This flashcard introduces the adverb 'close' and its use as an adverb of place describing proximity, collocating with the preposition 'to'.
Tämä muistilappu esittelee adverbin "close" ja sen käytön etäisyyttä kuvaavana paikka-adverbina, joka collocatoi preposition "to":n kanssa.
| Task | He was standing ________ to me. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 4 |
| a | closeful |
| b | closefully |
| c | closely |
| d | close |
| comment | Some adverbs have the same form as adjectives: e.g. fast (not fastly), left, hard, outside, right, straight, late, well. And in the test sentence we meet one of such adverbs: the adverb ‘close’ is the adverb of place (She hates people standing (where?) too close to her.). This adverb collocates with the preposition ‘to’: Sheila was standing dangerously (where?) close to the edge of the cliff.; The girl clutched her bag (where?) close to her chest.; They stood (where?) close to the door. And in the test sentence we are given this preposition: ‘…to me.’. Though ‘closely’ can be used in the meaning of ‘carefully’. |
| topic | adverbs |
| level | 1 |
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