Word order of adverbs in the sentence

Данная статья посвящена наречиям английского языка. Эта тема раскрывает все вопросы, которые могут интересовать человека, изучающего грамматические правила. Мы узнаем, как образовать наречия, сравним их с прилагательными, а также где они стоят в предложении. Кроме этого, пополним словарный запас некоторыми выражениями и научимся работать с degrees of comparison of adverbs. И конечно же, всегда после материла, вы сможете проверить знания на пройденную тему.

Статьи, которые могут быть полезными:

1. Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные.
2. Притяжательный падеж и устойчивые фразы.
3. Подробная таблица времен.
4. Too and enough
5. Степень сравнения прилагательных.

Наречия в английском языке

Что такое наречия в английском языке?

Наречия (adverbs) обычно описывают или определяют глаголы, прилагательные, другие наречия или целое предложение.

  • Например, the adverbs в следующих предложениях выделены жирным и слова, которые они определяют подчеркнуты:

– I often visit the library. – Я часто посещаю библиотеку.
– It is surprisingly cold today. – Сегодня на удивление холодно.

В первом предложении наречие often определяет глагол visit. Во втором, слово surprisingly описывает прилагательное cold.

  • Слова, которые используются для описания наречий, также могут относиться к adverbs:

– My cat eats very slowly. – Мой кот ест очень медленно.

В этом предложении наречие very определяет наречие slowly.

Образование наречий в английском языке

Многие наречия связаны с прилагательными, с помощью словообразования:

[Adjective + суффикс ly = Adverb]

  • Cheap – cheaply – дешевый – дешево.
  • Slow – slowly – медленный – медленно.
  • Quick – quickly – быстрый – быстро.

Правила правописания

  • Прилагательные, которые заканчиваются на -ic добавляем -ally:
  • Tragic – tragically – трагический – трагически.
  • Realistic – realistically – реалистичный – реалистично.
  • Ironic – ironically – иронический – иронично.

BUT: public – publicly – публичный – публично.

  • Прилагательные, которые заканчиваются на –le нужно изменить “e” на “y”:
  • Horrible – horribly – ужасный – ужасно.
  • Noble – nobly – благородный – благородно.
  • Simple – simply – простой – просто.
  • Прилагательные, заканчивающиеся на согласную + -y, мы убираем “y” и добавляем –ily:
  • Happy – happily – счастливый – счастливо.
  • Easy – easily – легкий – легко.
  • Crazy – crazily – сумасшедший – безумно.
  • Прилагательные, которые заканчиваются на -e образуют наречие с добавлением -ly не опуская букву ‘e’:
  • Rare – rarely – редкий – редко.
  • Polite – politely – вежливый – вежливо.
  • Ну как обычно существуют исключения:
  • True – truly
  • Whole – wholly
  • Due – dully
  • Full – fully

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Прилагательные на суффикс -ly

Есть ряд прилагательных, заканчивающихся на -ly, которые не имеют соответствующих наречий. Такие adjectives, происходят от существительных, обозначающие:

  • People:
  • 1) Man – мужчина = manly – мужественный, сильный.
    Example:
    – A deep, manly voice.
  • 2) King – король = kingly – королевский.
  • Family and personal relations:
  • 1) Father – отец = fatherly – отцовский.
  • 2) Brother = brotherly; friend = friendly.
  • И другие:

Lovely – прекрасный.
Lonely – одинокий.
Silly – глупый.
Ugly – уродливый.
Lively – живой.

  • Образуют наречие с помощью конструкции [in a Adj way] или [in a Adj manner]:

– They treated me in a friendly way. – Они относились ко мне по-дружески/дружелюбно.

Запомните следующие словосочетания:

in a soldierly way по-воинские
in a sickly way болезненно
in a silly way глупо
in a manly way по-мужски
in a womanly way по-женски
in a cowardly way трусливым образом
in a lively way живо
in a lovely way в прекрасной манере
in a motherly way по-матерински
in a fatherly way по-отцовски
in a brotherly way по-братски
in a sisterly way по-сестрински
in a kingly way по-королевски

Наречия и прилагательные с одинаковой формой

Существует ряд adjectives / adverbs, которые имеют неизменную форму. Таким образом, это зависит от контекста, является ли слово прилагательным или наречием: Fast, hard, early, late, high, low, right, wrong, straight, daily, monthly and long etc.

  • This is hard exercise. – Это упражнение сложное.
  • She works hard. – Она работает усердно.
  • I saw many high buildings. – Я видела много высоких зданий.
  • The plane flew high in the sky. – Самолет летел высоко в небе.

Сравните:

  • Walk slow! (Informal English).
  • Walk slowly! (Formal English).

Good vs. Well

  • Good – прилагательное.
  • Well – наречие.

Examples:

  • He is a good writer. – Он хороший писатель.
  • He writes well. – Он пишет хорошо.
  • Иногда well используется как прилагательное, когда говорится о здоровье (health):
  • You’re not looking too well. Are you okay? – Ты не очень хорошо выглядишь. Ты в порядке?

Note:

После глаголов look, sound, smell, taste, feel, seem мы используем прилагательное, а не наречие:

  • She looks nice /bad /pale/strange.
  • It smells sweet /horrible/bad.

Наречия с двумя формами и разными значениями

Некоторые наречия имеют две формы. Первая, которая заканчивается на -ly,
вторая форма остается без изменений: clean(ly), clear(ly) etc.
Эти пары наречий обычно имеют разные значения.

Сравните:

Close or closely?

Close = near (близкий, расположенный недалеко).

– We live close to the church. – Мы живем рядом с церковью.

Closely = carefully (внимательно).

– I was watching the game closely. – Я внимательно следил за игрой.

Второе значение – тесно, близко:

– The two languages are closely related. – Два языка тесно связаны.

Dead or deadly?

Dead = suddenly and completely

– The snow stopped dead. – Снег внезапно остановился.

Deadly = very

– She is deadly serious. – Она очень серьезная.

Deep or deeply?

Deep = a long way down

– I dug deep into the ground. – Я копнул глубоко в землю.

Deeply = very

– I was deeply offended. – Я был очень оскорблен.

Free or freely?

Free = without payment

– Children travel free on buses. – Дети путешествуют бесплатно на автобусах.

Freely = willingly

– She spoke freely about her past. – Она открыто говорила о своем прошлом.

Hard or hardly?

Hard = with a lot of effort

– She worked really hard and passed her exams. – Она усердно работала и сдала экзамены.

Hardly = scarcely/only just

– The telephone line was so bad, I could hardly hear what he was saying. –Телефонная линяя была настолько плохой, что я едва слышал, что он говорил.

High or highly?

High = to/at a high level

– He kicked the ball high over the goal. – Он пнул мяч высоко над воротами.

