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Thefrontpositionoftheclauseisthefirstitemintheclause:
SuddenlyIfeltafraid.
Yesterdaydetectivesarrestedamanandawomaninconnectionwiththe
murder.
Theendpositionoftheclauseisthelastitemintheclause:
Whydoyoualwayshavetoeatsofast?
Themidpositionisbetweenthesubjectandthemainverb:
Applesalwaystastebestwhenyoupickthemstraightoffthetree.
Wherethereismorethanoneverb,midpositionmeansafterthefirst
auxiliaryverborafteramodalverb:
Thegovernmenthasoccasionallybeenforcedtochangeitsmind.(after
thefirstauxiliaryverb)
Youcandefinitelyneverpredictwhatwillhappen.(afteramodalverb)
Wemightnteverhavemet.(afterthemodalverbandbeforetheauxiliary
verb)
Inquestions,midpositionisbetweenthesubjectandthemainverb:
Doyoueverthinkaboutlivingthere?

Palabradelda
hipster
someonewhoisveryinfluencedbythe
mostrecentideasandfashions
Palabradelda

Adverbsusuallycomeafterthemainverbbe,exceptinemphaticclauses:
Shesalwayslateforeverything.
Whenbeisemphasised,theadverbcomesbeforetheverb:
WhyshouldIhavegonetoseeMadonna?Ineverwasafanofhers.
(emphatic)
Seealso:
Adverbphrases
Beasamainverb

Typesofadverbsandtheirpositions
Differenttypesofadverbsgoindifferentplaces.
type

position

example

Theyusuallygoinendposition.
manner

Sheatequickly.
Theysometimesgoinmidposition
iftheadverbisnotthemost
Shequicklyateher
importantpartoftheclauseorifthe dinnerandranout.
objectisverylong.
Canyoucomeover
here?
Theyusuallygoinendposition.

place

Theysometimesgoinfront
position,especiallyinwriting.

Wellbeatthattable
there.
Hereshesat.
Outside,therewasa

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smallpond.
Theyusuallygoinendposition.

ImflyingtoEdinburgh
tomorrow.

time

Theysometimesgoinfrontposition
especiallyifwewanttoemphasise Today,Imgoingto
theadverb.
cleanthehouse.

duration

Theyusuallygoinendposition.

Imnotstayinglong.
Weoftenhavefriendsto
stay.

frequency

Theyusuallygoinmidposition.

Iusuallygetuplateon
weekends.

Theysometimesgoinfront
position.

Icouldneverswimfast.

Theycanalsogoinendposition.

Sometimessheworea
woollenhat.

Always,everandneverdonot
usuallygoinfrontposition.

Wedontseethemvery
often.
Not:NeverIcouldswim
fast.

degree

Ireallylikethosepink
Really,very,quiteusuallygoinmid flowers.
position.
WegotoIrelandalot.
Alotandabitusuallygoinend
Idjustliketochange
position.
thingsabit.

focusing

Theyusuallygoinmidposition.

Hesimplywalkedout
withoutsayingaword.

Itllprobablyrain.
Somegoinmidposition:probably,
MaybeNickwillknowthe
certainty possibly,certainly.
answer.
or
Othersgoinfrontposition:maybe,
obligation perhapsorinendpositionsaftera CanIgetyouadrink,or
somethingtoeat,
comma.
perhaps?
Personally,Idrather
Theyusuallygooutsidetheclause,
notgoout.
oftenatthebeginning.
viewpoint
Thismust,frankly,be
Theycansometimesgoinmid
thecraziestideaanyone
position,especiallyinformalwriting.
haseverhad.
Unfortunately,Iforgot
Theyusuallygooutsidetheclause, myswimmingcostume
oftenatthebeginning.
soIhadtositontheside
andwatch.
Theycansometimesgoinmid
evaluative
position.
Wehavestupidly
forgottenthetickets.
Ininformalspeakingtheycangoin
endposition.
Theymissedthebus,
apparently.

Manner,placeandtime
Adverbsofmanner,placeandtimeusuallycomeinendposition:
Heplayedbrilliantly.
Iftheverbhasanobject,theadverbcomesaftertheobject:
[verb]

[object]

[adverb]

Wemadeadecisionquicklythenleft.
Whenthereismorethanoneofthethreetypesofadverbtogether,they
usuallygointheorder:manner,place,time:
[manner]

[time]

Youstartoffslowlyinthebeginning.
Not:Youstartoffinthebeginningslowly.
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[manner][place]

[time]

JamesplayedbrilliantlyinthematchonSaturday.(preferredtoJames
playedbrilliantlyonSaturdayinthematch.)
Warning:
Wedontputadverbsbetweentheverbandtheobject:
[verb]

[object]

[adverb]

Sheplaysthepianoreallywell.Iveheardher.
Not:Sheplaysreallywellthepiano.
IdontwatchtheTVveryoften.

Evaluativeandviewpoint
Adverbsindicatingtheattitudeandpointofviewofthespeakerorwriter
usuallygoatthebeginning.Theseadverbsarecalledsentenceadverbs
becausetheyrefertothewholesentenceorutterance:
Actually,IthinkthemeetingisonWednesday,notThursday.
Obviously,wecanttellyoutheresultbutwecangiveyouanindication.

Positionwithhereandthere
Warning:
Ifthesubjectisapronoun(it/he/she/youetc.),itcomesdirectlyafterthe
adverbshereandthere.Ifthesubjectisanoun,itcomesdirectlyafter
theverb:
Heresheis.
Not:Hereisshe.
Thereitgoes.
Not:Theregoesit.
Herecomesthebus.
Not:Herethebuscomes.
Seealso:
Adverbs:types
(Adverbsandadverbphrases:positionfromEnglishGrammarTodayCambridge
UniversityPress.)

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