obviously – English Grammar Profiler
ADVERBS, C2, MODALITY, range / affect, associate, become, cause, eventually, evolve, inevitably, normally, obviously, occur, personally, possibly, significantly, take, undoubtedly, VM, would, _VVI
Let’s look at some examples of ‘would’ + a wide range of adverbs: They would eventually become the oppressive hand of the Russian government. (Listen) What would normally take him maybe a day or something to solder by hand, he can do in a few minutes using this machine. (Listen) Point 234 in the category of MODALITY is defined: wide range of adverbs with ‘would’, including ‘undoubtedly’, ‘possibly’, ‘normally’, ‘personally’, ‘eventually’, ‘obviously’, ‘significantly’, …
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ADVERBS, B1, FUTURE / actually, also, always, certainly, clearly, definitely, either, ever, finally, just, likely, never, obviously, only, probably, really, RR, still, surely, VB, VVGK
In the English Grammar Profile, B1 point 34 in the category of FUTURE: ‘be going to’ with a limited range of adverbs, after the auxiliary be form, in the normal mid position. The EGP examples of adverbs include ‘never’ and ‘really’. An iWeb search for: _VB _RR _VVGK *we removed the past forms of BE 1 ‘M …
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ADVERBS, B1, emphasis, hedging, MODALITY, modify / certainly, could, definitely, guess, must, obviously, probably, RR, should, surely, try, VM
B1 Point 57 in the English Grammar Profile, in the category of MODALITY/adverbs, is defined as: modal verb + modal adverb to modify an assertion, either through hedging or emphasis. B1 point 81 in modality/adverbs is defined as: increasing range of adverbs, for emphasis However, when we check the EGP examples for point 57 which …
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ADVERBS, attitude, B1, stance, viewpoint / acceptable, accurate, bunch, collection, completely, false, fault, honest, honestly, hopefully, impossible, independent, issue, luckily, meanings, natural, obviously, original, PELIC, series, smooth, surrounding, unexpected, unnecessary, useless
In the English Grammar Profile, B1 point 37 in the category of adverbs/modifiers is defined as: increasing range of adverbs: to indicate an attitude or viewpoint. For example: Basically, I agree with you. We need blankets because we should keep our bodies warm while we are sleeping. PELIC STUDENT: Japanese, Male, 4, g This is obviously for me. listen A list of adverbs can be taken from the EGP examples: completely|obviously|clearly|actually|luckily|honestly|sadly|basically|obviously|hopefully In iWeb …
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ADVERBS, B2, continuous, PAST, perfect / been, developing, exploring, had, obviously, previously, recently, RR, VVG
B2 English Grammar Profile point 76 in the category of PAST is: past perfect continuous WITH ADVERBS in the normal mid position For example: I had just been doing some reading. listen An iWeb search for: had _rr been _vvg 1 HAD ALREADY BEEN WORKING 359 2 HAD ALREADY BEEN USING 210 3 HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN USING 122 4 HAD ALSO …
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A2, ADVERBS, B1, B2, C2, continuous, PAST / actively, anxiously, apparently, basically, constantly, currently, definitely, deliberately, desperately, eagerly, either, eventually, fully, initially, likely, merely, obviously, originally, particularly, patiently, previously, rapidly, recently, RR, secretly, seriously, severely, simply, thoroughly, TLC, truly, VBD, VVG, was, were
This is another grammar point where the English Vocabulary Profile is probably better at profiling the language than the English Grammar Profile. There are a handful of adverbs that already make the task across levels quite difficult to follow. We then should consider the hundred other adverbs that appear in this ‘mid position’. A2 point …
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ADVERBS, C2, MODALITY, must, VERBS / adapt, all, allegedly, apparently, blush, considered, definitely, doubt, equal, essence, essentially, evidently, fortunately, glance, indeed, inevitably, know, likely, literally, must, necessarily, noticeably, obviously, positively, presumably, reportedly, RR, scarcely, seemingly, sight, strictly, surely, technically, things, totally, truly, unavoidably, undeniably, undoubtedly, unnecessarily, unquestionably, VM, VVI
These are the 12 adverbs I would teach with “must” to advanced students: correctly, either, generally, somehow, therefore, constantly, currently, necessarily, simply, successfully, surely, satisfactorily, ultimately.