Highly = very much а также to think/speak highly of something, somebody

– My father is a highly respected dentist. – Мой отец очень уважаемый стоматолог.
– Everyone thinks highly of her behaviour. – Все высоко ценят ее поведение.

Last or Lastly?

Last = after all others

– She got here last. – Она пришла сюда последней.

Lastly = finally

– And lastly, I would like to thank everyone who helped me to open the restaurant. – И наконец, я хочу поблагодарить всех, кто помогал мне открыть ресторан.

Direct or directly?

Direct = without stopping

– ‘Do I have to change trains in Manchester?’ ‘No, you can go direct. – Нужно ли мне пересаживаться на другой поезд в Манчестере? – Нет, можете ехать без пересадок.

Directly = very soon

– I’ll be with him directly. – Я скоро буду вместе с ним.

Late or lately?

Late = after the arranged time

– I stayed up late to watch my favourite film with my boyfriend. – Я задержалась допоздна, чтобы посмотреть мой любимый фильм с моим парнем.

Lately = recently

– I’ve been feeling very well lately. – В последнее время я чувствую себя очень хорошо.

Near or nearly

Near = close

– They live near the university. – Они живут рядом с университетом.

Nearly = almost

– You nearly crashed into the cyclist. – Ты чуть не врезался в велосипедиста.

Pretty or prettily?

Pretty = quite

– I’m pretty sure they’ll accept your invitation. – Я вполне уверен, что они примут твое приглашение.

Prettily = in an attractive way

– She danced prettily. – Она танцевала красиво.

Sharp or sharply?

Sharp = exactly

– The game starts at 5 o’clock sharp. – Игра начинается ровно в пять часов.

Sharply = suddenly and angrily

– ‘Don’t talk to me like that,’ she said sharply – «Не разговаривай со мной так»: она сказала резко.

Short or shortly?

Short = suddenly. Полная фраза stop short (остановиться внезапно или неожиданно)

– I was about to tell the truth but a thought stopped me short. – Я собирался сказать правду, но мысль внезапно остановила меня.
– Cut something short – преждевременно прерывать что-либо:
– He had to cut his speech short when the fire alarm went off. – Ему пришлось прервать свою речь, когда зазвонила пожарная тревога.

Shortly = soon

– Professor will be here shortly. – Профессор скоро будет здесь.

Wide or widely?

Wide = completely also far away from the right point = мимо цели.

– The window was wide opened. – Окно было широко распахнуто.

Widely = to a large extent

– I travel widely in Europe. – Я путешествую много по Европе.

Easy or easily?

Easy = remain calm

– Take it easy, darling. – Успокойся, дорогая.
Easy does it – Тише едешь, дальше будешь.

Easily = with no difficulty / without doubt / possibly.

– I make friends easily. – Я легко завожу друзей.
– It is easily the best film I’ve seen. – Это, без сомнения, лучший фильм, который я видел.
– This could easily be the answer to your question. – Это может быть ответом на твой вопрос.

Степени сравнения наречий в английском языке

Следует отметить, что многие наречия, такие как sometimes, never, here, there, now, then, first, again, yesterday и daily не образуют сравнительную и превосходную формы.

Наречия, которые используются с окончаниями -er и -est

Наречия также имеют те же сравнительные и превосходные степени, что и прилагательные.

Положительная форма или Positive form Сравнительная форма
Comparative form
Превосходная форма
Superlative form
long longer (the) longest
near nearer (the) nearest
straight straighter (the) straightest

Наречия с more и most

Двухсложные или сложные наречия образуются с помощью слов more/most.

Положительная форма или Positive form Сравнительная форма
Comparative form
Превосходная форма
Superlative form
carefully more carefully (the) most carefully
easily more easily (the) most easily
softly more softly (the) most softly

Irregular Adverbs/Наречия исключения в английском языке

Неправильные наречия имеют такие же формы, что и неправильные прилагательные.

Positive form Comparative form Superlative form
badly worse worst
far farther  or further farthest or furthest
little less least
much more most
well better best
  • Примеры со словом badly:
  • We played badly in the first half. – Мы плохо играли в первом тайме.
  • She was treated much worse than I was. – С ней обращались гораздо хуже, чем со мной.
  • The worst affected area. – Наихудший район.
  • Примеры со словом far:
  • How far is it to the department store? – Как далеко до универмага?
  • In the summer the herds move farther north. – Летом стада уходят дальше на север.
  • The dogs walked to the farthest edge of the garden. – Собаки подошли к дальнему краю сада.

Место наречия в английском предложении. Order of Adverbs

Наречия обычно стоят после глагола в конце предложения. Однако их можно ставить в начале или середине. Факторы, определяющие этот выбор, могут быть:

– акцент, который говорящий хотел бы сделать;
– ритм предложения;
– сложность предложения с несколькими дополнениями.

  • Front position – Начальная позиция.
  • Mid position – Средняя позиция. Перед смысловым глаголом или после вспомогательного глагола.
  • End position – В конце предложения.

Пример:

Front Mid End
Obviously they will never see her again.

Рассмотрим таблицу видов наречий в английском языке

Adverb of manner – наречия образа действия. Adverb of manner отвечает на вопрос How? Как? carefully, fast, easily, loudly, well, quickly etc.
Adverbs of place – наречия места. Where? – где? here, there, near, away, off, up, in the park etc.
Adverbs of time – наречия времени When? – Когда? now, today, tomorrow, then, lately etc.
Adverbs of degree – наречия степени How much/to what extent? – Сколько? Насколько?/До какой степени? only, wholly, hardly, far etc.
Adverbs of frequency – наречия частоты How often? – как часто? always, ever, never, often, usually etc.
Relative adverbs – относительные наречия. where, why. where, why.
Sentence adverbs –  сентенциальное наречие certainly, probably, possibly etc. clearly, perhaps.

Разберем каждый тип отдельно.

Adverbs of frequency – наречия частоты

Мы используем некоторые adverbs, чтобы описать, как часто мы что-то делаем.

Частота Пример
100% – always – всегда I always brush my teeth at night.
90% – usually – обычно I usually walk to work.
80% – normally/generally – обычно I normally get good marks.
70% – often/frequently – часто I often read books.
50% – sometimes – иногда I sometimes forget my friend’s birthday.
30% -occasionally – изредка, иногда. I occasionally drink fizzy water.
10% seldom – редко I seldom add sugar to my tea.
5% rarely/hardly ever – очень редко I rarely drink beer.
0% never – никогда I never swim in the river.

