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Adverbs have three main positions in the sentence: Front (before the subject): - Now we will study adverbs. Middle (between the subject and the main verb): -We often study adverbs. End (after the verb or object): -We study adverbs carefully . Adverbs of Frequency always, sometimes, never... You will find adverbs occupying multiple positions within a sentence: Now , get in the police car. (front) The thief was immediately arrested. (before the verb) The thief sat nervously after being arrested. (after the verb) After the botched robbery, the thief decided to give up crime completely . (end)

Adverbs of certainty  express how certain or sure we feel about an action or event. Usage Common adverbs of certainty: certainly  ,  definitely, probably, undoubtedly, surely 1. Adverbs of certainty go before the main verb but after the verb 'to be': He  definitely  left the house this morning.  He is definitely in the house this morning. The news probably influences many people He is  probably  in the park. 2. With other auxiliary verb, these adverbs go between the auxiliary and the main verb: He has  certainly  forgotten the meeting.  He will  probably  remember tomorrow. 3. Sometimes these adverbs can be placed at the beginning of the sentence: Undoubtedly , Winston Churchill was a great politician.    Certainly , we will move to the city. BE CAREFUL! with  surely.  When it is placed at the beginning of the sentence, it means the speaker thinks something is true, but is looking for confirmation:  Surely, you've got a sport

The principal job of an adverb is to modify (give more information about) verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. In the following examples, the adverb is in bold and the word that it modifies is in italics. Modify a verb: - John speaks loudly . (How does John speak?) - Mary lives locally . (Where does Mary live?) - She never smokes . (When does she smoke?) Modify an adjective: - He is really handsome . Modify another adverb: - She drives incredibly slowly .  But adverbs have other functions, too. They can: Modify a whole sentence: - Obviously , I can't know everything. · Certainly , the thief chose the wrong profession. Modify a prepositional phrase: - It's immediately inside the door. Other examples:  an adverb modifies other verbs(verbs are in bold/adverbs are in italics)   · The thief acts stupidly . (answers the question:how?) · The thief never shoots , because he has no gun.(answers the question: when?) · Th

Adjectives Definition Adjectives describe or give information about nouns or pronouns. For example:- The grey dog barked. (The adjective grey describes the noun "dog".) The good news is that the form of an adjective does not change. It does not matter if the noun being modified is male or female, singular or plural, subject or object. Some adjectives give us factual information about the noun - age, size color etc (fact adjectives - can't be argued with) . Some adjectives show what somebody thinks about something or somebody - nice, horrid, beautiful etc (opinion adjectives - not everyone may agree). If you are asked questions with which, whose, what kind, or how many, you need an adjective to be able to answer. There are different types of adjectives in the English language: 1)­  Numeric:  six, one hundred and one  2) ­ Quantitative:  more, all, some, half, more than enough  3)­  Qualitative:  colour, size, smell etc.  4)­  Possessi

It's not easy to describe a noun. In simple terms, nouns are "things" (and verbs are "actions"). Like food. Food (noun) is something you eat (verb). Or happiness. Happiness (noun) is something you want (verb). Another example is "human being"". A human being (noun) is something you are. What are Nouns? The simple definition is: a person, place or thing teacher, school, book Types Countable Nouns,   Uncountable Nouns dog/dogs,                rice, hair(s) Proper Nouns (Names) Do we say "Atlantic Ocean" or "the Atlantic Ocean"? Should I write "february" or "February"? Shirley, Mr Jeckyll, Thailand, April, Sony Possessive 's Adding 's or ' to show possession. John's car, my parents' house Noun as Adjective Sometimes we use a noun to describe another noun. In that case, the first noun is "acting as" an adjective. love story, toot