You probably already know that adverbs are words that modify adjectives, verbs, other adverbs, phrases, and entire sentences. And conjunctive adverbs, also called adverbial conjunctions, connectors, connective adverbs, linkers, linking...

Now that we are picking up some really advanced phrases, it's time to learn about adverbial phrases, or locuzioni avverbiali. These are idiomatic expressions that work like adverbs. Learning a few of these will really make you sound...

This lesson is an introduction to reducing adverb or adverbial clauses. There may be times when you will want to reduce the adverb clause. The reduced adverb clause is especially used in formal writing by adding variety to your sentence...

Adding adverbs directly increases your IELTS Writing and Speaking scores, and it’s easy to do!

In today’s video we’ll continue with our lesson on Reduced Adverb or Adverbial Clauses. This is an advanced lesson so students will need to be familiar with the present and past participle as well as the perfect aspect of verbs. This...

A group of words that may take the place of a part of speech is called a phrase. In an earlier lesson, I explained the seven types of phrases, but in this lesson, I expand on the prepositional phrase. The prepositional phrase is a...

A group of words that may take the place of a part of speech is called a phrase. A phrase is a group of connected words, not containing a subject and a predicate. In other words, a phrase does not have a subject and verb. (If a group of...

Prepositional phrases are a number of words made up of a preposition and its object. The object could be a noun, pronoun, gerund or even a clause. Mr. P. will explain how prepositional phrases can act as adjectives or adverbs but also...

Adjectives modify nouns and noun phrases. Adverbs modify other adverbs, adjectives or verbs. In this lesson, Mr. P. will explain the difference with easy examples. At the end of the lesson there will be an exercise for students to...

In this lesson, you can learn about adverbs. What do adverbs do? What’s the difference between adjectives and adverbs? How do you use adverbs in English? You can learn the answers to these questions in this...

When you want to describe a noun you need to use adjectives, relative clauses or adjectival phrases. The latter ones are phrases whose main word is an adjective. There can be three types of adjectival phrases. Those that use a present...

Learn the rules of preposition phrases and how to use them confidently in your writing and speaking. Understanding prepositional phrases is a crucial part of English grammar, and with this video, you'll be well on your way to language...

This video is a lesson on identifying and using adverbial phrases and clauses to add precision and clarity to writing. The teacher explains the difference between phrases and clauses, and provides examples of prepositions and infinitives...

In this video, the teacher explains how writers use prepositional phrases to convey specific meaning in their writing. The teacher provides examples and guides students in practicing adding prepositional phrases to sentences. The video...

For beginner English learners, this standards-based ELD lesson shows how expanding sentences with simple adverbials (e.g., adverbs, adverb phrases, prepositional phrases) to provide details (e.g., time, manner, place, cause) about...

Pupil outcome: I can talk about what I and others do when and how often using time phrases and adverbs. Key learning points: - Accurate pronunciation of words prevents misunderstandings. - Days of the week and times of day are nouns,...

Pupil outcome: I can choose the correct verb 'to go' for specific contexts, and identify how adverbs can describe location or movement. Key learning points: - [ig] varies in pronunciation between German-speaking regions and sounds either...

Pupil outcome: I can use reflexive verbs in the past and present, form time adverbs of time from nouns and prepare role play answers in the context of meeting up with friends. Key learning points: - Reflexive pronouns relate the action...

Li'l Pete may be at the front of a prepositional phrase, but without the phrase, he's just an adverb.

Improve your understanding of adjectives and adverbs in English with this lesson from Oxford Online English. Do you know the difference between 'hard' and 'hardly'? In this lesson, learn how to use adjectives and...

In this lesson, we'll learn about the participial phrase and the gerund phrase. The participial functions as an adjective and the gerund functions as a noun. Participles and gerunds are types of verbals. A verbal is a verb form that can...

This lesson is all about using modifying adverbs to be more precise in English. Today, we're going to focus on the adverbs 'usually', 'already', 'just', 'yet' and 'still'. Can you think of any more modifying adverbs?

Pupil outcome: I can use singular -ir verbs like sortir and venir in the present tense with adverbs to describe everyday activities. Key learning points: - [a] sounds like 'animal'. - [ail/ail] sounds like 'taille'. - Verbs like 'sortir'...

Pupil outcome: I can identify how specific words act on the meaning of a sentence. Key learning points: - Words can be related to each other by common features, patterns or meaning. - Synonyms and antonyms can be used by writers to vary...