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Grammar - Elementary Frequency-Adverbs

This document provides information about adverbs of frequency in 3 sentences: Adverbs of frequency such as always, sometimes, and never are used to describe how often an action occurs, following the structure of subject + adverb + verb + object/complement or subject + verb "to be" + adverb + object/complement. Examples are given and adverbs of frequency are placed on a scale from 0% (never) to 100% (always) to explain their approximate meanings. Questions are also presented that commonly use adverbs of frequency.

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Grammar - Elementary Frequency-Adverbs

This document provides information about adverbs of frequency in 3 sentences: Adverbs of frequency such as always, sometimes, and never are used to describe how often an action occurs, following the structure of subject + adverb + verb + object/complement or subject + verb "to be" + adverb + object/complement. Examples are given and adverbs of frequency are placed on a scale from 0% (never) to 100% (always) to explain their approximate meanings. Questions are also presented that commonly use adverbs of frequency.

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Skill Builders: Grammar Adverbs of Frequency

Beginner

GRAMMAR EXPLANATION
What are adverbs of frequency?
Adverbs of frequency explain how often something happens. The adverbs can be used when
talking about the past, the present, or the future. But they are most often used to talk about the
present tense, especially for beginners. Here are three example sentences:
Sam always wakes up before the sun rises.
They sometimes walk to school.
I never got sick last winter.
What is the sentence structure?
Adverbs of frequency usually follow this structure:
subject | adverb | main verb | object/complement
She | never | drinks | coffee with breakfast.
My teacher | always | knows | the answers.
But when the sentence uses "to be," the structure changes to:
subject | main verb "to be" | adverb | object/complement
Bill | is | usually | tired in the mornings.
They | are | rarely | on time.
The adverb can sometimes come at the beginning or end of the sentence. This gives more
emphasis to the adverb, and so should only rarely be used. However, never, usually, and
always never appear at the beginning or end of a sentence. For example:
X
X
O

He goes out to eat always.


Always he goes out to eat.
He always goes out to eat.

Paul: What do you like to do on the weekend.


Stacy: Sometimes I see a movie, but there haven't been any good movies recently.
Stacy: I see a movie sometimes, but there haven't been any good movies recently.
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Skill Builders: Grammar Adverbs of Frequency

Beginner

For closed questions, we use:


Do you sometimes walk to school?
Does your teacher always know the answers?
And for open questions, we use:
How often do you wake up before the sun rises?
How often do you walk to school?
What do you always do in the summer?
When does he usually go out to eat?
Who do you sometimes see a movie with?
How are adverbs of frequency used?
Adverbs of frequency explain how often an action or event happens. Take a look at the following
guide, which explains the usage:

|
0%
never

|
25%
rarely
hardly ever

|
50%
sometimes

|
75%
often

|
100%
always

Note: These percentages aren't exact. For example, sometimes equals about 50%, or usually
equals about 75%. Let's look at the meaning of this sentence: I usually eat breakfast. The
meaning here is perhaps I eat breakfast on most days, but sometimes I may miss a meal if I'm
busy, sleep late, forget, etc. It's a rough estimate.
Is there additional information on adverbs of frequency?
No, that's all there is!

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