Contoh Soal Grammar Review , Adverb of Manner
Contoh Soal Grammar Review , Adverb of Manner - Have you ever heard Malin Kundang story? Malin Kundang is an Indonesian folk tale which is originally from West Sumatra. Folk tale is a story which is passed mouth to mouth from one generation to the next. There are many types of folk tales such as fables, legends, and fairy tales.
Here is an example of a folk tale.
Here is an example of a folk tale.
The Longest Story in the World
(A folk tale from Africa)
Once, there was a King who loved listening to a story. He had listened to many stories that sometimes he stopped a story-teller since he already knew how the story ended. One day he sent his servant to find a story-teller that could tell him the longest story in the world that could make him laugh. He would give many presents to the one who could. Many people came, but sadly, no one managed to make the King laugh.
One day a boy came to the King, "My King, let me try to tell you the longest story in the world and make you laugh." He said confidently. The King asked him to sit and begin.
"Long, long time ago there was a man named Mogambo. He ate so much that he never felt full. The King of that country asked his servants to bring him and he would feed him full. As soon as Mogambo arrived at the castle, the King ordered his people to bring hundreds of pots of soup, meat and fruit.
'Now look at me! Look at me! Look at me!' said Mogambo as he began to eat soup greedily. And he ate. And he ate. And he ate. And he ate. And he ate.”
"Well, what then?" asked the King to the boy, "He ate. And he ate. And what then?"
"Oh, my King," answered the boy, "this is only the first pot and there were still many spots. Wait a little. And he ate. And he ate. And he ate.
Day turned into night. The boy went on with his story. “And he ate. And he ate. And he ate."
The King had been listening to the story patiently but he got tired that night. He ordered the boy stop and continue the story in the next morning.
In the morning the king asked the boy to go on with his story.
"Please continue your story about Mogambo." he said.
"Oh, my King, he not only ate, but drank too, so he drank and then he ate and he ate and he ate."
The story-teller said louder and louder, "and he ate and he ate and he ate."
The story-teller said louder and louder, "and he ate and he ate and he ate."
The King looked at the boy and began to laugh.
"Well, finally! Your story is the longest in the world! Have a rest now! Stop!"
"Well, finally! Your story is the longest in the world! Have a rest now! Stop!"
And the young story-teller stopped his story, got many presents from the chief.
At school you may learn that folk tales belong to narrative. It has a social function which is to amuse the readers. Just like any other narrative texts, the story is divided into three parts.
- Orientation : This is an introduction of the story. You can find the main character, time, place, and background problem of the story.
- Complication : This is when the problem of the story arises. You can find conflict(s) in this part.
- Resolution : This is the part where you can find how the conflict is solved.
- Reiteration : Not every story has this, but you can usually find what happens after the resolution and the moral value of the story.
Language Feature
In this topic you will learn one of language features of a narrative text.
Adverbs of manner show how something happen. For example, “The King listened to the story.” We don’t know how he listened to the story because there is no manner in the sentence. An adverb of manner gives the readers or listeners an insight of how something is done.
“The King had been listening to the story patiently”
Now the readers know that the King listened to the story with patient.
Adverbs of manner are usually placed after the main verb (e.g. “said”) after the object (e.g. “soup”) or between clauses (e.g. “but sadly”)
The adverb must be placed either before the verb or at the end of the clause.
Adverbs of manner are usually placed after the main verb (e.g. “said”) after the object (e.g. “soup”) or between clauses (e.g. “but sadly”)
The adverb must be placed either before the verb or at the end of the clause.
- Mogambo ate greedily the soup. [incorrect]
- Mogambo ate the soup greedily. [correct]
Sometimes you can find the adverb before a sentence or clause
* Sadly, no one managed to make the King laugh.
* Sadly, no one managed to make the King laugh.
Notes:
Adverb of manner is basically adjective + ly
BUT some adjectives don’t take this form. The adverbs of manner for “fast” and “hard” are still “fast” and “hard”. Hardly has a different meaning.
The adverb of manner of “good” is “well”.
These are common adverbs of manner which are almost always placed directly after the verb: well, badly, hard, & fast.
Adverb of manner is basically adjective + ly
BUT some adjectives don’t take this form. The adverbs of manner for “fast” and “hard” are still “fast” and “hard”. Hardly has a different meaning.
The adverb of manner of “good” is “well”.
These are common adverbs of manner which are almost always placed directly after the verb: well, badly, hard, & fast.
S1
The reason why he farmer went out into the world is ….
S2
“Scarcely was he outside the garden, he met a bear.”
The word which has a similar meaning with the underlined is ….
S3
Find the word from the text which doesn’t belong to adverb of manner.
S4
The reason why the monkeys decided to go on fast is ….
S5
"Why don't we all put a banana in our mouth? So that we can chew it immediately when we break the fast,"
The adverb which has similar meaning with the underlined word is ….
S6
The monkeys decided to peel their bananas. How did they do it?
The correct answer for the question is ….
S7
The main problem of the story is ….
S8
“He often brought home people he barely knew to his house to have a lunch.” (p.1)
The meaning of the underlined adverb is ….
S9
“They are a strange deity of my husband.”
The meaning of the underlined word is ….
S10
The adverbs of manner in the text are ….