revision units 1,2

Here you will find the answers to some of the exercises we did in class to revise. These are the answers to order of adverbials KEY TO EXERCISES ON ADVERBIALS 01 (only one possibility stated, but some admit more) 1. The lovers ran together (manner) to the end of the street (place) 2. We have just (time*) bought a car 3. My Linguistics teacher speaks 14 languages (object) fluently (manner)! 4. The scientist had never (freq) been to New York before (time) 5. To be honest (comment) my parents were often (freq*) away on business trips 6. My grandpa still (time*) enjoys playing cards. 7. When the car crashed (time) she was thrown violently (manner) against a cement wall (place) 8. Usually (freq*) I do the laundry twice a week (freq) 9. I could never (freq) understand why he left me – inversion* 10. At the meeting (place; time?) I completely (manner–prep+O) disagreed with that proposal (prep+O) 11. I last (time*) saw my keys on Monday (time) 12. We stayed (at) home (place) all day (time) 13. After the tragic news (time), she sat at the desk silently (manner, 10) for a few minutes (time) 14. My friend is never (freq) at home (place) these days (time) 15. We go to English lessons to a language school twice a week (freq) 16. The French people we met had been traveling all over the world (place) for two years (time) 17. Presumably (comment), we will all pass the June exam 18. That guy has seldom (freq*) been seen before (time**) in this amazingly surprising park (place) - long 19. We always (freq) go swimming with Liz and Beth on Thursdays (time) 20. As a result (linking device), we were left cruelly (manner) in the middle of nowhere (place) 1. Presumably we were broke 2. Apparently the book is based in a true-life story. 3. Morally, it is very hard to make that decision, but financially it is easy (to do so) 4. Technically, the agreement/deal may be a success 5. Oddly enough, she didn’t mention she was moving 6. Theoretically, they’ve been in love for years 7. To my surprise, when they were searched they found they were carrying drugs 8. Sadly, they turned out to be drug dealers 9. Wrongly, she thought I spoke Arabic 10. To be honest, I’d never say that