Adverbs
Adverbs are nouns that function as modifiers of other elements of the clause. They can provide a wide range of information.
Those used to provide information about the Frequency of an event are called Adverbs of Frequency. {see Adverbs - Frequency, A1 level}
To describe the Frequency of an event we use Adverbs of Frequency. Some of these are listed below, in ascending order:
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To provide more precise information about frequency we also use the following adverbs: Daily, weekly, monthly, periodically, yearly.
- Now and then we go off to the country.
- I seldom go to the beach.
- He has a flat in London now, but he still comes home occasionally.
- You frequently go shopping.
- Martin regularly visits his mother.
- He constantly complains about his ex-wife.
Adverbs of Frequency are also used as Adverbs of Time, to describe how often/frequently something happens:
- Now and then (from time to time);
- Seldom (on only a few occasions);
- Occasionally (sometimes but not often);
- Frequently (often);
- Regularly (often);
- Constantly (all the time or often).
Adverbs are important as they modify other elements in a sentence. Adverbs can give information about the frequency of an event and these are called Adverbs of Frequency.
The main Adverbs of Frequency are: Never, rarely, now and then, seldom, sometimes, occasionally, often, usually, frequently, regularly, constantly and always.
For example:
— “I seldom go to the gym.” = The subject (I) goes to gym on only a few occasions.
— “I frequently go to the gym.” = The subject (I) often goes to the gym.
— “I constantly go to the gym.” = The subject (I) goes to the gym all the time.
NOTE: Adverbs are usually positioned after auxiliary verbs (to be/to have) and positioned before other verbs.
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