James Borg states that human communication consists of 93 percent body language and paralinguistic clues, while only 7% of communication consists of words themselves;[1] however, Albert Mehrabian, the researcher whose 1960s work is the source of these statistics, has stated that this is a misunderstanding of the findings[2] (see Misinterpretation of Mehrabian's rule).
English Adverbs
Learning the English Adverbs is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the English language. But first we need to know what the role of Adverbs is in the structure of the grammar in English.English adverbs are part of speech. Generally they're words that modify any part of language other than a noun. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs.
The adverb tells you (how, why, when, where) something happened. Usually an adverb is formed from an adjective, and you simply need to add the suffix (-ly): quick becomes quickly, easy becomes easily (note that "y" becomes "i" before adding "ly"), happy becomes happily...
Note that some adverbs don’t need to take (-ly), like: hard, fast …etc
Adverbs can come before adjective: He is actually tall.
Adverbs can come before other adverbs if they’re modifying them: she pushed him really hard.
Adverbs can modify nouns it’s really a nice house, as you have noticed there is an adjective between (really) and (a house).
-Some adverbs indicate intensity (how strong or intense something was): almost, entirely, extremely, highly, partially, practically, strongly, totally, very …
I entirely agree with you, we strongly recommend this website.
-Some adverbs indicate duration (how long something happened): briefly, forever, shortly, permanently, temporarily …
She can’t wait for you forever, she would like to live in the USA permanently, but is temporarily working in Japan.
-These adverbs indicate a degree of frequency or how many times you do something …, we will start with the most frequent, and we will end with the least frequent:
Always, constantly, usually, generally, normally, regularly, often, frequently, sometimes, periodically, occasionally, now and then, once in a while, rarely, seldom, hardly ever, almost never, never. Also you can use the expressions: daily (every day), weekly (every week), monthly (every month), yearly (every year) …
He usually speaks English, but sometimes he speaks Spanish with his wife, and once in a while speaks German with his friend from Germany, but never speaks Russian because he can’t speak it. He travels to Mexico monthly or every two months with his wife because he lives in Texas.
-Some adverbs can indicate the manner in which something was done or happened, usually this kind of adverbs take (-ly): badly, quickly, beautifully, smoothly …
The cake was decorated beautifully and everything was going smoothly, the cook was trying to cut the cake quickly, but he dropped it on the floor, so his day ended badly.
-Adverbs of place are: here, there, inside, outside, upstairs, downstairs… Examples: We will stay here with you, while the rest stays there, we feel warm inside, but I think our friends outside will need some umbrellas because it’s raining, I will go and look for them downstairs and if I don’t find them I will look upstairs.
-Adverbs of probability are used to express how likely it is for something to happen: Probably, certainly, definitely, maybe, perhaps, possibly … Note that probably, maybe, perhaps, possibly mean that the person is not sure if the thing will happen or will be done.
- Will you come to the party?
- Probably! (it means maybe I will come, and maybe not, other similar expressions are maybe, perhaps, possibly …)
- Can you call me if you’re not coming to the party?
- Definitely! (also certainly can be used, which means that I’m sure that I’ will call whether I decide to come to the party or not).
-Some adverbs indicate time, such as: today, yesterday, now, later, soon, already, still, finally… Examples:
Finally school is opening today, yesterday was the last day of vacation, I still wish that the vacation was longer, because exams will start soon, and we will be tested later.
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