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Adverbs placed before the words they describe

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Questions answered by the adverb

1. HOW MUCH

      Example words   very, too, extremely, almost, quite, somewhat, not very, hardly

Usage        The coffee was too hot.

She was an extremely efficient manager.

It was a very interesting game.

The story was somewhat confusing.

 

2. HOW OFTEN

      Example words    always, usually, normally, sometimes, occasionally, rarely

Usage        The boss always tripped on the carpet before he entered the room.

We usually interacted with the clients on Skype.

They normally offer us a 20% discount on MRP.

We rarely disagreed.

Exception

NOTE: IF we wish to STRESS on the frequency expression, we place it in the beginning of the sentence.

Usually we interacted with the clients on Skype.

Frequency, how often, is more important than interacting with the clients.

Normally, they offer us a 20% discount on MRP.

Frequency, how often, is more important than discount rate.

Rarely, did we disagreed.

Frequency, how often, is more important than disagreement itself.

Never do they have meals together.

Frequency, how often, is more important than not having meals together.

NOTE: For rarely and never, the do-verb comes before the actor (the subject). This is called an inversion.

Adverbs placed after the words they describe
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