EXERCISES
The place of the adverb in the sentence
Место наречия в предложении
Classification of adverbs
| Наречия места | Here (здесь, сюда), there (там, туда), near (близко), inside (внутри), outside (снаружи, наружу), above (выше, наверху), below (ниже, внизу), far away (далеко) | Is the station far away? I opened the box and saw that there was nothing inside. |
| Наречия времени | now, then, before (раньше), once (однажды), already (уже), suddenly (вдруг), soon (вскоре), ago (тому назад), today, tomorrow, sometimes(иногда), still (все еще) | She is still sleeping. Sometimesthey come here to feed the dogs. I have already seen the film. |
| Наречия меры и степени | much (много), little (мало), too (слишком), very (очень), enough (достаточно), hardly (едва), nearly( почти) | He doesn’t speak much about it. She eats very little. The bus runs tooslowly. |
| Наречия образа действия | well, quickly, easily, quietly | Did you sleep well? He came very quickly. |
1. Наречия образа действия ставятся непосредственно после глагола, если глагол является непереходным:
He walked slowly. Он шел медленно.
The sun shines brightly. Солнце светит ярко.
2. Когда глагол является переходным, наречие ставится или после дополнения, или перед глаголом. Наречие не может стоять между глаголом и дополнением:
He easilytranslated the article. Он легко перевел статью.
He translated the article easily.
3. Наречия неопределенного времени – always, often, seldom, ever, never, just, already, yet, usually, sometimes, still и т.д. – ставятся перед глаголом:
He always comes early.
4. Однако эти наречия ставятся после глагола to be:
He is never late for the lectures. Он никогда не опаздывает на
лекции.
5. Когда глагол употребляется в сложной форме, эти наречия ставятся между вспомогательным и смысловым глаголом:
I will never forget it.
He has just left.
6. Эти наречия ставятся между модальным глаголом и инфинитивом:
I can always prove it to be true.
7. Наречия времени tomorrow, today, yesterdayи т.д. могут стоять или в начале или в конце предложения:
Tomorrow I’ll go there.
I have seen him today.
8. Наречие yet в значении еще может стоять или после частицы not, или после глагола, а при наличии дополнения – после дополнения:
I have not yet read the letter.
I have not read the letter yet.
Exercise 1. Form adverbs from the given adjectives and nouns.
Sweet, careful, real, slow, usual, day, calm, stupid, firm, loud, happy, safe, dry, soft, brave, hour.
Exercise 2. Give the comparative and superlative forms of the following adverbs.
Early, often, hard, easily, well, near, far, late, clearly, slowly, fast, quickly, strongly, closely, long, badly, distinctly, frequently, honestly, soon, late.
Exercise 3. Put the words in brackets into the right form.
1. Statistics say that women drive (carefully) than men. 2. This time he tried (hard) than last time. 3. A big car can be parked (easily) than a small one. 4. We walked (far) than we had planned. 5. This month Caroline worked (badly) of all, though actually she works (well) of all the pupils of her class. 6. Which of all these books did you enjoy (much)? 7. The fire was put out (quickly) than we expected. 8. He speaks English (fluently) of all in my class. 9. The (hard) you work the (soon) you make progress. 10. The woman said she had been treated (badly) than a slave. 11. He stepped (close) and saw that they were playing with little kittens.
Exercise 4. Choose the right word.
1. By nature all men are alike, but by education widely … . Do you think … about it? (different, differently) 2. My teacher taught me … as he used the latest, most … methods of teaching. (effective, effectively) 3. Men talk …, but live …. Even … men make … mistakes. (wise, wisely, foolish, foolishly) 4. The children’s presentation was very … . The events developed … . (dynamic, dynamically) 5. She is walking so… . How … this ballerina is! (graceful, gracefully) 6. Charles and Diana were very … matched. – Yes, it was a … match from start to finish. (bad, badly) 7. He dreamed of acting (brave, bravely) in emergency. 8. This definition is not quite (exact, exactly). 9. Do you (serious, seriously) wish to go there? 10. The problem can be solved quite (simple, simply).
Exercise 5. Put the adverbs in the right places.
1. You are right. (absolutely) 2. I got to bed at twelve (always) 3. Do you go to parties? (ever) 4. You can be sure of anything. (never) But you can trust me. (certainly) 5. They meet every weekend. (usually) 6. I have had such a shock! (never) 7. They met again. (never) 7. Does he tell you the truth? (always) 8. He’s late. (always) He was late for his own wedding. (even) 9. Can you be sincere? (ever) 10. Expensive remedies are useful (always), if not to the sick, then to the chemist. 11. Are you all right? (really)
Exercise 6. Translate the words in brackets.
1. What beautiful flowers. They (хорошо пахнут) too.
2. Jack read his new story to me. It (звучало интересно). I hope the editor will like it.
3. I can’t eat it. It (ужасно на вкус) and too much salt.
4. I wasn’t very well yesterday but today (чувствую себя прекрасно).
5. Have you been out in the rain? You (выглядишь промокшим).
6. Ann (казалась расстроенной) yesterday. Do you know what had happened?
Exercise 7. Translate the sentences into English.
1. Мы почти опоздали на поезд. 2. Мы едва знаем друг друга. 3. Вы часто пропускаете занятия в последнее время. 4. Рядом с нашим домом есть небольшое озеро. 5. Том прекрасно себя ведет. 6. Мне это не нравится, все это дело выглядит небезопасным. 7. Моя мама знает три языка, но лучше всего она говорит по-французски. 8. Новый врач относится к пациентам гораздо внимательнее, чем старый. 9. Она одевается лучше всех в нашей группе. 10. Он хуже всех написал тест. 11. Дом спроектирован плохо. 12. Что еще он вам рассказал? 13. Я недавно встретил его в музее. 14. Новый магазин близко отсюда. 15. Он слишком гордый, чтобы признать свою ошибку. 16. Он еще не вернулся.