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               10 John was frequently away  4 4  +a  in  front  of them  lay  the   7 (very) much
                                                 in front of them lay the
                                              + a
                10  John  was  frequently  away
                                                                          7  (very)  much
                  from home                   clear blue ocean, (subject-verb  8 very
                                              clear  blue  ocean.  (subject-verb
                  from  home
                                                                          8  very
               11 They are hardly ever at home  inversion)                9 very much
                                              inversion)
                11  They  are  hardly  ever  at  home
                                                                          9  very  much
                  these days.               5 5  +f  in  the  bedroom  Miriam   10 (very) much
                                              + f
                                                 in the bedroom Miriam
                  these  days.
                                                                          10  (very)  much
                                              slept soundly, (no subject-verb  11 (very) much
               12 • v                         slept  soundly.  (no  subject-verb   11  (very)  much
                12
               13 We had already been given   inversion: other intransitive  12 very
                                              inversion:  otherintransitive
               13.  We  had  already  been  given
                                                                          12  very
               14 Being alone usually brought  verb)                     92.3
                                              verb)
               14  Being  alone  usually  brought
                                              + h
                                                 around her head was a
                  her                       6 6  +h  around  her  head  was  a   92.3
                  her
                                                                         2 virtually
                                                                          2.  virtually
               15
                                              blood-stained  bandage.
               15 / /                         blood-stained bandage.     3 perfectly
                                              (subject—verb inversion)    3  perfectly
                                              (subject-verb  inversion)
               90.2                           + b  in the middle stands a  4 badly
                                                                         4  badly
               90.2
               1 often                      7 7  +b  in  the  middle  stands  a   S severely
                AkWNHE
                 often
                                                                          S_  severely
                                              statue of Queen Victoria.
               2 soon                         statue  of  Queen  Victoria.   6 enormously
                                                                         6  enormously
                 soon
                                              (subject-verb inversion)
                                              (subject-verbinversion)
               3 never                        + e  in Manchester the Dallas  92.4
                 never
               4 totally                    8 8  +e  in  Manchester  the  Dallas   92.4
                 totally
                                                                         2,4, 5, 7, 8 and 10 are followed
                                              Symphony  Orchestra  will
               5 recently                     Symphony Orchestra will be be   2,  4,5,  7,  8  and  10  are  followed
                 recently
                                              performing pieces by
                                                                         by non-gradable adjectives, so so
               6 always                       performing  pieces  by     by  non-gradable  adjectives,
                a
                 always
                                              Beethoven, (no subject—verb  quite should be replaced by
                                              Beethoven.  (nosubject—verb
                                                                         quite  should  be  replaced  by
               90•.3                          inversion: transitive verb)  completely  or  adverbs  with
                                              inversion:  transitiveverb)
                                                                         completely or adverbs with a a
               90>.3
                1 I last saw my keys on     91.2                         similar meaning.
                                                                         similar  meaning.
                1  I  last  saw  my  keys  on
                  Monday, (object + adverb)  91.2                        1, 3, 6, 9, and 11 are followed by
                  Monday.  (object+adverb)
                                                                          1,  3,  6,  9,  and  11  are  followed  by
                                              [1],[2] 8c [3]
                2 She sailed around the world  2 2 [1],  [2]  8c  [3]    gradable adjectives, so so
                                                                         gradable  adjectives,
                2  She  sailed  around  the  world
                                            3
                                              [1] & [3]
                                                &
                  in ten months, (place + time)  3  [1]  [3]             quite should be replaced by fairly
                  in  ten  months.  (place  +  time)
                                                                         quite  should  be  replaced  by  fairly
                                              [3]
                                            4 4  [3]
                                                                         or  adverbs  with  a  similar
                3 He was arrested last week at at   5  [2]               or adverbs with a similar
                3  He  was  arrested  last  week
                  the customs desk of Bangkok  5  [2]                    meaning.
                  the  customs  desk  of Bangkok
                                                                         meaning.
                                              [1], [2] 8c [3]
                                            6 6 [1],  [2]  8c [3]
                  international airport, (short + +
                  international  airport.  (short   7  [1] & [3]
                                                &
                                                  2]
                  long)                     7 [1]
                  long)
                                              [3]
                                            8 8   [3]
                4 He stayed at home all day.                               UNIT  93
                4  He  stayed  at  home  all  day.
                                                                           a)
                  (place + time)            91.3 3 9   =
                  (place+time)
                                                                         93.1
                5 You shouldn't take what she  2 ..-not  until  August  17th  did  the 2   ...not until August  17th did the  93.1
                5  You  shouldn't  take  what  she
                                                                            Naturally
                  says seriously, (object +   government agree to a meeting.  2 2  Naturally
                                 +
                  says  seriously.  (object
                                              government  agree  to  a  meeting.
