Position of adverbs
There are three places in a clause where an adverb (or adverbial phrase) might appear: at the beginning, at the end and with
the verb. Different kinds of adverb go in different positions, and some may go in more than one position.
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| Adverbs do not normally appear between a verb and its
direct object.
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✘ They built very quickly the house.
✓ They built the house very quickly.
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| With verbs formed using auxiliary verbs, the adverb normally
follows the (first) auxiliary. |
✓ The town has always been popular with tourists.
✓ Our house will probably have been decorated by the time you get there.
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| Adverbs of frequency (a/ways, often, etc) follow auxiliary
verbs and be and come before other verbs. |
✓ I'm rarely in the city centre.
✓ I rarely go to the city centre.
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| Connecting adverbs usually go at the beginning of a clause. |
✓ We bought it as an investment; then, all the property prices
in the area fell
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