POSITION OF ADVERBS AND ADVERBIAL PHRASES

 

Adverbs can be a word or a phrase and they can:•Describe an action: 

oHe drank his wine slowly.•Modify adjectives: The film is really dramatic.•Modify adverb

oHe works very hard.

Adverbs of manner    

•They usually after the verb or phrase: oHe walked slowly. 

 •With passives they usually go in mid-

position: oThe house was thoroughly cleaned.

Adverbs of frequency- indefinite frequency

•They go before the main verb: oI usually wake up at 6:40.

 • But they go after the verb to be.oHe is always late for work.

Adverbs of frequency- definite frequency

•He goes to English lessons twice a week.

•The magazine is published anually.

Focus adverbs: even, just, only

They change their position according to what we want to emphazise, "the focus": •I'm just kidding.•He only ate an apple.•He ate an apple only.

Adverbs of time    

•They go at the end of a sentence.oSee you tomorrow!

Adverbs of degree    

•Extremely, incredibly, very, etc, are used with adjectives and adverbs and go before them:o He's extremely tall, isn't he?

Adverbs of degree    

•Much and a lot are often used with verbs and go after the verb or verb phrase:oHe doesn't go out a lot.

Adverbs of degree    

•A little, a bit can be used with adjectives or adverbs:oHe's a bit messy.oThe exam was a bit hard.

Comment adverbs    

•They give the speaker's opinion•They usually go at the beginning of a sentence: oObviously, clearly, luckily, ...

Other adverbs    

They usually go in mid-position.

    Just, even...