Adverb of Degree: Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Bahasa Inggris

Pengertian Adverb of Degree

Adverb of degree adalah adverb (kata keterangan) yang digunakan untuk menyatakan sampai seberapa jauh (tingkatan atau derajat) suatu kegiatan atau peristiwa. How much dapat digunakan untuk mengajukan pertanyaan untuk menunjukkan kata keterangan ini.

Lihat juga:

• adverb of time
• adverb of manner
• adverb of modality

Fungsi dan Contoh Kalimat Adverb of Degree

Adverb of degree pada dapat digunakan untuk menerangkan verb, adjective, atau adverb lain pada suatu kalimat. Contoh adverb of degree berdasarkan posisi dan maknanya adalah sebagai berikut.

Berdasarkan Posisi

1. menerangkan verb

   sebelum main verb atau diantara auxilliary dan main verb (completely, strongly, entirely, positively, totally)

   • He strongly recommended the book.
   • I will totally support you.

   setelah main verb (a lot, much, a great deal)

   • She talked a lot.

2. menerangkan adjective

   sebelum adjective (extremely, really, very)

   • The weather is very cold.

   sebelum dan sesudah adjective (so…that, too…to)

   • She is so generous that the poors love her.

   sesudah adjective (enough)

   • The juice is sweet enough.

3. menerangkan adverb

   sebelum adverb (extremelly, so, too)

   • She was swimming so beautifully at this time yesterday.

   sebelum & sesudah adverb (so…that, too…to)

   • The student studied too hard to pass the test.

   sesudah adverb (enough)

   • He drives slowly enough.

Berdasarkan makna

1. menerangkan verb

   [seberapa banyak] sangat … sekali (absolutely, fully, highly)

   • I absolutely agree with your opinion.

   [seberapa banyak] sangat (moderately, really, trully)

   • A mother is a person who really loves you.

   [seberapa banyak] kurang (barely, hardly)

   • She barely plays basketball before.

   [seberapa complete] keseluruhan (completely, entirely, totally)

   • Your parents will totally support your goal.

   [seberapa complete] sebagian (almost, partly, somewhat)

   • The task is almost finished.

   [seberapa complete] hampir tidak (barely, hardly)

   • He barely helps his mother.

2. menerangkan adjective

   [seberapa banyak] sangat … sekali atau berlebihan (awfully, extremely, too)

   • The student is extremely dilligent.

   [seberapa banyak] sangat (rather, really, so)

   • The man is rather unfaithful.

   [seberapa banyak] sedang (moderately, somewhat)

   • She is moderately stressful.

   [seberapa banyak] kurang (fairly, hardly)

   • His room is hardly clean.

   [seberapa complete] keseluruhan (completely, practically)

   • Your design is practically perfect.

   [seberapa complete] sebagian (partially, somewhat)

   • My project is partially complete.

   [seberapa complete] hampir tidak (barely, hardly)

   • Your hypothesis was hardly acceptable.

3. menerangkan adverb

   [seberapa banyak] berlebihan (excessively, too)

   • He works too hard.

   [seberapa banyak] sangat (extremely, really, so)

   • The fat woman walks extremely slowly.

   [seberapa banyak] sedang (relatively, somewhat)

   • The defendant spoke relatively honestly.

   [seberapa banyak] kurang (fairly, slightly)

   • The boy learned math fairly quickly.

Lihat juga:

• adverb of frequency
• adverb of place
• adverb of purpose

Reference:

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