副词修饰形容词
Intensifiers make adjectives stronger:
I’m very cold.
He’s extremely confident.
Downtoners make adjectives weaker.
I’m rather cold.
He’s fairly confident.
Extreme intensifiers
Extreme adjectives need extreme intensifying adverbs:
absolutely fantastic (correct)
very fantastic (wrong)
extremely delicious (correct)
very delicious (wrong)
Be careful: Really can go with any adjective, extreme or ordinary:
really fantastic
really delicious
really good
really amazing
修饰最高级
Modifying superlatives
Superlatives are used to express opinion. Placing a modifier in front of the superlative further modifies the expression of opinion. 例如： She's absolutely the most beautiful girl in the world.
She's by far the most beautiful girl in the world.
She's easily the most beautiful girl in the world.
She's probably the most beautiful girl in the world.
短语动词
A phrasal verb is a multi-word verb consisting of a verb + particle REMEMBER! (classified as adverb). The meaning is different from individual meaning of the verb and the particle.
I'd really shown myself up. (Meaning: I had embarrassed myself )
Phrasal verbs that require objects are separable. The object can be placed between the verb and the preposition.
He picked me up and helped me.
I'd really shown myself up.
Phrasal verbs that do not require objects are inseparable. The object is placed after the adverb.
I jumpedout of the ski-lift.
Transitive and intransitive verbs（及物动词和不及物动词）
Transitive verbs: verbs that are followed by an object or REMEMBER! complement.
I encouraged him to find a skateboard and I helped him to buy a nice one. We invited my brother's friend.
Intransitive verbs do not need to be followed by an object or complement.
I got up.
The dog barked.