{"id":73718,"date":"2020-04-04T06:04:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T06:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73718"},"modified":"2024-07-20T05:27:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T05:27:27","slug":"adverbs-of-certainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/adverbs-of-certainty\/","title":{"rendered":"Adverbs Of Certainty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Adverbs of certainty&nbsp;<\/b>express how certain or sure we feel about an action or event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common examples are: certainly, definitely, probably, undoubtedly, clearly, obviously etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She will definitely come.<\/li><li>He was clearly the winner.<\/li><li>She is probably working late. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Position of adverbs of certainty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/what-are-adverbs\/\">Adverbs<\/a> of certainty usually go in mid position. They are placed after&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/primary-auxiliary-verbs\/\">auxiliary verbs<\/a>&nbsp;and before other verbs. When there are two or more auxiliaries, the adverb goes after the first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>He is&nbsp;<b>undoubtedly&nbsp;<\/b>a great leader. (is\/am\/are\/was\/were + adverb)<\/li><li>She will&nbsp;<b>probably&nbsp;<\/b>come. (auxiliary verb + adverb + main verb)<\/li><li>It will&nbsp;<b>certainly&nbsp;<\/b>rain this evening. (auxiliary verb + adverb + main verb)<\/li><li>I&nbsp;<b>certainly&nbsp;<\/b>feel better today. (adverb + main verb)<\/li><li>You have&nbsp;<b>definitely&nbsp;<\/b>been working too hard. (first auxiliary + adverb + second auxiliary + other verb)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exceptions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Perhaps&nbsp;<\/b>and&nbsp;<b>maybe&nbsp;<\/b>are exceptions to this rule. They usually go at the beginning of a&nbsp;clause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><b>Perhaps&nbsp;<\/b>she will come.<\/li><li><b>Maybe&nbsp;<\/b>you are right.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Worksheet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rewrite the following sentences by placing the adverb of certainty in the correct place. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She is the most suitable candidate for this position. (undoubtedly)<\/li><li>She is working late. (Perhaps)<\/li><li>I am mistaken. (Maybe)<\/li><li>You have heard about him. (probably)<\/li><li>You have been a great help for me. (definitely)<\/li><li>They will win the championship. (certainly)<\/li><li>She will come if you invite her. (definitely)<\/li><li>You are not wearing that coat to work. (surely)<\/li><li>They are hiding something from us. (obviously)<\/li><li>The teacher explained the concepts. (clearly)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Answers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She is definitely the most suitable candidate for this position. <\/li><li>Perhaps she is working late. <\/li><li>Maybe I am mistaken. <\/li><li>You have probably heard about him. <\/li><li>You have definitely been a great help for me. <\/li><li>They will certainly win the championship. <\/li><li>She will definitely come if you invite her. <\/li><li>Surely you are not wearing that coat to work. <\/li><li>They are obviously hiding something from us. <\/li><li>The teacher clearly explained the concepts. \/ The teacher explained the concepts clearly. <\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adverbs of certainty&nbsp;express how certain or sure we feel about an action or event. Common examples are: certainly, definitely, probably, undoubtedly, clearly, obviously etc. She will definitely come. He was clearly the winner. 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