recently, ever, never, before, after, usually, often, sometimes, soon, still.

Contoh:The train will arrive soon.

2.  Adverbs of place (kata keterangan tempat)

at…, on…, anywhere, here, there, inside, in front of, in back, behind, around, hereby, here to.

Contoh: The girl isn’t here.

3.  Adverbs of manner (kata keterangan cara)

quickly, rudely, kindly.

Contoh: He speaks  rudely.

4.  Adverbs of frequency (kata keterangan tingkat)

always, often, usually, ever, seldom, rarely, never.

Contoh: She never comes late to school.

5.  Adverbs of quantity (kata keterangan jumlah)

once, twice, …times (more than two),half.

Contoh: Dika goes to the library four times a week.

Catatan:

Adverbs of manner terbentuk dari 

adjectives + –ly (contoh: quick+ –ly = quickly). 

Namun, ada pula adverb yang bentuknya sama dengan adjectives dan tidak boleh ditambah –ly setelah kata tersebut (fast, hard, high, low, late, long, early)