LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

7.7 Focus adverbs

7.7D 'Also' and 'as well' [> LEG 7.56]

Study:

Write:

1 We use also and as well like too, that is in affirmative sentences. We replace them by either in

negative sentences. We use as well only at the end of a a clause or sentence:

I bought this handbag and I bought these shoes to go with it, as well.

2 Also is more common in writing than in speech. It normally comes:

• after be, have, can, etc.: Susan is an engineer. She is also a mother.


• after the first auxiliary verb when there is one or more than one:
  I should have collected the letters from your office and I should also have posted them.


• before the main verb: I play volley-ball and I also play tennis, [compare > 7.4A]
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Show where also goes in these sentences.

1 She can act and she can sing.

2 I have had a rest and I have had a shower

3 He writes novels and he writes TV scripts

4 He has been arrested and he will be tried

5 You should have phoned and you should have written

6 I have to write a report and I have to file some letters

7 I'd like a cup of coffee and I'd like some sandwiches, please

8 Mr Mason owns the corner shop and he owns the flat over it

9 We sell our products in the home market but we export a lot

10 I'm not going to buy it because it's not what I want and it's too expensive

7.7E Context

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

A SAFE PLACE

Ceithei) My aunt, Millie, always said she had some jewels which she

would leave to me, but when she died she didn't leave any money and

she didn't leave any jewels^

(^2 even) My mother was surprised.

(^3 too) 'I know she had some rings and some lovely necklaces.

("only) I saw them once, but perhaps she sold them.'

(^5 as welt) My mother and I looked everywhere: we looked in the

bedrooms, in the bathroom, and in the attic, but we found nothing.

(^6 a/so) 'Millie was very careful and was afraid of burglars,' mother said,

'but I don't think she hid her jewels anywhere.

(^7 foo) Let's go home, and we'd better take all the food in the deep

freeze.'

On Sunday, mother said to me, 'I'm going to cook this lovely goose

which was in your aunt Millie's deep freeze. I'll prepare some stuffing

and you can stuff the goose.'

(^8 foo) Five minutes later I screamed with surprise: the goose was full of

jewels and there were some gold coins!

I screamed with surprise!