Pengertian Adverbial of Frequency
Adverbial of frequency adalah adverb (kata keterangan) dan konstruksi lain (biasanya dalam bentuk frasa) yang menyatakan seberapa sering suatu kegiatan dilakukan atau peristiwa terjadi. How often, how frequently, dan how many times dapat digunakan untuk mengajukan pertanyaan terkait adverb(ial) of frequency.
- A: How often do you go there?
(Seberapa sering kamu pergi ke sana?) - B: Twice a month.
(Dua kali sebulan.)
Macam-Macam Adverbial of Frequency
Adverb(ial) of frequency dapat dibedakan menjadi definite dan indefinite.
Adverb(ial) of definite frequency mendeskripsikan rentang waktu spesifik ketika suatu kegiatan dilakukan atau peristiwa terjadi, sedangkan adverb of indefinite frequency tidak mengungkapkan secara spesifik seberapa sering suatu kegiatan dilakukan atau peristiwa terjadi.
Contoh Adverbial of Frequency
Adverbial of Definite Frequency
- yearly, annually (setiap tahun)
- monthly (setiap bulan)
- weekly (setiap minggu)
- daily (setiap hari)
- hourly (setiap jam)
- every second/minute/hour/year (setiap detik/menit/jam/tahun)
- once (sekali), once a minute/week/month (sekali semenit/seminggu/sebulan), once every month (sekali setiap bulan)
- twice (dua kali), twice a day/week/month/year (dua kali sehari/seminggu/sebulan/setahun)
- three times (tiga kali)
Adverb of Indefinite Frequency
- always, constantly (selalu/100%)
- usually, normally (biasanya)
- frequently, regularly
- often (sering)
- sometimes (kadang-kadang/50%)
- occasionally, infrequently, seldom (sekali-sekali/10-25%)
- rarely, hardly ever (jarang/1-10%)
- never (tidak pernah)
Posisi Adverbial of Frequency di dalam Kalimat
Adverbial of frequency mungkin dapat menempati beberapa posisi di dalam kalimat, antara lain:
- Sebelum verb (kata kerja), setelah verb be (menerangkan adjective), dan diantara auxiliary verb dengan main verb berlaku untuk adverb of frequency seperti:
- always
- usually
- often
- sometimes
- seldom
- rarely
- never
Contoh Kalimat Adverb of Frequency
- I usually wake up at 4 a.m.
(Saya biasanya bangun jam 4 pagi.) - He is always busy.
(Dia selalu sibuk.) - It’s rarely used that way.
(Itu jarang digunakan dengan cara seperti itu.)
- Di akhir kalimat berlaku untuk -ly adverb dan adverb of definite frequency secara umum:
- yearly, annually
- monthly
- weekly
- daily
- hourly
di akhir/awal kalimat berlaku untuk:
- usually
- often
- frequently
- sometimes
- occasionally
tidak berlaku untuk:
- always
- ever
- rarely
- seldom
- never
namun always dan never dapat berada di awal kalimat ketika digunakan pada imperative sentence.
Contoh Kalimat Adverb of Frequency
- Our hotel towels were changed daily.
(Handuk hotel kami diganti setiap hari.) - Sometimes I feel dizzy and off balance.
(Kadang-kadang saya merasa pusing dan tidak seimbang.) - Never do that again.
(Jangan pernah melakukan itu lagi.)
Lihat juga:
Lebih Banyak Contoh Kalimat Adverbial of Frequency dan Artinya
- I always go to school by bus.
(Saya selalu ke sekolah naik bus.) - My mother often surprises me with her idea.
(Ibu saya sering mengejutkan dengan idenya.) - We meet frequently.
(Kami sering bertemu.) - I usually wake up at 4 a.m.
(Saya biasanya bangun jam 4 pagi.) - Everyone gets stressed out sometimes.
(Setiap orang terkadang merasa tertekan.) - The old man, her prospective father-in-law, is hardly ever home.
(Pria tua itu, calon bapak mertuanya, hampir tidak pernah di rumah.) - It’s seldom prescribed to patients by doctors.
(Itu jarang diresepkan ke pasien oleh dokter.) - He said that he rarely gets sick.
(Dia bilang dia jarang sakit.) - A friend of mine occasionally climbs a mountain and sleeps in a tent.
(Dia sekali-kali mendaki gunung dan tidur di tenda.) - Dita never takes offence at anything.
(Dita tidak pernah tersinggung terhadap apapun.) - I’ve only met her husband once.
(Saya hanya pernah bertemu suaminya sekali.) - I do exercise three times a week to become healthy and strong.
(Saya berlatih tiga kali seminggu untuk menjadi sehat dan kuat.)
9 Contoh Soal Adverbial / Adverb of Frequency
Adverbial of Frequency merupakan kata keterangan yang menyatakan seberapa sering suatu aktivitas atau peristiwa dilakukan atau terjadi.
Lengkapi kalimat di bawah ini dengan adverb of frequency dan verb (simple present tense) sesuai dengan informasi di dalam kurung.
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Indonesia (always, celebrate) its independence day in August.
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She (never, be) ready when I pick her up.
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The workers (seldom, be) late for work.
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He (often, feel) overly tired after eating.
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I (usually, double-check) my front door before leaving for work.
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Rafista (never, drink) coffee in the morning.
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The swimming pool (rarely, be) busy, so I feel that I have it.
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We (hardly ever, see) each other because of our different routines.
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How (often, do) you exercise? At least once a week.
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References:
- Never – Definition and Synonyms. macmillandictionary.com. Accessed on November 6, 2018.
- Definition of rarely adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com. Accessed on November 6, 2018.
- Once. learnersdictionary.com. Accessed on November 6, 2018.
- twice – definition and synonyms. macmillandictionary.com. Accessed on November 6, 2018.
- Adverbs of Frequency Sentence Placement. thoughtco.com. Accessed on November 6, 2018.
- Adverbs of Frequency . thefreedictionary.com. Accessed on November 6, 2018.
- Definition of daily adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com. Accessed on November 8, 2018.
- Adverbs of Frequency. englishclub.com. Accessed on November 8, 2018.
- Adverbs of Frequency. https://www.seattlecentral.edu/faculty/dloos/Grammar/adverbs/adverbsoffrequency_introduction&exercises.htm. Accessed on March 25, 2016.
- Exercise 1 – Adverbs of Frequency. elt.oup.com. Accessed on March 25, 2016.
- Adverbs of Frequency. press.umich.edu. Accessed on March 25, 2016.
- Adverbs of Frequency Quiz. englishclub.com. Accessed on March 25, 2016.
Mba wilma saya mau nanya, itu yg no. 1 The workers bukannya plurar ya karena (The worker+s) yg artinya para pekerja dan menyatakan bahwa jumlahnya lebih dari 1 pekerja. Jd bukan seharusnya menggunakan be (are), knp disana menggunakan be (is)?
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Maksudnya no. 3 R.D.A? Saya cek pake “are” kok, bukan “is”..coba check answer 🙂