Adverb vs Adjective
A.
Definition
of Adverb
Adverb is a word that gives a
description of the place, time and manner of an activity or event that
occurred.
Example : here, now, softly, loudly, tomorrow,
again, twice, never, etc.
Adverb is also defined as a word that
describes a verb, adjective, preposition and other word except noun and pronoun.
And there are various forms of adverb which are categorized by function or use.
Types
of Adverb
a.
Adverb
of Time
Is an adverb that states the time of a job, actions
or events. Example afterwards , already, before, frequently, now, today, soon ,
immediately, lately , yesterday, etc.
Example
:
·
I’am stydying english Now.
(To help show Adverb of Time, we can ask questions with words “when”)
b.
Adverb
of Place
An adverb which shows the scene of an act, action or
event. Example above, back, below, around , here, somewhere, everywhere, there, etc..
Example :
·
She studies English here.
(To help show Adverb of Place, we can ask question with words “where”)
c.
Adverb
of Manner
Is an adverb that expresses how a job is done or an
event that happened. Example carefully, fluently, hard, fast, slowly, suddenly,
together, etc.
Example :
·
They worked hard.
(To help show Adverb of Manner, we can ask question with words “how”)
d.
Adverb
of Degree
Is an adverb that expresses the extent to which
(level or degree) of a situation or incident. Typically explain or modify adjective atau adverb. Example almost, enough, fairly, rather, nearly,
very, too, only, quite, etc.
Example :
·
She is very pretty girl.
·
I quite
understand.
e.
Adverb
of Frequency
An adverb which states the amount or how
much of a job, actions or events do.
1. Adverb of Quantity
Usually
to determine adverb of quantity we can ask question with words “how often”. Example : always, usually,
never, ever, sometimes, seldom, generally, etc.
Example :
·
Andi always
drinks milk every night.
2. Adverb of Number
Usually
to determine the adverb of number we ask questions with words “how many times”. Example once, twice,
thrice, half, twofold, etc.
Example :
·
He eats twice every day.
f.
Adverb
of Affirmation
An affirmation stating words, suppression or
affirmative answers. Example certainly, naturally, surely, of course,
absolutely, etc.
Example :
·
Of
course she can speak English.
(Another term for adverb of affirmation is adverb
of certainty)
g.
Interrogative
Adverb
Is
an adverb that helped shape the questions. Each adverb this type associated
with other adverb.
Example :
·
How
did he go?
(How
is interrogative adverb of manner)
·
Where
did
he go?
(Where
is interrogative adverb of place)
h.
Relative
Adverb
Is an adverb that serves as a connector of two
clauses in a sentence. The words were the same as the interrogative adverb, the difference is only in the layout
position, namely relative adverb is usually placed in the middle of a sentence
(between the two clauses), while interrogative adverb at the beginning of the
sentence.
Example :
·
I asked him how he went.
(How
is relative adverb of manner)
·
I asked him where he went.
(Where
is relative adverb of place)
B.
Definition
of Adjective
Adjective
is a word that is part of the part of speech that serves to explain the noun including
Pronoun. Adjective usually precedes the noun or pronoun that given the nature
or it can also stand on its own if it becomes the object of a sentence nomimal.
Example:
·
My sister is not only beautiful but also
tall.
·
Tonight is very quiet and dark.
·
I met a big gorilla in the zoo
yesterday.
·
I have some girl friends, but you are
the best.
·
The man who is standing on the bridge is
a terrorist.
1. Original Adjective
Meaning
the adjective in this sense is not made up of elements of any words, but indeed
he was created to be an adjective.
Example : Don’t step on the floor, it
still wet.
2. Past Participle
Past
participle or what we are familiar with V3 as: confused, broken and also be an
adjective.
Example
: Please help me to fix my broken car.
3. Article
Some
experts grammar there is also considered that the article also includes the
adjective. Which includes article is “a”,
“an”, dan “the”.
4.
Possessive
Adjective
Possessive
can be interpreted with "belong to". And is meant here is the
possessive pronoun consisting of “my,
your, his, her, its, their”. Although actually possessive pronoun does not
describe or explain a noun, but by experts grammar included in the category of
adjective.
5. Demonstrative Adjective
What
is meant by demonstrative adjective is a word like “these, this, that”.
Example
: When the librarian tripped over that cord, she dropped a pile of books.
6. Interrogative Adjective
Because
interrogative, then of course use question words like “what dan which”.
Example
: Which plants should be watered twice a week?
C.
Difference
of Adjectives and Averbs
Adjective
give information about the noun.
Example :
·
She’s an excellent dancer.
·
I’ve got a new apartment.
Adverb
(adverb) change verb, adverb that describes how something is done.
Example :
·
She learns quickly.
·
You can speak English well.
1.
Adjective
a) Adjective
can be placed before the noun.
Example :
·
This is a beautiful bird. (true)
·
This is a bird beautiful. (false)
The
adjective provides information such as the size (small, large), shape (round, square),
color (yellow, green), nationality (China, Poland), and opinions (good, bad).
b)
Adjective do not change depending on the
number (singular or plural).
Example
:
·
She has a cute puppy.
·
She has three cute puppies.
Note
that the adjective (cute) no change either in the singular (puppy) and plural
(puppies)
c) Adjective
also be placed after certain verbs like be, feel, look, and taste.
Example :
·
I’m really happy today.
·
She’s got a new job so she feels great.
·
You look wonderful!
·
This chicken tastes delicious.
2.
Adverb
a) Adverb
often formed by adding -ly behind adjective.
Example
:
·
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.
b) For
the adverb is formed from the adjective that ends with the letter "y"
replace "y" with "i" and add "-ly".
Example
:
·
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.
c) For
the adverb is formed from the adjective that ends with the letter
"-LE" replace "-LE" with "-ly".
Example
:
·
simple (adjective) - The teacher makes difficult things simple.
·
simply (adverb) - He teaches simply and clearly.
d) Some
of the same with the adjective adverb.
Example
:
·
He runs fast (adverb) - He’s a fast runner. (adjective)
·
He studies hard. (adverb) - It’s a hard life. (adjective)
e) Adverb
can also change the adverb-adjective and adverb more.
Example
:
·
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!
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