Penggunaan Never dan Not Ever

Adverb never dapat digantikan oleh not ever, namun kata tersebut jauh lebih umum digunakan.

Kita dapat menggunakan never di awal atau tengah kalimat. Berbeda dengan not ever yang hanya dapat berada di tengah kalimat.

Lihat juga:

• Everyday vs. Every Day
• Except vs. Except for
• Awhile vs. A While

Contoh Kalimat Never dan Not Ever

No	Contoh Kalimat Never dan Not Ever
1	I never meant to break your heart. atau I didn’t ever meant to break your heart. (Saya tidak pernah bermaksud menghancurkan hatimu.)
2	She has never been interested in working for my company. atau She hasn’t ever been interested in working for my company. (Dia tidak pernah tertarik untuk bekerja di perusahaan saya.)
3	Never make an important decision when you are angry. atau Don’t ever make an important decision when you are angry. (Jangan pernah membuat keputusan penting ketika kamu sedang marah.)
4	I will never go back to this restaurant again. atau I won’t ever go back to this restaurant again. (Saya tidak akan pernah kembali ke restoran ini.)
5	Never have I heard about it before. tidak ada Not ever have I heard about it before. (Saya tidak pernah mendengar tentang itu sebelumnya.)

Related Posts:

• Right / Rightly
• Nowadays, These Days, dan Today (Adverb)
• Almost / Nearly (Adverb)
• Any More / Anymore
• Maybe / Perhaps (Adverb)
• Especially / Specially (Adverb)
• For / Since

References:

1. Never or not … ever? http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/never-or-not-ever. Accessed on June 4, 2017.
2. Never. http://learnersdictionary.com/definition/never. Accessed on June 4, 2017.
3. Never. http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/never_1. Accessed on June 4, 2017.