very | before an adj or another adverb we use this word when we mean 'to a high degree' | |
too | before an adj or another adverb we use this word when we mean 'more than enough or is wanted' | |
indicate how likely we think sth is | apparently, certainly, obviously, definitely, clearly - comment|advers| | |
indicate how likely we think sth is | presumably, probably, undoubtedly - comment |adverbs| | |
indicate our attitude to or opinion of what is said | astonishingly, frankly, generally, honestly, interestingly, luckily - comment |adverbs| | |
indicate our attitude to or opinion of what is said | naturally, sadly, seriously, surprisingly, unbelievably - comment |adverbs| | |
show our judgment of someone's actions | bravely, carelessly, foolishly, generously, kindly - comment |adverbs| | |
show our judgment of someone's actions | rightly, stupidly, wisely, wrongly - comment |adverbs| | |
don't use | one or ones- use/don't use? - instead of an uncountable nouns | |
don't use | one or ones- use/don't use? -after nouns used as adjectives | |
use | one or ones- use/don't use? - to refer things rather than people | |
can leave out | one or ones- can/don't leave out? - after which | |
can leave out | one or ones- can/don't leave out? - after superlatives | |
can leave out | one or ones- can/don't leave out? - after this, that, these, those | |
can leave out | one or ones- can/don't leave out? - after either, neither, each, the first/second/last (etc.) | |
don't leave out | one or ones- can/don't leave out? - after the, the only, the main, every | |
don't leave out | one or ones- can/don't leave out? - after adjectives (don't include colours and ... groups of people | |
use | so - use/don't use? - instead of clause after verbs concerned with thinking: be afraid, appear/seem | |
use | so - use/don't use? - instead of clause after verbs concerned with thinking: assume, believe, expect | |
use | so - use/don't use? - instead of clause after verbs concerned with thinking: guess, hope, imagine | |
use | so - use/don't use? - instead of clause after verbs concerned with thinking: presume, suppose | |
use | so - use/don't use? - instead of clause after verbs concerned with thinking: suspect, think | |
use | so - use/don't use? - after say and tell (with an idirect object) | |
don't use | so - use/don't use? - after accept, admit, agree, be certain, doubt, hear, know, promise, suggest | |
use | not or not ...so - use/don't use? - in neative sentences | |
use | either not ot not...so - use/don't use? - with appear, seem, suppose | |
use | not...so - use/don't use? - with believe, expect, imagine, think | |
use | not - use/don't use? - with be afraid, assume, guess, hope, presume, suspect | |
use | do so - use/don't use? - instead of repeating a verb phrase | |
use | do so - use/don't use? - instead of verbs that describe actions | |
don't use | do so - use/don't use? - with verbs that describe states and habitual actions | |
can use | such = can/don't use? - such+a/an+noun to refer back to sth mentioned before | |
can use | such - can/don't use? - such+noun - when the noun is uncountable or plural | |
can use | such - can/don't use? - such+a/an+noun when the noun is countable and singular | |
can leave out | to-infinitive clause, to-can/can't leave out?-after chance, idea, opportunity, promise | |
can leave out | to-infinitive clause, to-can/can't leave out?-after suggestion, afraid, delighted | |
can leave out | to-infinitive clause, to-can/can't leave out?-after determined, agree, ask, begin, forget | |
can leave out | to-infinitive clause, to-can/can't leave out?-after promise, refuse, start, try | |
can't leave out | to-infinitive clause, to-can/can't leave out?-after afford, be able, choose, deserve | |
can't leave out | to-infinitive clause, to-can/can't leave out?-after expect, fail, hate, hope, love, need | |
can leave out | to-infinitive clause, to-can/can't leave out?-after want, would like in if-clauses and wh-clauses | |
can leave out | to at the end-can/can't leave out?-after like in if-clauses and wh-clauses | |
can't leave out | to at the end-can/can't leave out?-with negative forms of want, would like, like in if/wh-clauses | |