Infinitives Followed by Adverbs_TOEFL Part 2 Writing Skill

 

TOEFL MASTER

WRITING SKILL

“MODIFIER: INFINITVES FOLLOWED BY ADVERBS“

 

Hi, sobat!

Tahukah kamu apa itu modifier? Ya, modifier merupakan sebuah kata atau sekumpulan kata yang memodifikasi kata lainnya dalam sebuah kalimat. Modifiers dalam bahasa Inggris dapat berupa adverb (kata keterangan), adjective (kata sifat), conjunction (kata hubung), article (kata sandang), dan sebagainya.

Apa itu Infinitive?

Infinitive, berupa to base/ simple form of verb, merupakan bentuk verb yang diawali dengan “to” yaitu “to verb-1”, seperti to do, to go, to read, to write, dan sebagainya. To verb-1 seringkali disebut sebagai full infinitive; sementara itu, verb-1 tanpa diikuti to disebut dengan bare infinitive. Verb (kata kerja) dalam sebuah kalimat dapat langsung diikuti dengan infinitive yaitu “verb + to verb-1” ataupun infinitive berada setelah objek kalimat. Objek kalimat tersebut dapat berupa pronoun (kata ganti) atau noun (kata benda) yaitu “verb + (pro)noun + to verb-1”. Selain itu, infinitive atau to verb-1 mengikuti question word (kata tanya), seperti when, where, how, who, whom, whose, what, which, dan lain-lain.

Pada kesempatan kali ini, kita akan membahas penggunaan Infinitives yang diikuti oleh Adverb dalam sebuah kalimat.  Yuk, simak penjelasannya berikut ini!

 

Infinitves Followed By Adverbs

Infinitive, berupa to base/ simple form of verb, merupakan bentuk verb yang diawali dengan “to” yaitu “to verb-1”, seperti to do, to go, to read, to write, dan sebagainya. Dalam sebuah kalimat, infinitives seringkali diikuti dengan adverb (kata keterangan). Adverb tersebut ditempatkan sesudah infinitives langsung (to Verb-1 + Adverb + Object of Sentence) atau sesudah objek yang mengikuti infinitives tersebut (to Verb-1 + Object of Sentence + Adverb). Jangan tempatkan adverb di antara to dan verb-1. Perhatikan contoh berikut ini!

 

He refused to fill out the form completely.

They have decided to repeat the directions carefuly.

We hope to inform him quickly.

Jaka is going to decide soon what major he will study for.

 

Error Example

Perhatikan beberapa contoh infinitives yang diikuti oleh adverb yang salah pada kalimat berikut ini dan pembenarannya!

 

Wrong Sentence	Right Sentence
He wanted to carefully read the directions.	He wanted to read the directions carefully.
To thoroughly understand the subject, ask an expert.	To understand the subject thoroughly, ask an expert.
He was looking for a way to rapidly complete the job.	He was looking for a way to complete the job rapidly.

 

Catatan:

Infinitives atau to verb-1 harus terpisah dengan adverb yang mengikutinya.

 

Skill Builder 2: Infinitives Followed By Adverbs

Direction: There is some adverb on each of the sentences. Decide if the sentences below are correct “C” or incorrect “I”.

(___) 1. We decided to leave the area quickly.

(___) 2. He seemed to easily understand the situation.

(___) 3. To really make him happy would be impossible.

(___) 4. She used a scale to accurately weigh the vegetables.

(___) 5. Do not try to completely finish your homework before dinner.

(___) 6. To hastily read the material is not enough for good comprehension.

(___) 7. He began to chatter about the event excitedly.

(___). Please try to entirely revise your work before you leave.

(___) 9. The teacher wanted to know positively whether or not the students could come to the picnic.

(___) 10. Bob is going to soon decide on his future course of study.

 

Key Answer & Its Correction

(C) 1. We decided to leave the area quickly.

(I) 2. He seemed to understand the situation easily.

(I) 3. To make him really happy would be impossible.

(I) 4. She used a scale to weigh the vegetables accurately.

(I) 5. Do not try to finish your homework before dinner completely.

(I) 6. To read the material hastily is not enough for good comprehension.

(C) 7. He began to chatter about the event excitedly.

(I). Please try to revise your work before you leave entirely.

(C) 9. The teacher wanted to know positively whether or not the students could come to the picnic.

(I) 10. Bob is going to decide soon on his future course of study.

 

Next to >>> Modifier: Introductory Phrase as Modifiers

 

See Also

1.      Part of Speech: Adverb

2.      Gerund & Infinitives

3.      Modifiers  

 

Source

Peterson`s (www.petersons.com). (2007). Peterson`s Master TOEFL Writing Skills. Peterson`s, a Nelnet Company

 

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