Basic General IELTS Words for "Adverbs of Emphasis"

necessarily

Adverb

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in a way that cannot be avoided

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Learning a new language necessarily involves making mistakes along the way.

To pass the exam, it's necessarily important to study diligently.

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner

Word Family

necessar

Noun

necessary

Adjective

necessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

literally

Adverb

l

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used for putting emphasis on something that seems surprising but is true

Word Family

necessar

Noun

necessary

Adjective

necessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

exactly

Adverb

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used to indicate that something is completely accurate or correct

Grammatical Information:

incomparable

adverb of manner

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necessar

Noun

necessary

Adjective

necessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

notably

Adverb

n

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used to introduce the most important part of what is being said

Grammatical Information:

interrogative adverb

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necessar

Noun

necessary

Adjective

necessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

especially

Adverb

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used for showing that what you are saying is more closely related to a specific thing or person than others

Grammatical Information:

incomparable

adverb of manner

Word Family

necessar

Noun

necessary

Adjective

necessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

only

Adverb

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with anyone or anything else excluded

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incomparable

adverb of degree

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necessar

Noun

necessary

Adjective

necessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

wholly

Adverb

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to a full or complete degree

partially

Grammatical Information:

adverb of degree

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necessar

Noun

necessary

Adjective

necessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

purely

Adverb

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with no other reason or purpose involved

Grammatical Information:

adverb of degree

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necessar

Noun

necessary

Adjective

necessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

primarily

Adverb

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in the first place

Grammatical Information:

adverb of degree

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necessar

Noun

necessary

Adjective

necessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

mainly

Adverb

m

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more than any other thing

Grammatical Information:

adverb of degree

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necessar

Noun

necessary

Adjective

necessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

just

Adverb

j

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used to intensify the meaning of a sentence or phrase

Word Family

necessar

Noun

necessary

Adjective

necessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

unnecessarily

Adverb

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