English Grammar Lessons And Worksheets
Against means not in favour of There were twenty votes against the proposal and only fourteen in favour of it, so it was abandoned. We rowed hard against the current, but made little progress. Against can also mean hitting or touching. I hit my...
This grammar worksheet tests your ability to make affirmative and negative sentences. Answer in complete sentences. An example is given below. Is she any better today? Yes, she is better today. No, she is...
The adverb too shows undesirable extremes. She is too short. The exam was too hard. The soup was too salty. I am too tired. She was too nervous to speak. It is too late...
Adverbs are words used to modify verbs. Adverbs can go in different places in a sentence. See also: Position of adverbs Position of adverbs worksheet Rewrite the following sentences by inserting the adverb given...
Most words ending in -ly are adverbs. Examples are: kindly, cleverly, eagerly, stupidly, foolishly, pleasantly etc. There are also some adjectives ending in -ly. Examples of such adjectives are: costly, deadly, cowardly, friendly, lonely,...
Most adverbs are formed by adding -ly to their corresponding adjectives. Examples are: kindly (kind), slowly (slow), hardly (hard), sweetly (sweet) etc. She is very beautiful (adjective). She is beautifully (adverb) dressed. He is...
Just like adjectives, adverbs also recognise three degrees of comparison. Adverbs of one or two syllables form their comparative and superlative forms by adding -er and -est to the positive. fast, faster, fastest late,...
In this lesson we will learn about the common mistakes in the use of adverbs. Students often make several mistakes in the use of adverbs. Those mistakes are explained in this lesson. Once you...
Adverbs are words used to modify verbs or adjectives. Sometimes, we use an adverb to modify another adverb. Most words ending in -ly are adverbs. Words indicating time, place, manner, frequency etc. are also...
An adverb phrase is a group of words that serves the same purpose as an adverb. Here is a list of adverb phrases in common use. See also: What are adverb phrases? Above all...
