Kunci Jawaban Bahasa Inggris Kelas 8 Halaman 265 266 267 Kurikulum Merdeka, Section 5: Adverb

● “But he didn’t know what to do in the game. He was just running here and there,” Siti said sternly.

● “I want to,” Mirza replied hesitantly.

The words in bold are adverbs of manner. They end in “-ly” and answer the question “how”.

Clumsy + ly

Clumsily —> How did he leave the goal area?

Baca juga: Kunci Jawaban Bahasa Inggris Kelas 8 Halaman 254 255 256 Kurikulum Merdeka, Section 1 dan 2

Stern + ly

Sternly —> How did Siti talk to Mirza?

Hesitant + ly

Hesitantly —-> How did Mirza reply to his mother?

Some adverbs of manners, however, do not end in “-ly”. They are well, fast, hard, much, little, high and straight.

For example, these sentences (from the stories in Unit 1 and Unit 2) contain adverbs of manners without “-ly”.

• He kicked the black and white striped ball straight to the wall

• “I think he guarded the goal area well,” replied Abay.

• He promised to train hard because he wanted to become a great soccer player that helped his team win.

The words in bold are adverbs of manners without “-ly” ending. They answer the question “how”.