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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!
Frequency adverbs usually go before the main verb, so "often visit" is correct.
2She ............... without notice.
Wrong!
Frequency adverbs usually go before the main verb, so "always arrives" is correct.
3I ............... movies.
Wrong!
Frequency adverbs usually go before the main verb, so "rarely watch" is correct.
4I ............... up at 6 a.m.
Wrong!
Frequency adverbs usually go before the phrasal verb, so "usually get" is correct.
5He ............... comes on time.
Wrong!
The fixed frequency expression is "hardly ever" before the main verb.
6............... supported him.
Wrong!
The determiner "almost" comes before "no one", so "Almost no one" is correct.
7She was ............... with her results.
Wrong!
The adverb goes before the adjective, so "quite disappointed" is correct.
8We were ............... by his antics.
Wrong!
The adverb goes before the adjective, so "rather amused" is correct.
9He will ............... .
Wrong!
With an auxiliary verb, the adverb usually goes before the main verb, so "definitely come" is correct.
10I ............... cats and dogs.
Wrong!
The adverb goes before the main verb when it modifies the verb phrase, so "really like" is correct.
11When I was at university, we ............... on camping holidays.
Wrong!
Frequency adverbs usually go before the main verb, so "often went" is correct.
12............... such a mess.
Wrong!
After negative fronting, we use inversion, so "Never have I seen" is correct.
Done.
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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 a.m.
  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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