Note:

  • Слово often произносится по-разному:
  • [ɔfn] –без буквы ‘t’
  • [ɔft ən] – с буквой ‘t’

Наречия частоты употребляются перед смысловым глаголом

Subject + adverb + main verb (подлежащее + наречие + смысловой глагол)
He always wants to drink coffee. – Он вечно хочет пить кофе.
I often read in bed at night. – Я часто читаю в постели по ночам.
  • Наречие частоты употребляется после глагола to be
Subject + to be + adverb (подлежащее + глагол to be + наречие)
I am normally busy at work. – Я обычно занят на работе.
He is always late. – Он всегда опаздывает.

Когда мы используем вспомогательный глагол (auxiliary verb): has, would / will, should, can, etc., то затем следует наречие и смысловой глагол.

Subject + Auxiliary verb + Adverb + Main Verb (подлежащее + вспомогательный глагол + наречие + смысловой глагол)
I have always lived in Italy. – Я всегда жила в Италии.
I can sometimes beat you in a race. – Иногда я могу победить тебя в гонке.
  • Наречия частоты могут также употребляться в начале или в конце предложения, когда хотим что-то выделить или подчеркнуть:
  • Sometimes I get up early. – Иногда я встаю рано.
  • They only meet occasionally. – Они встречаются лишь изредка.
  • Но в начале предложения не могут стоять следующие слова:

Always, seldom, rarely, hardly, ever, never

*Always или Never могут использоваться в начале предложения в повелительном наклонении.

  • hardly ever и never употребляются с глаголом в утвердительной форме:
  • You never say “thank you”. – Ты никогда не говоришь «спасибо».
  • Ever употребляется в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях:
  • Have you ever seen a dolphin? – Ты когда-нибудь видел дельфина?
  • I haven’t ever been to Paris. – Я никогда не был в Париже.
  • Выражение Used to и модальный глагол have to стоят после наречий частотности:
  • You always have to remind them to take of their shoes. – Ты всегда должен напоминать им снимать обувь.

Expressions

А также можно использовать следующие выражения, если хотим быть более конкретными в отношении частотности:

  • every day –каждый день;
  • once a month – один раз в месяц;
  • twice a year – дважды в год;
  • four times a day – четыре раза в день;
  • daily – ежедневно;
  • monthly – ежемесячно;
  • weekly – еженедельно;
  • annually/every year – ежегодно/каждый год.

I pay for my flat every month = monthly –Я плачу за квартиру каждый месяц.

  • I call her daily to make sure she is fine. – Я звоню ей ежедневно, чтобы убедиться, что она в порядке.

Adverbs of time – наречия времени

Adverbs of time отвечает на вопрос When? Когда?

Yesterday, now, later, sooner etc.

Наречия времени могут занимать начальную (если нужно поставить акцент на время) или конечную позицию в предложении.

Пример:

  • I will go to the post office tomorrow. – Завтра я пойду на почту.
  • Today I will go to the library. – Сегодня я пойду в библиотеку.

Следующие короткие наречия ставятся в середине предложения: Soon, now, then, still, once.

  • It is now time to leave. – Пора уходить.

Но также они могут стоять и в других местах:

  • Now it’s time to leave.
  • It’s time to leave now.

Обратите внимание, что слово sometimes (иногда) относится к типу частотности. Sometime (как-нибудь, когда-нибудь) – наречие времени.

  • You must come over and visit me sometime. – Вы должны как-нибудь навестить меня.
  • Sometimes I feel like no one understands me. – Иногда мне кажется, что меня никто не понимает.

Adverbs of place – наречия места

Наречия места показывают нам местоположение действия. Они отвечают на следующий вопрос: Where? Где? Home, abroad, around, inside etc.

Наречия места часто ставится после смыслового глагола или в конце предложения.

  • После смыслового глагола (main verb):
  • She ran home. – Она побежала домой.
  • She ran everywhere with her dad. – Она бегала повсюду со своим отцом.

В конце предложения:

  • She ran with her dad everywhere.
  • Here и there также наречия времени:
  • The summer is here. – Лето здесь.
  • Take a sit over there. – Присядьте вон там.
  • Here и there могут стоять в начале предложения, чтобы сделать акцент:

Если подлежащее является существительным, за here и there следует глагол:

  • Here is the summer!
  • Here is my brother!
  • There went my dog!

Если подлежащее является местоимение, за here и there следует местоимение:

  • Here she is!
  • Here it is!
  • There it is!
  • There they are!

Adverbs of degree – наречия меры и степени

Наречия степени отвечает на вопрос How much? To what extent? Сколько? Насколько? /До какой степени?

К наречиям степени относятся такие слова:

Absolutely совершенно
Just просто, всего лишь, только
Completely совершенно
Totally полностью
Very очень
Extremely чрезвычайно
A lot много
Terribly ужасно, очень
Really очень
Much часто, очень
Awfully ужасно
Quite довольно
Pretty достаточно
Rather довольно, до некоторой степени
A little/a bit немного, недостаточно
Enough достаточно
Too слишком
Slightly немного, слегка

Для более детального перевода слов обратитесь к словарю. Так как слова могут иметь разное значение в зависимости от контекста.

Наречия степени обычно ставятся

Перед прилагательным или наречием, которые их определяют:

  • He is quite good at Spanish. – Он неплохо владеет испанским языком.
  • I am extremely tired. – я очень устала.

Большинство этих наречий могут также стоять перед смысловым глаголом или после вспомогательного глагола.

  • I rather like this shirt. – Мне нравится эта рубашка.
  • I can’t quite get it. – Я не совсем понимаю это.

Наречия: a lot, totally, completely, absolutely, terribly, awfully, a bit, a little and much могут стоять в середине или в конце предложения.

  • The plane was delayed a little. Или The plane was a little delayed.
  • The storm completely destroyed the city. Или The storm destroyed the city completely.

Adverbs of manner – наречия образа действия

Наречия образа действия отвечает на вопрос How? Как?

well – хорошо
quickly – быстро
softly – тихо, спокойно
loudly – громко
beautifully – красиво
dangerously – опасно
secretly – тайно
weakly – слабо
happily – счастливо
sadly – грустно
hard – настойчиво / сильно
fast – быстро
quietly – тихо
slowly – медленно
roughly – приблизительно / грубо
greedily – жадно
nicely – хорошо, отлично
badly –  плохо / сильно
hungrily – жадно
angrily – сердито
thankfully – к счастью

Наречия образа действия ставятся после дополнения или смыслового глагола

После смыслового глагола
I dance well – я танцую хорошо.
I dance slowly – я танцую медленно.
I dance beautifully – я танцую красиво.
После дополнения
I read the book well – я читаю книгу хорошо.
I read the book loudly – я читаю книгу громко.

Наречия образа действия также может стоять в середине предложения:

  • He looked angrily at me. – Он посмотрел на меня сердито.

Когда в предложении несколько наречий, то порядок таков:

Manner – place – time.

manner place time
He watched TV  quietly in his room until 7.00

Однако если есть глагол движения (go, run, leave etc), то наречия места идет рядом с глаголом движения:

place manner time
Ann was rushed to hospital suddenly an hour ago.

