Adjectives
1. Definition adjectives (ADJECTIVE)
Adjectives or adjective is a word which band is used to describe nouns (nouns).
example:
active = active
bad = ugly
beautiful = beautiful
= busy busy
smart clever =
diligent = diligent
In accordance with its function, adjectives are usually placed in front of the noun.
example:
- They are clever students
(They are a good student.)
- He is a busy worker.
(He is a busy professional.)
2. Use of adjective
(adjectives)
All adjectives or adjectives in a sentence examples above describe a noun in front of him. Adjectives can be used on the noun in the singular (singular) or plural (plural). Adjectives in the singular and plural unchanged. Section that changes is to be and the noun, which is adapted to the singular or plural.
example:
- She is a clever student. ------------------> Singular / single
(He is a good student.)
- Diana and Ferdy are clever students .-----> plural / plural
(Diana and Ferdy is a good student.)
- I am busy. -------------------------------> Singular / single
(I am busy.)
- We are busy. ----------------------------> Plural / plural
-
We are busy. ----------------------------> plural / jamak
When two or more adjective before the noun, the adjectives are placed directly in sequence.
example:
- A funny short story.
(A short story that is funny.)
- A pretty blonde girl.
(A pretty blond girl.)
However, if there are two or more adjective that shows the colors, they must be separated by the word "and" between the adjective.
example:
- A blue, red and yellow jacket.
(A blue jacket, red and yellow.)
- My black and white photo.
(Photo black and white to me.)
In addition to the provisions mentioned above, adjective also generally placed after to be.
example:
- You are lazy student.
(You are a lazy student.)
- She is a beautiful girl.
(She was a beautiful daughter.)
3. Types of adjective (adjectives)
Adjective in English can be divided into several types, namely:
1. Descriptive Adjectives
That adjective that describes a state or form of an object. words that are included in this group are: beautiful (beautiful), big (big), clever (clever), high (high), low (low), etc.
example:
- Amira is a beautiful girl.
(Amira is beautiful daughters.)
- She has a big body.
(She has a great body.)
2. Distributive Adjectives
That adjective is distributive (divided). Some examples he says is: each (respectively), every (each), either (one of) Neither (none), etc.
example:
- They study English every day.
(They learn English every day.)
3. Possessive adjectives
That adjective is expressed or indicate possession (ownership).
example:
- My (mine
- Cell (thine)
- Her (she belongs to - female)
- His (belongs to him - men)
- Reviews their (theirs)
- Our (ours)
- Its (belongs: objects and animals)
4. Demonstrative Adjectives
That adjective used to indicate an object.
example:
- This (this - single)
- That (the - single)
- Reviews These (this - plural)
- Reviews those (that - plural)
5. interrogative adjectives
That adjective used to ask an object.
Example:
- What (do)
- Which (Which)
- Whose (belongs to whom)
- What color (any color)
6. Quantitative Adjectives
That adjective used to describe the number of objects.
example:
- Many (many - for objects that can be calculated)
- Much (for objects that can not be calculated)
- A little (bit - for objects that can not be calculated)
- A few (a little - for objects that can be calculated)
Adverb
Adverb or 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 (verb), adjectives (adjective), prepositions (preposition) and other word except noun (noun) and pronoun (pronoun).
example:
a. I am working now.
(The word in the sentence is now time information that describes a verb working).
b. Hendi speaks loudly.
(Loudly words in the sentence to explain how to Hendi speaking).
c. Wenny never comes before dinner.
(The word in the sentence is never user information frequencies / frequency).
Kinds of Adverb (Types of Adverb).
1. Adverb of Time.
Is an adverb that states the time of a job, actions or events. Example: afterwards (later, sesuadah, then) already (been), before (first, before), frequently (often), now (now), today (today), soon (soon), Immediately (immediately) , lately (lately), yesterday (yesterday), etc.
Examples of applications in the sentence:
I'am stydying english now. (I'm studying English now).
To help demonstrate Adverb of Time, we can ask the question with the word "when" (when).
2.
Adverb of Place.
Is an adverb that indicates where the occurrence of an act, action or event. Example: above (above), back (behind), below (below), around (around), here (here), somewhere (somewhere), everywhere (everywhere), there (there) , etc.
Examples of applications in the sentence:
She studies English here. (He studied English here).
To help demonstrate Adverb of Place, we can ask the question with the word "where" (where).
3. Adverb of Manner.
Is an adverb that expresses how a job is done or an event that happened. Example: carefully (with caution), fluently (smoothly), hard (hard), fast (fast), slowly (slowly, slowly), Suddenly (suddenly), together (collectively same), etc.
Examples of applications in the sentence:
They worked hard. (They work hard).
To help demonstrate Adverb of Manner, we can ask the question with the word "how" (how).
4.
Adverb of Degree.
Is an adverb that expresses how far (the level or degree) of a situation or event that. Typically explain / modifying adjective / adjective or adverb itself. Example: almost (almost) enough (enough), fairly (bit / used for positive statements), rather (somewhat / used for negative statements), nearly (almost), very (very), too (too), only (only ), quite (it), and so on.
Examples of applications in the sentence:
1) She is very pretty girl. (He was a very sweet girl).
Adjective Adverb explained very pretty.
2) I quite understand. (I really understand).
5.
Adverb of Frequency.
Is an adverb that states the amount or how much of a job, actions or events do.
1) adverb of quantity.
Usually to determine the adverb of quantity we ask the question with the word "how often".
Example: always (always), usually (usually) never (never), ever (ever), sometimes (sometimes), seldom (rare), Generally (generally), etc.
Examples of applications in the sentence:
Andi always drinks milk every night. (Andi always drink milk every night).
2) adverb of number.
Usually to determine the adverb of number we ask the question with the word "how many times" (how many times).
Example: once (once), twice (twice), Thrice (three times), half (half), Twofold (double),
etc.
Examples of applications in the sentence:
He eats twice every day. (He ate twice a day).
6. Adverb of Affirmation.
An affirmation stating words, suppression or affirmative answer. Example: certainly (surely), naturally (of course), surely (surely), of course (certainly), absolutely (absolute), etc.
Examples of applications in the sentence:
Of course she can speak English. (Of course he can speak English).
Another term for the adverb of Affirmation is the adverb of certainty.
7.
Interrogative adverb.
Is an adverb that helped shape the question. Each adverb type is associated with another adverb.
example:
1) How did he go?
How is the interrogative adverb of manner.
2) Where did he go?
Where is the interrogative adverb of place.
8.
Relative Adverb.
Is an adverb that act as links 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 in the beginning of the sentence.
example:
1) I asked him how he went.
How is the relative adverb of manner.
2) I asked him where he went.
Where is the relative adverb of place.
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