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English 13 Public

Adverbs and adverbial phrases

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(correct or incorrect?) She liked a lot what you did

incorrect! She liked what you did a lot.

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(correct or incorrect?) Obviously, you can never be sure of what will happen

Correct! Advs that modify sentences go at the very beginning.

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(correct or incorrect?) Teachers never will understand why students cheat

Incorrect! Never is liike not, so it goes right after the auxiliary

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(correct or incorrect?) Please, drive carefully your car tomorrow. It'll rain

Incorrect! Drive your car carefully tomorow (advs of manner go after the action)

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(correct or incorrect?) Our team is playing badly and will probably lose

Correct!

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(correct or incorrect?) The kids were playing in their room quietly

Incorrect! Were playing quietly (advs of manner go after the action)

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(correct or incorrect?) Usually, they were sent to their room quickly if they misbehaved

Incorrect! were quickly sent (advs of manner in passive sentences go after the auxilary)

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(correct or incorrect?) "Does she behave weill?" "Honestly, she often behaves badly"

Correct! Comment advs go at the beginning, advs of frequency go before the verb, and advs of manner go after the action

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(correct or incorrect?) Thousands were imprisoned wrongly last year

Incorrect! Thousands were wrongly imprisoned (advs of manner in passive go in the middle)

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(correct or incorrect?) Emma Larson almost died last year

Correct! Advs of degree go before the action

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(correct or incorrect?) I barely could see you!

Incorrect! I could barely see you - Advs of degree go after the auxliary

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(correct or incorrect?) Does he usually go to bed late?

Correct! Advs of frequency go before the action

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(correct or incorrect?) We never should have done that.

Incorrect! Never is like not, so it goes after the 1st auxiliary

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