1. Focusing Adverbs and Adverbs of Time Presented By: Ana Mercedes Salazar Clarita de Ho Juan Manuel Londoño Isabel Velazco

2. Focusing Adverbs Points to a particular clause. part of a

3. Focusing Adverbs conveyed, The meaning upon often depends position. their

4. Focusing Adverbs Most Common Also Either Only Just Mainly Mostly Even Neither

5. Focusing Adverbs John helped me to buy the house, but didn´t actually buy it for me. only John helped me to buy the house. ONLY John, no one else helped me . Example Mostly, Only, John Most Common helped me to buy Neither the house. Also, Mainly, Only, Either, Just, Even,

6. Focusing Adverbs Too Exceptions and are exceptions to this rule. as well They normally go in the end position.

7. Focusing Adverbs Exceptions She not only speaks English; 1 she speaks French as well. Example 2 He not only sings; he plays too. thepiano

8. Focusing Adverbs P R A C T I C E 1. Maria helped me to study. 2. He can´t sew a button on. ALSO 3. I drink coffee in the mornings and pancakes. JUST EVEN I was about to leave when he called. ONLY MAINLY The people I saw in the streets were tourists. MOSTLY EITHER 6. The land is flat. NEITHER 7. Joseph don´t like math, physics. 8. You can give one or two books.

9. Adverbs of Time

10. Adverbs of Time when tells us Adverbs of time an action happened, but also forhowlong, and howoften.

11. Adverbs of Time

12. Adverbs of Time Where to place the adverbs? the When adverbs are usually placed at the end of the sentence. Example 1. Juan Manuel attended to the seminar yesterday. 2. I will visit her tomorrow. “Neutral“ Positions The “when” adverbs can be placed in other positions to give a different emphasis

13. Adverbs of Time Where to place the adverbs? This time is more important Example 1. Later Ana ate some salad. 2. Ana later ate some salad. 3. Ana ate some salad later. This time is more formal. Policeman´s report This is neutral, no particular emphasis

14. Adverbs of Time Where to place the adverbs? the Forhowlong adverbs are usually placed at the end of the sentence. Example 1. Clarita stayed in the Metropolitan Park all day. 2. She lived in Colon city for a year. Notice “for” is always followed by an expression of duration. For three days For a week For several years For two centuries

15. Adverbs of Time Notice “since” is always followed by an expression of a point in time. since Monday since 1958 since the last war

16. Adverbs of Time Where to place the adverbs? the Howoften adverbs expressing the frequency of an action are usually placed before the main verb but after auxiliary verbs such as: be, have, may must. Example 1. I ofteneat vegetarian food. (beforethe main verb) 2. She is neversea-sick. (afterthe auxiliary “is”) 3. I have neverforgotten my first kiss. (afterthe auxiliary “have and beforemain verb)

17. Adverbs of Time Some other “how often” adverbs express the exact number of times an action happens and are usually place at the end of the sentence. 1. This magazine is published monthly. 2. He visits his mother once a week. When a frequency adverb is placed at the end of a sentence it is much stronger. 1. She regularly visits France. 2. She visits France regularly.

18. Adverbs of Time P R A C T I C E 1. Paul goes home on Sundays. Every day 2. They will write to us . Yesterday 3. The telephone is ringing . Occasionally 4. We can see a show . Next year 5. Henry went there gladly . Often 6. Joan arrived on . 7. I go to the beach in the summer. Tomorrow 8. we will travel to China. Usually 9. That tall English man over there Now teaches at my school. Saturday