The following exercises will help you to gain better understanding about how adverbs of time work. Jim was so sick he spent four weeks in the hospital. She volunteered at the hospital (1) for three days (2) every month (3) last year.Įach sentence contains an example of an adverb of time the examples are italicized for easy identification.When using more than one adverb of time in a sentence, use them in the following order:.Adverbs of time that express an exact number of times the action happens usually work best at the end of a sentence.My father was up with heartburn for hours.She stayed at her grandmother’s house all day.Adverbs of time describing for how long an action occurred usually work best at the end of a sentence.(This is a neutral, standard way to use the adverb later.) ![]() Robin Hood stole the king’s crown later.Notice how the statement sounds like it belongs in a police report.) (This is a formal way to use the adverb later. Robin Hood later stole the king’s crown.(The time is the most important element here.) ![]()
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