Adjective (kata sifat)
memberikan informasi tentang kata benda. Contoh:
· She’s
an excellent dancer.
· I’ve
got a new apartment.
Adverb (kata keterangan) merubah kata
kerja, yakni kata keterangan menjelaskan bagaimana sesuatu dilakukan. Contoh:
- She learns quickly.
- You can speak English well.
- You can speak English well.
Adjective (kata sifat)
Adjective bisa ditempatkan
sebelum kata benda. Contoh:
· This
is a beautiful bird.
· “This
is a bird beautiful.” tidak benar.
Kata sifat memberikan
informasi seperti ukuran (kecil, besar), bentuk (bulat, persegi), warna
(kuning, hijau), kebangsaan (Cina, Polandia), dan opini (baik, buruk).
Adjective tidak mengalami
perubahan yang tergantung pada jumlah (tunggal atau jamak). Contoh:
· She
has a cute puppy.
· She
has three cute puppies.
Perhatikan bahwa
adjective (cute) tidak mengalami perubahan baik dalam bentuk tunggal (puppy)
maupun jamak (puppies).
Adjective juga bisa ditempatkan setelah
kata kerja tertentu seperti be, feel, look, dan taste.
Contoh:
· I’m
really happy today.
· She’s
got a new job so she feels great.
· You
look wonderful!
· This
chicken tastes delicious.
Adverb (kata keterangan)
Adverb sering dibentuk dengan menambahkan
-ly di belakang adjective. Contoh:
· quick (adjective)
- He’s quick at learning new things.
· quickly (adverb)
- He learns quickly.
· bad (adjective)
- He didn’t get a bad test score.
· badly (adverb)
- He didn’t do badly in his test.
Untuk adverb yang terbentuk dari
adjective yang berakhiran dengan huruf “-y”ganti “-y” dengan “-i”
dan tambahkan “-ly“. Contoh:
· easy
(adjective) - He thinks math is easy.
· easily
(adverb) - He can do math easily.
· happy
(adjective) - He’s a happy man.
· happily
(adverb) - He works happily every day.
Untuk adverb yang terbentuk dari
adjective yang berakhiran dengan huruf “-le” ganti “-le” dengan
“-ly“. Contoh:
· simple (adjective)
- The teacher makes difficult things simple.
· simply (adverb)
- He teaches simply and clearly.
Beberapa adverb sama
dengan adjective. Contoh:
· He
runs fast (adverb) - He’s a fast runner.
(adjective)
· He
studies hard. (adverb) - It’s a hard life.
(adjective)
Adverb untuk “good” adalah “well“.
Contoh:
· She’s
a good pianist.
· She
plays the piano well.
Adverb juga bisa
mengubah adjective dan adverb-adverb lainnya. Contoh:
· That’s
a good book.
· That’s
a very good book.
· She’s
a talented girl.
· She’s
an incredibly talented girl.
· You’re
right!
· You’re absolutely right!
exercise
1. George writes carelessly.
2. I answered that his
question easily.
3. Sally speaks softly.
4. I entered the
classroom quietly because I was late.
5. Jack opened the
heavy door slowly.
6. The old man carves
wooden figures skillfully.
7. A busy
executive usually has short conversations on the telephone.
8. The young man had a
very good time at the picnic yesterday.
9. I write English
articles continuously.
10. She has been
singing a song beautifully for 6 minutes.
Source :http://belajarbahasainggrisyangasikk.blogspot.com/2013/08/contoh pengunaan-adjective-dan-adverb.html
