adverbs & adverbial collocations. position & order 1. 1. we usually put an adverb after an...

ADVERBS & ADVERBIAL ADVERBS & ADVERBIAL COLLOCATIONSCOLLOCATIONS

POSITION & ORDERPOSITION & ORDER

1.1. We usually put an adverb after an object

I play very well the piano (INCORRECT)(INCORRECT)

I play the piano very well

2.2. Adverbs & adverbial phrases usually go at the end of the sentence, and in the order ‘how’ ‘where’ when’ or manner, place, time

e.g.e.g. They were playing quietly quietly in the in the gardengarden last nightlast night.


3.3. When an adverb qualifies an adjective or Past Participle, it comes before it.

e.g.e.g. We were deeplydeeply disappointed with his performance.

4.4. There are 3 positions within a sentence for adverbs. They are front, mid, end front, mid, end positionspositions.

Manner Manner (quickly, gently)(quickly, gently)

Place Place (here, upstairs)(here, upstairs)

Point in time Point in time (tomorrow, (tomorrow, tonight)tonight)

Indefinite time Indefinite time (still, just)(still, just)

Frequency Frequency (never, (never, seldom) seldom)

Comment Comment (clearly, (clearly, obviously) obviously)

Linking Linking (so, however) (so, however)

End or midEnd or mid

End End

End or frontEnd or front

Mid Mid

Mid Mid

Front or midFront or mid

Front Front


ONLY & EVENONLY & EVEN

1.1. Before the subject they focus on.

e.g.e.g. I think only only Jim really understands the point. EvenEven Simon is a bit bewildered.

2.2. Before the verb.

e.g.e.g. I only only like the green color. I eveneven think that he is ugly.

ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB?ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB?

I got the answer right.right.

Close the lid tight.tight. His jokes fell flatflat. I think you are wrongwrong.

Now wipe it cleanclean. Ouch! That feels

sharpsharp!

It’s easy, as you rightly rightly say.

Hold me tightly.tightly. He flatlyflatly refuse to

help. He was wrongly wrongly

convicted. I tackled him cleanly. I was sharply sharply

reprimanded.


He arrived latelate.

We are flying directdirect. The dancer leapt high high

into his arms.

It was raining hardhard. DeepDeep in my heart, I

know it’s over.

I haven’t seen her latelylately.

I will tell you directlydirectly. He is highly highly

recommended.

It hardly hardly matters now. I was deeply deeply offended.


They drove under a lowlow bridge.

As he ran toward me, his face broke into a widewide grin.

Mark became a dear dear friend.

He gave a shortshort laugh.

He was a lowly lowly assistant gardener.

! ! LowlyLowly is never an is never an adverb. adverb.

Organic food is now widelywidely available.

She loved him dearlydearly. We will be there

shortlyshortly.


Admission is free free for children under 9.

When I last last saw her, she was working in New York.

She still looks prettypretty miserable.

They seem to live on ready ready cooked meals.

EU members are allowed travel freely freely between member states.

LastlyLastly, could I ask all of you to keep this information secret.

Behave/eat prettily prettily

Jack Jack readilyreadily agreed to agreed to help. The info is readily help. The info is readily accessible on the Internet accessible on the Internet


The thief got clean clean away and was never seen again.

Steer clearclear of that man. Take it easy easy! You push

yourself too much. Which part of the States

do you like mostmost?

He pulled the cork out of the bottle cleanlycleanly.

If you look at the situation clearlyclearly, you’ll see that I am right.

He beat me easilyeasily. I have spent a lot of

time abroad, mostlymostly in the States.

Match the following adverb collocationsMatch the following adverb collocations

a.a. rain b.b. breathe c.c. fight dd. explain e.e. die ff. look g.g. argue h.h. react

1 1 peacefully 2 2 impetuously 33 convincingly 4 4 heavily 55 enviously 6 6 concisely 7 7 courageously 88 deeply

Match the following adverb collocationsMatch the following adverb collocations

a.a. behave b.b. sleep c.c. whisper dd. stroke e.e. investigate ff. listen g.g. consider h.h. progress

1 1 thoroughly 2 2 gently 33 soundly 4 4 erratically 55 softly 6 6 steadily 7 7 carefully 88 attentively

ADVERB COLLOCATIONADVERB COLLOCATION

Indescribably beautiful

Incredibly talented Unspeakably rude Inexpressibly sad Infinitely better Unutterably filthy

Absolutely ridiculous

Totally wrong Plain stupid Thoroughly ashamed Dead right Incomparably

superior

MEANINGS OF MEANINGS OF ‘JUST’‘JUST’

Exactly Only A short time before Right now

Simply Equally Almost Emphasis

This is justjust right for us. He’s just just a baby. I have justjust done it. I am just just getting

dressed. I justjust want you to stay. You are just as bad. Just about Just about It’s just just ridiculous!

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