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An ADVERB modifies commencer à apprendre		a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
It indicates always, afternoon, where, probably after, too, much, surely, maybe, simply commencer à apprendre		how, where, when, why or under what conditions something happens. She always goes to the café in the afternoon where she has a cup of tea, probably after spending too much time outside. Surely she is sad. Or maybe simply tired.
time adverbs: WHEN commencer à apprendre		today, yesterday, later, now, last year
time adverbs: HOW OFTEN commencer à apprendre		sometimes, frequently, never, often, yearly
time adverbs: FOR HOW LONG commencer à apprendre		all day, not long, for a while, since last year
She is pregnant now. now commencer à apprendre		WHEN adverbs are usually placed at the end of the sentence.
She has been pregnant for nine months. for nine months commencer à apprendre		FOR HOW LONG adverbs are usually placed at the end of the sentence.
She has often had strange cravings during her pregnancies. often. craving: a very strong desire for something: a craving for chocolate commencer à apprendre		HOW OFTEN adverbs are usually placed before the main verb but after auxiliary verbs.
HOW OFTEN adverbs that express the exact number of times an action happens commencer à apprendre		are usually placed at the end of the sentence.
She has been pregnant for nine months every year for the last decade. commencer à apprendre		Order for more than one adverb describing time: FOR HOW LONG, HOW OFTEN, WHEN
interrogative adverbs commencer à apprendre		why, where, how, when
Why am I so great? commencer à apprendre		Interrogative adverbs are usually placed at the beginning of a question.
relative adverbs Y'know what? That's the place where you were conceived. commencer à apprendre		where, when, why
adverbs of degree commencer à apprendre		almost, nearly, just, too, enough, hardly, completely, very
Tom gets quite horny when he drinks coffee. quite. horny: com tesão commencer à apprendre		adverbs of degree are usually placed before the main verb, or before the adjective they modify.
place adverbs commencer à apprendre		everywhere, away, up, around, out, back, in, outside
Get out! commencer à apprendre		place adverbs usually go after the main verb.
She takes her husband outside. commencer à apprendre		or after the object.
certainty adverbs commencer à apprendre		certainly, definitely, probably, undoubtedly, surely
It definitely died. I'm absolutely certain. commencer à apprendre		Adverbs of certainty go before the main verb, but after the verb to be.
I have probably seen it before. Its face looks familiar to me. commencer à apprendre		With auxiliary verbs, adverbs go between the auxiliary and the main verb.
Undoubtedly, they were quite big. commencer à apprendre		Sometimes these adverbs can go at the beginning of the sentence.
manner adverbs commencer à apprendre		well, rapidly, slowly, quickly, easily, loudly, softly, beautifully
She spends her salary quickly. She spends it easily. quickly. easily. commencer à apprendre		Manner adverbs usually go after the main verb or the object.
She happily bets against the machine. commencer à apprendre		To emphasize, manner adverbs can go before the verb if it's a transitive verb.
viewpoint adverbs commencer à apprendre		honestly, frankly, personally, obviously, surely, undoubtedly
Frankly, my Dear, I don't give a damn. commencer à apprendre		Viewpoint adverbs go at the beginning of the sentence, and are separated from the rest of the sentence by a comma.
commenting adverbs commencer à apprendre		definitely, certainly, obviously, simply
I think she is certainly the worst person I have ever known, don't you think? commencer à apprendre		Commenting adverbs are very similar to viewpoint adverbs, but they go after the verb to be and before the main verb.
place prepositions I live on the 33dr floor, at 205 95th Street in New York. commencer à apprendre		IN, ON, AT
IN in the city, in New York, in bed, in my pocket, in the car commencer à apprendre		inside an area or space in the city, in New York, in bed, in my pocket, in the car
ON on the table, on the wall, on the floor, on the carpet, on the door commencer à apprendre		in contact with a surface on the table, on the wall, on the floor, on the carpet, on the door
AT at the corner, at the end of the street, at the entrance, at the station, at the top of the page commencer à apprendre		referring to a position at the corner, at the end of the street, at the entrance, at the station, at the top of the page
TALKING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION: car, truck commencer à apprendre		in a / the: car, truck
TALKING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION: subway, bus, train, airplane, ship, bicycle commencer à apprendre		on a / the: subway, bus, train, airplane, ship, bicycle
COMMON EXPRESSIONS: IN commencer à apprendre		in a car, in a taxi, in an elevator, in the newspaper, in the sky, in Times Square
COMMON EXPRESSIONS: ON commencer à apprendre		on a bus, on a train, on an airplane, on the radio, on the Internet, on the left
COMMON EXPRESSIONS: AT commencer à apprendre		at home, ar work, at school, at college, at the bottom, at the reception
time prepositions commencer à apprendre		IN, ON, AT
IN (time) in April, in summer, in 1900 / in the 1900s, in the past century, in the future commencer à apprendre		months, seasons, years, centuries in April, in summer, in 1900 / in the 1900s, in the past century, in the future
ON (time) on Sunday, on Mondays, on September the 4th, on his birthday, on New Year's Eve commencer à apprendre		days and dates on Sunday, on Mondays, on September the 4th, on his birthday, on New Year's Eve
AT (time) at 5 o'clock, at noon/night, at bedtime, at the moment, at the end of the week commencer à apprendre		hours of the clock, points in time at 5 o'clock, at noon/night, at bedtime, at the moment, at the end of the week
COMMON EXPRESSIONS: IN commencer à apprendre		in the morning(s), in the afternoon(s), in the evening(s)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS: ON commencer à apprendre		on Tuesday morning(s), on Wednesday afternoon(s), on weekends
COMMON EXPRESSIONS: AT commencer à apprendre		at night, at Christmas, at the same time
When using LAST, NEXT, EVERY or THIS I was depressed last May, I'm planning to rob a bank next Monday, I eat donuts every Christmas, I will take a walk naked this evening. commencer à apprendre		don't use in, on, at I was depressed last May, I'm planning to rob a bank next Monday, I eat donuts every Christmas, I will take a walk naked this evening.

lesson 8 ADVERBS

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