                                                                            Apparently
                  adverb)                   3 3  ...rarely  have  I  seen  a   3 3  Apparently
                                              ...rarely have I seen a
                  adverb)
                                                                            Unbelievably
                6 He walked dangerously along  restaurant so filled with smoke.  4 4  Unbelievably
                                              restaurant  so  filled  with  smoke.
                6  He  walked  dangerously  along
                                                                            Frankly
                                              ...often I heard strange noises
                  the  top  of the  wall.  (manner
                  the top of the wall, (manner + +   4 4  ...often  I  heard  strange  noises   5 5  Frankly
                                                                            Generally (or 'Typically'
                  place)
                  place)                      in the attic.               6 6  Generally  (or  ‘Typically’
                                              in  the  attic.
                                                                            Personally
                                              ...seldom had she experienced
                7 The recipe uses only the finest  5 5_...seldom  had  she  experienced   7 7  Personally
                7  The  recipe  uses  only  the  finest
                                                                            Luckily
                                              such  sincere  hospitality.
                  Indian  ingredients.  (adverb   such sincere hospitality.  8 8  Luckily
                  Indian ingredients, (adverb + +
                                                                            Typically (or 'Generally')
                                              ...twice a week I play tennis.
                  long object)              6 6  ...twice  a  week  I  play  tennis.   9 9  Typically  (or  'Generally’)
                  longobject)
                                                                            In theory
                8 She sat silently for five                              10 10  In  theory
                8  She  sat  silently  for  five
                  minutes, (manner + time)                               93.2
                  minutes.  (manner  +  time)
                                                                         93.2
                9 We're going to Athens next  UNIT  92                   2 2  globally,  it  has  without  doubt
                                                                           globally, it has without doubt
                9  We're  going  to  Athens  next
                                              OL
                  summer, (place + time)                                   caused climatic warming.
                  summer.  (place  +  time)
                                                                           caused  climatic  warming.
                                            92.1
               10 He waited patiently outside  92.1                      3 3  traditionally,  it  has  been
                                                                           traditionally, it has been
               10  He  waited  patiently  outside
                                              too
                  the door, (manner + place)  1 1  too                     produced in Scotland.
                  the  door.  (manner place)
                              +
                                                                           produced  in  Scotland.
                                              very
                                             nABWN
               11 They cheered excitedly    2 very                       4 4  economically,  it  needs  the
                                                                           economically, it needs the
               11  They  cheered  excitedly
                                              very
                  throughout the match.     3 very                         support of its larger
                  throughout  the  match.
                                                                           support  of  its  larger
                                              too
                  (manner + time)           4 too                          neighbours.
                  (manner+ time)
                                                                           neighbours.
                                              very/too
                                                    (informal spoken
                                            5 very/too  (informal  spoken
                                                                           statistically, it is highly
                                                                         5 5  statistically,  it  is  highly
                                              English; negative)           unlikely.
                                              English;  negative)
                                              very
                 UNIT  91                   6 6  very                      unlikely.
                 Ot
                                              very/too
                                            7 7  very/too                93.3
                                                                         93.3
               91.1                                                      2 2  down  Ella  had  tidied  up  and
                                                                           down Ella had tidied up and
               91.1
                                            92.2
                 + g  on the way back home  92.2                           even made tea.
               2 2  +g  on  the  way  back  home   very                    even  made  tea.
                                                                           during September alone.
                 they told stories, (no      1 1  very                   3 during  September  alone.
                 they  told  stories.  (no
                                               very much
                                             2 2  very  much              BW
                                                                           but only Alice put up ('but
                 subject-verb inversion:                                 4 but  only  Alice  put  up  (‘but
                 subject-verbinversion:
                                               (very) much
                                             3 3  (very)  much
                 transitive verb)                                          Alice alone' is also possible)
                 transitiveverb)
                                                                           Alice  alone’  is  also  possible)
                                               (very) much
                                             4 4  (very)  much
                                                                           Even my brother enjoyed
                 + d
                    outside John sat patiently.
                                                                          ADAG
               3 3  +d  outside  John  sat  patiently.                   5 Even  my  brother  enjoyed
                                               very
                                             5 5  very
                                                                           that money alone can't
                 (no subject—verb inversion:                             6 that  money  alone  can't
                             inversion:
                 (nosubject-verb
                                               very much
                                             6 6  very  much
                 intransitive verb + adverb of                           7 the  machine  could  only  analyse
                                                                           the machine could only analyse
                 intransitiveverb  +adverbof
                 manner)                                                 8 8  the  tickets  alone  would
                                                                           the tickets alone would
                 manner)
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