adverbs & adverbial phrases

Where should the bold adverbs go in these sentences?

1. He speaks French and Spanish. fluently2. I use public transport. hardly ever3. I thought I’d lost my phone, but it was in my

bag. fortunately4. It’s important that you arrive on time.

extremely5. As soon as I know, I’ll tell you. straightaway

Types of adverbs: time, manner, degree, comment

1. He speaks French and Spanish fluently. 2. I hardly ever use public transport.3. I thought I’d lost my phone, but fortunately it

was in my bag. 4. It’s extremely important that you arrive on

time. 5. As soon as I know, I’ll tell you straightaway.

position of adverbs

Adverbs of manner• He walks very slowly.• I speak five languages fluently.• The driver was seriously injured in the

accident.usually go after the verb or verb phrase, however, with passive verbs they go in mid-position.

position of adverbs

Adverbs of frequency• I hardly ever have time for breakfast.• Liam’s always late for work.• I would never have thought you were 40.go before the main verb but after the verb to be.

position of adverbs

Adverbs of time and place• My parents will be here in half an hour.• It rained all day yesterday.• Sandy will be here in twenty minutes.usually go at the end of a sentence or clause. Place adverbs come before time adverbs.

position of adverbs

Adverbs of degree• I’ve nearly finished.• We’re incredibly tired.• My husband works a lot but he doesn’t earn much.extremely, incredibly, very, etc. go before adverbs and adjectivesa lot and much go after the verb or verb phrasea little / a bit go before the adjective and after the verb

put the adverbs in the normal position

1. She wasn’t injured when she fell. seriously2. Their house was damaged in the fire. badly, last week3. Ben is at his friend’s house. often, in the evening4. My father has a nap. usually, in the afternoon5. Julia left and she didn’t say goodbye. early, even6. Martin talks fast. always, incredibly7. We’re boing to the cinema. probably, tonight8. I send emails. rarely, nowadays9. I’ve bought a beautiful new coat. just, really10. His brother died in a skiing accident. apparently, nearly11. Karen realized that she was going to learn to drive.

eventually, never

confusing adverbs & adverbial phrases

Write sentences using these adverbs:1. at the moment / actually2. especially / specially3. ever / even4. hard / hardly5. in the end / at the end6. late / lately7. near / nearly8. still / yet