50 Hour Foundation Course Complete English Adverb Class 3 1

ENGLISH GRAMMAR - ADVERB
A D V E R B
RU L E S OF
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NIMISHA BANSAL /Iamnimishabansal
I AM NIMISHA BANSAL /nimisha mam
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Rule: The adverb ‘too much’ is

used with nouns and adverb
‘much too’ is used with
adjective.
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Example:
➢ His elbow injury gives him ‘too

much’ pain ( Here pain is a
noun)
➢ He is much too careless.(Here

careless is adjective.)
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Rule: Generally, fairly is used

with positive sense and rather
is used with negative or
unfavorable sense.
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Example:
➢ Garima is fairly smart.
➢ This is rather boring

movie.
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Rule: Enough should be preceded by an

adjective.
Example:
➢ Richa is now strong enough to lift this
bag (correct)
➢ Richa is now enough strong

enough to lift this bag. (Incorrect)
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➢ Sudha is intelligent enough

to clear this exam. (correct)
➢ Sudha is enough intelligent

to clear this exam. (Incorrect)
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Rule: Adverb ‘very’ is used in

positive degree while adverb ‘much’
is used in comparative degree.
Example:
➢ Hardik is very intelligent.
➢ Cheetah is much faster than elephant.
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Rule: Late shows period of time and

lately shows recently.
Example:
➢ You should not come late.
(correct)
➢ You should not come lately.

(Incorrect)
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➢ Sumitra lately had an elbow

surgery. (correct)
➢ Sumitra late had an elbow

surgery. (Incorrect)
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Rule: If the sentences

beginning with hardly, never,
seldom, scarcely, rarely, no
sooner etc. then the verb is
used in inverted form.
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Example:
➢ No sooner had they entered the

theatre then the movie started.
(correct)
➢ No sooner they had entered the

theatre then the movie started.
(Incorrect)
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➢ Hardly does he go to gym.

(correct)
➢ Hardly he goes to gym.

(Incorrect)
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Rule: Adjective qualifies a noun and a

pronoun whereas adverb modifies a verb,
an adjective and an adverb.
Example:
➢ Her act was remarkable. (correct)
➢ She acted remarkably to achieve

success. (Incorrect)
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Rule: Adverb of time such as

‘Always, often, already, just, never,
ever, sometimes, frequently,
generally, recently, usually, seldom,
hardly, rarely, normally etc. are
generally placed, before the verb
they,modify for example
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Example:
➢ My brother comes often every sunday.
(Place ‘often’ before ‘comes’)
➢ He goes usually to the movie every

Friday. ( Place ‘usually’ before ‘goes’)
➢ He never talks ill of friends.
➢ He is always satisfied
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Rule: Use of Else and Other,

Else ‘should be followed by
‘but’.
‘Other and ‘Otherwise are
followed by ‘than’
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Example:
➢ It is nothing else than sheer

madness.(Use ‘but’ in place of
‘than’)
➢ She had no other alternative but

stay here.(Use ‘than’ in place of
‘but’)
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Rule: Both ‘never’ and ‘not’ are adverbs.

The use of ‘never’ for ‘not’ is incorrect
Example:
➢ I never went to Ooty last year. (Use
‘did not’ go in place of ‘never’)
➢ I never remember to have sad so.(Use

‘do not’ go in place of ‘never’)
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Rule: ‘Seldom or never’,

‘seldom if ever’, ‘little or
nothing’, ‘little’ if anything.
The phrase ‘seldom if ever’,

‘little or anything are wrong in
use.
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Example:
➢ We seldom or ever meet our

relatives these days.
➢ We seldom or never (seldom, if ever) meet our

relatives these days.
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Rule: Negative adverb should not be used with

the words negative in meaning. so two negative
should be avoided.
‘Seldom, nowhere, never, nothing, hardly,

scarcely, neither, barely, rarely’, are some of the
adverb expressing negative meaning.
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Example:
➢ I rarely went to meet nobody across the road.(use

‘anybody’ in place of ‘nobody’)
➢ She hardly knows somebody in the town.(stay ‘anybody’

in place of ‘somebody’)
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Rule: The use of ‘very much,

so, too, enough, rather’.
‘Very’ modifies present
participle used as adjective,
adverb and adjective in positive
degree. ‘Much’ is used as
comparative degree and past
participle.
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Example:
➢ It is a much interesting picture.(use ‘very’ in place of

‘much’)
➢ I was very exhausted in the evening.( use ‘much’ in place
of ‘very’.)
➢ She did this work very quickly.
➢ She is much wiser than her mother.
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Note: Student should note the

use of ‘very’ and ‘much’ in
superlative degree.
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Example:
➢ She is the very best teacher in our school.

