Adverbs which have different meanings

Compare:
deep = a long way down e.g. He dived deep into the lake.	deeply = greatly e.g. He is deeply respected.
free = without payment e.g. Pensioners travel free on trains.	free = willingly e.g. He freely admitted to being a good swimmer.
hard = with a lot of effort e.g. He worked hard.	hardly = scarcely (ледве) e.g. He hardly played at all.
late = after the arranged time e.g. He arrived late.	lately = recently e.g. I haven’t seen him lately.
high = to/at a high level e.g The plane flew high in the sky.	highly = very much e.g. She is a highly respected woman.

Position of Adverbs

1. verb + adverb

e.g. He drives carefully.

2. verb + direct object what? + adverb

e.g. I read the letter attentively.

4. adverb of manner How? + adverb of place Where? + adverb of time When?(Обставина, що вказує більш точний час, стоїть перед обставиною, що вказує час у загальному плані e.g. at 5 o’clock yesterday.)

e.g. He worked hard at school yesterday.

But: When there is a verb of movement then:

place + manner + time

e.g. She goes to work on foot every day.

5. a) no longer + verb

e.g. He no longer lives here.

But: to be auxiliary verb + no longer

e.g. My father is no longer a pilot.

b) beginning of the sentence + any more any longer

e.g. He does not live here any more/any longer.

6. beginning of the sentence + daily, weekly, monthly, early

e.g. The mail is delivered here daily.

7. Probably, certainly, obviously, possibly + not

e.g. I probably won’t go to Poltava.

e.g. I’ii probably not go to Poltava.

Order of Frequency Adverbs

Hardly ever occasionally often nearly always

Not ever/never seldom/rarely sometimes very often/ frequently always

Generally usually/normally

1. Subject + adverb + verb

e.g. I often go on a business trip.

We never see them nowadays.

He hardly ever eats ice cream.

2. To be first auxiliary verb modal verb + adverb

e.g. I have sometimes seen them in here.

I can often see them.

The room has never been cleaned.

Still, yet, already

1. Still already + verb

e.g. He still behaves like a child.

I already know that.

2. To be auxiliary verb modal verb + still already

e.g. He is still asleep.

She is already here.

3. The beginning of sentence + alreadyfor special emphasis

e.g. I’ve seen the film already.

Have you done that already?

4. Subject + still + not for special emphasis

e.g.They still haven’t paid it.

I still don’t understand him.

5. A) the beginning of question + yet (вже)

e.g. Have you done that yet?

b) The beginning of negative sentence + yet (ще)

e.g. He has n’t answered my letter yet.

Such, so

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