Correct the following sentences.

1.       I am very much sorry.

2.       He was very kind enough to invite us.

3.       Can you tell me the story in details?

Mid-position adverbs usually go after auxiliary verbs, after be (is, am, are, was, were) and before other verbs.

Supply suitable adverbs in the following sentences. The kind of adverb you need to use is indicated in the brackets.

1.  I am not —————– sure. (Adverb of degree or manner)

Correct the following sentences and state your reasons for doing so.

1. It was bitter cold.

2. I couldn’t help not crying.

3. He will pay dear for this mistake.

Some adjectives and adverbs express qualities which are gradable. Examples are: funny, interesting, difficult, hard etc. Stories can be more or less interesting. Jobs can be more or less difficult. Other adjectives and adverbs express qualities which are not gradable. Examples are: perfect, impossible, dead, round etc. We do not usually say that people are more or less dead or perfect.

An adverb is a word that modifies the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

In the following sentences, pick out the adverbs and tell what each modifies.

Some words are sometimes used as adjectives and sometimes as adverbs. Examples are: loud, fast, high, next, back, little, hard, ill, best, quick, early, only, enough, much etc.