the place of adverbs
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There are generally four possible positions for adverbs in the sentence:
at the head of the sentence
between the subject and predicate, or, if the
predicate is a complicated form, the
adverb appears after the first auxiliary verb, link-verb or a modal
verb.
before the word the adverb modifiers
at the end of the sentence
adverbs of indefinite time (always, often, seldom, just, already, yet, usually, still, soon…)
sometimes The Adverb + have to, used to
yet (еще) can stand after the particle “not” or after the object or after a verb
sometimes (before a verb)
yet (уже) stands in the end of the sentence
sometimes
adverbs of time tomorrow, today, yesterday
tomorrow today yesterday before lately recently daily (monthly,
weekly…)
Adverbs of place and direction (abroad, ashore, below, downstairs, everywhere, here, outside, to and fro…)
+Eg. The young people
were enjoying themselves outside.
adverbs of manner (badly, deeply, fast, quickly, somehow, well…)
occasionaly (in this case the adverb modifiers not only the predicative verb, but also a subject)
after a verb if it is intransitive
after the object or before the verb if it is transitive (but not between the verb and the object)
before the verb if there is an infinitive after the verb.
adverbs of degree or intensifiers (enough, much, nearly, pretty, quite, rather, so, terribly, too, very…)
are usually placed before the word they modify.
enough when it modifies an adjective or an adverb, is placed in post-position
if they modify verbs
to them; when it modifiers a noun – before or after.
much, little – after the verb.
Focusing adverbs (exactly, just, merely, only, simply, again, also, either, even, too…)
most of them precede the word they refer to
too (слишком) – before the word it determines.
too, either (тоже, так же) is used in the end of the sentence.
viewpoint adverbs (economically, morally, politically ...)
are usually found in the beginning of the sentence, marked off by comma.
attitudinal adverbs (which express speaker’s comment on the content of what he is saying)
+e.g. Honestly, we knew nothing about it.
+e.g. He is wisely staying at home tonight.
conjunctive adverbs (above all, anyhow, anyway, as a result, at any rate, besides, by the way, for example, in
+e.g. However, when the train had stopped…
+e.g. She was nevertheless too tired to do that.
+e.g. The corridor was full of people anyway.