Order of Adverb: TOEFL "Basic Pattern" Part 2 Writing Skill

 

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WRITING SKILL

“BASIC PATTERNS: ORDER OF ADVERBS“

Order of Adverb TOEFL Writing Skill: Structure & Written Expression

 

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Tahukah kamu apa itu basic pattern? Basic pattern merupakan pola dasar atau ketentuan utama dalam pembentukan sebuah kalimat. Kita ketahui bahwa kalimat merupakan sekumpulan kata yang terdiri dari subjek dan predikat yang mengutarakan suatu ide atau gagasan yang utuh.

Selain itu, kalimat sederhana terdiri dari sebuah subjek dan sebuah predikat (kata kerja). Kalimat umumnya dapat terbentuk dari “Subjek + Predikat + Objek ” dan juga seringkali kita temukan adverb (kata keterangan) baik di awal, tengah, atau akhir kalimat.

 

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Kalimat juga dapat tersusun atas beberapa klausa yaitu main clause (induk klausa) dan anak klausa (subordinate clause). Klausa-klausa ini tidak dapat berdiri sendiri: melainkan, klausa tersebut saling melengkapi satu sama lainnya. Salah satu dari klausa tersebut dapat memberikan keterangan berupa sebab-akibat, waktu, dan sebagainya.

 

Pada kesempatan kali ini, kita akan membahas “order of adverb”. Yuk simak penjelasannya berikut ini!

 

ORDER OF ADVERBS

Berikut ini beberapa ketentuan penempatan adverb (kata keterangan) pada sebuah kalimat yang perlu kita ketahui.

1.      Secara umum, tempatkan adverbs (atau adverbial phrases) setelah verb (kata kerja) atau setelah object. (Jangan pisahkan subject dengan verb atau verb dari object.) perhatikan dua pola kalimat berikut ini!

Subject + Verb + Adverb

• He works here.

 

Subject + Verb + Object + Adverb/Adverbial Phrase:

• He wants to eat soon.
• We see them from time to time.

 

2.      Beberapa adverb (kata keterangan) dapat berada sebelum single-word verb (kata kerja yang terdiri dari satu kata) atau main verb (kata kerja utama). Perhatikan contoh kalimat berikut ini!

• He promptly left the room.
• He was quickly escorted from the room.

 

3.      Single-word adverbs of frequency (kata kerterangan frekuensi yang terdiri dari satu kata) biasanya berada setelah verb (to be) dan sebelum single-word verb (kata kerja yang terdiri dari satu kata) atau main verb (kata kerja utama). (Note: adverbs of frequency yang umum digunakan yaitu often, rarely, sometimes, frequently, occasionally, ever, never, seldom, usually, dan always.) Perhatikan contoh kalimat berikut ini!

• He is never on time.
• I often see her.
• I had frequently noticed her.

 

4.      “Still” berada sebelum single-word verb (kata kerja yang terdiri dari satu kata) atau main verb (kata kerja utama) pada affirmative sentences (kalimat afirmatif/positif) dan sebelum auxiliary veb (kata kerja bantu) pada negative sentences (kalimat negative). Perhatikan contoh berikut ini!

• He is still waiting for you.
• He still has not answered my questions.

5.      Secara umum, ketentuan adverb yaitu adverb of place (kata keterangan tempat) diikuti adverb of time (kata keterangan waktu). Perhatikan contoh kalimat berikut ini!

• He went to Europe last summer.
• I saw him at the library last night.

 

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Part of Speech: Verb

Part of Speech: Adverb 

 

Error Examples

Berikut ini terdapat beberapa kesalahan dalam order of adverb pada kalimat; serta, pembenarannya!

 

Wrong	Right
John in the classroom is waiting.	John is waiting in the classroom.
Betty is writing in her bedroom letters.	Betty is writing letters in her bedroom.
Alex played with great passion the piano.	Alex played the piano with great passion.
I write sometimes letters to my parents.	I sometimes write letters to my parents.
John waited seldom for me.	John seldom waited for me.
He rarely is on time.	He is rarely on time.
Bob prepares once in a while dinner.	Bob prepares dinner once in a while.
She bought yesterday several new dresses.	She bought several new dresses yesterday.
They wrote during the summer to us.	They wrote to us during the summer.
He sold immediately the gold watch.	He sold the gold watch immediately.
He has read before that book.	He has read that book before.
He is studying still in the library.	He is still studying in the library.
They have not still finished.	They still have not finished.
He sent his daughter in the summer to college.	He sent his daughter to college in the summer.

 

Skill Builder 2: Order of Adverbs

Directions: There is an error in the placement of the adverb at some of the sentences below. Decide whether the sentence is correct (C) or incorrect (I).

(___) 1. He hopes to Rome to be able to go.

(___) 2. The doctor sees patients only in the afternoon.

(___) 3. David last evening went to the movies.

(___) 4. He executed with verve the difficult piano passage.

(___) 5. He found several useful books in my bookcase.

(___) 6. He wants still to move to London next year.

(___) 7. I observe frequently his behavior.

(___) 8. He recently met with his new advisor.

(___) 9. Tom lately has been working on his new book.

(___) 10. He was suddenly amused by her spontaneity.

(___) 11. He wrote usually in that unconventional style.

(___) 12. They still do not appreciate their good luck.

(___) 13. Jill during her college years lived in France.

(___) 14. Has he seen the city before?

(___) 15. Karl still has not remembered where he put his keys.

(___) 16. The teacher posted on her office door her office hours.

(___) 17. He is often accused of not being a serious person.

(___) 18. Betty noticed rarely my hard work.

(___) 19. John last night telephoned me.

(___) 20. He went to the kitchen in the middle of the night for a glass of water.

 

Key Answer

1.      Incorrect 2.      Correct 3.      Incorrect 4.      Incorrect 5.      Correct

6.      Incorrect 7.      Incorrect 8.      Correct 9.      Incorrect 10.  Correct

11.  Incorrect 12.  Correct 13.  Incorrect 14.  Correct 15.  Correct

16.  Incorrect 17.  Correct 18.  Incorrect 19.  Incorrect 20.  Correct

 

Its Correction

1. He hopes to be able to go to Rome.

2. The doctor sees patients only in the afternoon.

3. David went to the movies last evening.

4. He executed the difficult piano passage with verve.

5. He found several useful books in my bookcase.

6. He still wants to move to London next year.

7. I frequently observe his behavior.

8. He recently met with his new advisor.

9. Tom has been working on his new book lately.

10. He was suddenly amused by her spontaneity.

11. He usually wrote in that unconventional style.

12. They still do not appreciate their good luck.

13. Jill lived in France during her college years.

14. Has he seen the city before?

15. Karl still has not remembered where he put his keys.

16. The teacher posted her office hours on her office door.

17. He is often accused of not being a serious person.

18. Betty rarely noticed my hard work.

19. John telephoned me last night.

20. He went to the kitchen in the middle of the night for a glass of water.

 

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Source

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

 

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