Если в предложении есть наречия частоты, то порядок таков:

manner place frequency time
My sister walks impatiently home every evening after work.

Sentence Adverbs – сентенциальное наречие

Наречие, обозначающее все предложение, в целом ставится в начале, середине или в конце предложения. Но чаще всего в начальной позиции.

Sentence adverbs
Probably – вероятно
Possibly – может быть, возможно
Certainly – безусловно
Clearly – явно, очевидно
Luckily – к счастью
Of course – конечно
Fortunately – к счастью
Maybe – возможно, может быть
Perhaps – возможно, может быть

Примеры:

  • Luckily, he didn’t crash into the tree. – К счастью, он не врезался в дерево.
  • He luckily didn’t crash into the tree.
  • He didn’t crash into the tree, luckily.

В отрицательных предложениях наречия possibly, certainly and probably стоят перед вспомогательным глаголом:

  • I probably didn’t believe you. – Я, вероятно, не верил тебе.

Наречия обычно не употребляются между дополнением (object) и глаголом (verb).

He likes biscuits very much. (not: he likes very much biscuits).

Вывод

В следующей таблице приведены наиболее часто используемые позиции для пяти различных типов наречий, рассмотренных выше.

Type of adverb Most commonly used position in clause
Adverbs of frequency Mid-position
Adverbs of time End-position. *Or at the Front position if we want to put emphasis on the time.
Adverbs of degree Mid-position
Adverbs of manner End-position.
Adverbs of place End-position.

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Adverbs can take different positions in a sentence. It depends on the type of sentence and on what role the adverb plays and what words the adverb defines, characterizes, describes.

Most often, we put adverbs after the verb but before adjectives, other adverbs, or participles.

She walked quickly away.
He runs slowly along.

A rule that explains where an adverb is in a sentence.

Place of adverbs in a sentence.

Adverb and three main positions

There are three main positions for an adverb in a sentence:

  • before the verb
  • at the beginning of a sentence
  • at the end of a sentence
Three positions of adverbs in an English sentence.
Adverbs in a sentence.

Let’s look at these positions separately.

At the end

We put an Adverb at the end of a sentence after the predicate and the object.

The water is rising fast.

At the beginning

We put an adverb at the beginning of a sentence before the subject.

Today I have a piano lesson.

An example of a sentence using the adverb today, hands playing the piano.
Today

In the middle

Most often, we put an adverb in the middle of a sentence. But “middle” is not an accurate concept. Where exactly this middle is located, it depends on the words next to which we use the adverb.

  1. In interrogative sentences, we put an adverb between the subject and the main verb.

Did he often go out like that?

  1. If the predicate in the sentence is only one verb, then we put the adverb before the verb.

You rarely agree with me.

  1. If the predicate contains more than one word, then we put the adverb after the modal verb or after the auxiliary verb (if there is a modal verb or auxiliary verb).

You must never do this again.

There are adverbs that we can put before a modal verb or an auxiliary verb.

He surely can prepare for this.

Adverb placement depending on the type of adverb

The place of an adverb depends on what type of adverbs it belongs to. Different adverbs can appear in different places.

Adverbs of manner

We usually use Adverbs of manner:

  • before main verbs
  • after auxiliary verbs
  • at the end of the sentence
  1. If the verb is in the Passive Voice, then we use an adverb between the auxiliary verb and the verb in the third form.
  2. We usually use Adverbs of manner after the verb or after the Object.
  3. We can NOT use an Adverb of manner between the verb and direct object. If the sentence has a verb and a direct object, then we use an adverb of manner before the verb or after the object.
  4. Usually we put an adverb of manner that answers the question HOW after the verb or after the verb and the object.

She held the baby gently.
We are running slowly.

  1. We usually put the adverbs well, fast, quickly, immediately, slowly at the end of a sentence.

I wrote him an answer immediately.
The truck picked up speed slowly.

Adverbs of Frequency

Adverbs of frequency are adverbs that indicate how often, with what frequency an action occurs.

Adverbs of frequency answer the question “How often?

  1. Most often we put Adverbs of frequency before the main verb.
  2. We can use normally, occasionally, sometimes, usually at the beginning of a sentence or at the end of a sentence.
  3. We usually put Adverbs of frequency that accurately describe the time (weekly, every day, every Saturday) at the end of a sentence.

We have another board meeting on Monday.
I wish we could have fried chicken every week.
Maybe we could do this every month.

  1. We put Adverbs of frequency after the verb to be if the sentence contains the verb to be in the form of Present Simple or Past Simple.

My routine is always the same.

  1. We often use usually, never, always, often, sometimes, ever, rarely in the middle of a sentence.

I often wish I knew more about gardening.

  1. We can use usually at the beginning of a sentence.

Usually, I keep it to myself.

Adverbs of degree

Adverbs of degree express the degree to which something is happening. These are such adverbs as:

  • almost
  • absolutely
  • completely
  • very
  • quite
  • extremely
  • rather
  • just
  • totally
List of adverbs of degree.
Adverbs of the degree.
  1. We put Adverbs of degree in the middle of a sentence.
  2. We put Adverbs of degree after Auxiliary Verbs.
  3. We put Adverbs of degree after modal verbs.

I feel really guilty about that.

  1. We put Adverbs of degree before adjectives.

When guns speak it is too late to argue.

  1. We put Adverbs of degree before other adverbs.

He loses his temper very easily.

  1. Sometimes we put Adverbs of degree before modal verbs and before auxiliary verbs. Usually, we use such adverbs as:
  • certainly
  • definitely
  • really
  • surely

You definitely could have handled things better.
I think I really could have won.

The rule explains the place of the adverb enough in a sentence.
Adverb enough.
  1. The adverb enough is an exception to this rule. We put the Adverb enough after the word it characterizes.

I have lived long enough.

Adverbs of place and time

Let’s see where we use the adverbs of place and adverbs of time.

  1. Most often we put the adverb of place and time at the end of the sentence.

I thought you didn’t have family nearby.
They found her place in Miami yesterday.

  1. We put monosyllabic adverbs of time (for example, such as now, then, soon) before main verbs but after auxiliary verbs including the verb to be.

Now imagine you see another woman.
Yes, he is now a respectable man.

  1. We can use adverbs of place and time at the very beginning of a sentence when we want to make the sentence more emotional.

Today, we have to correct his mistakes.

  1. We put the adverbs here and there at the end of the sentence.

Independent thought is not valued there.

  1. Most often we put adverbs of place and time after the verb or verb + object.

I can’t change what happened yesterday.
You have to attend my wedding next month.

  1. Most often we put such adverbs as towards, outside, backward, everywhere, nearby, downstairs, southward, at the end of the sentence or in the middle of the sentence, but immediately after the verb.

