BBB Basic B Blog http://teacherana.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org blog Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:20:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Adverbs http://teacherana.edublogs.org/2007/09/16/adverbs/ http://teacherana.edublogs.org/2007/09/16/adverbs/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:20:03 +0000 teacherana http://teacherana.edublogs.org/2007/09/16/adverbs/ ADVERBS OF MANNER

Adverbs of manner tell us how something happens. They are usually placed after the main verb or after the object.

Examples:

  • He swims well, (after the main verb)
  • He ran… rapidly, slowly, quickly..
  • She spoke… softly, loudly, aggressively..
  • James coughed loudly to attract her attention.
  • He plays the flute beautifully. (after the object)
  • He ate the chocolate cake greedily.

BE CAREFUL! The adverb should not be put between the verb and the object:

  • He ate greedily the chocolate cake [incorrect]
  • He ate the chocolate cake greedily [correct]

If there is a preposition before the object, e.g. at, towards, we can place the adverb either before the preposition or after the object.

Example:

  • The child ran happily towards his mother.
  • The child ran towards his mother happily.

Sometimes an adverb of manner is placed before a verb + object to add emphasis:

  • He gently woke the sleeping woman.

Some writers put an adverb of manner at the beginning of the sentence to catch our attention and make us curious:

  • Slowly she picked up the knife.

(We want to know what happened slowly, who did it slowly, why they did it slowly)

However, adverbs should always come AFTER intransitive verbs (=verbs which have no object).

Example:

  • The town grew quickly
  • He waited patiently

Also, these common adverbs are almost always placed AFTER the verb:

  • well
  • badly
  • hard
  • fast

The position of the adverb is important when there is more than one verb in a sentence. If the adverb is placed after a clause, then it modifies the whole action described by the clause.

Notice the difference in meaning between the following pairs of sentences:

  • She quickly agreed to re-type the letter (= her agreement was quick)
  • She agreed to re-type the letter quickly (= the re-typing was quick)
  • He quietly asked me to leave the house (= his request was quiet)
  • He asked me to leave the house quietly (= the leaving was quiet)
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Se usa para expresar o motivo por  que se faz algo.

Se forma: sujeto + verbo + infinitivo com ‘to’

EXEMPLO I went to Madrid to learn Spanish.
(Fui a Madrid para aprender español).

Pregunta: Why do you go to the gym
(Por que você vai a academia?)

Resposta: I go to the gym to get fit.
(Vou para a academia para ficar em forma)

Exercícios:

1. Why did you travel to London? (go sightseeing)

2. Why do you walk to work. (save money)

3. Why did you go to the supermarket? (buy some cheese)

4. Why did he go to Scotland? (visit some friends)

5. Why did you phone your sister? (have a chat)

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Future going to

 
 
  1   O future “going to” tem as seguintes formas:
 
 
na afirmativa:
 
Full Form Significado
I am going to do eu vou fazer (1)
you are going to do tu vais fazer (1)
he
she
it		 is going to do ele(a) vai fazer (1)
we are going to do nós vamos fazer (1)
you are going to do vós ides fazer (1)
they are going to do eles(as) vão fazer (1)
 
As formas contraídas na afirmativa são:
I‘m / you‘re / he’s / she’s / it’s / we‘re / they‘re going to do
 
(1) A tradução (para a língua portuguesa) da conjugação do future ”going to” é apenas um exemplo entre várias outras possibilidades, estando este tempo verbal dependente do contexto de uma frase.
 
 
na negativa:
 
Full Form Short Form
I am not going to do  
you are not going to do you aren’t going to do
he
she
it		 is not going to do he
she
it		 isn’t going to do
we are not going to do we aren’t going to do
you are not going to do you aren’t going to do
they are not going to do they aren’t going to do
 
As outras formas contraídas na negativa são:
I‘m / you‘re / he’s / she’s / it’s / we‘re / they‘re not going to do
 
 
na interrogativa:
 
Full Form
am I going to do?
are you going to do?
is he
she
it		 going to do?
are we going to do?
are you going to do?
are they going to do?
 
 
 
na interrogativa negativa:
 
Full Form Short Form
am I not going to do? aren’t I going to do?
are you not going to do? aren’t you going to do?
is he
she
it		 not going to do? isn’t he
she
it		 going to do?
are we not going to do? aren’t we going to do?
are you not going to do? aren’t you going to do?
are they not going to do? aren’t they going to do?
 
 
nas respostas breves:
 
Full Form
Yes, I am.
you are.
he/she/it is.
we are.
you are.
they are.
Full Form / Short Form
No, I am not / ‘m not.
you are not / ‘re not / aren’t.
he/she/it  is not / ’s not / isn’t.
we are not / ‘re not / aren’t.
you are not / ‘re not / aren’t.
they are not / ‘re not / aren’t.
  2   O future “going to” forma-se da seguinte maneira:
 
BE + GOING TO + (base do verbo)
 
onde BE = verbo auxiliar be no present tense (ex. am, is, are)
 
Na negativa, adiciona-se not a seguir ao verbo auxiliar be.
Na interrogativa, invertem-se o verbo auxiliar be e o sujeito.   3   Emprega-se o future “going to” para:
 
 
(a) prever algo num futuro imediato ou próximo. A previsão baseia-se no que sabemos, vemos, ou sentimos no momento em que falamos:
 
Example Significado
They‘re going to talk to her. Eles(as) vão falar com ela.
Look at the clouds!
I think it’s going to rain.		 Veja as nuvens!
Acho que vai chover.
(b) exprimir uma intenção, um plano, ou uma decisão:
 
Example Significado
I‘m going to buy a car next month. Vou comprar um carro na próxima semana.
I‘m going to show you how to use this machine. Vou mostrar-lhe como se utiliza esta máquina.
  4   Embora a combinação entre “going to + go” (ou “going to + come”) seja possível, a mesma é normalmente evitada por falta de boa sonância. Como alternativa, emprega-se o tempo verbal present continuous:
 
Example Significado
I‘m going to the cinema tonight.
 
(em vez de)
I‘m going to go to the cinema tonight.		 Vou ao cinema esta noite.
Are you coming to the party tonight?
 
(em vez de)
Are you going to come to the party tonight?		 Vens à festa esta noite?

 

Exercises:

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/goingto4.htm

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/goingto2.htm

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1. Módulo básico
Em português: Três bruxas observam três relógios Swatch. Qual bruxa
observa qual relógio Swatch?

Em inglês: Three witches watch three Swatch watches. Which witch watch
which Swatch watch?

  2. Módulo avançado Em português: Três bruxas transexuais observam os botões de três relógios
Swatch. Que bruxa transexual observa os botões de que relógio Swatch?Em inglês: Three switched witches watch three Swatch watch switches.
Which switched wich watch which Swatch watch switch? 3. E agora, para especialistas. ..Em português: Três bruxas suecas transexuais observam os botões de três
relógios Swatch suíços. Que bruxa sueca transexual observa que botão de
que relógio Swatch suíço?Em inglês: Three Swedish switched witches watch three Swiss Swatch watch
switches. Which Swedish switched witch watch which Swiss Swatch watch
witch?

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