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    1) Adverbs can be placed in three positions within a sentence or clause: front, mid, or end. 2) When modifying a verb, adverbs are usually placed at the end. When modifying an adjective or another adverb, adverbs are usually placed in front. 3) The position of an adverb depends on its kind (manner, place, time, degree). Manner adverbs usually go at the end, place adverbs usually go at the end, time adverbs usually go at the end if definite but in mid position if denoting frequency, and degree adverbs usually go in mid position.

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    1) Adverbs can be placed in three positions within a sentence or clause: front, mid, or end. 2) When modifying a verb, adverbs are usually placed at the end. When modifying an adjective or another adverb, adverbs are usually placed in front. 3) The position of an adverb depends on its kind (manner, place, time, degree). Manner adverbs usually go at the end, place adverbs usually go at the end, time adverbs usually go at the end if definite but in mid position if denoting frequency, and degree adverbs usually go in mid position.

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    1) Adverbs can be placed in three positions within a sentence or clause: front, mid, or end. 2) When modifying a verb, adverbs are usually placed at the end. When modifying an adjective or another adverb, adverbs are usually placed in front. 3) The position of an adverb depends on its kind (manner, place, time, degree). Manner adverbs usually go at the end, place adverbs usually go at the end, time adverbs usually go at the end if definite but in mid position if denoting frequency, and degree adverbs usually go in mid position.

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    Adverb Position (EnglishClub.

    com)
    When an adverb modifies a verb, there are usually 3 possible positions within
    the sentence or clause:

    1. FRONT - before subject Now I will read a


    book.

    2. MID - between subject + I often read books.


    verb

    3. END - after verb/object I read carefully.


    books

    When an adverb modifies an adjective or another adverb, it usually goes in


    front of the word that it modifies, for example:

    adverb adjective

    She gave him a really dirty look.

    adverb adverb

    We quite often study English.

    The position of an adverb often depends on the kind of adverb (manner, place,
    time, degree). The following table gives you some guidelines for placement
    based on the kind of adverb.

    sentence
    mainly usual
    kind of adverb modifies adverb position

    manner verbs She spoke gently. END

    place verbs He lived here. END

    time definite verbs I'll do it today. END

    frequency We often go to Paris. MID

    degree verbs, I nearly died. MID


    adj. and
    adv. It was terribly funny. before
    adj.
    He works really fast. before
    adv.

    Warning: these are guidelines only, and not complete. There are many
    exceptions.

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