01 Summary

Question 1

Luckily the money was on my desk when I arrived this morning.

Answer 1

An adverbial can be an adverb phrase (Luckily), prepositional phrase (on my desk) or noun phrase (this morning).

Question 2

Those people over there.

Really nice.

Answer 2

Some adverbials come next to the word or phrase they modify.

Question 3

Today the train actually left on time.

Answer 3

They come in front (Today), mid (actually) or end (on time) position.

Question 4

slowly, with a smile

Answer 4

Adverbs of manner (how?)

Question 5

here, at the post office.
yesterday, next week.
ages, for three weeks

Answer 5

Place and time
(where?)
(when?)
(how long?)

Question 6

often, every week

Answer 6

Adverbs of frequency

how often?

Question 7

very, a bit

Answer 7

Adverbs of degree

how?

Question 8

only, especially

medically, from a political point of view

Answer 8

Focus and viewpoint

Question 9

probably, on the whole

Answer 9

Truth adverbs

Question 10

luckily, to our amusement

Answer 10

Comment adverbs

Question 11

also, on the other hand

Answer 11

Linking adverbs

Question 12

You were going very slowly.

We wanted to get back.

Answer 12

Adverb phrase: very slowly; back.

Question 13

Catherine wasn’t at home.

You saw the police car in front of you.

Answer 13

Prepositional phrase: at home; in front of you.

Question 14

We wanted to get home.

It happened last week.

Answer 14

Noun phrase: home; last week.

Question 15

Catherine was with a babysitter.

We’d been to the cinema.

Answer 15

Sometimes an adverbial is necessary to complete a sentence: with a babysitter; to the cinema.

Question 16

I can remember very well. You saw the police car in front of you.

Answer 16

But very often the adverbial is an extra element

Question 17

The car in front of us was a police car.
You were getting really impatient.
They were going very slowly.
They inspected the car thoroughly.
Then you decided to overtake.

Answer 17

An adverbial can modify different parts of the sentence.
Here the adverbials add information about the noun car, the adjective impatient, the adverb slowly, the action inspected the car and the clause you decided.

Question 18

We received a friendly greeting.
They greeted us in a friendly manner.
That isn’t very likely.
That probably won’t happen.

Answer 18

We cannot add ly to an adjective which already ends in ly. Instead we can either use a prepositional phrase with manner/way/fashion, or we can use another adverb.
NOT friendlily

Question 19

We received a friendly greeting.
They greeted us in a friendly manner.
That isn’t very likely.
That probably won’t happen.

Answer 19

Some adjectives in “ly” are friendly, lively, lovely, silly, ugly, cowardly, lonely, costly, likely.

Question 20

Louise caught the fast train.

The train was going quite fast.

Answer 20

Adjective.

Adverb.

Question 21

We didn’t have a long wait.

We didn’t have to wait long.

Answer 21

Adjective.

Adverb.

Question 22

I had an early night.

I went to bed early.

Answer 22

Adjective.

Adverb.

Question 23

You can buy cassettes cheap/cheaply in the market.
Do you have to talk so loud/loudly?
Get there as quick/quickly as you can.
Go slow/slowly here.

Answer 23

Sometimes the adverb can be with or without “ly”. It is more informal to leave out “ly”.

Cheap(ly), loud(ly), quick(ly) and slow(ly) are the most common. Others are
direct(ly), tight(ly) and fair(ly).

Question 24

You’ve all worked hard.

I’ve got hardly any money.

Answer 24

There are some pairs which have different meanings. (hardly any = almost no)

Question 25

There’s a bank quite near.

We’ve nearly finished.

Answer 25

There are some pairs which have different meanings. (nearly finished= almost)

Question 26

The plane flew high above the clouds.

The theory is highly controversial.

Answer 26

There are some pairs which have different meanings. (highly controversial = very)

Question 27

Submarines can go very deep.

Mike feels very deeply about this.

Answer 27

There are some pairs which have different meanings.

Question 28

Airline staff travel free.

The prisoners can move around freely.

Answer 28

(= without paying) 
(= uncontrolled)

Question 29

This ear hurts the most.

We mostly stay in.

Answer 29

(mostly= usually)

Question 30

It’s a monthly magazine.

It comes out monthly.

Answer 30

Hourly, daily etc are formed from hour, day, week, month and year. They are both adjectives and adverbs.

Question 31

Roger is a good singer, isn’t he?

Roger sings well, doesn’t he?

Answer 31

Good is an adjective, and well is its adverb.

NOT He sings good.

Question 32

I was ill, but I’m well/I’m all right now.

How are you? ~ Very well/I’m fine, thank you.

Answer 32

But well is also an adjective meaning ‘in good health’.