ADVERBS

1. THE POSITION OF ADVERBS AND ADVERBIAL PHRASES

2. MODIFIERS

- Usually go after the verb. He walks very slowly

- Passive verbs go in the mid-position. The driver was

seriously injured in the accident.

- Go at the end of a sentence and before time adverbs. My

parents will be in a half and an hour here. My parents will

be here in a half and hour.

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- Go before the main verb. I hardly ever have time for

breakfast.

- After the verb to be. Liam is always late for work

- With two auxiliary verbs, go after the first one. I would

never have thought you were 30

- Extremely, incredibly, very … + adjectives (go before

adj.) We´re incredibly tired

- A lot and much + verbs (go after verb) My husband works

a lot but he doesn’t earn much

- A little/ a bit (of) + adj. or verbs I´m a bit/a little tired.

- Give the speaker´s opinion

- Go at the beginning of a sentence

- Luckily, basically, clearly, obviously, apparently,

eventually…

ADV. OF

MANEER

ADV. OF

FRECUENCY

ADV. TIME

AND PLACE

ADV. OF

DEGREE

COMMET

ADVERBS

RATHER PRETTY

Negative sentences

VERY REALLY ABSOLUTLY

Extreme

adjectives

Boiling, delicious,

stunning, filthy…

QUITE

Normal adjectives

Hot, nice, bad, cold, good.

A BIT A BIT OF A/AN

Positive and negative sentences

Negative

adjectives Negative nouns

Less critical

HARD HARDLY - Adjective I´ve had

really hard day at

the office today.

- Adverb You have

to study very hard

if you want to be a

doctor.

Almost no/not

I´ve been so worried

for the last few

days, I´ve hardly

slept at all.

3. CONFUSING ADVERBS

LATE LATELY

I hate it when

people arrive late

for meetings

I haven´t heard

from Mike lately

(recently)

AT THE

END IN THE

END

At the end of the day I

usually relax by watching

TV

(When something has

finished)

I didn’t know what to do so in

the end I asked for advice

(After a period of time or

series of events or difficulties)

ESPECIALLLY SPECIALLLY

I love most kind of music,

especially jazz.

(Above all)

My wedding dress was

specially made for me by a

dressmaker

(For that purpose)

YET STILL

I’m really hungry. I haven’t

eaten yet

(At the end of the sentence)

I took two pills, but

I still have a headache.

(In the mind-position)