Upstairs: on or to a higher floor
Use upstairs to describe a location or movement inside a building, and contrast it with downstairs.
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English: Adverbs for time, manner and degree
English: Specify when, how often, how or to what degree something happens, with examples of natural adverb placement.
Adventure journal
English: Adverbs for time, manner and degree
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Twice: two times
Use twice for two occurrences and twice a week or month to describe a repeated schedule.
Read and practiseExactly: precise information
Use exactly for a precise time or quantity, an exact match or a request for a specific detail.
Read and practiseEverywhere: in or to all places
Learn to use everywhere for all relevant places, everywhere else for the remaining places, and not everywhere for a limited area.
Read and practiseYesterday: the day before today
A visit, a call or a journey on the day before today can be placed in time with one useful word.
Read and practiseDownstairs: on or to a lower floor
A lower floor can be a location or a destination; describe both with a useful adverb and contrast it with upstairs.
Read and practiseOutside a building
A garden or street is beyond the building: describe being there or going there with a common English adverb.
Read and practiseInside a building
A seat indoors or a move through the door: describe both situations with a common English adverb.
Read and practiseAway: distance and movement
A station five minutes from here or a bird leaving a window: express distance and movement from a place.
Read and practiseTonight: the current evening or night
Plans, events and observations after dark can be located in the evening or night of the current day.
Read and practiseOnce: one occasion
One visit or one event per month: express a single occurrence and describe a simple frequency in English.
Read and practiseNearly: close to completion
A meal almost ready or a glass almost empty: describe a state that is close but has not quite been reached.
Read and practiseReally: emphasis and truth
A very cold drink or a surprising fact: add emphasis to a quality or ask whether something is true.
Read and practiseSuddenly: an unexpected change
Use suddenly to describe an unexpected event, an abrupt change or a realization in a narrative.
Read and practiseNearby: not far away
Use nearby to locate a place close to the current reference point and describe nearby places.
Read and practiseClearly: easy to understand
Use clearly to describe speech, writing or images that people can hear, read, see or understand easily.
Read and practiseRecently: not long ago
Use recently for a recent past event or a period that began not long ago, with natural verb positions.
Read and practiseMeanwhile: during the same period
Use meanwhile to connect overlapping actions or describe what happens before an expected event.
Read and practiseFinally: last or after a delay
Use finally to introduce the last step or point, or to describe an eventual result after difficulty.
Read and practiseEspecially: giving particular emphasis
Use especially to single out one example or emphasize a quality in a particular context.
Read and practiseQuietly: with little noise
Use quietly to describe an action with little noise and distinguish volume from speed.
Read and practiseAbroad: in or to another country
Use abroad for being in or travelling to a foreign country, and from abroad for return or origin.
Read and practiseActually: the real situation
A closed shop or an unexpected drink: correct an assumption and describe what is true.
Read and practiseCertainly: confidence and agreement
A steep path or a polite request: express confidence or give an emphatic yes in English.
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