Adverbs

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Adverbs & advanced phrases

Adverbs 

•  More information about other words 
• Verbs, adjectives or other adverbs
• Adjective + ly -> he drives slowlye drives slowly
• slowly says something about the way he drives

After the verb-> to be

Before the adjective -> beautiful

Before the other adverb -> beautifully

The	book	is	beautifully	written
This	extremely	beautiful	book
The	book	is	very	beautifully	written

Adverbs

Adverbs of manner ->    After the verb or after the (in)direct object 

The man is walking slowly -> how?

Adverbs of place ->  Usually at the end of the sentence

The man is painting here -> where?

Adverbs of time ->  Usually at the end of the senctence, or at the beginning of the sentence for extra emphasis. 

He played tennis yesterday   -> when       Yesterday he played tennis

Adverbs of frequency -> For the main verb /after the form of to be

He always reads the newspaper. -> how often?     She is often late.

Which word is the adverb in this sentence?

We are sometimes late, when we are going to school.

1. late
2. to
3. sometimes
4. are

Exceptions

                                      words ending with able/ible:                                     e=y available -> availably 

                        words ending with y:

                               y= i + ly happy -> happily

Fast	deep(ly)
Low	fair(ly)
Hard	high(ly)
Late	loud(ly)
Long	right(ly)
Straight	wrong(ly)

My father drives very ............... (fast)

1. fastly
2. fastily
3. fastely
4. fast

Advanced phrases

• Will help you talk about emotions

I´m in bad mood

I´m over the moon

Flying high

• Phrasal verbs

stand against (oppose)

stand aside (resign)

stand by/with (someone/something) [support (someone/something)]

stand for (signify)

Advanced phrases

People use advanced phrases in

 a conversation!
 What do you think about that?

What's your opinion?

How do you feel about it?

Can I jump in here? 

• means:  into the conversation right now at this point.                                            I want to say something.

         

Drag the right emotions to the right expressions

Pumped up

Be down in the dumps

Bite someone’s head off

Afraid of your own shadow