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An ADVERB modifies inizia ad imparare		a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
It indicates always, afternoon, where, probably after, too, much, surely, maybe, simply inizia ad imparare		how, where, when, why or under what conditions something happens. She always goes to the café in the afternoon where she has a cup of tea, probably after spending too much time outside. Surely she is sad. Or maybe simply tired.
time adverbs: WHEN inizia ad imparare		today, yesterday, later, now, last year
time adverbs: HOW OFTEN inizia ad imparare		sometimes, frequently, never, often, yearly
time adverbs: FOR HOW LONG inizia ad imparare		all day, not long, for a while, since last year
She is pregnant now. now inizia ad imparare		WHEN adverbs are usually placed at the end of the sentence.
She has been pregnant for nine months. for nine months inizia ad imparare		FOR HOW LONG adverbs are usually placed at the end of the sentence.
She has often had strange cravings during her pregnancies. often. craving: a very strong desire for something: a craving for chocolate inizia ad imparare		HOW OFTEN adverbs are usually placed before the main verb but after auxiliary verbs.
HOW OFTEN adverbs that express the exact number of times an action happens inizia ad imparare		are usually placed at the end of the sentence.
She has been pregnant for nine months every year for the last decade. inizia ad imparare		Order for more than one adverb describing time: FOR HOW LONG, HOW OFTEN, WHEN
interrogative adverbs inizia ad imparare		why, where, how, when
Why am I so great? inizia ad imparare		Interrogative adverbs are usually placed at the beginning of a question.
relative adverbs Y'know what? That's the place where you were conceived. inizia ad imparare		where, when, why
adverbs of degree inizia ad imparare		almost, nearly, just, too, enough, hardly, completely, very
Tom gets quite horny when he drinks coffee. quite. horny: com tesão inizia ad imparare		adverbs of degree are usually placed before the main verb, or before the adjective they modify.
place adverbs inizia ad imparare		everywhere, away, up, around, out, back, in, outside
Get out! inizia ad imparare		place adverbs usually go after the main verb.
She takes her husband outside. inizia ad imparare		or after the object.
certainty adverbs inizia ad imparare		certainly, definitely, probably, undoubtedly, surely
It definitely died. I'm absolutely certain. inizia ad imparare		Adverbs of certainty go before the main verb, but after the verb to be.
I have probably seen it before. Its face looks familiar to me. inizia ad imparare		With auxiliary verbs, adverbs go between the auxiliary and the main verb.
Undoubtedly, they were quite big. inizia ad imparare		Sometimes these adverbs can go at the beginning of the sentence.
manner adverbs inizia ad imparare		well, rapidly, slowly, quickly, easily, loudly, softly, beautifully
She spends her salary quickly. She spends it easily. quickly. easily. inizia ad imparare		Manner adverbs usually go after the main verb or the object.
She happily bets against the machine. inizia ad imparare		To emphasize, manner adverbs can go before the verb if it's a transitive verb.
viewpoint adverbs inizia ad imparare		honestly, frankly, personally, obviously, surely, undoubtedly
Frankly, my Dear, I don't give a damn. inizia ad imparare		Viewpoint adverbs go at the beginning of the sentence, and are separated from the rest of the sentence by a comma.
commenting adverbs inizia ad imparare		definitely, certainly, obviously, simply
I think she is certainly the worst person I have ever known, don't you think? inizia ad imparare		Commenting adverbs are very similar to viewpoint adverbs, but they go after the verb to be and before the main verb.
place prepositions I live on the 33dr floor, at 205 95th Street in New York. inizia ad imparare		IN, ON, AT
IN in the city, in New York, in bed, in my pocket, in the car inizia ad imparare		inside an area or space in the city, in New York, in bed, in my pocket, in the car
ON on the table, on the wall, on the floor, on the carpet, on the door inizia ad imparare		in contact with a surface on the table, on the wall, on the floor, on the carpet, on the door
AT at the corner, at the end of the street, at the entrance, at the station, at the top of the page inizia ad imparare		referring to a position at the corner, at the end of the street, at the entrance, at the station, at the top of the page
TALKING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION: car, truck inizia ad imparare		in a / the: car, truck
TALKING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION: subway, bus, train, airplane, ship, bicycle inizia ad imparare		on a / the: subway, bus, train, airplane, ship, bicycle
COMMON EXPRESSIONS: IN inizia ad imparare		in a car, in a taxi, in an elevator, in the newspaper, in the sky, in Times Square
COMMON EXPRESSIONS: ON inizia ad imparare		on a bus, on a train, on an airplane, on the radio, on the Internet, on the left
COMMON EXPRESSIONS: AT inizia ad imparare		at home, ar work, at school, at college, at the bottom, at the reception
time prepositions inizia ad imparare		IN, ON, AT
IN (time) in April, in summer, in 1900 / in the 1900s, in the past century, in the future inizia ad imparare		months, seasons, years, centuries in April, in summer, in 1900 / in the 1900s, in the past century, in the future
ON (time) on Sunday, on Mondays, on September the 4th, on his birthday, on New Year's Eve inizia ad imparare		days and dates on Sunday, on Mondays, on September the 4th, on his birthday, on New Year's Eve
AT (time) at 5 o'clock, at noon/night, at bedtime, at the moment, at the end of the week inizia ad imparare		hours of the clock, points in time at 5 o'clock, at noon/night, at bedtime, at the moment, at the end of the week
COMMON EXPRESSIONS: IN inizia ad imparare		in the morning(s), in the afternoon(s), in the evening(s)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS: ON inizia ad imparare		on Tuesday morning(s), on Wednesday afternoon(s), on weekends
COMMON EXPRESSIONS: AT inizia ad imparare		at night, at Christmas, at the same time
When using LAST, NEXT, EVERY or THIS I was depressed last May, I'm planning to rob a bank next Monday, I eat donuts every Christmas, I will take a walk naked this evening. inizia ad imparare		don't use in, on, at I was depressed last May, I'm planning to rob a bank next Monday, I eat donuts every Christmas, I will take a walk naked this evening.

lesson 8 ADVERBS

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