Adverbs

of
Frequency
Adverbs of Frequency
Adverbs are words that are used to help
describe verbs. Adverbs can also be used to
describe adjectives and other adverbs.
Adverbs of frequency are ones that describe
when or how often something is done.

There are two types: adverbs of definite

frequency and adverbs of indefinite
frequency.
Adverbs of Definite Frequency

Adverbs of definite frequency

occur at the beginning or the end
of a sentence.

An adverb that describes

definite frequency is one such as
weekly, daily, or yearly.
Common ones
are hourly, daily, weekly, monthly,
and yearly. Other ones are once a
month, every month, and every other
month. In each one, month can be
replaced with hour, day, week, or year.
Any exact number of times that happen
in a given time period are also adverbs
of definite frequency: twice a
week, twice a year, three times a
month, four times a year, once every five
years, and so on.
1.Every day, some employees go out for lunch.
2.Some employees go out for lunch every day.
4.The sales manager gets new e-mail hourly.
5. He has a lunch with his mother once a week.
6. She visits the dentist twice a year.
7. I brush my teeth three times a day.
8. Chan goes to the gym four times a week.
9. We pay our mortgage every month.
10. I often read in a bed at night.
Adverbs of Indefinite Frequency

Adverbs of indefinite frequency

include always, usually, never, often, very
often, rarely, sometimes, seldom, once in a
while, repeatedly, typically, hardly ever,
and occasionally. Adverbs of indefinite frequency
occur in the middle of the sentence. Where
exactly it is placed depends on the type of verbs
in the sentence.
Frequency Adverb of Frequency Example Sentence

I always go to bed before 11

100% always p.m.
I usually have cereal for
90% usually
breakfast.
80% normally / generally I normally go to the gym.

70% often* / frequently I often surf the internet.

I sometimes forget my
50% sometimes wife's birthday.
I occasionally eat junk
30% occasionally food.
I seldom read the
10% seldom newspaper.
I hardly ever drink
5% hardly ever / rarely
alcohol.
0% never I never swim in the sea.
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