BZ.Spoken English

 Placement of Adverbs: Adverbs can be used in diverse ways, which means that they are very flexible in sentences; they can be moved around quite a bit without causing any grammatical irregularities. Take a look at the following sentence: The speaker grimly faced the audience. The adverb in this sentence is ‘grimly’; moving it around a little, we get The speaker faced the audience grimly. There is nothing wrong with either of the two sentences. What this goes to show is that an adverb can be positioned at multiple points in a sentence, and the guide below will help you decide where your chosen adverb should go: Adverbs used to begin sentences/clauses Connecting adverbs To place an adverb at the beginning of a sentence or clause is also known as ‘initial position adverb placement’, and the adverbs that are commonly used in these positions are known as ‘connecting adverbs’, such as: Consequently However Next Still Then These adverbs are known as connecting adverbs, quite simply, becau...

  Placement of Adverbs: Adverbs can be used in diverse ways, which means that they are very flexible in sentences; they can be moved around quite a bit without causing any grammatical irregularities. Take a look at the following sentence: The speaker grimly faced the audience. The adverb in this sentence is ‘grimly’; moving it around a little, we get The speaker faced the audience grimly. There is nothing wrong with either of the two sentences. What this goes to show is that an adverb can be positioned at multiple points in a sentence, and the guide below will help you decide where your chosen adverb should go: Adverbs used to begin sentences/clauses Connecting adverbs To place an adverb at the beginning of a sentence or clause is also known as ‘initial position adverb placement’, and the adverbs that are commonly used in these positions are known as ‘connecting adverbs’, such as: Consequently However Next Still Then These adverbs are known as connecting adverbs, quite simply, beca...

Adverbs: Adverbs are words that are used in sentences to describe or change the meaning of a Verb or Adjective or even another Adverb. They add description to the sentence to make it more detailed and interesting. For example : He walked slowly across the square. Here, one can see that the Adverb ‘slowly’ is describing the Verb ‘walk’ by telling that the person was walking slowly. Types of Adverbs: Adverbs are used in sentences to answer many questions about the Verbs/Adjectives/Adverbs themselves. The different types of Adverbs are as following: Adverb of Time E.g.: The results were announced yesterday. Here the Adverb is yesterday which is answering the question: When were the results announced? ‘Announced’ is the verb in this sentence. She will visit the hospital tomorrow. Here the Verb is ‘visit’ and the Adverb is tomorrow as the question being asked is: Whenwill she visit the hospital? Other examples of Adverbs of Time are – Once, Never, Tomorrow, Daily etc. Adverb of Place E.g.: ...

Prepositions after Adjectives: Specific prepositions are used after certain adjectives. There is no definite rule to ascertain which preposition should be used with which adjective. We simply need to learn them. But there’s no need to fret on the thought of learning without knowing the rule as people do manage to memorise them through constant usage and with a little time. Here is a list of some commonly used adjectives and the prepositions that are normally used with them to help you get started: ADJECTIVE - PREPOSITION accustomed - to afraid - of accused - of acquainted - with addicted - to annoyed - about/with/at allergic - to amazed - at/by anxious - about appreciated - for ashamed - of associated - with astonished - at/by aware - of angry - with afraid - of attached - to bad - at based - on beneficial - to boastful - for bored - with brilliant - at busy - with capable - of careful - with/about/of certain - about characteristic - of clever - at connected - with conscious - of conte...