I made iced tea and left it downstairs.
With this speaker, you can hear everything outside.
I can run backward!

  1. We put adverbs of time that accurately define the time (for example, yesterday, now, tomorrow) at the end of the sentence.

The ship is going to be back tomorrow.

He wants it to happen now.

If we want to emphasize time, we can put an adverb that accurately specifies the time at the beginning of the sentence.

Tomorrow I’m moving to Palais Royal.

Adverbs that show the speaker’s degree of confidence.

Let’s talk about the place in the sentence occupied by Adverbs that show the speaker’s degree of confidence in what the speaker is saying.

  1. We can put at the beginning of the sentence such adverbs as:
  • definitely
  • perhaps
  • probably
  • certainly
  • clearly
  • maybe
  • obviously

Certainly, you have an opinion about that.

Definitely think twice before correcting one of your mistakes again.

Maybe someone else was in her apartment that night.

We can also put adverbs like this in the middle of a sentence:

They’ll probably name a street after me.
This assumption is clearly no longer valid.

The rule tells what adverbs we can use at the beginning of a sentence.
Adverbs at the beginning of an English sentence.

Adverbs that emphasize the meaning of the word they describe

The next group of adverbs is adverbs that emphasize the meaning of the word they describe.

  1. Look at the following adverbs:
  • very
  • really
  • terribly
  • extremely
  • almost
  • quite
  • pretty

We usually put such adverbs in the middle of the sentence before the word that these adverbs characterize.

He is very tired.
She found it extremely difficult to get a job.
I’m quite happy to wait for you here.

Adverbs defining a verb

  1. We put an adverb after the verb to be. If the adverb defines the verb to be in one of its forms.

He was never a good man.

  1. If an adverb defines another adverb or adjective, then we put such an adverb most often before the word that it defines.

I can see it quite clearly.
They walked rather slowly.

Adverbs connecting sentences

Adverbs can connect sentences in a logical sequence.

Such adverbs can appear at the beginning of the sentence or in the middle of the sentence. These are such adverbs as:

  • next
  • anyway
  • however
  • besides
  • next

Adverbs that explain the speaker’s point of view

Let’s take a look at Adverbs that explain the speaker’s point of view in what he says.

  • fortunately
  • surprisingly
  • personally

We most often put them at the beginning of the sentence.

Honestly, I wish I had time to do more reading.
Often their homes are their only major material possession.

We can put some of these adverbs at the end of a sentence.

I know what you’ve done for me, honestly.

Always, Never, and Only

Now let’s talk about some adverbs separately. These are very popular adverbs that we often use in English.

  1. Always and never.

We usually put always and never in the middle of the sentence before the verb they define.

The bread always falls buttered side down.
Love is never paid but with true love.

  1. Only.

Only is an incredibly popular adverb. Most often, we put only before the word that the adverb only characterizes.

Wisdom is only found in truth.
A man can only die once.

Additional tips

If we have two or more adverbs to define one verb, then the order of these adverbs should be as follows:

  1. Adverb of manner
  2. Adverb of place
  3. Adverb of time
The rule says in what order we use adverbs in an English sentence.
The order in which adverbs should be used.

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What is the order of adverbs?

Because adverbs are used to modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, phrases, clauses, or even entire sentences, they are able to function nearly anywhere in the sentence, depending on their type and what it is they are modifying.

If we use more than one adverb to describe a verb, though, there is a general order in which the different categories of adverbs should appear—this is known as the order of adverbs (sometimes called the royal order of adverbs):

  • 1. Manner
  • 2. Place
  • 3. Frequency
  • 4. Time
  • 5. Purpose

Of course, it is uncommon to use five adverbs in a row to modify the same word, but if a sentence uses two or three, then it is best to follow this order to avoid sounding unnatural.

First, let’s briefly summarize the different categories of adverbs, and then we’ll look at how we can use them together in sentences.

(*Note: For the sake of conciseness, both single-word adverbs and adverbial phrases will be referred to together as “adverbs” throughout this section.)

Categories of Adverbs

Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs of manner tell us how something happens, how someone does something, or give character to a description. They are usually formed by adding “-ly” to an adjective, as in:

  • “She sings beautifully.”
  • “He walks slowly.”
  • “The children are playing happily.”

If an adjective already ends in “-ly,” we can give it an adverbial function by simply using it in the prepositional phrase “in a ______ manner”:

  • “They played in a lively manner.”
  • “Please arrive in a timely manner.”

Adverbs of Place

Adverbs of place tell us about an aspect of location associated with the action of a verb, specifying the direction, distance, movement, or position involved in the action.

For example:

  • “He kicked the ball into the field.”
  • “Let’s drive down a bit farther.”
  • “Everyone gazed upwards at the meteor shower.”
  • “I’ve looked everywhere for my book.”

Adverbs of Frequency

Adverbs of frequency (sometimes called frequency adverbs) tell us how often something happens or is the case. They are sometimes used to describe definite frequency, as in:

  • “I run eight miles daily.”
  • Every year, our office holds a big raffle for charity.”

More often, though, these adverbs are used to describe indefinite frequency. For example:

  • “We usually go to the movies on Sundays.”
  • “Bethany always runs late for work in the morning.”

Adverbs of Time

Adverbs of time tell us when or for how long something happens or is the case. They are similar to but distinct from adverbs of frequency.

For example:

  • “I’m going to the movies tomorrow.”
  • Next year, I’m going to run for president.”
  • “We’ve been dating for 10 years, and not once has he proposed!”
  • “Are you still working on that project?”

Adverbs of Purpose

  • “Jen hadn’t enjoyed the play; as a result, she didn’t recommend it.”
  • “The clothing is handcrafted and hence expensive.”
  • Given the huge amount of public interest, they are extending the program for another three months.”
  • “I went to the store to buy some milk.”
  • “I am exhausted because I was working all night.”

Using multiple adverbs

Remember, the order of adverbs is manner, place, frequency, time, and purpose.

As we already noted, it is unusual to find several adverbs consecutively modifying the same word. However, if we were to make a sentence with all five categories of adverbs together, it might look like this:

  • “I have to run quickly (manner) down the street (place) each morning (frequency) after breakfast (time) in order to catch my bus to school (purpose).”

Even though the string of adverbs is unusually long, the sentence still sounds smooth and logical because the order is correct. Now let’s try rearranging the order of the adverbs:

  • “I have to run each morning (frequency) quickly (manner) after breakfast (time) in order to catch my bus to school (purpose) down the street (place).”

By changing the order of the adverbs, we’ve actually changed the meaning of the sentence, or at least made the original meaning nearly incomprehensible. This is especially apparent with the adverbial phrase of purpose in order to catch my bus to school—by placing it before the adverb of place, it now sounds as though it’s the school that’s down the street. There is not such a drastic shift in meaning for the adverbs of frequency, manner, and time, but they still sound awkward and unnatural in the new order.

