Unit 4 Grammar The future 1 page 49

  LIKELY probable or expectedthe most likely outcomea likely scenarioa likely Oscar nomineelikely (to do something) Tickets are likely to be expensive.likely (that…) It's more than likely that the thieves don't know how much it is worth.They might refuse to let us do it, but it's hardly likely.
  bound to do/be something certain or likely to happen, or to do or be somethingThere are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced.It's bound to be sunny again tomorrow.You've done so much work—you're bound to pass the exam.It was bound to happen sooner or later (= we should have expected it).You're bound to be nervous the first time (= it's easy to understand).

Unit 3 Vocabulary Adverbs 2

Adverbs: types

from English Grammar Today

Time, place and manner adverbs (early, there, slowly)

Time adverbs

Time adverbs tell us about when something happens.

already	lately	still	tomorrow
early	now	soon	yesterday
finally	recently	today	yet

Have you seen Laurie today?

I’d prefer to leave early.

I went to the cinema on my own recently.

There’s been an increase in house burglary lately.

See also:

• Adverb phrases
• Already, still or yet?

Place adverbs

Place adverbs tell us about where something happens or where something is.

There was somebody standing nearby.

Is that your scarf there?

You go upstairs and do your homework. I’ll come up in a minute.

Manner adverbs

Manner adverbs tell us about the way something happens or is done.

accurately	beautifully	expertly	professionally
anxiously	carefully	greedily	quickly
badly	cautiously	loudly	quietly

Manner adverbs are often formed from adjectives by adding -ly:

She spoke very loudly. We could all hear what she was saying.

We waited anxiously by the phone.

We walked up the stairs very quietly because Mum and Dad were asleep.

Some common manner adverbs have the same form as adjectives and they have similar meanings (e.g. fast, right, wrong, straight, tight).

adjective	adverb
I was never a fast swimmer	Driving fast is dangerous
All of your answers werewrong.	People always spell my name wrong.
Is that the right time?	That builder never does anything right!
My hair is straight.	Let’s go straight to the airport.

Degree adverbs (slightly) and focusing adverbs (generally)

Degree and focusing adverbs are the most common types of modifiers of adjectives and other adverbs. Degree adverbs express degrees of qualities, properties, states, conditions and relations. Focusing adverbs point to something.

Degree adverbs

absolutely	enough	perfectly	somewhat
a (little) bit	entirely	pretty	terribly
a lot	extremely	quite	too
almost	fairly	rather	totally
awfully	highly	remarkably	utterly
completely	lots	slightly	very

Mary will be staying a bit longer. (a bit longer = for a little more time)

It all happened pretty quickly.

She was quite surprised they came, actually.

It was £3.52 if you want to be totally accurate.

Focusing adverbs

especially	just	mainly	particularly
generally	largely	only	simply

I just wanted to ask you what you thought.

I wouldn’t particularly like to move to a modern house.

See also:

• Adverbs

Evaluative adverbs (surprisingly) and viewpoint adverbs (personally)

We put some adverbs outside the clause. They modify the whole sentence or utterance. Evaluative and viewpoint adverbs are good examples of this:

The electric car, surprisingly, does not really offer any advantages over petrol cars. (evaluative)

Personally, I think the show was great. (viewpoint)

Linking adverbs (then, however)

Linking adverbs show a relationship between two clauses or sentences (e.g. a sequence in time, cause and effect, contrast between two things):

I left my house in the morning [sequence]then I went to pick up Leanne at her house.

[cause]We talked until the early hours and [effect]consequently I overslept the next morning. (the result of the late night is that I was late the next morning)

The sun will be shining in France. [contrast]However, heavy rain is expected in Spain.

Warning:

We can use then and consequently to join clauses or sentences. We usually use but not however to connect two clauses in the same sentence:

There was no room for them but they got on the train.

There was no room for them. However, they got on the train.

Unit 3 Vocabulary - Adverbs

ADVERBS OF MANNER

Adverbs of manner tell us how something happens. They are usually placed either after the main verb or after the object.

EXAMPLES

• He swims well.
• He ran quickly.
• She spoke softly.
• James coughed loudly to attract her attention.
• He plays the flute beautifully. (after the direct object)
• He ate the chocolate cake greedily. (after the direct object)

An adverb of manner cannot be put between a verb and its direct object. The adverb must be placed either before the verb or at the end of the clause.

EXAMPLES

Adverb of degree	Modifying	Example
extremely	adjective	The water was extremely cold.
quite	adjective	The movie is quite interesting.
just	verb	He was just leaving.
almost	verb	She has almost finished.
very	adverb	She is running very fast.
too	adverb	You are walking too slowly.
enough	adverb	You are running fast enough.

Unit 3 Review

  
few
 determiner,adjective
BrE /fjuː/
 
; NAmE /fjuː/
 
(fewer, fewest)
 


1.  used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘not many’Few people understand the difference.There seem to be fewer tourists around this year.Very few students learn Latin now.
2.  (also a few) used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘a small number’, ‘some’We've had a few replies.I need a few things from the store.Quite a few people are going to arrive early.I try to visit my parents every few weeks.
3. used with uncountable nouns to mean ‘not much’
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