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Adverbs can describe an action or modify adjectives or adverbs. TRUE or FALSE?
True!
Adverbs of manner usually go after the verb or verb phrase. They can be used before the verb for emphasis and at the begining of a sentences for literary purposes.
True
Adverbs of frequency can only go before the main verb.
False. They before the main verb BUT after the verb to BE.
Adverbs of time go before adverbs of place.
False. Adverbs of place go before adverbs of time."I'll see you at home tonight".
Comment adverbs usually go at the begining of the sentence or clause.
True.
1) "My father worked very .... all his life". 2) "We ... ever see him, he's always working" HARD or HARDLY?
1) HARD. 2) HARDLY.
"I haven't seen him ... , have you?" LATE or LATELY?
LATE or LATELY?
1) "I can't stand most TV programmes, ... reality shows". 2 "His feet are so big that his shoes are ... made for him". SPECIALLY or ESPECIALLY?
1) ESPECIALLY. 2) SPECIALLY.
Dave ... broke his leg skiing last winter. NEAR or NEARLY?
NEARLY.
Please don't tell me how this book ends, I haven't finished it ...". YET or STILL.
YET
1) Have you ... gone trekking?". 2) "She ate all her lunch, ... the vegetables". EVER or EVEN?
1) EVER. 2) EVEN.
"My cousin is a doctor and ... she's living in Germany." ACTUALLY or AT THE MOMENT?
AT THE MOMENT.
"Do you mind if I smoke? Well, ..., I'd rather you didn't." ACTUALLY or AT THE MOMENT?
ACTUALLY
"I can't wait to see what happens ... of this book" AT THE END or IN THE END?
AT THE END
"We talked about it for hours but... we reached an understanding". AT THE END or IN THE END?
IN THE END.
"I ... haven't finished writing my essay." YET or STILL?
STILL
