Position of adverbs
- Summary - Adverbs
- The comparison of adverbs
- The position of adverbs in sentences
- Adverbs of frequency
- Adverbs and adjectives have the same form
- Adverbs, where the basis is not the adjective
- Adverbs - two forms
- Exercises: Adverbs
The position of adverbs in sentences
We can put adverbs in different positions in sentences. There are three main positions but also a lot of exceptions.
In English we never put an adverb between the verb and the object.
| We often play handball. - CORRECT |
We play often handball. - WRONG |
The three main positions of adverbs in English sentences
1) Adverb at the beginning of a sentence
Unfortunately, we could not see Mount Snowdon.
2) Adverb in the middle of a sentence
The children often ride their bikes.
3) Adverb at the end of a sentence
Andy reads a comic every afternoon.
More than one adverb at the end of a sentence
If there are more adverbs at the end of a sentence, the word order is normally:
Manner - Place - Time
Peter sang the song happily in the bathroom yesterday evening.
