Word order and word disorder

Ex. 1. Put adverbs in brackets in the right place.

1. The system administrator may be there. (well)

2. I can't go to Woolloomooloo tomorrow. (possibly)

3. The witnesses were perfectly certain of that. (each)

4. I bought the girls an ice cream. (each)

5. You are not working carefully. (enough)

6. I'd like to be a professional singer, but I don't think I've got a(n) good voice. (enough)

7. Do you think we have green tea. (enough)

8. I will go to university. (no longer)

9. The computer doesn't work well. (any more)

10. It ought to be you than me that signs the letter. (rather)

11. I always prefer starting early, than leaving everything to the last minute. (rather)

12. I would you came next weekend. (rather)

13. That's a nuisance. (rather)

14. Your job is to make the club a success. (really) (the meaning of 'make' is intensified)

15. Your job is to make the club a success. (really) (=the real purpose of your job)

16. He can lift it. (alone) (=unassisted)

17. He can lift it. (alone) (=only he)

18. I don't like her. (really) (=I dislike her strongly)

19. I don't like her. (really) (=I'm indifferent to her, or dislike her a little)

20. I don't know. (really) (=I don't have a clear idea)

21. Mr Basketville is lying. (effectively) (=in fact, although perhaps not appearing so)

22. Mr Basketville is lying. (effectively) (=in an effective way)

23. I have no money. (whatever)

Ex. 2. Insert words in brackets in the right place. Decide what parts of speech they are. Consult a dictionary.

1. The ... students ... are fast asleep. (present) (=the ones who are at the lesson)

2. The ... students ... are very smart. (present) (=those who are students now)

3. After the introduction we started the ... meeting ... . (proper) (=itself)

4. Snowdon is not very high, but it's a ... mountain ... , not a hill. (proper) (=real)

5. I'll pass on your comments to the ... people ... . (concerned) (=the people who were affected by what was happening)

6. The ... parents ... approached the school about the problem. (concerned) (=the worried parents)

7. I have enjoyed my visit very much, and would like to thank all the ... people ... . (concerned)

8. The manager has written an ... explanation ... of how the system works. (involved) (=a complicated explanation)

9. The secretary was extremely grateful to the ... personnel ... . (involved) (=the personnel who were affected by what was happening)

10. The ... solution ... was suitable to all the sides. (adopted) (=chosen)

11. John says he is a(n) ... child ... . (adopted). (=taken into someone's family)

12. Any ... person ... should raise his hand. (objecting)

13. The only ... place ... was sticky with some goo. (left)

14. The ... point ... is very obscure, I am afraid. (mentioned)

15. The ... facts ... are of great importance. (above-mentioned)

16. Can you see the ... man ... on that rock? (climbing)

17. The ... people ... gave very different opinions. (questioned)

18. We couldn't agree on any of the ... problems ... . (discussed)

19. ... joking ... , we must do something about that hole in the wall. (apart) (=seriously speaking)

20. There are ... bargains ... in the sales this year. (galore)

21. The ... minister ... shuffled across the room. (designate)

22. He is the … person … for keeping the class in order. (responsible)

23. The students enjoyed their ... eight ... attempts to pass their exam in German. (first)

Ex. 3. Put the words in brackets in the right place. Decide whether they are prepositions or adverbial particles. Consult a dictionary.

1. You should hear ... all the candidates ... before you make a decision. (out)

2. We can carry ... our lesson ... after lunch. (on)

3. You're working too hard. Why don't you take ... a few weeks ... . (off)

4. Mr O'Corner saw ... the foreign delegations ... at the rickshaw stop. (off)

5. The prosecuting lawyer tried to catch ... the witness ... by clever questioning. (out) (=show that he was wrong; BrE)

6. Let us pass ... my rude remarks ... . (over) (=try not to notice)

7. She knew him well enough to see ... his laughter ... and realize he was upset about what had happened. (through) (=not to be deceived by)

8. Whatever happens, we'll see ... the lesson ... . (through) (=persevere with)

9. Mr Oxy Moron is putting ... his house in Ouagadougou ... for sale. (up)

10. In the FA Cup final Grimsby Town put ... a lot of resistance ... . (up)

11. Mary broke her washing machine and has to get ... a mechanic ... now. (round) (=call)

12. The students refused to receive their scholarship at first but the dean managed to get ... them ... . (round) (=persuade)

13. If you don't know what to do with good advice, pass ... it ... . (on) (=tell another person)

14. But if you are asked a difficult question, you pass ... it ... . (on) (=can't answer it)