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Adjectives & adverbs

  • Yukki from Japan asks about the difference between these words

  • Our language expert answers a question from Pasan in Sri Lanka

  • If you don't know what an adverbial is, you'd better read this immediately

  • Almost

    A question about the use of the word 'almost' from Jamal in UAE

  • Also

  • Roger Woodham explains the similarities and differences between these words

  • Samad from Iran wants to know the differences between these words

  • Find out about the different uses of 'as well'

  • Sanjay Khumar Bhola from India asks about the difference between 'besides' and 'beside'

  • Bored and boring

  • If you are not busy with anything at the moment, perhaps you should read about 'busy'

  • Are you completely sure why can't you say 'utterly excited'?

  • Babak Bagheri asks for an overview of comparatives and superlatives, including hyphenated adjectives

  • Roger Woodham explains when, and when not, to use 'more' with two-syllable adjectives

  • Learn about the different grammatical uses of 'as'

  • Tomokje lives in a 'densely-populated' country and asks about compound adjectives

  • Eunice Cheung from Hong Kong is concerned about how to use 'concern'

  • 'divorced'

  • Do you know the difference between these easily confused words?

  • Catherine Chapman explains how to use these two words

  • You absolutely must read this question about words such as 'absolutely', 'completely' and 'surely'

  • Celine from France asks about the difference between these words

  • Learners continually ask about the differences between these similar words

  • A fun overview of how to form and use adjectives

  • Is this a good answer to the question? Does Roger Woodham explain the answer well?

  • Roger Woodham explains how the negative meaning of 'hardly' affects a conversation

  • Pual from Thailand wonders whether 'rarely' and 'hardly' are always the same in meaning

  • Learn about the similarities between these words

  • Only on this page can learners find out about inversion

  • Rarely has there been such a good answer to the question of inverted word order

  • Professor Michael Swan answers this question about inversion in negative phrases

  • Adjectives and adverbs with confusing spelling: Are 'hard' and 'hardly' both adverbs?

  • You are likely to understand the grammar and meaning of 'likely' if you read this

  • Tutul Rahmen from Bangladesh asks when to use participles as adjectives

  • If you are interested in the difference between 'bored' and 'boring' you should read this answer

  • Roger Woodham explains how to form adjectives from some verbs

  • A detailed look at 'interesting' and a general view on participle adjectives

  • Sandro from the U.S.A. asks: 'How can I use the word pitiful in a sentence?'

  • Hwang Minsu from Korea asks when we put adjectives before or after nouns

  • Roger Woodham gives an overview of where to place adverbs in a sentence

  • Is there a difference between 'perhaps' and 'maybe'? What about 'may' and 'might'? Perhaps

  • Steven Tan from Singapore asks about the two different meanings of quite

  • Halimatus from Malaysia is so confused that he decides to ask this question

  • This is such a good answer about a grammar point that is so important

  • 'Still'

  • Tamas from Hungary asks about the use of 'though'

  • Song Sang-Hoon from South Korea asks which tenses to use with these words

  • Tiffany Teng from Singapore asks why you can't say 'I've ever been to London.'

  • Roger Woodham deals with a range of expressions, such as 'late', lately' and 'instantly'

  • Andrea from Italy has always wanted to know about the difference between 'always and 'ever'

  • Learn about the meaning and use of these words

  • Katie Burton is well and truly confused by this phrase. Can Karen Adams help?

  • Roberto Miguel from Argentina asks about the difference between these words

  • Did you know there are two different uses of yet: as an adverb or as a conjunction?

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