Grammar II

Adverbs:

Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in brackets in its usual position.

Example: I play tennis. (on Mondays)

Answer: I play tennis on Mondays.

1) Our friends must write a test. (also)

2) I was joking. (only)

3) Mary watches TV. (hardly) (ever)

4) He drives his car. (carefully)

5) The children play football. (in the garden)

6) We went to the cinema. (yesterday)

7) John fell off the bike. (almost)

8) Her boyfriend will buy her some flowers. (probably)

9) My uncle is moving to Stockholm soon. (definitely)

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Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in brackets in its correct, neutral position.

Example: I play tennis on Sundays. (often)

Answer: I often play tennis on Sundays.

1) He listens to the radio. (often)

2) They read a book. (sometimes)

3) Pete gets angry. (never)

4) Tom is very friendly. (usually)

5) I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)

6) Ramon and Frank are hungry. (often)

7) My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)

8) Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)

9) They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)

10) Christine must work on Saturdays. (always)

Form these sentences keeping in mind the usual position of adverbs. (Of course, some other positions
are possible, but use the standard position.)

1. Doug worked. (slowly, yesterday)

2. She cries. (loudly, rarely)

3. They would have bought the car yesterday, otherwise)

4. Captain Mike left the rally. (nevertheless, early)

5. The band played. (last night, off-key)

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6. The detective needs to analyze the clues (soon, carefully)

7. I scream. (shrilly, never)

8. Aunt Tilly polished the silver (each Saturday, carefully)

9. Carrie found a new boutique. (luckily, soon)

10. They reached an agreement. (quickly, therefore)

11. Will loses his wallet. (at the club, often)

12. Melissa cleans up after herself. (around the house, seldom)