LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

7 Adverbs

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Focus adverbs

'Even', 'only', 'just' and 'simply' for 'focusing' [> LEG 7.54-55]

1 We can change the position in a sentence of adverbs like even, only, just and simply depending

on where we want to 'focus our attention'. Compare:

Even I understood Professor Boffin's lecture, (i.e. even though I'm stupid)

I even understood Professor Boffin's lecture, (i.e. out of various things I understood)

2 In everyday speech, we often put these adverbs before the verb and other people can

understand what we mean from stress and intonation: I only asked a question means 'that's all

I did' rather than 'I was the only person who asked a question'.

Write sentences to show how you interpret these statements.

1 Only I understood his lecture

2 I only listened to his lecture

3 I understood his lecture only.

4 Set the table simply.

5 I just understood his lecture

6 I understood just his lecture

7 I understood his lecture -jusfi

Two meanings of 'too' [> LEG 7.48,7.56]

Too changes its meaning according to position:

This coffee is too hot to drink at the moment. (= more than is desirable [> 7.6A, 16.4B])

The croissant is freshly-made and the coffee is hot, too. (= also)

1 I can't drink the coffee, (hot) ...J&.ÚOD./htá.

2 The coffee is freshly-made and it is also hot

3 I went to the bank and I also went to the supermarket

4 I didn't walk to the supermarket, (far)

5 I didn't buy that jacket, (expensive)

6 I didn't buy that jacket. It was badly-made and also expensive

'Too' and 'not either' [> LEG 7.56]

We use too at the end of an affirmative sentence to mean also:

Billy can already read and he can write, too.

In the negative, we must use either in place of too:

Billy can't write yet and he can't read, either. (Not "He can't read, too. * [>13.4])

Add too or either.

1 I like walking and I like cycling ¿büß.- 5 I can't knit and I can't sew

2 I met John and I met his wife 6 Don't drink tea and don't drink coffee,

3 I don't swim and I don't run, 7 I don't know and I don't care

4 He runs a restaurant and a hotel 8 I know John well and I like him