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Adv-Diagnostic

Adverb Diagnostic Quiz: a tool to help you identify specific points that need review

• Quiz 1: beginning – intermediate
• Quiz 2: intermediate – advanced 

Adverb Uses

Adverb Uses: overview

• Adverbs
• Adverbials
• Modifier Placement Matters
• Practice – multiple choice

He spoke freely. (modifies a verb)
He is very smart. (modifies an adjective)
He teaches quite creatively. (modifies an adverb)
He stopped exactly on time. (modifies a preposition phrase)
Suddenly, everyone started clapping. (modifies a clause)
Frankly, I don't understand the problem. (modifies a clause)

Adv for Manner

Adverbs of Manner: telling how something is done (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• Adjective v. Adverb
• With Dynamic Verbs Only
• Word Forms (suffixes)
• Adv Manner -ly
• Adv Manner -wise
• Word Form Exceptions
• Common Mistakes
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – edit

He is an excellent tennis player.
He plays tennis excellently.

It was a hard game. (adjective)
They played hard. (adv – manner) 
He hardly played. (adv– degree)

*He appears expertly.            appear – seems  stative verb
He appears professionally.  appear – take part in a public event (dynamic verb)

Adv Manner Placement

Adverbs for Manner: telling how something is done (Int.-Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• Manner Adv Placement
• Modifying a Verb
• Three Positions
• Placement Exceptions
• Common Mistakes
• Modifying an Adjective
• Modifying a Clause
• Practice – multiple choice

He moved silently.   (verb)
He was purposefully silent.   (adjective)
Quietly, he turned the dial on the safe.  (sentence)

Adv for Time

Adverbs for Time: telling when an action happens (Beg.–Int. ESL, Native Speakers)

• Time –A Relative Concept
• Present Adverbs
• Past Adverbs
• Future Adverbs
• Present Perfect Adverbs

The sun heats the earth. (general truth – no adverb)
I am heating some water for tea. (at the moment)

The volcano erupted on April 14 2010. (specified time)
The volcano was erupting  for over month. (indefinite time)

The Tower has stood in Pisa since 1352.  (permanent)
We have been standing in line for two hours.   (temporary)

Adv Frequency

Adverbs Frequency: telling how often an action happens (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• Frequency Adverbs – How Often?
• Sentence Placement
• Negative
• Ever / Never
• Practice – multiple choice

We normally take the garbage out at night.  (Unless something unexpected prevents this.)
We frequently take out the recyclables.
We occasionally take batteries out. 
We never take hazardous waste out.

We never have much time together.
Never do we have much time together.
 

Adv/Prep for Place

Place adverbs: indicating movement in a direction (Beg.-Adv. ESL)

• Adverb / Prepositions – functionally the same!
• Preps + optional object
• Preps with no object
• Advanced Note
• Commonly Confused
• Grammar Notes
• Practice 1
• Practice 2

He went inside.
He went inside the house.

He went there.

Adverbs for Degree

Degree adverbs indicating intensity — How much? (Int.-Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• Degree Adverb Uses
• Meanings
• Degree Adverb List
• Modifying a Verb
• Modifying an Adverb
• Modifying an Adjective
• So/Very, Too, Enough
• Common Mistakes
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – check all that apply
• Practice 3 – edit sentence
   

He talks excessively. (verb) 
He talks extremely fast. (adv) 
He is rather talkative. (adj)

Adv for Focus

Focusing Adverbs:  drawing attention to information (Int.-Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• What is focusing adverb?
• Focus  Adverb List
• Focusing Adverb Effect
• Focusing on Sentence Parts
• Just
• Also
• Sentence Placement
• Grammar Notes
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – complete paragraph

My phone can also play music.
It has really been useful. 
It can only / just make local calls. 
It is mainly for business use. 
It can even show me where I am.
 

Indeed / Even

Indeed / Even:  emphasizing unexpected or extraordinary details  (Int.-Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• Indeed
• In Fact
• Even/Even though
• Even if/Even though
• Common Mistakes
• Punctuation
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – complete sentence
• Practice 3 – multiple choice

His work is indeed more amazing than before
His work is even more amazing than before
His work is in fact more amazing than before

Splitting Verbs

Splitting Verbs: optimizing adverb placement (Int.-Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• Adverb Placement
• Placement Options
• "Split Infinitives"
• The Inaugural Stumble
• Practice – multiple choice

I will faithfully execute the office of president...
I will execute faithfully the office of president...

Adv for Evaluation

Adverbs Evaluation : expressing an attitude about a situation (Int.-Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• Evaluation Adverbs
• Evaluation Adverb List
• Formal Wording
• Grammar Notes
• Practice – edit sentence

Also known as: dangling modifiers, sentence adverbs, evaluative adjuncts, attitude stance adverbials, comment adverbs

Hopefully, he will reach the top. (evaluation adv.)
He set out hopefully to reach to the top. (manner adv.)

Adv for Opinion

Adverbs for Opinion : expressing truth or belief about a situation (Int.-Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• Opinion Adv v. Modal
• Opinion Adverbs & Prep Phrases
• Adverb List for Opinion
• Sentence Position
• Grammar Notes
• Practice – edit sentences

Also known as epistemic stance adverbials, modal adjuncts, domain adjuncts, discourse markers 

Possibly, he will reach the top. (uncertain)  
He might reach the top of the ice wall. (uncertain)

He apparently has super-human strength.  (inference)
He must have super-human strength. (inference)

He actually climbed it by himself.  (factual, widely accepted)
In my view, he's pretty amazing.
He apparently climbed it in world-record time.

