English Grammar Book In Use- Position of the Adverb

Adverbs are basically placed before the verb, but the wrong placement can change the sentence structure, sometimes meaning. Some of the basic adverbs are:

always, usually, sometimes, often, never, ever, still, also, almost, already, probably, seldom, definitely, hardly ever, occasionally, ...

There are some of the rules for using adverbs, if you apply them, you wont face any difficulty in sentence correction or making. They are:-

      I.  The adverb goes before the verb:

                            I usually smoke 20 cigarettes a day.

                            Does Salik always arrive on time?

                           We hardly ever saw each other when we were at college.

                            Nehal and Aarti both like dancing.

II.          The adverb goes between the auxiliary and the verb:

I have never been to Island.

People don't always know what they are doing.

They were all concentrating hard.

You will never change.

Samina can play the piano and she can also play the flute.

III.        The adverb goes after am/are/is/was/were:

This train is normally on time.

I am always tired in the morning.

Hemant was still there when I arrived.

As English is language of exceptions, the adverb probably is always used before the contracted negative.

I probably won't be able to attend class tomorrow.

[I will probably not be able to attend class tomorrow.]

If you place them correctly, you’ll win the battle. English is something which cant be taught over night, it need some course of time, through which it gradually goes up in the mind. So you need to be very careful while learning English grammar, as it is vital part of language.

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