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Hardly, no sooner (examples, how to use) We can use hardly or no sooner to say that two things happened in quick succession (i.e. there was a very short space of time between the two things happening). We say hardly . . . when / before . . . to say that something happened and another thing happened very soon afterwards.
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Sentence starters, transitional and other useful words We can help you to succeed in your studies on or off campus. Just contact us. Learning Support @ Student Success studentsuccess@op.ac.nz 0800 762 786 It can sometimes be difficult to start a sentence to express ideas, or find words to show the relationship between ideas.
- Adverb of Frequency
- Adverb of Place
- Adverb of Manner
- Adverb of Degree
- Adverb of Reason
- Adverb of Affirmation Or Negation
An adverb of frequency tells us how often an action happens. Examples: always, often, never, rarely, sometimes.
An adverb of place tells us where an action happened. Several adverbs of place can also serve as prepositions and must be followed by a noun when used as a preposition. Examples: here, there, everywhere, inside, outside.
An adverb of manner tells us how something was done or describe the way in which an action is performed. They often end in -ly, but not always. Examples: happily, loudly, quickly, carefully, beautifully.
An adverb of degree tells us the level or extent of something. Examples: very, completely, almost, quite, extremely.
An adverb of reason tells us why something happened. Examples: therefore, hence, thus, consequently, as a result.
An adverb of affirmation or negation tells us whether an action was done or not. Examples: yes, no, definitely, not, probably.
A complete sentence contains two parts: a subject and a predicate. The subject is what or whom the sentence is about, while the predicate tells something about the subject. Subject The subject is a noun or a pronoun that acts on a verb. To find the subject of a sentence ask, “who?” or “what?” in front of the verb. Simple subject The ...
It can sometimes be difficult to start a sentence to express ideas, or find words to show the relationship between ideas. Below is a list of possible sentence starters, transitional and other
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