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Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases

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  • I can't believe that I've been a teacher for nearly / near 25 years!
    I can't believe that I've been a teacher for nearly 25 years!
  • I love unusual foods. I've even / ever tried fried insects.
    I love unusual foods. I've even tried fried insects.
  • I'll pay you back in the end / at the end of the month.
    I'll pay you back at the end of the month.
  • Mark's unemployed, so gradually / obviously, he doesn't have much money to spend on going out.
    Mark's unemployed, so obviously, he doesn't have much money to spend on going out.
  • They're building a motorway nearly / near my house. The noise is terrible.
    They're building a motorway near my house. The noise is terrible.
  • I stayed up late / lately last night, so I'm really tired today.
    I stayed up late last night, so I'm really tired today.
  • We yet / still haven't decided where to go on holidays. We've been talking about it for weeks.
    We still haven't decided where to go on holidays. We've been talking about it for weeks.
  • Ben is really busy, so we hard / hardly see him now.
    Ben is really busy, so we hardly see him now.
  • Sara works really hard / hardly, but her boss won't give her a promotion.
    Sara works really hard, but her boss won't give her a promotion.
  • I've been learning French for ages, and ideally / gradually, I'm starting to feel more confident.
    I've been learning French for ages, and gradually, I'm starting to feel more confident.
  • I love chocolate, especially / specially dark chocolate.
    I love chocolate, especially dark chocolate.
  • Sally hasn't been feeling very well lately / late, so she's going to make an appointment with her doctor.
    Sally hasn't been feeling very well lately, so she's going to make an appointment with her doctor.
  • This dress has been especially / specially designed for her, so no one else will have one like it.
    This dress has been specially designed for her, so no one else will have one like it.
  • I won't give you the details now, but ideally / basically, the plan's very simple.
    I won't give you the details now, but basically, the plan's very simple.
  • It's a pity you couldn't have come to the concert with us. You would have certainly / eventually enjoyed it.
    It's a pity you couldn't have come to the concert with us. You would have certainly enjoyed it.
  • Her dress looks really expensive, but at the moment / actually, it was quite cheap.
    Her dress looks really expensive, but actually, it was quite cheap.
  • I'm working part-time at the moment / actually, but I think they'll offer me a full-time job soon.
    I'm working part-time at the moment, but I think they'll offer me a full-time job soon.
  • It was raining on the day of the picnic, so we didn't go in the end / at the end.
    It was raining on the day of the picnic, so we didn't go in the end.
  • Ideally / Gradually, you should wash wool by hand because it's very delicate.
    Ideally, you should wash wool by hand because it's very delicate.
  • Rosie's looking absolutely fantastic, but ideally / in fact, she's been ill for the last three months.
    Rosie's looking absolutely fantastic, in fact, she's been ill for the last three months.
  • Oh, don't go yet / still! Stay for a bit longer.
    Oh, don't go yet! Stay for a bit longer.
  • I thought my boss was retiring next year, but apparently / eventually, she wants to carry on working until she's 70!
    I thought my boss was retiring next year, but apparently, she wants to carry on working until she's 70!
  • Have you even / ever been camping in the mountains?
    Have you ever been camping in the mountains?
  • After looking for his mobile all morning, my son eventually / obviously found it under the sofa!
    After looking for his mobile all morning, my son eventually found it under the sofa!