Adverbs

Definisi Adverb
Adverb adalah kata keterangan atau kata tambah yang digunakan untuk menerangkan kata-kata lainnya (part of speech) kecuali kata benda dan kata ganti.

Penggunaan adverb:
1. Menerangkan kata kerja : They work Hard
2. Menerangkan kata sifat : He is very smart
3. Menerangkan adverb lain : He study too hard
4. Menerangkan kata depan : He came long before the time
5. Menerangkan kata sambung : I came shortly before the bus went

Pembagian Adverb:
1. Simple Adverb (kata tambah sederhana)

    Kata tambah sederhana (adverb) menurut artinya dapat dibedakan menjadi beberapa bagian sebagai berikut:

a. Adverb of time (keterangan waktu), contoh: now, then, since, before, ago, alredy, soon, immediately, instantly, presently, late, lately, early, afterwards, today, yesterday, tomorrow, etc.

b. Adverb of place, contoh: here, there, hence, thence, above, below, in, out, inside, outside, hither, within, without, far, near, etc.

c. Adverb of number (kata keterangan bilangan), contoh: once, twice, thrice, again, firstly, secondly, thirdly, always, never, often, seldom, sometimes, etc.

d. Adverb of manner (keterangan cara, keadaan), contoh: well, ill, badly, fluently, probably, so, etc.

e. Adverb of quantity (keterangan jumlah), contoh: very, too, quite, much, almost, little, somewhat, rather, so, half, partly, wholly, completely, entirely, totally, etc.

f. Demonstrative adverb (keterangan penunjuk), contoh: The, thus, and so

g. Affirming or denying (menegaskan atau menyangkal), contoh: yea, nay, yes, no, not, not at all, etc.



2. Interrogative Adverb (kata tambah untuk menanya)

Interrogative Adverb of time (when, how long), Interrogative Adverb of place (where, whence, whither), Interrogative adverb of number (how often), Interrogative Adverb of manner or quantity (how), Interrogative adverb of reason (why, wherefore)

3. Relative Adverb (berfungsi unuk mengajukan pernyataan) sama dengan Interogative Adverb (berfungsi untuk mengajukan pertanyaan).

Contoh: Where do you live? (interrogative adverb), This is the house where I live. (relative adverb)