(Here ‘very’ mean ‘really’)
➢ She is much the best teacher in our school.

( Here ‘much’ means ‘decidedly’)
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‘So’ and ‘too’ will not be used

without ‘that’ ( Adverb clause)
and two (Infinitive)
respectively.
‘Very’ and ‘much’ may be used

in the place of so and too.
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Example:
➢ My brother is so healthy.
(Use ‘very’ in place of ‘so’)
➢ She is very kind.

( Here ‘very’ means ‘to a great
extent’)
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1.Every mother is always kindly to

her child.
A. is always kindness.
B. is always kind.
C. has always kinds.
D. No improvement.
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2. He boasts of being excessive

generous.
A. being excessively generous.

B. being much generous.
C. being too generous.
D. No improvement
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3. I am to happy to see you again.
A. I am too happy
B. I am very happy
C. I am rather happy.
D. No improvement
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4. I was not idle neither.
A. much
B. too much
C. either
D. No improvement.
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5.Rashmi is a quite wise girl.
A. quite a wise girl.

B. a quite a wise girl.
C. a quite the wise girl
D. No improvement
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6. He only died a week ago
A. die only
B. died only
C. died only
D. No improvement
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7. I cannot walk no further today
A. any further
B. some further
C. further
D. No improvement
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8. I do not want nothing.
A. Something
B. anything
C. Any
D. No improvement
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9. It is heavily raining.
A. raining heavily
B. raining heavy
C. heavy raining
D. No improvement
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10. I only eat when I am hungry
A. only eaten
B. eat only
C. ate only
D. No improvement
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11. I have not received no offer.
A. some
B. any
C. not any
D. No improvement
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12.My wife cooks never.
A. never cooks
B. never cooking
C. cooking never
D. No improvement
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Multiple choice questions

Practice Experience -3
➔ Tick the (✔)correct option
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1. The house is enough big for us
A. The house is big enough for us.

B. The house is enough bigger for us.
C. The house is enough biggest for us.
D. None of these.
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2. She early left.
A. She left early.

B. She early leaving.
C. She leaving early.
D. None of these.
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3. He is much to bold.
A. He is much very bold.

B. He is much bold.
C. He is much too bold.
D. None of these.
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4. It is very better.
A. It is much better
B. It is too better
C. It is rather better.
D. None of these.
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5. This is happened a month before.
A. This is happened a month before.

B. This is happened before a month.
C. This happened a month ago.
D. None of these.
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ENGLISH GRAMMAR - ADVERB

Rule: The adverb ‘too much’ is

➢ His elbow injury gives him ‘too

➢ He is much too careless.(Here

Rule: Generally, fairly is used

➢ Garima is fairly smart.

➢ This is rather boring

Rule: Enough should be preceded by an

➢ Richa is now enough strong

➢ Sudha is intelligent enough

➢ Sudha is enough intelligent

Rule: Adverb ‘very’ is used in

➢ Cheetah is much faster than elephant.

Rule: Late shows period of time and

➢ You should not come lately.

➢ Sumitra lately had an elbow

➢ Sumitra late had an elbow

Rule: If the sentences

➢ No sooner had they entered the

➢ No sooner they had entered the

➢ Hardly does he go to gym.

➢ Hardly he goes to gym.

Rule: Adjective qualifies a noun and a

➢ She acted remarkably to achieve

Rule: Adverb of time such as

➢ He goes usually to the movie every

Rule: Use of Else and Other,

➢ It is nothing else than sheer

➢ She had no other alternative but

Rule: Both ‘never’ and ‘not’ are adverbs.

➢ I never remember to have sad so.(Use

Rule: ‘Seldom or never’,

The phrase ‘seldom if ever’,

➢ We seldom or ever meet our

➢ We seldom or never (seldom, if ever) meet our

Rule: Negative adverb should not be used with

‘Seldom, nowhere, never, nothing, hardly,

➢ I rarely went to meet nobody across the road.(use

➢ She hardly knows somebody in the town.(stay ‘anybody’

Rule: The use of ‘very much,

➢ It is a much interesting picture.(use ‘very’ in place of

➢ She is much wiser than her mother.

Note: Student should note the

➢ She is the very best teacher in our school.

➢ She is much the best teacher in our school.

‘So’ and ‘too’ will not be used

‘Very’ and ‘much’ may be used

➢ She is very kind.

1.Every mother is always kindly to

2. He boasts of being excessive

A. being excessively generous.

3. I am to happy to see you again.

4. I was not idle neither.

5.Rashmi is a quite wise girl.

A. quite a wise girl.

6. He only died a week ago

7. I cannot walk no further today

8. I do not want nothing.

10. I only eat when I am hungry