5. 幾個特殊副詞的用法：

　　(1) enough, too,

　　(A) enough放在所修飾的形容詞和副詞后面; too放在形容詞和副詞前面。

　　She's old enough to do some work.

　　She's too old to do any work.

　　(B) too...to + 動詞"太…而不能", enough to + 動詞"足夠可以"(= so...that)

　　I am too poor to afford such extravagance.

　　= I am so poor that I cannot afford such extravagance.

　　You are rich enough to keep a maid.

　　= You are so rich that you can keep a maid.

　　(2) very, much,

　　(A) very修飾形容詞，副詞； much (或very much)修飾動詞。

　　He spoke very carefully.

　　It is much talked about these days.

　　(B) Very修飾原級形容詞及副詞；much修飾比較級，最高級的形容詞及副詞。

　　our work is very good.

　　This is much better.

　　This is much (by far) the best.

　　(3) already, yet, still,

　　(A) Already用于肯定句，作"已經"解； yet用于否定句，作"還"解，用于疑問句作"已經"解。

　　I already like him. (= I have by this time come to like him.)

　　He can't drive yet. (= He can't drive up to this time.)

　　注：Already用在疑問句或否定句時，表驚訝。

　　Have you already seen him? (= That was quick.)

　　(B) Still表動作或狀態的持續，作"仍然"解。

　　I still like him. (= I continue to like him.)

　　注：Still放在動詞前后，有時句意不同。

　　He is still standing. (continue to stand)

　　He is standing still. (= standing motionless)

　　(4)only和 also常隨句中位置的變動，句意和語氣也會改變。

　　Only John phoned Mary today.

　　John phoned only Mary today.

　　John phoned Mary only today (today only).

　　(5) just, merely, purely, simply等字放在所修飾的詞語之前； alone則放在其后。

　　You can get a B grade just (merely, purely, simply) for that answer.

　　You can get a B grade for that answer alone.

　　6.副詞應注意的事項：

　　(1) 有些字可當形容詞又可當副詞, 例如: early; past; half; long; straight; fast; hard; quick; deep; slow; pretty; awful; wrong; right; high; late; hourly; early; weekly; etc.

　　We had an early breakfast. (形容詞)

　　We went by a fast train. (形容詞)

　　We had breakfast early. (副詞)

　　Don't speak so fast. (副詞)

　　(2) above; then; after; up; down; away; home等地方或時間副詞亦可作形容詞。

　　The above statement (= the statement which is above)

　　(3) 有些形容詞變為副詞, 可在字尾加ly, 也可以不加, 不過在字義上不同。

　　(A) easy"安適地"; easily"容易地";

　　Stand easy!

　　He's not easily satisfied.

　　(B) clear ( = completely"完全地"; clearly"顯然地")

　　The bullet went clear through the door.

　　The thieves got clearly away.

　　(C) high"高"; highly"很; 非常"

　　The birds are flying high.

　　He was highly praised for his work.

　　(D) Slow和slowly當副詞時同義, 但slow比slowly語氣強.

　　I told the driver to go slow(er).

　　Drive slowly round these bends in the road.

　　(E) hard"辛苦地"; hardly"幾乎不"

　　He works hard. (= He is a hard worker.)

　　He hardly does anything nowadays. (= He does very little nowadays.)

　　(F) just"剛才; 僅"; justly"公正地"

　　I've just seen him.

　　He was justly punished.

　　(G) late"遲"; lately (= recently)"最近地"

　　He went to bed late.

　　I haven't seen Mr. Green lately.

　　(H) Pretty (= fairly, moderately)"十分, 頗"; prettily (= in a pretty way, attractively)"漂亮地"

　　The situation seems pretty hopeless.

　　She was prettily dressed.

　　(I) near"接近地"; nearly"幾乎"

　　The time for the examination is drawing near.

　　I nearly missed my train.

　　注：formally和formerly是分別由形容詞formal"正式的"， former"以前的"加ly形成的副詞。