Adv for Speech Acts

Adverbs for Speech-acts : expressing the conditions under which something is being said (Int.-Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• Speech-act Related Adverbs
• Speech-act Related Adverb List
• Grammar Notes
• Practice– edit sentences

Also known as style stance adverbials, speech-act related adjuncts, discourse markers

Frankly, I don't think your plan will work. (speech-act related adverb)
He told me frankly about his problems. (adverb)

Confidentially, Ed is having some money problems.
He mentioned confidentially that he's having money problems.

Adv for Linking

Adverbs for Linking: indicating a relationship between two situations  (Int.-Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• Linking Adverbs & Prep Phrases
• Commmon Mistakes
• Grammar Notes
• Practice – select connectors in paragraphs

Also known as  connectors, connecting adverbs, connective adjuncts

Buying organic fruit and vegetables is a better choice.  In the first place, they are less contaminated by chemical pesticides.  For another, they are not genetically modified. In addition, they are allowed to mature or ripen fully.  Finally, they have a shorter "shelf life" so they are sold when fresh or best.  

Discourse Markers

Discourse Markers: grabbing attention, hesitating, and interjecting when speaking (Int.-Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• Discourse Markers & Linking Expressions
• Just “So”
• Grammar Notes
• Practice – edit sentences

Also known as connecting adverbs in conversation, speech-act related adjuncts, discourse markers

So!   What you are saying is that we have to have everything ready by then.
So… what you are saying is that we have to have everything ready by then.

So, you are saying we have to have everything ready by Wednesday midnight.  (inf.)  I guess that…
So we need to get the testing, advertising and database in place.  (inf.) In summary
 

Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs: using verbal expressions made up of verbs and prepositions

• Adverb v. Phrasal Verb
• Separable v. Inseparable
• Phrasal Verb Grid
• Phrasal Verb List
• Do
• Get
• Go
• Have
• Make
• Take
• Think
• Practice 1
• Practice 2

Look up. 
Look up the word in the dictionary.

He took his coat off.
He took off his coat. 
The airplane took off.

Prepositions for Time

Prepositions for Time: telling when an action happens

• In/ On/ At
• By X time
• On time/In time
• Introductory Phrases
• Practice

We went to San Francisco in 2009.
We went to San Francisco in June.
We went to San Francisco on June 19, 2009, at noon.

Prepositions for Place

Prepositions for place: relating where

• In/ On/ At
• In v. On
• Prepositions for Transportaion
• Prepositions for Place
• Prepositions for Place
• Preposition List
• Relative Variations
• Practice 1
• Practice 2

We stood in the street.
We stood on the sidewalk.
We stood at the corner.

Preposition Paragraph

Paragraph Practice:  using preposition of time and place

• In/ On/ At
• Practice – multiple choice paragraph

Michael Phelps made sports history by winning eight gold medals ___ the 2008 Olympics ___ Beijing, China.

During / In

"During" vs. "in": focusing on duration versus exact time

• During – Period of Time
• During – Duration
• In – Exact Time
• Verbs for Duration
• Common Mistakes
• Practice – multiple choice

We are on vacation during July.
We went to the beach several times in our stay.
They are on vacation in July.
They stayed there during July, not during May.

For / Since

For/ Since: Indicating a quantity of time vs. a specific time

• For v. Since
• Quantity of Time Expressions
• For– Additional Meanings
• Since – Meanings
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – multiple choice

We have been coming to this beach for fifteen years.

We have been coming to this beach since July, 1995.

So / Such that

So that / Such that: emphasizing qualities and characteristics (cause - effect)  (Int. ESL, Native Spkr.)

• On this page:
• So-that v. Such that
• Effect clause
• So much v Such
• Common Mistakes
• Diagrams
• Practice – multiple choice

The meteor storm was so beautiful that we watched it all night.
It was such a beautiful meteor storm that we watched it all night.

We will learn so much interesting information that it will take years to process it.  (quantity)
We will learn such interesting information that it will take years to process it.  (quality)

Because Clauses

Because Clauses: shortening a cause-effect clause (Beg.– Adv. ESL, Native Spkr.)

• Beginning a sentencel
• Ending a sentence
• Be verbs
• Common Mistakes
• Past Events
• Practice – multiple choice
   

Because Tom worked so hard, he earned a good salary. (same time)
Working so hard, Tom earned a good salary. (same time)

Because Tom had been working so hard, he needed a vacation.
Having worked so hard (earlier time), Tom needed a vacation.
 

After / Before

After/Before: joining time-relative clauses (Int. ESL, Native Spkr.)

• Present & Future Time Frames
• When vs. when
• Common Mistakes
• Past Time Frames
• Punctuation
• Grammar Notes
• Practice 1 – correct/incorrect
• Practice 2 – multiple choice
• Practice 3 – edit sentence
   

When I call the dog, she comes.
After I call the dog, she comes.
Before I call the dog, I open the door.
After I make popcorn, we'll watch a movie.

When / While

When/While: joining clauses with same-time activity (Int. ESL, Native Spkr.)

• Same-time Events — when, while
• Punctuation
• Common Mistake
• Grammar Notes
• Practice – multiple choice
   

When you called, he picked up his cell phone.
While he was talking on the phone, the baby slept.

By the time

By the time: "possibly before but no later than when" (Int.– Adv. ESL, Native Spkr.)

• By the time v. When
• Future
• Present
• Past
• Common Mistake
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
   

By the time I leave work, the sun will be setting. (ongoing)
By the time I leave work, the sun will have set. (completed)

Time-related Clauses

Adverbial Clauses: shortening clauses (Int.– Adv. ESL, Native Speaker)

• Shortening a Clause
• While
• When
• Before
• After
• Since
• Sentence Transformation
• "Be" Verbs
• Common Mistakes
• Grammar Notes
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – multiple choice
   

While John was walking home, he came across a skunk.
While walking home, he came across a skunk.