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ADVERBS
ADVERB POSITIONS
Where an ADVERB modifies either an ADJECTIVE
["quite careless"] or another ADVERB ["quite
carelessly"], it appears immediately before the word it
is modifying.
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Frequency Adverbs
The most common frequency adverbs in English are:
Always
Frequently
Usually
Often
Sometimes
Occasionally
Seldom
Rarely
time
time
time
time
time
time
time
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Never
00% of the time
Note: The percentages here are rough estimates
and should be used for guidance only.
FREQUENCY ADVERBS can be placed at various
points in the sentence, but are most commonly
used before the main VERBS and after "be"
VERBS.
I always come to work on time.
They are seldom home when we call.
He's usually eating breakfast at this time.
She's never been to Dublin.
A: Do you come here often?
B: No. I'm here occasionally.
A: What do you usually do here?
B: Sometimes I just sit and ponder the meaning of life.
Note: The adverbs seldom, rarely, never and hardly
ever are considered negative.
A: Do you always carry a briefcase?
B: (Yes,) I usually do.
No, I usually don't.
No, I rarely do.
No, I hardly ever do.
Other FREQUENCY ADVERBS and EXPRESSIONS
are as follows:
Every day/week/month
Every other day/week
Once a week/month/year
Twice a year/day, etc.
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absolutely
almost
alone
barely
carefully
fast
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hard
hardly
mostly
pretty
quickly
quite
really
slowly
together
very
well
anywhere
away
back*
downtown*
everywhere
here
home*
nowhere
out
over there
there
*These are also used as nouns and sometimes adjectives.
already
immediately
last night
lately
later
next week
now
recently
right now
soon
still
then
this morning
today
tomorrow
tonight
yesterday
yet
. . . ago
ADVERB FORMS
Many ADVERBS, particularly MANNER ADVERBS, can
be formed by adding "-ly" to an adjective
["dependably", "easily", "happily", "quickly",
"slowly", "willingly"], however, not every word that
ends "-ly" is an ADVERB [ to be "friendly", to be
"neighbourly"] and there are many common
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B
badly
barely
bashfully
beautifully
before
begrudgingly
believably
bewilderedly
bewilderingly
bitterly
bleakly
blindly
blissfully
boldly
boastfully
boldly
boyishly
bravely
briefly
brightly
brilliantly
briskly
brutally
busily
C
calmly
candidly
carefully
carelessly
casually
cautiously
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D
daily
daintily
dangerously
daringly
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E
eagerly
early
earnestly
easily
efficiently
effortlessly
elaborately
eloquently
elegantly
elsewhere
emotionally
endlessly
energetically
enjoyably
enormously
enough
enthusiastically
entirely
equally
especially
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F
fairly
faithfully
famously
far
fashionably
fast
fatally
favourably
ferociously
fervently
fiercely
fiery
finally
financially
finitely
fluently
fondly
foolishly
forever
formally
formerly
fortunately
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G
generally
generously
genuinely
gently
genuinely
girlishly
gladly
gleefully
gracefully
graciously
gradually
gratefully
greatly
greedily
grimly
grudgingly
H
habitually
half-heartedly
handily
handsomely
haphazardly
happily
hastily
harmoniously
harshly
hastily
hatefully
hauntingly
healthily
heartily
heavily
helpfully
hence
highly
hitherto
honestly
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I
icily
identifiably
idiotically
imaginatively
immeasurably
immediately
immensely
impatiently
impressively
inappropriately
incessantly
incorrectly
indeed
independently
indoors
indubitably
inevitably
infinitely
informally
infrequently
innocently
inquisitively
instantly
intelligently
intensely
intently
interestingly
intermittently
internally
invariably
invisibly
inwardly
ironically
irrefutably
irritably
J
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K
keenly
kiddingly
kind-heartedly
kindly
knavishly
knowingly
knowledgeably
kookily
L
lastly
late
lately
later
lazily
less
lightly
likely
limply
lithely
lively
loftily
longingly
loosely
loudly
lovingly
loyally
luckily
luxuriously
M
madly
magically
mainly
majestically
markedly
materially
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N
nastily
naturally
naughtily
nearby
nearly
neatly
negatively
nervously
never
nevertheless
next
nicely
nightly
noisily
normally
nosily
not
now
nowadays
numbly
O
obediently
obligingly
obnoxiously
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P
painfully
painlessly
paradoxically
partially
particularly
passionately
patiently
perfectly
periodically
perpetually
persistently
personally
persuasively
physically
plainly
playfully
poetically
poignantly
politely
poorly
positively
possibly
potentially
powerfully
presently
presumably
prettily
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Q
quaintly
queasily
questionably
questioningly
quicker
quickly
quietly
quirkily
quite
quizzically
R
randomly
rapidly
rarely
readily
really
reasonably
reassuringly
recently
recklessly
regularly
reliably
reluctantly
remarkably
repeatedly
reproachfully
responsibly
resentfully
respectably
respectfully
restfully
richly
ridiculously
righteously
rightfully
rightly
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S
sadly
safely
scarcely
scarily
scientifically
searchingly
secretively
securely
sedately
seemingly
seldom
selfishly
selflessly
separately
seriously
shakily
shamelessly
sharply
sheepishly
shoddily
shortly
shrilly
significantly
silently
simply
sincerely
singularly
shyly
skilfully
sleepily
slightly
slowly
slyly
smoothly
so
softly
solely
solemnly
solidly
solicitously
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T
temporarily
tenderly
tensely
tepidly
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U
ultimately
unabashedly
unanimously
unbearably
unbelievably
unemotionally
unethically
unexpectedly
unfailingly
unfavourably
unfortunately
uniformly
unilaterally
unimpressively
universally
unnaturally
unnecessarily
unquestionably
unwillingly
up
upbeat
unkindly
uplifting
upright
unselfishly
upside-down
unskilfully
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V
vacantly
vaguely
vainly
valiantly
vastly
verbally
vertically
very
viciously
victoriously
vigilantly
vigorously
violently
visibly
visually
vivaciously
voluntarily
W
warmly
weakly
wearily
weekly
well
wetly
when
where
while
whole-heartedly
wholly
why
wickedly
widely
wiggly
wildly
wilfully
willingly
wisely
woefully
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Y
yearly
yearningly
yesterday
yet
youthfully
Z
zanily
zealously
zestfully
zest
EXERCISE:
Practice using these ADVERBS by adding them to
descriptions of people or places you know well. Be
creative, not truthful. Exaggerate and use your
imagination.
The next section explains the use of PREPOSITIONS.
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