lexical verb + general adverb – English Grammar Profiler

Here’s an idiomatic and advanced example of a lexical verb followed by an adverb:

I think I‘ve always had a talent for painting and drawing.
I think it‘s something that came naturally.

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It is much rarer to follow a lexical verb by a general adverb than a preposition or adverb of degree.

In this search in iWeb corpus, we have removed results that do not match the criteria or have unsure tagging.

18 SEE (VV0) ALSO (RR) 76851

The term “see also” is used in a variety of contexts, but it most commonly refers to a citation signal that directs the reader to additional sources of information on a particular topic. In legal writing, “see also” is used to cite to sources that provide additional support for a statement after primary supporting sources have already been cited. In general writing, “see also” may be used not as a signal for supporting sources, but as a way to suggest other ideas that may be of interest to the reader because of their similarity to the discussion at hand.

19 WORKS (VVZ) WELL (RR) 75187

21 GO (VVI) WRONG (RR) 74572

26 WORK (VVI) WELL (RR) 68085

32 KNOW (VVI) EXACTLY (RR) 50204

34 KNOW (VV0) EXACTLY (RR) 49832
35 COMING (VVG) SOON (RR) 48111

41 TURN (VV0) RIGHT (RR) 43597

46 WORKING (VVG) CLOSELY (RR) 39917

51 THINK (VVI) SO (RR) 37023
52 WORK (VV0) WELL (RR) 35693

54 SET (VV0_VVD_VVN) FORTH (RR) 35309

57 BECOMING (VVG) INCREASINGLY (RR) 34659

59 WENT (VVD) WRONG (RR) 33624

62 TAKE (VVI) LONG (RR) 31149

65 GOES (VVZ) WRONG (RR) 29470 71 WORKS (VVZ_NN) WELL (RR) 27856

72 GOES (VVZ) WELL (RR) 27537