When we can change the order

There is a great deal of flexibility regarding where in a sentence an adverb can appear, regardless of its content and the rules of order that we looked at above. While the order of adverbs is useful to keep in mind, it is a guide, rather than a law.

Introductory adverbs

As you may have noticed when we looked at the different categories of adverbs, adverbs can appear in different places in a sentence. When an adverb is used at the beginning a sentence, it results in a great deal of emphasis. Depending on the sentence, we can do this with nearly any category of adverb regardless of the order of adverbs—although we must always be careful that doing so does not make the sentence awkward or alter its meaning.

For example, let’s look at the example sentence again, this time slightly shifting where in the sentence the adverbs appear:

  • In order to catch my bus to school (purpose), I have to run quickly (manner) down the street (place) each morning (frequency) after breakfast (time).”

Placing the adverb of purpose at the beginning of the sentence doesn’t alter the meaning in any way—instead, it gives the adverb extra emphasis and highlights the purpose of the entire sentence.

In this particular sentence, we can move the adverb of frequency to the beginning of the sentence as well:

  • Each morning (frequency), I have to run quickly (manner) down the street (place) after breakfast (time) in order to catch my bus to school (purpose).”

We can also do this with the adverb of time, but in this instance it has to be moved with the adverb of frequency; otherwise, the sentence sounds awkward. For example, compare these two sentence constructions:

  • Each morning (frequency) after breakfast (time), I have to run quickly (manner) down the street (place) in order to catch my bus to school (purpose).” (correct)
  • After breakfast (time), I have to run quickly (manner) down the street (place) each morning (frequency) in order to catch my bus to school (purpose).” (incorrect)

We can see that the adverb of time sounds awkward when it is placed by itself at the beginning of this particular sentence.

Adverbs of manner and place can also sometimes go at the beginning of the sentence, but we have to be careful with how the sentence sounds as a whole. For example, neither would work well at the beginning of the example above because the emphasis placed on them would sound unnatural as a result. However, in a different sentence, this emphasis might be suitable. For instance:

  • On my father’s ranch (place), I often (frequency) helped gather the animals at the end of the day (time).”
  • Impatiently (manner), I waited by the bank (place) for my father to arrive (purpose).”

Short vs. long adverbs

Generally speaking, we also tend to put adverbs that are shorter and more concise before those that are longer, regardless of which category they belong to (though we must make sure that the information’s meaning doesn’t change as a result). For example:

  • “I lived with my parents (place) to save money (purpose) while I was working on my doctorate (time).”
  • “He dances every night (frequency) in the most extraordinary way (manner).”

Multiple adverbs of the same category

When we use multiple adverbs of the same category to modify the same verb, we order them based on how specific the information is that they provide. For example:

  • On my father’s ranch (place), I often (frequency) helped gather the animals at the end of the day (specific time) when I was younger (non-specific time).”
  • “I lived at home (more specific place) with my parents (less specific place) to save money (purpose) while I was working on my doctorate (time).”

Place of adverbs of tense in an English sentence

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The place of an adverb in a sentence is determined by its meaning. There are several categories of adverbs of the time:

1. Adverbs denoting a specific time.

2. Adverbs denoting an indefinite time.

3. Adverbs denoting duration.

You can read more about these categories in the article on adverbs of the time. Today we will talk about where to put the adverb of time — at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of a sentence.

1. Place of adverbs denoting a certain time

The place of adverbs denoting a specific time, usually at the end of a sentence:

I go on holiday in August. — I go on vacation in August. We are going to discuss the plans for the weekend today. — We’re going to discuss plans for the weekend today. She called me yesterday. — She called me yesterday.

They went to the movies a month ago. — They went to the cinema a month ago.

Adverbs of tense can also appear at the beginning of a sentence, if this is not the main thing that you want to communicate in this sentence:

In August I go on holiday. — In August I go on vacation. Today we are going to discuss the plans for the weekend. — Today we are going to discuss plans for the weekend. Yesterday she called me. “She called me yesterday.

A month ago they went to the movies. — A month ago they went to the cinema.

If it is necessary to give several time indicators, then the adverbs of the exact time have the following order: time, day, date, year (from private to general):

The accident occurred at 8.20 am on Wednesday September 10th 2011. — The accident occurred at 8.20 am on Wednesday 10 September 2011.

Adverbs for indefinite tense usually appear at the end of a sentence, although sometimes they can appear before a verb:

She published her book recently. — She recently published her book. — She published her book recently.

Adverbs afterwards, eventually, formerly, immediately, lately, once, presently, recently, soon, subsequently, suddenly, then, ultimately can be placed at the beginning of a sentence to attract interest or for a contrast effect:

Suddenly, the phone rang. — Suddenly the phone rang. Immediately they ran outside. — Immediately they ran into the street.

Presently, all people use mobile phones. — Nowadays, all people use mobile phones.

Adverbs of indefinite tenses usually take place after the verb to be:

He was reсently ill. — He was sick recently.

They were eventually defeated. — In the end they lost.

The adverbs early and late appear at the end of a sentence or part of it (clause):

He came to the office too late to meet Mr. Smith. “He came to the office too late to see Mr. Smith.

I woke up early to catch the first bus. — I woke up early to catch the first bus.

The adverbs another day, one day (referring to the past or future), and some day (referring to the future) can be placed at the beginning or at the end of a sentence:

I called him another day. / Another day I called him. — I called him the other day.

Some day I’ll go to Paris ./ I’ll go to Paris some day. — One day I will go to Paris.

The adverbs already, yet, just, still have their own rules of use and certain places in the sentence, and consideration of this deserves a separate article.

3. Place of adverbs denoting duration

Adverbs since, ago, for usually appear at the end of a sentence:

I have known him since he was a child. “I’ve known him since he was a child.

We moved to London two months ago. — We moved to London two months ago.

For can be placed at the beginning of a sentence, separating it with a comma:

For eight years, he has worked for this company. — For eight years, he has been working in this company.

Adverbs of duration from to / till / until usually appear at the end of a sentence:

Source: https://enginform.com/article/position-of-adverbs

Examples of the most common adverbs in English

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Today we will look at the adverb in English:

Adverb (Adverb) Is a part of speech that speaks about a sign or image of an ongoing action

This is essentially the semantic coloring of any language, its life-giving power.

