Grammar Mistakes in the Use of Adverbs

Grammar Mistakes in the Use of Adverbs pdf! This Lesson is related to grammar mistakes with an adverb, grammar errors in the use of the adverb are an important topic because a mistake can badly affect someone’s performance in English speaking, teaching, or learning.

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What are Adverbs in English Grammar?

Adverbs are modifying words. Adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adverbs are the most basic part of English Grammar and parts of speech.

Different kinds of adverbs go in different positions in adverbs and therefore knowing about the correct position of adverbs is very important.

Grammar Mistakes in the Use of Adverb

Below are some grammar mistakes in the use of adverbs in English:

Grammar Mistakes in the Use of Adverbs

Incorrect	He speaks the truth always.
Correct	He always speaks the truth.
Incorrect	I meet him at the corner of the street often.
Correct	I often meet him at the corner of the street.
Incorrect	I only did two sums.
Correct	I did only two sums.
Incorrect	John only succeeded in doing a hat-trick in this tournament.
Correct	Only John succeeded in doing a hat-trick in this tournament.
Incorrect	Nothing else than jealousy obliged him to do it.
Correct	Nothing else but jealousy obliged him to do it.
Incorrect	I never remember having done it.
Correct	I do not remember ever having done it.
Incorrect	She is not clever to do it.
Correct	She is not clever enough to do it.
Incorrect	He cares a straw for it.
Correct	He does not care a straw for it.
Incorrect	He knows to make the best of the bad job.
Correct	He knows how to make the best of the bad job.
Incorrect	She loves her children too much.
Correct	She loves her children very much.
Incorrect	He is a very changed man.
Correct	He is quite a changed man
Incorrect	His behavior was even condemned by his friends.
Correct	His behavior was condemned even by his friends.
Incorrect	He is rather very clever.
Correct	He is very clever.
Incorrect	Hardly he reached the river that it started raining
Correct	Hardly had he reached the river when it started raining.
Incorrect	No sooner he left than the storm broke.
Correct	No sooner had he left than the storm broke.