7. Adverbial phrases CAREFUL! The most common student mistake with adverbials is word order error, particularly after the verbs be and have, e.g. The third day of our trip wasn t very good also. (Correct form = ✞ ✟ our trip also wasn t very good.). ✞ At C1 level, the most likely error is for students to place the adverbial too late in the sentence, e.g. You can find easily an English-language newspaper to read ✟ with the at the library. (Correct form = You can easily find an adverb of manner placed before the correct verb). FAST FINISHERS comment: Presumably, your wife ✟ degree: Some of the theories are simply ridiculous. manner: The secretary put the phone down abruptly. time: I had had a nasty feeling beforehand. ✟ frequency: the origins of language will always fascinate us. Thankfully, we soon found the keys next to the box. how? = very well, angrily, as fast as possible, by chance, gradually, gently when? = later, the next day, at the break of dawn where? = there, in the corner, in front of me how often? = rarely, never, frequently howlikely?=definitely,obviously,withoutadoubt comment? = unfortunately, surprisingly, clearly degree? = a bit, extremely, quite, absolutely 127 / 201