LENGUA INGLESA II

1º Grado Estudios Ingleses - 2023-2024

ICEBREAKING HOME GRAMMAR TASKS

WEEK 8a
ADVERBS AND WORD ORDER
Task 1: After revising your document ‘Week 8a Icebreaking Grammar
Classnotes’, to investigate the rules related to Adverbs and Word Order (in
EGU Units 109-112), please complete the activities below:
In each case (i) circle the Category/s (initial, middle and final position) to
which each adverb belongs to and (ii) mark the correct Sentences below.
1.-“BADLY” fits in (a) INITIAL / (b) MIDDLE / (c) FINAL POSITION
Sentences with Adverbs
1 Valerie badly behaved at her aunt’s yesterday.
2 Valerie behaved badly at her aunt’s yesterday.
3 Valerie behaved at her aunt’s badly yesterday.
4 Valerie behaved at her aunt’s yesterday badly.
2.-“RECENTLY” fits in (a) INITIAL / (b) MIDDLE / (c) FINAL POSITION
Sentences with Adverbs
5 Recently, she has given birth to a baby girl.
6 She recently has given birth to a baby girl.
7 She has recently given birth to a baby girl.
8 She has given recently birth to a baby girl.
9 She has given birth recently to a baby girl.
10 She has given birth to a baby girl recently.
3.-“YESTERDAY” fits in (a) INITIAL / (b) MIDDLE / (c) FINAL POSITION
Sentences with Adverbs
11 Yesterday I visited an art gallery in London.
12 I yesterday visited an art gallery in London.
13 I visited yesterday an art gallery in London.
14 I visited an art gallery yesterday in London.
15 I visited an art gallery in London yesterday.
4.-“VERY MUCH” fits in (a) INITIAL / (b) MIDDLE / (c) FINAL POSITION
Sentences with Adverbs
16 Joe very much doesn’t like football.
17 Joe doesn’t very much like football.
18 Joe doesn’t like very much football.
19 Joe doesn’t like football very much.

Facultad de Letras
Departamento de Filología Inglesa 1
Campus Universitario de La Merced. C/. Santo Cristo 1 - 30001 Murcia
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5.-“PROBABLY” fits in (a) INITIAL / (b) MIDDLE / (c) FINAL POSITION

Sentences with Adverbs
20 Probably, the concert will be cancelled.
21 The concert probably will be cancelled.
22 The concert will probably be cancelled. MID IS BY DEFAULT BC IT IS
AN ADVERB OF FREQUENCY
23 The concert will be probably cancelled.
24 The concert will be cancelled probably.
25 Probably I won’t see you.
26 I probably won’t see you. this
27 I won’t probably see you.
28 I will probably not see you.
29 I will not probably see you.
30 I will not see you probably.

6.-“OFTEN” fits in (a) INITIAL / (b) MIDDLE / (c) FINAL POSITION

Sentences with Adverbs
31 Often, my mother goes to the shop.
32 My mother often goes to the shop.
33 My mother goes often to the shops.
34 My mother goes to the shops often.

7.-“QUICKLY” fits in (a) INITIAL / (b) MIDDLE / (c) FINAL POSITION

Sentences with Adverbs
35 Quickly, she drew the cat.
36 She quickly drew the cat.
37 She drew quickly the cat.
38 She drew the cat quickly. this

8.-“ALSO” fits in (a) INITIAL / (b) MIDDLE / (c) FINAL POSITION

Sentences with Adverbs
39 Also, we were very hungry.
40 We also were very hungry.
41 We were also very hungry. this
42 We were very also hungry.
43 We were very hungry also.

Facultad de Letras
Departamento de Filología Inglesa 2
Campus Universitario de La Merced. C/. Santo Cristo 1 - 30001 Murcia
T. 868 883 191 – F. 868 883 185 – www.um.es/dp-filologia-inglesa
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9.-“NEVER” fits in (a) INITIAL / (b) MIDDLE / (c) FINAL POSITION

Sentences with Adverbs
44 He never has been arrested.
45 He has never been arrested.
46 He has been never arrested.
47 I never have been to Paris.
48 I have never been to Paris.
49 I have been never to Paris.
50 I have been to Paris never.
51 Never I will be.
52 Never will I be.
53 I never will be.
54 I will never be.
55 I will be never.
56 I never will.
57 I will never.
10.-“ALWAYS” fits in (a) INITIAL / (b) MIDDLE / (c) FINAL POSITION
Sentences with Adverbs
58 I always have to phone him.
59 I have always to phone him.
60 I have to always phone him.
61 I always do it.
62 I always have.
63 I always do.

11.-“ALL” fits in (a) INITIAL / (b) MIDDLE / (c) FINAL POSITION

Sentences with Adverbs
64 All of my friends can play the violin.
65 All my friends can play the violin.
66 They were all playing the violin.
67 All of them can play the violin.
68 They can all play the violin.
69 All enjoy playing the violin.
70 All they can play the violin.
71 They all can play the violin.

Facultad de Letras
Departamento de Filología Inglesa 3
Campus Universitario de La Merced. C/. Santo Cristo 1 - 30001 Murcia
T. 868 883 191 – F. 868 883 185 – www.um.es/dp-filologia-inglesa
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Task 2: Do investigate about the forms STILL, YET, ALREADY, ANY MORE, ANY
entences below.
LONGER and NO LONGER and mark the correct sentences

72 She doesn’t come any longer.

73 She doesn’t come any more.
74 She doesn’t still come.
75 She has already come.
76 She still hasn’t come.
77 She no longer comes.
78 She no more comes.
79 She hasn’t come yet.
80 She still comes.

Initial
Suddenly,
Yesterday

Mid-position
Frequency (frequently): adv+main verb; aux+adv+mv;
aux+adv+mv
-ly

Final position
Yesterday
Manner (How?) +Place+Time
Ex: angrily at home yesterday

Probably/certainly + Negation (not/won’t)

I will always…
I ALWAYS WILL/DID/SHOULD…

Facultad de Letras
Departamento de Filología Inglesa 4
Campus Universitario de La Merced. C/. Santo Cristo 1 - 30001 Murcia
T. 868 883 191 – F. 868 883 185 – www.um.es/dp-filologia-inglesa