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The Position of Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases

Adverbs and adverbial phrases can modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adverbs of manner usually follow the verb phrase, while adverbs of frequency go before the main verb but after forms of 'to be'. Adverbs of time and place typically go at the end of a sentence or clause, with place adverbs preceding time adverbs. Adverbs of degree describe the extent of an action or modify an adjective.

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The Position of Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases

Adverbs and adverbial phrases can modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adverbs of manner usually follow the verb phrase, while adverbs of frequency go before the main verb but after forms of 'to be'. Adverbs of time and place typically go at the end of a sentence or clause, with place adverbs preceding time adverbs. Adverbs of degree describe the extent of an action or modify an adjective.

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The position of adverbs

and adverbial phrases


Adverbs can describe an
action or modify adjectives
or other adverbs
Describe how somebody does something.
ADVERBS OF
MANNER:
They usually go after the verb phrase.

With passive verbs they usually go in mid-position.


Adverbs of frequency

They go before the main verb but after the to be.


Usually go at the end of a sentence
Adverbs of or clause.
time and
place: Place adverbs normally go before
time adverbs.
Adverbs of
degree

They describe how much


something is done, or modify
an adjective
Comment Adverbs
They usually go at the beginning of a
sentence or clause.

Other common comment adverbs are


luckily, basicaly, etc.

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