Adverbs and word order

Verbs and word order

​Adverbs can be formed by adding the ending -ly

But.... what about adjectives??.... --> they don't change --> hard, fast, late , long

She is always late for meetings

We are coming up fast to the end of your high school days

​Adjectives already with -ly (lonely, lively, fastly, etc.) --> you use an expression in a ____ way or in a ____ manner.

She always finishes her tasks in a FASTLY MANNER

​Adverbs of frequency (daily, weekly, monthly) are commonly used with the phrase: "on a _____ basis"

I like to text my gf ON A DAILY BASIS

​Watch put for this adverb .......

Reorder

Reorder the fragments so the sentence maes more sense for the premise:

I MET THIS PERSON JUST NOW

• well...,

• i

• hardly

• know

• you

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• 2
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Reorder

Reorder the following to make the sentence

• She

• could

• barely

• walk

• with that broken leg

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• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

​For adverbs of degree, probability and frequency --> before the main verb or after verb BE

I barely leave my house on Friday, I am a hermit

We are deeply honored to be your students

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​For adverbs of manner (graciously, firmly, tightly, .......

they never go between the verb and direct object :

I pushed the key gently, but i broke it

I pushed gently the key

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, do you really think we stand a chance? we ​

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know the subject, we are not ​

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comitted given the fact we are cutting class, we ​

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tought we could outsmart our teacher?. ​

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we are not matured enough!

When more than 2 adverbs: follow the order : MANNER , PLACE , TIME

They've been happily married in Puebla for 2 years now

Commenting adverbs (generally, sadly, luckily): At the beginning -> Luckily, i was able to arrive on time

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Record your answer making a sentence with more than two adverbs like the previous slide

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When more than 2 adverbs: follow the order : MANNER , PLACE , TIME

They've been happily married in Puebla for 2 years now

Commenting adverbs (generally, sadly, luckily): At the beginning -> Luckily, i was able to arrive on time

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Connecting adverbs (consequently, nevertheless, meanwhile) :

I aced my English test, meanwhile i got accepted in college, this turned out to be an amazing day.

Adverbial phrases: connecting adverbs and commenting adverbs can be adverbial phrases:

To my surprise, I got an invitation to her wedding

With all due respect teacher, this quizzis is taking too long

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Audio Response

Record a sentence of your own using connecting adverbs:

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