HARDLY-2
20 / 04 / 2011
HARDLY-2: meaning and examples
Good morning.
Today we complete our look at the adverb hardly. Today's content was once again suggested by Judit M. Remember that this is the last Daily Vitamin until Tuesday, April 26th.
Today's word is: hardly
Meaning 3: used after "can" or "could" to emphasize that it is difficult to do something.
Example 1:
I am very tired; I can hardly keep my eyes open.
Example 2:
I could hardly believe what I was reading. The newspaper article exposed all the secrets of the company!
Meaning 4: used to say that something is unlikely or unreasonable or that someone is silly for saying or doing something.
Example 3:
It's hardly surprising that she was fired; she arrived late almost every day and never did much work.
We'll be back on Tuesday, April 26th.
I hope you have a good day and a great weekend!
Today we complete our look at the adverb hardly. Today's content was once again suggested by Judit M. Remember that this is the last Daily Vitamin until Tuesday, April 26th.
Today's word is: hardly
Meaning 3: used after "can" or "could" to emphasize that it is difficult to do something.
Example 1:
I am very tired; I can hardly keep my eyes open.
Example 2:
I could hardly believe what I was reading. The newspaper article exposed all the secrets of the company!
Meaning 4: used to say that something is unlikely or unreasonable or that someone is silly for saying or doing something.
Example 3:
It's hardly surprising that she was fired; she arrived late almost every day and never did much work.
We'll be back on Tuesday, April 26th.
I hope you have a good day and a great weekend!
