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from English Grammar Today. Always is an adverb. Always: meaning. Always can mean ‘on every occasion’, ‘forever’ or ‘very frequently’. In these meanings we use it with simple tense forms: She always brings me flowers when she comes to visit. I will always love you. Kenneth has always been called Kenny by his family.
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- at all times; on every occasion. There's almost always somebody at home in the evenings. Always lock your car. She always arrives at 7.30. The children always seem to be hungry.
- for a long time; since you can remember. Pat has always loved gardening. This is the way we've always done it. This painting is very good—Ellie always was very good at art (= so it is not very surprising).
- for all future time. I'll always love you.
- if you say a person is always doing something, or something is always happening, you mean that they do it, or it happens, very often, and that this is annoying.
In general, the adverb always is not as movable as other kinds of adverbs – like the word occasionally. You will not often hear an English speaker use always at the beginning or the end of...
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Adverbs are easy to recognize because they usually end in –ly, but not always. Some of the most common adverb examples include: 1. really, very 2. well,badly 3. today, yesterday, everyday, etc. 4. sometimes, often, rarely, etc. 5. early, late, soon, etc. 6. here, there, everywhere, etc.
Adverbs often modify verbs. This means that they describe the way an action is happening. The adverb in each of the sentences above answers the question In what manner? How does Huan sing? Loudly. How does my cat wait? Impatiently. How will I consider your suggestion? Seriously. Adverbs can answer other types of questions about how an action was pe...
Adverbs can also modify adjectives. An adverb modifying an adjective generally adds a degree of intensity or some other kind of qualification to the adjective.
You can use an adverb to describe another adverb. In the following sentence, the adverb almost is modifying the adverb always (and they’re both modifying the adjective right): In fact, if you wanted to, you could use several adverbs to modify another adverb. However, that often produces weak and clunky sentences like the one above, so be careful no...
Some adverbs can modify entire sentences—unsurprisingly, these are called sentence adverbs. Common ones include generally,fortunately,interestingly, and accordingly. Sentence adverbs don’t describe one particular thing in the sentence—instead, they describe a general feeling about all of the information in the sentence. At one time, the use of the ...
Like adjectives, many adverbs can show degrees of comparison, although it’s slightly less common to use them this way. With certain flat adverbs (adverbs that look exactly the same as their adjective counterparts), the comparative and superlativeforms look the same as the adjective comparative and superlative forms. It’s usually better to use stron...
In general, adverbs should be placed as close as possible to the words they are intended to modify. Putting the adverb in the wrong spot can produce an awkward sentence at best and completely change the meaning at worst. Consider the difference in meaning between the following two sentences: The first sentence is correct if it’s meant to communicat...
Ernest Hemingway is often held up as an example of a great writer who detested adverbs and advised other writers to avoid them. In reality, it’s impossible and unnecessary to avoid adverbs altogether. Sometimes we need them, and all writers (even Hemingway) use them occasionally. The trick is to avoid superfluous adverbs. When your verb or adjectiv...
What does the adverb always mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb always, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adverb always? About 300 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
always adverb (EVERY TIME) Diane is always so cheerful. I always walk to work. I've always been afraid of heights. He's always been hard-working. My parents are always arguing about money. He's always shouting at the children. I've always been useless at sports.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English al‧ways /ˈɔːlwəz, -weɪz $ ˈɒːl-/ S1 W1 adverb 1 all the time, at all times, or every time Always lock your bicycle to something secure. She’d always assumed that Gabriel was a girl’s name. He hadn’t always been a butler. 2 for a very long time I’ve always wanted to go to Paris.
