Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases

I thought my boss was retiring next year, but ____________ she wants to carry on working until she's 70!

• eventually

• apparently

Mark's unemployed, so _____________ he doesn't have much money to spend on going out.

• gradually

• obviously

I won't give you the details now, but ______________ the plan's very simple.

• basically

• ideally

After looking for his phone all morning, my son _____________ found it under the sofa!

• obviously

• eventually

_____________, you should wash wool by hand as that way there's less chance it will shrink.

• Gradually

• Ideally

• gradually

• ideally

Rosie's looking absolutely fantastic, but ______________ she's been ill for the last three months.

• ideally

• in fact

It's a pity you couldn't come to the concert with us, but ______________ I don't think you'd have enjoyed it.

• anyway

• apparently

They usually go at the beginning of a sentence or clause. They are the speaker's opinion.

• Adverbs of manner

• Adverbs of frequency

• Adverbs of time/place

• Adverbs of degree

• Comment adverbs

They describe how somebody does something. They usually go after the verb or verb phrase, however, with passive verbs they usually go in mid-position.

• Adverbs of manner

• Adverbs of frequency

• Adverbs of time/place

• Adverbs of degree

• Comment adverbs

They describe how much something is done, or modify an adjective.

• Adverbs of manner

• Adverbs of frequency

• Adverbs of time/place

• Adverbs of degree

• Comment adverbs