Anh văn 2 unit 1 đại học bách khoa

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
Tell HOW OFTEN STH IS DONE OR HOW OFTEN SOMEONE DOES STH.
Adverbs of frequency can be divided into 2 groups:
* Definite frequency adverbs: ( every day, annually, twice a week….) Put at
the beginning or end of the sentence or clause.
Eg: The manager checks the production levels every day.
* Indefinite frequency adverbs: (always, rarely, usually, never….)

A. Affirmative statements
1. Adv + main verb
Eg : I usually go to bed at 10 : 00
2. Be + adv
Eg: My boss is rarely bad-tempered.
3. Auxiliary verb + adv + main verb
Eg : - I have never seen a whale.
- You can always come and stay with us if you want to.


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B. Negative statements =
1. Adv(frequently, sometimes, occasionally) + negative auxiliary
Eg : I sometimes don’t play tennis on Saturday.
2. Negative Aux + Adv (always, generally, normally, often, regularly, usually)
Eg:- We don’t always have wine in the evenings
- Public transport isn’t always very reliable
- He isn’t usually at the gym. / He usually doesn’t go to the gym.
3. Adv (usually, generally, often) can be put before or after the Negative Aux.
Eg : I don’t often go swimming
C. Questions
1. Adv + verb
Eg : - How do you usually come school?

- Do you sometimes have a winter holiday


ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
For emphasis: some adverbs can be put at the beginning or at the end of the
sentence.
Eg: - Sometimes we played cards.
OR We played cards sometimes.
- Usually I walk to school.
OR I walk to school usually.
Don’t say:
- Never I go to the theatre.
- Always I have tea in the morning.
( but “always” may occur at the end, but in the sense of “for ever”.
Eg: I will love you always.


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DRILL A
1. Mr. Lee is never sick and come on time __________.
A. Never
C. sometimes
B. Rarely
D. every day
2. The supervisor _________ tries to be fair.
A. Always
C. every day
B. Usual
D. ever
3. Our department has _________ been this productive before.

A. Still
C. yet

B. Never
D. lately
4. Ms. Carver__________ late since she was promoted.
A. Has been rarely
C. rarely has been
B. Has rarely been
D. rarely been
5. Our boss gives all of the management team bonuses ______.
A. Never
C. still
B. Always
D. annually


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6. We have ________ pre- registered the conference.
A. Yet
C. already
B. Still
D. ever
7. Mr. Kim _________ calls in the auditors.
A. Frequently
C. timely
B. Yet
D. already
8. The boss treats everybody to lunch _________.
A. Never

C. rarely
B. On occasion
D. normally
9. We are __________ waiting for a fax from the head office.
A. Already
C. every day
B. Yet
D. still
10. The Sales Department hold a meeting ______.
A. Usually
C. weekly
B. Already
D. always


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DRILL B:
1.

Ms. Buta, who just arrived in this country with only a high school education, is
_______ an accountant with a major company.

A. every

B. already

A. every year

B. never

C. yet
D. often
2. Our sales manager _______ makes mistakes in her record keeping, so our accounts
are perfectly balanced.
A. usually
B. yet
C. never
D. often
3. I went through all of the old records this morning and have come to the realization
that production levels have _______ been this high before.
A. still
B. never
C. yet
D. every month
4. If they _______ have not agreed on a theme after three full days of deliberation,
we’ll have no choice but to postpone the conference.
A. often
B. still
C. already
D. occasionally
5. Research and development funds are being reduced _______ because of budget
cutbacks.
C. still

D. always


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6. ______ the right to limit quantities when you are selling seasonal items that are in
high demand.

A. daily reserve
B. always reserve
C. reserve often
D. reserve generally
7. While earning her degree via an online school, Ms. Duthuit worked _______
summer as a receptionist for a dental hygienist.
A. every
B. always
C. often
D. still
8. I wish I could say we would hire her immediately, but she hasn’t _______
completed her training course.
A. still
B. seldom
C. never D. yet
9. Do not _______ without consulting either me or one of the managers from the
head office.
A. invest never
B. still invest
C. ever invest
D. already invest
10. _______ her prefers to communicate by e-mail, but his server is down and
nobody can get in to look at it until tomorrow.
A. usually
B. yet
C. Never
D. ever


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