  • Speaking about the trait, the adverb works in the same conjunction with the adjective: Robert is quite successful broker. — Robert is a very successful brokerQuite — quite (adverb of measure and degree)
  • Expressing the way of action, it is attached to the verb: She walked quickly so tired. — She walked fast, so she was tiredQuickly — fast (adverb mode of action) the importance of adverbs in English speech

The use of adverbs in English

The Adverbs education scheme is varied:

  1. For most adjectives, it is enough to add the suffix —ly:
    • slowly — slowly
    • dearly — expensive
    • beautifully — wonderful
    • lightly — light, etc.
  2. Some nouns (mostly tense) using —ly form the adverb of the frequency of action:
    • day — day
    • daily — daily

Features of shaping

Pay attention to these subtleties.

  1. When converting the noun day to the adverb daily, the letter —y changing to –I
    This rule applies to all words ending in -y:
    • easy — easy
    • easily — easy
  2. If the word ends with –Le, then the letter -E changing to -Y
    • terrible — terrible
    • terribly — terrible
    • simple — simple
    • simply — simply
  3. In some cases, the same word can be both an adjective and an adverb: the adjective does not change its form during transformation, the meaning is either the same or very close:
    • bad — bad — bad
    • well — good — good
    • hard — hard, hard — stubborn, firm
    • little — small — little
    • long — long — long
    • large — large — wide, etc.
    • early — early — early
  4. Some Adverbs have two forms:
    • the first — as in p. 3
    • the second is obtained by adding –Ly to the original adjective can take on a different meaning:
Adjective An adverb in an unchanged form Adverb with the addition —ly
сlose — close сlose — close closely — carefully
late — late late — late lately — recently
busy — busy busy — busy busily — businesslike
short — short short — sharply shortly — soon
near — close near — close nearly — almost
high high high high highly — very

If an adverb is indistinguishable in form from an adjective, then it is possible to determine which part of speech in front of us by meaning:

  • A long way across the desert is laying before us. — The long journey through the desert lay in front of us.
  • Scientists have long collected information about the ancient Incas. — Scientists have been collecting information about the ancient Incas for a long time.

In the first sentence, long is an adjective, in the second, an adverb

Division of adverbs into types according to their structure

    There are four types:

  1. Simple — not divisible into parts:
    • above — above
    • hear — here
    • bad — bad
    • far — far
    • now — now
  2. Derivatives — formed by adding suffixes and prefixes:
    • warmly — warm
    • indeed — indeed
    • downward — downward, downward (-ward — direction of travel suffix)

Source: https://englishfull.ru/grammatika/angliyskie-narechiya.html

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An adverb is a part of speech that denotes a sign of an action and describes where, when and how this action is performed. Often, usually and always refer to adverbs of frequency and answer the question «How often?» Where often, usually and always are put in a sentence — we will consider below.

In English, adverbs of place, time, mode of action, measure and degree, adverbs of frequency of action and adverbs-interrogative words are distinguished. Often, usually and always refer to the adverbs of the frequency of action or otherwise the frequency — Adverbs of Frequency, but are not the only representatives of this group.

Examples of adverbs of frequency of action:

These are far from all the existing Adverbs of Frequency, there are a great many of them. They can be conditionally divided into adverbs of a certain frequency (definite frequency) and adverbs of an indefinite frequency (indefinite frequency). The adverbs of both groups answer the same question: «How often?»

Adverbs of a certain frequency of action:

  • Daily — daily
  • Annually — annually
  • Every day / hour / month / year — every day / hour / month / year
  • Once a week / month / year etc. — once a week / month / year, etc.

Let us dwell on the group of adverbs of an indefinite frequency of action, since often, usually and always represent this particular group. The most common adverbs of indefinite frequency are sometimes presented as a scale on which the difference between them is clearly visible. The frequency of the action is presented as a percentage.

When using these adverbs in speech, the speaker’s subjective opinion plays an important role: for some, «often» is three times a day, and for someone — three times a month.

Action frequency adverbs, including often, usually, and always, refer to Present Simple time markers. The simple present tense is associated with periodicity, regularity, or constancy. Accordingly, the meaning of its markers-adverbs of frequency is also similar.

Statement

As a general rule, if the predicate is expressed by a single semantic verb, then the adverb of frequency should be placed before the verb.

He often visited us. — He often visited us.

I usually drink tea in the morning. — I usually drink tea in the morning.

Question

In adverb matters, frequencies also take place in the middle of a sentence, after the subject.

Did he usually have tea for breakfast? — He always drank tea for breakfast?

Also, adverbs of indefinite frequency are used in short answers to questions before an auxiliary verb, when the speaker agrees or disagrees with what was said earlier.

Mary is depressed again. — Oh, she always is.

Mary is upset again. — She’s always like that.

Tom talks only about himself. — Yes, he always does.

Tom only talks about himself. — Yes, he always does that.

Source: https://puzzle-english.com/directory/often-usually-always

Frequency adverbs in English

Adverbs play an important role in communication, they describe the way, character, image of the performed action. When we want to indicate how often a particular action is performed, we use an adverb that expresses frequency. What adverbs of frequency exist, how they differ and how to use them in speech — read further in this article.

The adverb of frequency indicates how often an action is performed (which is more often
everything is represented by a verb). There are 6 main adverbs of frequency: always — always, usually (or normally) — usually, often — often, sometimes — sometimes, rarely — rarely, never — never. They differ in the degree of frequency with which the action they describe is performed. What are the differences, see the table below.

In addition to rarely, seldom can be used, but it is gradually falling out of use in modern English.

The place of the adverb of frequency in the sentence

As you can see from the table above, the main place for the adverb of frequency in a sentence is
between the subject and the predicate, between the subject of the action and the action. Below are a few more examples:

  • Sara always goes out on Saturday evenings. / Sarah always walks on Saturday nights.
  • her boyfriend usually picks her up and they drive into the city center. / Her boyfriend usually picks her up by car and they drive to the city center.
  • They often meet friends and have a drink together. / They often meet up with friends and go to a bar.
  • In the winter they Sometimes go to the cinema. / In winter they sometimes go to the movies.
  • They Rarely go in the summer because they prefer to stay outside. / In the summer they rarely go to the movies, as they prefer to stay in the fresh air.
  • They never get home before midnight. / They never do not return home until midnight.

An exception to this rule is the verb to be (to be)… In sentences with this verb, the adverb of frequency comes after the verb, as in these examples:

  • There are always lots of people in the city center on Saturday nights. / On Saturday evenings in the city center (available) always many people.
  • It’s often difficult to find a place to park. / (This is) often difficult to find a parking place.
  • But our friends are never on time so it doesn’t matter if we’re late. / But our friends (are) never [don’t come] on time, so it doesn’t matter if we’re late.

As is often the case in English, there are variations on this rule. For example,
you can put adverbs sometimes — sometimes and usually — usually at the beginning of a sentence:

  • Sometimes she does her homework with friends. / Sometimes she is doing her homework with friends.
  • Usually they study on their own. / Usually they do it on their own.

