Points to a

particular
part of a clause.
The meaning conveyed,
often depends upon
their position.
 Also Either
Mainly Just Only
Mostly Even
Neither
 John helped me to buy the house,
but didn´t actually buy it for me.

John only helped me to buy

the house. ONLY John, no one
else helped me .

Only, John helped me to buy

the house.
Exceptions
She not only speaks English;
she speaks French as well.

He not only sings; he plays

the piano too.
 PRACTICE
1. Maria helped me to study.
2. He can t sew a button on. ALSO
3. I drink coffee in the mornings and JUST
pancakes.
EVEN
4. I was about to leave when he
ONLY
called.
MAINLY
5. The people I saw in the streets were
tourists. MOSTLY
6. The land is flat. EITHER

7. Joseph don t like math, physics. NEITHER

8. You can give one or two books.

Adverbs of time tells us
an action happened, but also
, and
WHEN 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

 adverbs are usually placed at the end
of the sentence.

1. Juan Manuel attended to the seminar yesterday.

2. I will visit her tomorrow.
“Neutral“
The “when” adverbs can be Positions
placed in other positions to
give a different emphasis
 This time is
more
important

1. Later Ana ate some salad.

This time is
more formal.
2. Ana later ate some salad. Policeman s
report

3. Ana ate some salad later. This is

neutral, no
particular
emphasis
 adverbs are usually placed at
the end of the sentence.

1. Clarita stayed in the Metropolitan Park all day.

2. She lived in Colon city for a year.
For three days
Notice “for” is always For a week
followed by an For several years
expression of duration. For two centuries
Notice “since” is always
followed by an expression
of a point in time.

since Monday
since 1958
since the last war
 adverbs expressing the frequency
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. (before the main verb)

2. She is never sea-sick. (after the auxiliary “is”)

3. I have never forgotten my first kiss.

(after the auxiliary “have
and before main verb)
 Some 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

1. She regularly visits France.
is placed at the end of a
sentence it is much 2. She visits France regularly.
stronger.
 PRACTICE
1. Paul goes home on Sundays. Every day

2. They will write to us . Yesterday

3. The telephone is ringing . Occasionally
4. We can see a show .
Next year
5. Henry went there gladly .
6. Joan arrived on . Often
7. I go to the beach in the summer. Tomorrow
8. we will travel to China. Usually
9. That tall English man over there Now
teaches at my school. Saturday