Focusing Adverbs

Presented By:Ana Mercedes Salazar

Clarita de HoJuan Manuel Londoño

Isabel Velazco

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The meaning

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conveyed,often depends

Most Common

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Also

Even

Just Only

Mostly

Mainly

Either

Neither

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Only,Johnthe house.

Example

helped me to buy

John helped me to buy the house, but didn´t actually buy it for me.

onlyJohnthe house.

helped me to buy

ONLY John, no one else helped me .

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She not only speaks English;

Exceptions

she speaks French

as well.Example

He not only sings;the piano

too.

he plays

1

2

Focusing AdverbsP R A C T I C E

ALSO

JUST

EVEN

ONLY

MAINLY

MOSTLY

NEITHER

EITHER

1. Maria helped me to study.2. He can´t sew a button on.3. I drink coffee in the mornings and pancakes.

4. I was about to leave when he

called.5. The people I saw in the streets were

tourists.6. The land is flat.

8. You can give one or two books.

7. Joseph don´t like math, physics.

Adverbs of Time

when

for how long,

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tells usan action happened, but

also how often.and

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Adverbs of TimeWHEN FOR HOW LONG HOW OFTEN

Today All Day Sometimes

Yesterday Not Long Frequently

Later For a While Never

Now Since Last Year Often

Last Year Yearly

the

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adverbs are usually placed at the endof the sentence.

When

Where to place the adverbs?

1. Juan Manuel attended to the seminar

yesterday.2. I will visit her tomorrow.“Neutral“PositionsThe “when” adverbs can

be placed in other positions to give a different emphasis

Example

1. Later Ana ate some salad.

2. Ana later ate some salad.

3. Ana ate some salad later.

Adverbs of Time

This time is more formal. Policeman´s

report

This is neutral, no particular emphasis

This time is more

important

Where to place the adverbs?

Example

the

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adverbs are usually placed atthe end of the sentence.

For how long

Where to place the adverbs?

1. Clarita stayed in the Metropolitan Park

all day.2. She lived in Colon city for a year.For three daysFor a weekFor several yearsFor two centuries

Notice “for” is always followed by an

expression of duration.

Example

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since Monday

since 1958

since the last war

Notice “since” is always followed by an

expression of a point in time.

the

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adverbs expressing the frequencyHow often

Where to place the adverbs?

of an action are usually placed before the main verb but after auxiliary verbs such as:be, have, may

must.

1. I often eat vegetarian

food.2. She is never sea-sick.3. I have never forgotten my first kiss.

(before the main verb)(after the auxiliary “is”)

(after the auxiliary “have and before main verb)

Example

Adverbs of TimeSome other “how often” adverbs express

the exact number of times an action happens and are usually place at the end of

the sentence.

1. This magazine is published monthly.2. He visits his mother once a week.

When a frequency adverb is placed at the end of a

sentence it is much stronger.

1. She regularly visits France.2. She visits France regularly.

Adverbs of Time

1. Paul goes home on Sundays.

P R A C T I C E

2. They will write to us .3. The telephone is ringing .4. We can see a show .5. Henry went there gladly .6. Joan arrived on .7. I go to the beach in the summer.8. we will travel to China.9. That tall English man over there teaches at my school.

Every day

Yesterday

Occasionally

Next year

Often

Tomorrow

Now

Saturday

Usually