- 1 In these sentences pick out the adverbs and adverbial phrases and make three lists of manner (how), time (when) or place (where).
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- a Eventually we arrived at the restaurant before lunchtime.
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- b The current flowed swiftly and relentlessly down the river.
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- c Soon the roar was frighteningly louder as we were tossed carelessly over the rapids and around the rocks.
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- d Without hesitation she walked out of the room and for several minutes there was silence,
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- e In the early morning the swans landed on the lake, beautifully and gracefully.
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- f Before sunset Sir Gawain was mortally wounded beneath his arm.
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- 2 In these sentences the adverbs are in italic print. What type is each adverb?
You must choose from interrogative or relative adverbs, adverbs of degree, frequency or probability. -
- a How will we find it if it is too dark?
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- b That was definitely where I left it.
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- c Most days the bus is very late but perhaps it will be early today.
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- d Maybe we will never learn when it happened but why?
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- e Yes, we can certainly see where the tide usually reaches.
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- f Why they left was undoubtedly very strange but possibly it was the rain.
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- g No, I never completely understood why he was only ever asked once.
- 3 Answer these questions about adverbs.
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- a What kind of adverbial phrase is three times a week?
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- b What kind of adverbial phrase is for a few days?
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- c What kind of adverbial phrase is behind the shed?
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- d What kind of adverbial phrase is in a friendly tone?
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- e more suitably, later, more slowly are examples what kind of adverb?
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- f fastest, most clearly, most likely are examples of what kind of adverb?
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- g When there are, adverbs of time, place and manner within the same sentence, what is the accepted order?
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