a. The commonest adverbials of frequency are: always, never, normally, occasionally, often, rarely, seldom, sometimes, usually
1. We usually put adverbials of frequency in front of the main verb. (e.g. We often spend Christmas with friends.)
2. but they usually come after the verb ‘be’. (e.g. He was always tired in the evening.)
3. We use the adverbial ‘a lot’ to mean often or frequently. It comes at the end of the clause. (e.g. We go to the cinema a lot.)
4. but before another time adverbial. (e.g. We go to the cinema a lot at the weekend.)
5. We use ‘much’ with a negative to mean not often. (e.g. We don’t go out much. (= We don’t go out often))
6. We use how often or ever to ask questions about frequency. How often comes at the beginning of the clause. (e.g. How often do you go to the cinema?), and ever comes before the main verb. (e.g. Do you ever go to the cinema at the weekend?)
7. Longer frequency phrases, like every year or three times a day usually come at the end of the clause. (e.g. I have an English lesson twice a week.)
Idiom 365
Start from Scratch: from the beginning, without using anything that already exists
Example: Theuklife website is terrible, so we should get rid of it altogether and start again from scratch.