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Communication Skills-I

Notes They follow the same pattern as frequency adverbs in terms of where they are placed.

Examples: 1. I quite understand.
2. We had almost reached the hut when the rain started.
3. I am just beginning a new course.

Adverbs of frequency

Adverbs of frequency answer the question “how many times”. This adverb comes

1. After the verb ‘to be’.
She is always honest.
2. Comes before simple tenses of all other verbs:
They sometimes spend the whole of Saturday fi shing.
3. Comes after the first auxiliary in a tense consisting of more than one verb:

I have often wondered how they did that.
I can sometimes go without food for days.
Here, you should note that, with ‘used to’ and ‘have’ the frequency adverb is usually placed in
front.

We always used to look forward to the school holidays.
He never has any trouble with his old car.

11.5.3 Inversion

If you begin a sentence with one of the following, the normal word order changes - the verb

comes first followed by the subject:
Never, seldom, scarcely..... when, no sooner ..... than, nowhere, in no circumstances, on no
account, only then, not only.

Examples: 1. No sooner did we hear the results when there was a knock at the door.
2. Seldom has one century seen so many changes.
3. Never would I be persuaded to buy a second hand car.
Always remember the usual word order with different adverbs:

Manner Place Time
She sang (beautifully) in the (concert hall) (last night)

Task Write ten sentences that have an article, noun, adjective and adverb.

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