Class 11 English Unit 2: Grammar: Position of Adverbs

 

Grammar

Position of adverbs

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxi3cKICpK8

A. Study these sentences.

a. Perhaps she is not coming to the party.

b. I sometimes visit him in the supermarket.

c.  He drove the car carefully.

Here, the words in bold are adverbs. Adverbs can be placed at the front, in the middle, or at the end of a clause or sentence.

B.    Rewrite the following sentences with the adverbs in the appropriate place. (page 20) (Answers only)

a.      I often watch television.

b.     Have you ever been to Janakpur?

c.      They sometimes play football on Saturdays.

d.     The weather is always bad in November.

e.      We seldom have fish for dinner.

f.       Pritam doesn't usually get up before seven.

g.     I was very tired and I was also hungry.

h.     Did you both enjoy the flight?

Quiz:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNAyGzcVwe8

 

C.    Rewrite the following sentences, placing the underlined words in the right position. ( page 20) (Answers only)

a.      I have never understood her.

b.     We are often invited to the parties.

c.      We were all tired, so we all fell asleep.

d.     Rajan always drives to work.

e.      Pradip hardly ever watches television, but he reads newspapers a lot.

f.       We enjoyed the party very much.

g.     My brother speaks English fluently.

Quiz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHYHiqQT3H8

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