focusing adverbs and adverbs of time
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Focusing Adverbs
Presented By:Ana Mercedes Salazar
Clarita de HoJuan Manuel Londoño
Isabel Velazco
Adverbs of Timeand
Points
part of a
particularclause.
to a
Focusing Adverbs
their
uponposition.
The meaning
Focusing Adverbs
conveyed,often depends
Most Common
Focusing Adverbs
Also
Even
Just Only
Mostly
Mainly
Either
Neither
Focusing Adverbs
Only,Johnthe house.
Example
helped me to buy
John helped me to buy the house, but didn´t actually buy it for me.
onlyJohnthe house.
helped me to buy
ONLY John, no one else helped me .
Tooand
are exceptions Exce
ptio
ns
as well
to this rule.
They normally
goin the end
position.
Focusing Adverbs
Focusing Adverbs
She not only speaks English;
Exceptions
she speaks French
as well.Example
He not only sings;the piano
too.
he plays
1
2
Focusing AdverbsP R A C T I C E
ALSO
JUST
EVEN
ONLY
MAINLY
MOSTLY
NEITHER
EITHER
1. Maria helped me to study.2. He can´t sew a button on.3. I drink coffee in the mornings and pancakes.
4. I was about to leave when he
called.5. The people I saw in the streets were
tourists.6. The land is flat.
8. You can give one or two books.
7. Joseph don´t like math, physics.
Adverbs of Time
when
for how long,
Adverbs of time
tells usan action happened, but
also how often.and
Adverbs of Time
Adverbs of TimeWHEN FOR HOW LONG HOW OFTEN
Today All Day Sometimes
Yesterday Not Long Frequently
Later For a While Never
Now Since Last Year Often
Last Year Yearly
the
Adverbs of Time
adverbs are usually placed at the endof the sentence.
When
Where to place the adverbs?
1. Juan Manuel attended to the seminar
yesterday.2. I will visit her tomorrow.“Neutral“PositionsThe “when” adverbs can
be placed in other positions to give a different emphasis
Example
1. Later Ana ate some salad.
2. Ana later ate some salad.
3. Ana ate some salad later.
Adverbs of Time
This time is more formal. Policeman´s
report
This is neutral, no particular emphasis
This time is more
important
Where to place the adverbs?
Example
the
Adverbs of Time
adverbs are usually placed atthe end of the sentence.
For how long
Where to place the adverbs?
1. Clarita stayed in the Metropolitan Park
all day.2. She lived in Colon city for a year.For three daysFor a weekFor several yearsFor two centuries
Notice “for” is always followed by an
expression of duration.
Example
Adverbs of Time
since Monday
since 1958
since the last war
Notice “since” is always followed by an
expression of a point in time.
the
Adverbs of Time
adverbs expressing the frequencyHow often
Where to place the adverbs?
of an action are usually placed before the main verb but after auxiliary verbs such as:be, have, may
must.
1. I often eat vegetarian
food.2. She is never sea-sick.3. I have never forgotten my first kiss.
(before the main verb)(after the auxiliary “is”)
(after the auxiliary “have and before main verb)
Example
Adverbs of TimeSome other “how often” adverbs express
the exact number of times an action happens and are usually place at the end of
the sentence.
1. This magazine is published monthly.2. He visits his mother once a week.
When a frequency adverb is placed at the end of a
sentence it is much stronger.
1. She regularly visits France.2. She visits France regularly.
Adverbs of Time
1. Paul goes home on Sundays.
P R A C T I C E
2. They will write to us .3. The telephone is ringing .4. We can see a show .5. Henry went there gladly .6. Joan arrived on .7. I go to the beach in the summer.8. we will travel to China.9. That tall English man over there teaches at my school.
Every day
Yesterday
Occasionally
Next year
Often
Tomorrow
Now
Saturday
Usually