Position of Adverbs

Kata keterangan atau adverbia mempunyai tiga posisi dalam kalimat:

1. Di depan kalimat (sebelum subjek)
- Now we will study adverbs.
- Yesterday she announced that she is quitting her job.

2. Di tengah kalimat (antara subjek atau auxiliary verb dan main verb)
- We often study adverbs.
- You should never take unnecessary risks.

Adverbia di tengah kalimat diletakkan setelah auxiliary verb, dan jika tidak ada auxiliary verb maka adverbia diletakkan sebelum main verb.

3. Di akhir kalimat (sesudah verba atau objek)
- We study adverbs carefully.
- He sat down suddenly.


Catatan

Contoh adverbia dalam kalimat yang diletakkan di tiga posisi:
- Then the ship slowly sailed away.
- Outside it was obviously raining hard.

Perhatikan juga letak adverbia pada kalimat tanya sebagai berikut:
- Has Andrew always liked Jessica?
- Do you often go out in the evening?

Jika terdapat auxiliary verb, adverbia umumnya diletakkan sesudahnya:
- The boss is usually in a bad temper.
- You’re certainly a lot better today.

Jika penekanan makna diberikan pada main verb atau auxiliary verb, maka adverbia biasanya diletakkan sebelumnya:
- You certainly are a lot better today.
- I really have made a mess, haven't I?

Adverbia lazimnya tidak diletakkan diantara verba dan objek langsung. Tetapi, diletakkan setelah objek.
- Tom ate his breakfast quickly. (Bukan: Tom ate quickly his breakfast).
- We played volleyball yesterday. (Bukan: We played yesterday volleyball).
- I like classical music very much. (Bukan: I like very much classical music).

Tetapi, beberapa adverbia dapat diletakkan sebelumnya, terutama sebelum objek dengan penjelasan yang panjang:
- Detectives examined carefully the contents of the dead man’s pockets.
- The snake moved gradually toward its victim.

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