Adverbs and Adjectives

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In end position we usually put

adverbs of place before adverbs


of time.
Adverbs and adjectives I hadn´t been to Norway before.

Position of adverbs

FRONT POSITION MID POSITION END POSITION


(before the subject) (between the subject and verb) (after the verb)
Normally, I write for about six I usually start work by about He writes simply.
hours a day. 8.00. I admire William Boyd greatly.
I rarely have a clear idea.
I greatly admire William Boyd.
adverbs of time adverbs of frequency absolutely
as a rule always completely
from time to time hardly ever constantly
every so often never continually
often entirely
rarely greatly
regularly perfectly
seldom (pocas veces) regularly
even degree adverbs adverbs of place
only almost underneath (debajo, por debajo)
(When they refer to the subject they hardly (apenas) upstairs
usually come before it) nearly (casi) outside
Sometimes even I´m surprised. quite
Only my close family had read rather (bastante)
anything I´d written. scarcely
absolutely adverbs of definite time
completely last January
constantly last year
continually now
entirely then
greatly
perfectly
regularly
already adverbs of time
I had already decided that I as a rule
wanted to write. from time to time
every so often
still already
I´m still sketching out the plot. I had decided already that I
wanted to write.
even yet
only negative
He can even speak Swedish. questions
expressions of uncertainty
I don´t know if I can tell you yet.

Position of adjectives
AFTER A NOUN AFTER A VERB AFTER INDEFINITE
PRONOUN
There´ll be a lot of people He is nice with his friends. I really don´t think it was
waiting eagerly to get hold of anything special.
it. There was nothing
extraordinary about my first
novel.

GRADABLE ADJECTIVES NON-GRADABLE ADJECTIVES


somewhat ambitious absolutely huge
extremely busy completely impossible
slightly different practically unknown
very rich almost unique
pretty strong totally useless

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