ADVERBS

ADVERBS

In each of the sentences, there are at least two possible positions for the adverb given.

. 1.       a) He naturally expresses his thanks.

            b) He expresses his thanks naturally

2.        a) The teacher obviously thought the student was not intelligent.

            b) The teacher thought the student was obviously not intelligent.

            c) Obviously, the teacher thought the student was not intelligent.

3.        a) There were only few passengers on the bus on weekdays.

            b) There were few passengers on the bus only on weekdays.

            c) There were few passengers on the bus on weekdays only.

4.        a) The speaker had not argued his case clearly at all.

            b) The speaker had not argued his case at all clearly.

5.        a) Some club members were horrified even at the suggestion of small             changes.

            b) Some club members were horrified at the suggestion of even small             changes.

            c) Even some club members were horrified at the suggestion of small changes.

6.        a) I remember his being able to play football well.

            b) I remember well his being able to play football.

7.        a) The rescue party just managed to take ten of the crew off the ship before it sank.

            b) The rescue party managed to take ten of the crew off the ship just before it sank.

            c) The rescue party managed to take just ten of the crew off the ship before it sank.

8.        a) I particularly don’t want to be obliged to him by asking him a favour.

            b) I don’t want to be obliged to him particularly by asking him a favour.

            c) I don’t want to be particularly obliged to him by asking him a favour.

9.        a) I rather think he will find he has been rash in investing his money in            those shares.            

            b) I think he will find he has been rather rash in investing his money in            those  shares.

            c) I think he will find he has been rash in rather investing his money in            those shares.

10.      a) Frank has also decided to spend a few days in Austria on his way to            Switzerland.

            b) Frank has decided to also spend a few days in Austria on his way to            Switzerland.

            c) Frank has decided to spend a few days in Austria also on his way to             Switzerland.

11.      a) When I mentioned the money involved, he promptly undertook to do       the work.

            b) When I mentioned the money involved, he undertook to do the work       promptly.

            c) When I promptly mentioned the money involved, he undertook to do       the work.

            d) Promptly, When I mentioned the money involved, he undertook to do      the work.

12.      a) He appreciated that my idea was quite a good one, but wasn’t willing       to lend me his support.

            b) He appreciated that my idea was a good one, but wasn’t quite willing        to lend me his support.

13.      a) Do you still think you’ll have enough money at the end of the month          to take a short holiday?

            b) Do you think you’ll still have enough money at the end of the month          to take a short holiday?

            c) Do you think you’ll have enough money at the end of the month to            still take a short holiday?

14.      a) I should ask him personally what he meant by his statement.

            b) I should ask him what he personally meant by his statement.

            c) I personally should ask him what he meant by his statement.

15.      a) Have you really made up your mind about what you want to do when       you leave school?

            b) Have you made up your mind about what you really want to do when      you leave school?

16.      a) He at least had the grace to admit that he was partly in the wrong.

            b) He had at least the grace to admit that he was partly in the wrong.

            c) He had the grace to at least admit that he was partly in the wrong.

            d) He had the grace to admit that he was at least partly in the wrong.

            e) At least, he had the grace to admit that he was partly in the wrong.

17.      a) In the future, he will explain quite clearly what he intends to do.

            b) He will explain quite clearly what he intends to do in the future.

            c) He will explain quite clearly in the future what he intends to do.

18.      a) The student distinctly overheard the teacher saying that his last essay        was better.

            b) The student overheard the teacher distinctly saying that his last essay        was better.

            c) The student overheard the teacher saying that his last essay was      distinctly better.

19.      a) A spokesman for the bus company normally pointed out that buses            couldn’t run on Sundays  because of the unwillingness of the staff to         work overtime.

            b) A spokesman for the bus company pointed out that buses couldn’t             normally run on Sundays  because of the unwillingness of the staff to         work overtime.

            c) A spokesman for the bus company pointed out that buses couldn’t run      normally on Sundays because of the unwillingness of the staff to work           overtime.

            d) A spokesman for the bus company pointed out that buses couldn’t             run on Sundays because  of the unwillingness of the staff to normally        work overtime.

20.      a) As the solicitor rightly said, the money had been divided among the            brothers and sisters of  the childless dead man.

            b) As the solicitor said, the money had been rightly divided among the            brothers and sisters of  the childless dead man