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1. Royal University of Phnom Penh
Institute of Foreign Languages
Department of English
Core English 301
Unit 2: In so many words
Grammar Focus
Course lecturer: PLD
Academic year: 2023-2024

2. CONTENT
Position of adverbs
Adverb collocations
Adverbs with two forms
Adjective order

3. Position of adverbs

4. 1. The class is completely full.
2. The class is full completely.
 Adverb + adjective
1. Sok drives the car slowly.
2. Sok slowly drives the car.
3. Sok drives slowly the car.
 Verb + Adverb (Don’t put adverb between
verb and its object.)
Correct
Correct
Correct
Incorrect
Incorrect

5. Front, mid, or end position?
Types of Adverb Position(s) Example(s)
Manner
(slowly, quickly, sincerely)
end, mid
end
end, front
mid
(Some can
go in the
end.)
1. Sok drives the car slowly.
2. Sok slowly drives the car.
Place
(here, outside, upstairs)
Point in time
(tomorrow, yesterday, tonight)
Indefinite time
(already, just, still)
1. Socheat and Channa are playing outside.
1. We are going to Hanoi tomorrow.
2. Tomorrow we’re going to Hanoi.
1. I’ve already seen the film.
2. I haven’t seen the film yet.

6. Front, mid, or end position? (Cont.)
Types of Adverb Position(s) Example(s)
Frequency
(always, never, seldom)
mid
front, mid
front
before the
word they
qualify
1. I always go to the library every day.
Attitude
(clearly, obviously, naturally)
Linking
(however, so, although)
Degree / Intensifier
(very, nearly, really)
1. Obviously I got it wrong.
2. I obviously got it wrong.
1. Although she rejects my love, I won’t give up.
1. Monich really likes Sdach Game. (verb)
2. Pheaktra is really hot. (Adj.)
3. Lyly very nearly killed me! (Adv.)

7. Practice
Create 7 examples (in full sentences)
related to the focused point.

8. Adverb
collocations

9. Adverbs Adjectives / Verbs
deeply embarrassing
desperately need
deeply hurt
eagerly awaited
freely admit
highly recommended
severely damaged
highly motivated
virtually impossible
sadly missed
desperately anxious
fatally injured
fully insured
easily confused
happily married
badly dressed
love passionately
walk briskly
scream hysterically
sleep soundly
live dangerously
fall heavily
hopelessly devoted
severely affected
apologize profusely
go on interminably
break something deliberately
sorely tempted to
gaze longingly
distinctly remember
work conscientiously
perfectly clear

10. Practice
Create 7 examples (in full sentences)
related to the focused point.

11. Adverbs with two
forms

12. Adverbs with two forms Example 1 Example 2
hard (a lot), hardly (almost not) We work hard. I hardly recognize her.
right (completely), rightly (correctly) Turn right round. You answered the question rightly.
late (not punctual), lately (recently) Visal arrived late. I’ve noticed that lately.
fine (okay), finely (in small pieces) We get on fine. Chop the carrots finely.
sure(certainly), surely(isn’t it obvious that?) Sure, I’ll help. Surely it’s illegal?
high (not low), highly (extremely) I’m aiming high. Chelang’s highly respected.
most(more than anyone), mostly(generally) Vichveath ate most. It was mostly sunny.
wide (off target), widely (extensively) Ronaldo’s shot went wide. Kaden has travelled widely.
wrong (badly), wrongly (incorrectly) It could go wrong. You were wrongly informed.
easy (gently), easily (without difficulties) Go easy on Solyda. Vannda and Menglin won easily.
fair (by the rule), fairly (quite) Chor Yi doesn’t play fair. Sotthea is fairly sure.
near (close), nearly (almost) Don’t come near. Are we nearly there?
pretty (quite), prettily (attractively) It’s pretty easy. Nuchta smiled prettily.
free (with no charge), freely (with no reserve)Kids go in free. Huyleng spoke freely.
close (near), closely (carefully) Don’t stand so close. Watch closely.

13. Practice
Create 7 examples (in full sentences)
related to the focused point.

14. Adjective order

15. Adjective Order
Opinion/subjective evaluation
size
age
color
shape
origin
material
purpose

16. Ordering Adjectives
 An opinion adjective explains what you think
about something (other people may not
agree with you).
 For example: silly, beautiful, horrible,
difficult

17. Ordering Adjectives
 A size adjective, of course, tells you how big
or small something is.
 For example: large, tiny, enormous, little

18. Ordering Adjectives
 An age adjective tells you how young or old
something or someone is.
 For example: ancient, new, young, old

19. Ordering Adjectives
 A color adjective, of course, describes the
color of something.
 For example: blue, pink, reddish, gray

20. Ordering Adjectives
 A shape adjective describes the shape of
something.
 For example: square, round, flat,
rectangular

21. Ordering Adjectives
 An origin adjective describes where
something comes from.
 For example: French, lunar, American,
eastern, Greek

22. Ordering Adjectives
 A material adjective describes what
something is made from.
 For example: wooden, metal, cotton, paper

23. Ordering Adjectives
 A purpose adjective describes what
something is used for. These adjectives often
end with “-ing”.
 For example: sleeping (as in “sleeping bag”),
washing (as in “washing machine”)

24. Some Examples of Adjective
Order
OPINION
/SUBJECTIVE
EVALUATION
SIZE AGE COLOR SHAPE ORIGIN MATERIAL
PURPOSE
/COMPOUND NOUN
silly young English man
huge round metal bowl
small red sleeping bag
old green wicked witch

25. Practice
Create 7 examples (in full sentences)
related to the focused point.

26. Thank you for
your attention. :D