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Adverbs of degree memberitahu kita tentang intensitas atau tingkatan suatu tindakan, adjective, atau adverbs lainnya. Adverbs of degree biasanya ditempatkan sebelum kata sifat, kata keterangan, atau kata kerja yang mereka memodifikasi, meskipun ada beberapa pengecualian yang telah dibahas di bawah.
| Adverb of degree |
Modifying |
Example |
| extremely |
adjective |
The air was extremely cold. |
| quite |
adjective |
The event is quite interesting. |
| just |
verb |
She was just leaving. |
| almost |
verb |
He has almost finished. |
| very |
adverb |
Jerry is running very fast. |
| too |
adverb |
Tom is walking too slowly. |
| enough |
adverb |
You are writing fast enough. |
PENGGUNAAN “ENOUGH”
Enough dapat digunakan baik sebagai adverb dan sebagai determiner.
ENOUGH SEBAGAI ADVERB
Enough sebagai adverb berarti ‘sekadarnya’ dan ditempatkan setelah kata yang dimodifikasi, bukan sebelum kata yg dimodifikasi seperti adverb lainnya. Enough dapat digunakan baik dalam kalimat positif dan negatif.
CONTOH
- Is your tea hot enough?
- This car isn’t big enough.
- Tom didn’t work hard enough.
- Jerry got here early enough.
Enough sering diikuti dengan “to” + Infinitive.
CONTOH
- Jerry didn’t work hard enough to pass the exam.
- Is your tea hot enough to drink?
- Tom’s not old enough to get married.
- Jerry got here early enough to sign up.
Enough juga dapat diikuti dengan “for someone” atau “for something”.
CONTOH
- The car was big enough for me.
- Jerry’s not experienced enough for this job.
- Is the tea hot enough for you?
- Tom didn’t work hard enough for a promotion.
ENOUGH SEBAGAI DETERMINER
Enough sebagai determiner memiliki makna ‘sebanyak / sebanyak yang diperlukan’ ditempatkan sebelum kata benda yang dimodifikasi. Hal ini digunakan dengan kata benda yang dapat dihitung dalam bentuk jamak dan dengan kata benda yang tak terhitung.
CONTOH
- We have enough bread.
- You have enough children.
- They don’t have enough food.
- I don’t have enough apples.
PENGGUNAAN “TOO”
“Too” selalu menjadi adverb, tetapi memiliki dua makna yang berbeda, masing-masing dengan pola penggunaannya sendiri.
TOO YANG BERMAKNA “ALSO”
Too sebagai adverb yang berarti “also” ditempatkan pada akhir kalimat yang dimodifikasi.
CONTOH
- Jerry would like to go fishing too, if you will let he come.
- Can TOm go to the circus too?
- Is these gift for me too?
- Jerry is not going to finish your homework too!
TOO YANG BERMAKNA ” EXCESSIVELY(berlebihan)”
Too sebagai adverb yang berarti “berlebihan” ditempatkan sebelum adjective atau adverb yang dimodifikasi.Hal ini dapat digunakan di kedua kalimat afirmatif dan negatif.
CONTOH
- This tea is too hot.
- Jerry works too hard.
- Isn’t Tom too young?
- Jerry is not too short!
Too sering diikuti dengan “to” + the infinitive.
CONTOH
- The tea was too hot to drink.
- Jerry is too young to have grandchildren!
- I am not too bussy to go out tonight.
- Doesn’t Jerry work too hard to have any free time?
Too juga dapat diikuti oleh “for someone” or “for something”.
CONTOH
- The coffee was too hot for me.
- The dress was too small for her.
- He’s not too old for this job.
- Sally’s not too slow for our team.
PENGGUNAAN “VERY”
Very ditempatkan sebelum adverb atau adjective untuk membuat maknanya lebih kuat.
CONTOH
- Belinda was very beautiful.
- The car is very expensive.
- Jerry worked very quickly.
- Tom runs very fast.
Jika kita ingin membuat bentuk negatif dari adjective atau adverb, kita dapat menambahkan “not” pada kata kerja, kita dapat menggunakan adjective atau adverb dengan makna berlawanan, atau kita bisa menggunakan “not very” pada bentuk asli adjective atau adverbnya . Arti dari frase yang dihasilkan tidak identik. Biasanya kalimat yang menggunakan ” not very ” kurang langsung, dan dengan demikian lebih sopan, daripada frase lainnya.
CONTOH
| Original phrase |
Opposite meaning with “not” |
Opposite meaning with “not very” |
Opposite meaning with an opposite word |
| Virginia was beautiful. |
Virginia was not beautiful. |
Virginia was not very beautiful. |
Virginia was ugly. |
| Valeria worked quickly. |
Valeria did not work quickly. |
Valeria did not work very quickly. |
Valeria worked slowly. |
PERBEDAAN MAKNA ANTARA “VERY” DAN “TOO”
Ada perbedaan arti YANG besar antara “too” dan “very”. “Very” mengungkapkan fakta sementara “too” menunjukkan adanya masalah.
CONTOH
- Valeria speaks very quickly.
- Valeria speaks too quickly for me to understand.
- It is very hot inside.
- It is too hot inside to see the opera.
ADVERBS LAIN YANG DIGUNAKAN SEPERTI “VERY”
Beberapa adverbs digunakan dengan cara yang sama seperti kata “very” untuk meningkatkan tingkat kata sifat dan kata keterangan.
| Expressing very strong feelings |
Expressing strong feelings |
Expressing somewhat doubtful feelings |
| extremely, terribly, amazingly, wonderfully, insanely |
especially, particularly, uncommonly, unusually, remarkably, quite |
pretty, rather, fairly, not especially, not particularly |
| The race was amazingly interesting. |
The race was particularly interesting. |
The race was fairly interesting. |
| Adele sang wonderfully well. |
Adele sang unusually well. |
Adele sang pretty well. |
| Your father was terribly boring. |
Your father was quite boring. |
Your father was rather boring. |
INVERSI DENGAN NEGATIVE ADVERBS
Biasanya subjek mendahului kata kerja, namun, beberapa kata adverbs negatif dapat menyebabkan inversi ketika ditempatkan di awal kalimat. Susunannya akan menjadi terbalik dan kata kerja akan mendahului subjek. Inversi ini hanya digunakan secara tertulis, tidak digunakan secara lisan.
| Adverb |
Normal word order |
Inversion |
| Never |
I have never seen such creature. |
Never have I seen such creature. |
| Rarely |
Jerry rarely left the bag. |
Rarely did Jerry leave the bag. |
| Not only |
Muto did not only the cooking but the cleaning as well. |
Not only did Muto do the cooking, but the cleaning as well. |
| Scarcely |
I scarcely closed the door before Tommy started talking. |
Scarcely did I close the door before Tommy started talking. |
| Seldom |
We seldom cross the street after sunset. |
Seldom do we cross the street sunset. |
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