SECRETS BEHIND STUDENTS FAILURE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONS REVEALED!!!

COMMON ERRORS IN THE USE OF ADVERBS:

An Adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective and another adverb.

1. Adverbs of manner, place and time are usually placed after the verb or the object:

He was talking slowly.

He helped me sincerely.

2. Adverbs of frequency such as always, ever, never, often, seldom, usually, rarely, etc. and some other adverbs like already, almost, just, quite, nearly, hardly, etc. are placed between the subject and the verb:

I rarely go there.

He hardly knows her.

3. The auxiliaries ‘have to’ and ‘used to’ come after the adverb:

He often used to go there.

4. The adverb ‘enough’ is used after the word it qualifies:

He was kind enough to help me.

5. ‘Only’ is used immediately before the word it modifies:

I have only two books.

6. Very; much: Very is used with an adverb or an adjective; much is used with a verb:

He knows you very well.

He does not like tea much.

􀁺 ‘Too’ implies more than enough and therefore, should never be used in place of ‘very’:

Wrong: I am too lucky.

Right: I am very lucky.

‘Too --- to’ has a negative sense:

She is too young to marry.

‘Too” can also be used in the sense of ‘also’:

Rosa, too, will go with us.

6.5.1 Practice Set

Incorrect	Correct
He speaks very fluent.	He speaks very fluently.
He goes to Lagos often.	He often goes to Lagos.
It is very hot to go out.	It is too hot to go out.
He reads this book hardly	He hardly reads this book.
He used to go to cinema regularly.	He regularly goes to cinema.