Pengertian, Fungsi, dan Contoh Kalimat Adverb of Degree

Pengertian Adverb of Degree

Kata keterangan (adverb) yang digunakan untuk menerangkan seberapa banyak, seberapa jauh atau pada tingkat apa suatu kejadian atau peristiwa terjadi disebut Adverb of Degree

Kalimat tanya yang digunakan untuk mengajukan pertanyaan yang menunjukkan adverb of degree adalah How much.

Pengertian, Fungsi, dan Contoh Kalimat Adverb of Degree

Beberapa contoh kata yang termasuk adverb of degree yang sering kita temukan dalam kalimat bahasa inggris diantaranya: 

- very (sangat)

- enough (cukup)

- rather (agak)

- fairly (agak)

- nearly (hampir)

- pretty (cukup)

Fungsi dan Contoh Kalimat Adverb of Degree

Adverb of degree dapat digunakan untuk menjelaskan kata kerja (verb), kata sifat (adjective) dan adverb lain pada suatu kalimat. 

Berikut beberapa fungsi adverb of degree berdasarkan posisi dan makna:

Berdasarkan Posisi

- Menerangkan Verb :

 Posisi berada sebelum main verb atau diantara auxiliary dan main verb (completely, strongly, entirely, positively, totally) dan main verb dan setelah main verb (a lot, much, greatly).

Contoh kalimat:

(1) He completely gives all he has.

(2) I will totally support you.

(3) She strongly recommended the novel.

(4) She talked a lot.

- Menerangkan Adjective :

  Posisi berada sebelum adjective (extremely, really, very), sebelum & sesudah adjective (so...that, too...to) dan sesudah adjective (enough).

Contoh kalimat:

(1) The room is really big.

(2) She is so kind that people like her.

(3) The weather is very cold.

(4) The coffee is sweet enough.

- Menerangkan Adverb :

  Posisi berada sebelum adverb (extremely, so, too), sebelum & sesudah adverb (so...that, too...to), sesudah adverb (enough).

Contoh kalimat:

(1) She was singing so beautifully at this time yesterday.

(2) The student studied too hard to pass the test.

(3) She dresses so nicely that people watch.

(4) She speaks slowly enough.

Berdasarkan Makna

- Menerangkan Verb :


  Memiliki makna seberapa banyak, sangat...sekali (absolutely, fully, highly), sangat (moderately, really, truly), dan kurang (barely, hardly)

Contoh kalimat:

(1) I absolutely agree with your idea.

(2) He absolutely like you.

(3) A father is a person who really loves you.

(4) He hardly plays guitar.

   Memiliki makna seberapa complete, keseluruhan (completely, entirely, totally), sebagian (almost, partly, somewhat), dan hampir tidak (barely, hardly).

Contoh kalimat:

(1) Your parents will totally support your goal.

(2) I will totally help you.

(3) This task is almost finished.

(4) He barely helps his brother.

- Menerangkan Adjective:

  Memiliki makna seberapa banyak, sangat...sekali atau berlebihan (awfully, extremely, too), sangat (rather, really, so), sedang (moderately, somewhat), dan kurang (fairly, hardly).

Contoh kalimat:

(1) The student is extremely diligent.

(2) The girl is so beautiful.

(3) He is somewhat awful.

(4) His room is hardly tidy.

   Memiliki makna seberapa complete, keseluruhan (completely, practically), sebagian (somewhat, partially) dan hampir tidak (barely, hardly).

Contoh kalimat:

(1) Your design is practically perfect.

(2) My project is partially complete.

(3) your hyphothesis was hardly acceptable.

(4) He can hardly nice.

- Menerangkan adverb:

  Memiliki makna seberapa banyak, berlebihan (excessively, too), sangat (extremely, really, so), sedang (relatively, somewhat), dan kurang (fairly, slightly).

Contoh kalimat:

(1) She works too hard.

(2) The old man walks really slowly.

(3) This girl speaks relatively honestly.

(4) The boy learned English fairly quickly.

Contoh Kalimat Adverb of Degree

- She is very beautiful

- The water was extremely cold.

- He came rather late

- The movie is quite interesting

- He has almost finished. 

Demikianlah penjelasan mengenai pengertian, fungsi dan contoh kalimat adverb of degree. Semoga bermanfaat. Terimakasih.