LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

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7.4 Adverbs of frequency

7.4C Adverbs of frequency at the beginning of a sentence [> LEG 7.40.4]


Study: For special emphasis, we can begin a sentence with frequently, generally, normally,
(very) often, sometimes and usually.
We can say: We normally don't worry if the children are late home from school.
Or: Normally, we don't worry if the children are late home from school.

Write: Answer each question in full putting the adverb a) in the middle and b) at the beginning.

1 Do you ever bring work home from the office? (often)

2 Does John leave home before his wife does? (normally)

3 Have you ever forgotten to lock the back door? (frequently)

4 Do you know when to wake up? (usually)

5 Are you the one who pays the bills? (generally)

6 Is the traffic heavy in the mornings? (often)

7 Do you ever have power cuts? (sometimes)
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8 Are there complaints about the service? (often)

7.4D Context


Write: Show where the adverbs in brackets can go in the sentences that follow them.

WHERE DID I PUT MY TEETH?
С ever) Have you forgotten something on a train or bus? forqcrttoi
(^2 never) Don't say you have!
(^3 always) ("occasionally) We can't be careful with our things and most of
us must have left something behind when getting off a bus or train.
(^5 never) There can't be anyone who forgets anything.
(^6 regularly) Over 150,000 items a year are dealt with by London
Transport's Lost Property Office.
С normally) People don't carry stuffed gorillas, but someone recently left
one on a train.
(emost often) The things people lose are umbrellas and keys.
(^9 sometimes) But there are items that are not very common.
(wever) Can you imagine losing a bed and not claiming it?
often) Prams and pushchairs are lost.
(^12 frequently) But it is unbelievable that people forget false teeth and
even glass eyes when they get off a train!
(^13 often) Yet they do!

People don't carry stuffed gorillas!

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