Grammar for English Language Teachers - Adverbs Flashcards

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Adverb of Manner

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How something is done

Used to qualify adjectives - these can be taught as collocations

Usually at end of a clause, but can be shifted for effect

carefully, slowly, successfully, equally

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Adverb of Frequency

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How often things are done or happen

Usually immediately before the main verb

always, often, never

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Adverb of Time and Place

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Usually at the end of a clause

When used together, place comes before time

now, here, then, there, on down

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Adverb of Relative Time

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Used to describe an action or event in relation to some other point in time (often, now)

Various sentence positions

already, recently, soon, just, still

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Adverb of Degree

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Divided into INTENSIFIERS and DOWNTONERS/MITIGATORS

Different stress on QUITE can change meaning/usage rules

Usually placed immediately before the word they qualify

extremely, rather, very, so, properly, quite

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Adverb of Quantity

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Used to describe ‘how much’ of something

Some rules exist regarding use in positive v negative/interrogative sentences

a lot, a little, much, many, some,

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Adverb of Focusing

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Used to single out information, express restriction, or refer back to something

Meaning is especially dependant on context - shared knowledge of the situation between reader/author etc…

Sentence position is particularly flexible for these adverbs

even, also, only, particularly, specifically, just, merely, purely, either, too

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Adverb of Attitude Marking

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Used to interpret events we describe

Usually refer to a whole clause or longer stretch of text

Can usually also function as an adverb of manner

Very flexible sentence positioning

obviously, apparently, fortunately, absolutely*, blindly, clearly, hopefully, frankly, naturally, ostensibly, really

(AKA sentence adverbs)

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Where do adverbs come in a sentence?

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Some are intrinsic parts of phrases - manner, degree, quantity and focusing, others are more flexible - attitude, time and place, frequency.

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