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Position of Adverbs Exercise

October 10, 2023 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I ............... my grandparents.
Wrong!
The adverb usually goes before the main verb and after the first auxiliary verb.
2She ............... without notice.
Wrong!
3I ............... movies.
Wrong!
4I ............... up at 6 am.
Wrong!
5He ............... comes on time.
Wrong!
6............... supported him.
Wrong!
7She ............... disappointed with her results.
Wrong!
Place the adverb after the auxiliary verb.
8We ............... amused by his antics.
Wrong!
9He ............... come.
Wrong!
10I ............... cats and dogs.
Wrong!
11When I was at university we ............... on camping holidays.
Wrong!
12............... such a mess.
Wrong!
When a negative word comes at the beginning of a sentence, we use the inverted word order - that means the auxiliary verb goes before the subject.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. I often visit my grandparents.
  2. She always arrives without notice.
  3. I rarely watch movies.
  4. I usually get up at 6 am.
  5. He hardly ever comes on time.
  6. Almost no one supported him.
  7. She was quite disappointed with her results.
  8. We were rather amused by his antics.
  9. He will definitely come.
  10. I really like cats and dogs.
  11. When I was at university we often went on camping holidays.
  12. Never have I seen such a mess.
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