Unit 4 FREQUENCY ADVERBS AND ADVERBIAL PHRASES.

Unit 4

Frequency adverbs and adverbial phrases.

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Using adverbs and adverbial phrases

Review

Adverbial

Adverbs

• An adverb is a word that describes a verb (an action or a doing word).
• Adverbs often end in -ly.

• An adverbial phrase is like an adverb, it adds more information to the sentence, but it uses more than one word to describe the verb.

For example:

• She swims really well.
• He ate his breakfast quickly.

For example:

• The farmer drove the tractor in the evening.
• The scene was filmed near the bridge.

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adverbs of frequency

We use some adverbs to describe how frequently we do an activity.

• Before the main verb:

I always remember to do my homework.

• After the verb To Be.

They are never pleased to see me

• Questions (between subject and objed)

Are you always busy?

Practice

Frequency Adverbs

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5%

50%

70%

90%

100%

Rarely /Hardly ever/ Seldom

Often/frequently

Normally/ Generally

Sometimes

Usully

Never

Always

I sometimes forget my wife's birthday.

I never swim in the sea.

I always go to bed before 11 p.m.

I usually have cereal for breakfast.

I hardly ever drink alcohol.

You are often the first to arrive at school.

I normally go to the gym.

We usually go skating twice a week

Adverbial phrases

Adverbial phrases can go at the beginning or end of a sentence.

once / twice / three times a day / a month / a year every day / week / one month

Practice

Once a year, I go to Mexico city.

Practice