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THERE ARE THREE POSSIBLE POSITIONS OFOR ADVERBS LATE- non on time
LATELY - in the last few weeks
ACTUALLY - the fact is
1 - After the verb/ whole expression
AT THE MOMENT - now
Manner - He drives fast HARD - making a big effort
Time - He got up at once HARDLY - almost nothing
A bit / little, much, a lot - I like her very much NEAR - not far
Too, as well - I can do it too NEARLY - almost
SPECIALLY - above all
ESPECIALLY - for a particular reason
For emphasis you can put the adverb of time in the begin-
IN THE END - finally
ning of the sentence. AT THE END - the last part of
BASICALLY - looking at what is most
2 - At the beginning or end of a phrase/sentence important
Sentence adverbs EVENTUALLY - in the end, in spite of
Luckily we got there on time. dificulty
APPARENTLY - according to what
people say, it seems
At the beginning makes the adverb more emphatic IN FACT - really, actually
OBVIOUSLY - clearly
3 - In the middle ( before the main verb) ANYWAY - in any case
Most other adverbs IDEALLY - in a perfect world
GRADUALLY - little by little
Is the verb has more than one part the adverb usually goes
RATHER - normally used with nega-
after the first part. (She can probably come) tives adjectives
If the adverb describes an adjective or participle it goes A BIT, REALLY INCREDIBLY - are more
before it. colloquial
QUITE - normally means less than
Some adverbs of frequency can go at the begining for very. However it can sometimes
mean “completely”, especialy with
emphasis.
sure, wrong, right, true, different,
We often use an adverb of degree to modify an adjective or agree, understand. it’s quite true.
another adverb. FAR - is often used as an adverb with
comparativer meaning much
Use the future perfect to say that’ sth will be finished in the future. this comercially available - in the shops
tense is frequently used with the time expression in (..) time and by (..) cease function - stop working
* by + a time expression = at the latest retard - slow down
the aging process - getting old
Future continuous (will be + verb + -ing) searching for - looking for
halt - stop
use the future continuous to say that an action will be in progress at a within reach - getting near
certain time in the future indicate - show
involves - is about
we’re likely - we’ll probably see