{"id":3299,"date":"2025-07-15T18:20:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T11:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/?p=3299"},"modified":"2025-07-15T18:20:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T11:20:49","slug":"english-adverbs-of-probability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/english-adverbs-of-probability\/","title":{"rendered":"English Adverbs of Probability"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<div class=\"summary\">Adverbs of probability express how likely or certain we believe an action or event is to happen. Common examples include \u201ccertainly,\u201d \u201cprobably,\u201d \u201cmaybe\u201d and \u201cdefinitely.\u201d<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"toc-3\" name=\"toc-3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>In-depth Explanation<\/h2>\n<div class=\"explanation\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Here are some of the most frequently used adverbs of probability, along with their meanings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Definitely<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>certainly<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 100% certain; there is no doubt about it.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Probably<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>likely<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Likely and expected to happen, but not 100% sure.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Possibly<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>maybe<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>perhaps<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Might happen, but there is a chance it will not.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"toc-4\" name=\"toc-4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">\nPosition of Adverbs of Probability<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Before the main verb: In most cases, the adverb of probability goes before the main verb.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">She probably knows the answer.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">They certainly made an impression.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">After the verb \u201cto be\u201d: When using the verb \u201cto be,\u201d the adverb of probability goes after it.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The answer is probably correct.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He\u2019s definitely coming to the party.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">At the beginning or end of a sentence: Some adverbs of probability, like \u201cmaybe\u201d and \u201cperhaps,\u201d usually go at the beginning of a sentence.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Maybe she\u2019ll join us later.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Perhaps we\u2019ll go on vacation next year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"toc-5\" name=\"toc-5\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">How to Use Adverbs of Probability<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Here are the main ways we use adverbs of probability:<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">\n<table style=\"height: 494px;\" width=\"925\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"98\" \/>\n<col width=\"107\" \/>\n<col width=\"155\" \/>\n<col width=\"264\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Adverbs<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Usage<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Examples<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Expressing certainty<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u2022\u00a0definitely<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0certainly<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0clearly<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0undoubtedly<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">These adverbs show strong certainty; the speaker is confident that something will happen.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">She will definitely pass the exam.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">They are certainly making good progress.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Expressing likelihood<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u2022\u00a0probably<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0likely<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">These adverbs show that something is expected to happen, though it is not certain.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It will probably rain tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He\u2019s likely to arrive late.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Expressing possibility\/uncertainty<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u2022\u00a0possibly<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u2022\u00a0maybe<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0perhaps<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">These adverbs indicate that something could happen, though it is not guaranteed (the speaker is not sure).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Maybe he\u2019ll call you after work.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Perhaps they\u2019ll come to visit us this weekend.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Adverbs of probability express how likely or certain we believe an action or event is to happen. Common examples include \u201ccertainly,\u201d \u201cprobably,\u201d \u201cmaybe\u201d and \u201cdefinitely.\u201d In-depth Explanation Here are some of the most frequently used adverbs of probability, along with their meanings: Definitely,\u00a0certainly\u00a0\u2013 100% certain; there is no doubt about it. Probably,\u00a0likely\u00a0\u2013 Likely and &#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[251],"tags":[433,439,436,430,426,273,428,429,287,437,441,438,435,440,431,442,444,434,427,443,432],"class_list":["post-3299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adverb","tag-adverb-of-probability-examples","tag-bai-tap-trang-tu-kha-nang","tag-certainly","tag-cong-thuc-trang-tu-kha-nang","tag-english-adverbs-of-probability","tag-hoc-tieng-anh-cung-eduma","tag-hoc-trang-tu-kha-nang","tag-learn-adverbs-of-probability","tag-learn-english-with-eduma","tag-maybe","tag-ngu-phap-trang-tu-kha-nang","tag-perhaps","tag-possibly","tag-probability-adverb-exercises","tag-probability-adverb-formula","tag-probability-adverb-grammar","tag-probability-adverb-vocabulary","tag-probably","tag-trang-tu-chi-kha-nang-tieng-anh","tag-tu-vung-trang-tu-kha-nang","tag-vi-du-trang-tu-kha-nang"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3299"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3301,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3299\/revisions\/3301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}