PARTS OF SPEECS

ADVERBS
ADVERBS
Adverb (adverb / extra) is the word used to describe part of the grammar anywhere
except nouns and pronouns.
a) Adverb describes a verb
Example: She speaks English fluently.
b) Adverb describes an adjective
Example: Its now too hot to play tennis.
c) Adverb describes another adverb word
Example: She sings very well.
d) Explain adverb preposition
Example: The cat was sitting almost outside the door.
e) Conjunctive adverb describes
Example: I want to know precisely how the accident happened.
Adverb can be explained not only separate words but also an assertive sentence (ie
sentence only confirms or denies something.) in this case an adverb should be placed
diposisi beginning of a sentence.
Adverb is divided into three groups:
1. Simple adverb
2. Interrogative adverb
3. Relative adverb

1) Simple adverb
Additional words can be distinguished from one another by means:
a) An adverb of time
Example: I did this before, and he has done it since.
Main adverbs of time are: now, then, since, before, ago, already, soon, immediately,
instantly, presently, late, lately, early, afterwards, today, yesterday, tomorrow, etc.
b) An adverb of place
Example: You may sit here.
Adverbs main places are: here, there, hence, thence, above, below, in, out, inside,
outside, hither, within, without, far, near, etc.
c) An adverb of number
Example: I did it twice.
Adverbs main numbers are: once, twice, thrice, again, firstly, secondly, always,
never, often, seldom, somtimes, etc.
d) An adverb of manner, quality, or state
Example: She did her work quickly.
Belonged to this adverb is: well, ill, badly, amiss, fluently, probably, possibly, may
be, perhaps, must be, thus, so, etc.
e) An adverb of quantity, extant, or degree
Example: He is almost a heavyeater.
Belonged to this adverb is: : very, too, quite, much, almost, little, a little, somewhat,
rather, so, half , partly, wholly, completely, entirely, totally, really, actually, honestly,
truthfully, etc.
f) An adverb of affirming or denying
Example: He did not go after all.
Belonged to this adverb is: : yea, nay, yes, no, not, by all menas, not at all, etc.

2) Interrogative adverb
Additional words / information that is used to confirm the question.
a) the interrogative adverb of time
Example: When did you come?
How long will you stay here?
b) the interrogative adverb of place
Example: Where do you live?
Whence have they come?
c) the interrogative adverb of number
Example: How often do you eat?
d) the interrogative adverb of manner, quality, or state
Example: How did you do that?
How are you today?
e) the interrogative adverb of quantity, extent, or degree
Example: How far was that news true?
f) the interrogative adverb of cause or reason
Example: Why did he leave?
Remarks:
Adverb-how is sometimes used in the sense of fun.
Example: How hot it is today!
How beautiful that view is!
Adverb in the sense of what level or levels, or in the sense of the word to show
surprise, anger, joy and so forth. in the same manner used in the sense of fun.
Example: What a foolish fellow you are!
What clever daughters you have!

3) Relative adverb
These additional words in the same form as interrogative adverb, but as a substitute
for asking questions, the words that connect two sentences into a sentence. therefore,
the relative adverb is a part of speech is a double adverb adverb and conjunction.
relative adverb associated with antecedent (the word or phrase that precedes the
pronoun) is expressed or understood, as did the relative pronoun:
a) Antecedent expressed
Example: This is the house where we live.
Nowhere here is an adverb, because it describes the verb live, while the house is the
antecedent.
b) Antecedent understood
Example: Me know when Let (= the time by which) you will live.
The as a relative adverb. The word is a relative adverb of quantity and is always
followed by the antecedent of a demonstrative adverb of quantity.
The more (wealth) we have, the more we desire.

Degrees of comparison in adverb
Some adverbs have this level of comparison such as adjectives and this formed the
same way.
a) If an adverb is a monosyllabic word, formed by er comparative and
superlative formed by adding est.
Positif Komparatif Superlatif
Late
Long
Near
Soon
Later
Longer
Nearer
Sooner
Latest
Longest
Nearest
Soonest

b) Some of the adverb form irregularly comparison rate.

Positif Komparatif Superlatif
Well
Ill
Badly
Forth
Far
Much
Little
Better
Worse
Worse
Further
Farther
More
Less
Best
Worst
Worst
Furthest
Farthest
Most
Least

c) An adverb ending in ly, formed by adding more comparative and superlative
by adding the most:
Positif Komparatif Superlatif
Busily
Slowly
More busily
More slowly
Most busily
Most slowly
Note:
However adveb early, by replacing the y into i, then added er to form the comparative
and add est for superlatives.

Adverb form
a) Some of the adverb has the same shape as adjectif
Adjective Adverb
Early
Long
Loud
Hard
Late
Only
Fast
Enough
Far
Near
Much
High
Low
Good
Early
Long
Loud
Hard
Late
Only
Fast
Enough
Far
Near
Much
High
Low
Well

But the hard, late, near, and low if added ly, the words were no longer has the same
meaning:
Hardly
Lately
Nearly
Highly
Lowly
b) An adverb in the form of "ly"
Most of the adverb is formed by adding ly to adjectives but not always the case:
Adjective Adverb
Happy
Wise
Tender
Clever
Free
Hopeful
Hopeless
Happily
Wisely
Tenderly
Cleverly
Freely
Hopefully
Hopelessly

Two ways to use an adverb

As in the case of adjectives, there are two different ways in the use of an adverb,
namely attributive and predicative.
a) The attributive use
Attributive adverb used, if an adverb is used to explain he said, that when an adverb
is placed as close as possible in front or behind.
Example: He shouted loudly.
He is quite right.
She did her work very well.
b) Predicative use
Used in a predicative adverb, adverb when used as part of the predicate of a sentence,
or he explained when it is used as the complement of the preceding verb.
Example: The struggle is over.
She will be better soon.
The two girls are much alike.