But, of course, the easiest way is to follow the basic rule and put all adverbs that express the frequency between the subject and the predicate, the subject of the action and the action.

Question form

To ask a question about how often an action is performed, it is usually used
How often design? — «How often?», For example:

  • how often do you watch films? / How often do you watch movies
  • how often does he play tennis? / How often he plays tennis?
  • how often do the trains arrive late? / How often Are the trains late?

But you can simply use the desired adverb of frequency between the subject and the semantic verb:

  • Do you often come here? / You often come here?
  • does she always work so hard? / She always working so hard?
  • do they ever pay on time? (For questions, use ‘ever’ instead of ‘never’)? / They at all someday (= as a synonym for «never») get paid on time?

If there is a modal verb in the sentence, the adverb of frequency is placed between it and the semantic (main) verb:

  • you must always try your best. / You should (you should) always try my best.
  • We can usually find a seat on our train. / We can usually find a seat on our train.
  • They should never be rude to customers. / They can not never be rude to customers.  

The same rule applies to auxiliary verbs: the adverb of frequency comes between
auxiliary and main (semantic) verbs:

  • I have never visited Turkey. / I AM never have not been to Turkey.
  • He’s always taking things from my desk. It’s really annoying. / He all time takes things from my desk. This is very annoying.
  • you had rarely arrived late at work until yesterday. / You rarely was late for work until yesterday.

Now you have learned what frequency adverbs are and how to use them.
Reinforce your new knowledge by answering the questions below using adverbs of frequency:

  • What do you usually do on Saturday nights? / What do you usually do on Saturday night?
  • How often do you see your best friend? / How often do you see your best friend / girlfriend?
  • Do you ever go to the theater? / Do you often go to the theater?
  • How often do you play sport or go to the gym? / How often do you exercise or go to the gym?
  • Do you ever watch films or TV programs in English? / Do you ever watch movies or TV programs in English?
  • What time do you usually go to bed? / When do you usually go to bed?
  • How often do you eat at a restaurant? / How often do you go to a restaurant?
  • Are you sometimes late for work or school? / Are you sometimes late for work or school?

Source: https://www.wallstreetenglish.ru/blog/adverbs-of-frequency/

Place of an adverb in a sentence in English: before a verb or after?

The place of an adverb in a sentence in English is not fixed in many cases. The same adverb can be used at the beginning, middle or end of a sentence. We will consider the basic patterns of the arrangement of adverbs in a sentence, the features of the use of individual adverbs.

Typically, an adverb occupies one of three positions in a sentence.

After the predicate and the complement, if any.

Let’s stay here… — Let’s stay here.

Before the subject.

Yesterday we had a good time. “We had a good time yesterday.

If the predicate consists of one verb, then “in the middle” is before the verb.

He Rarely talks to his neighbors. — He rarely talks to neighbors.

If the predicate has more than one word, then “in the middle” is after the auxiliary or modal verb.

You can never rely on him. — You never you can’t rely on him.

He is always late. — He always is late.

Some adverbs can appear before an auxiliary or modal verb.

He really is the person we were looking for. — He really and there is the person we were looking for.

He Surely can drive. — He definitely knows how to drive a car.

In an interrogative sentence, “middle” is between the subject and the main verb.

Do you often help people? — You often do you help people?

Consider in which cases the adverb is at the end of a sentence, at the beginning and in the middle.

Place of adverbs of mode of action

Mode of action adverbs such as slowly — slowly, fast, quickly — quickly, immediately — immediately, well — well, are at the end of the sentence.

You have done your work well. — You did the job good.

Hold the box carefully. — Keep the box carefully.

come back immediately. — Come back immediately.

Cats can sneak very slowly. — Cats are very good at sneaking slow.

Adverbs of place

Place adverbs such as here — here, there — there, also at the end of the sentence.

We will build a church here. — We will build here church.

His office is there. — His office there.

Place of adverbs of tense in a sentence

At the end of the sentence, adverbs indicating a specific time are used: now — now, now, tomorrow — tomorrow, yesterday — yesterday, etc. Do not confuse them with such adverbs as often — often, Rarely — rarely, always — always, never — never, indicating the frequency of action — they are also called adverbs of frequency (adverbs of frequency).

Don’t forget to return the books tomorrow. “Don’t forget to return the books tomorrow.

You will be safe now.Now you will be safe.

The same adverbs, especially if you need to emphasize them, are often used at the beginning of a sentence:

tomorrow we will put an end to it. — Tomorrow we will put an end to this.

Now you will tell me the truth. — Now you will tell me the truth.

Place of adverbs of frequency (always, never, etc.)

Frequency adverbs are a type of time adverb that indicates how often an action takes place: often — often, Sometimes — sometimes, always, ever — always, never — never, Rarely — rarely, usually — usually. They are located in the middle of the sentence.

I usually take a bus to work. — I usually take the bus to work.

You can always use my tools. “You can always use my tools.

Usually sometimes found at the beginning of a sentence.

usually, we have lunch together. “We usually have lunch together.

Please note that if the adverb of frequency indicates not an indefinite frequency (always, rarely), but a specific one (every day, on Sundays), it is usually used at the end of a sentence:

We go to the swimming pool on Sundays… — We go to the pool on Sundays.

He reads in English every day. — He reads in English every day.

Place of adverbs of measure and degree

Adverbs of measure and degree include words such as: really — really, very, very — very, extremely — extremely, quite — enough, fair — just, just now, Almost — almost. They are in the middle of the sentence.

Adverbs of measure and degree can be used with an adjective or other adverb in front of them.

  • Adverb before adjective:

The noise was too loud. — The noise was too loud.

It was extremely dangerous. — It was extremely dangerously.

  • Adverb before another adverb:

They can also characterize the actions and states expressed by the verb. Let me remind you that if there is one verb in a sentence, then “in the middle of the sentence” — before this verb.

If there is an auxiliary or modal verb, then “in the middle of a sentence” is after the modal or auxiliary verb.

Some reinforcing adverbs such as really — really, surely, certainly — exactly, of course, definitely — definitely, can come before an auxiliary or modal verb.

Exceptions — adverb enough (enough), it comes after the word being defined.

Source: https://langformula.ru/english-grammar/adverb-position/

Adverbs in English: rules of education and place in a sentence with tables and translation

An adverb is a part of speech that answers the question «How?» and characterizes a verb, adjective or other adverb. There are different types of adverbs — manner of action (how), place (where), time (when), degree (to what extent), frequency (how often), opinions. Consider the rules for using adverbs in English.

Formation of adverbs in English

How are adverbs formed? By structure, adverbs can be divided into the following groups:

Simple Derivatives Composite Composite
long (long) slowly anyhow (in any way) at once (immediately)
enough (enough) wise (similarly) sometimes (sometimes) at last (finally)
then (then) forward nowhere (nowhere) so far (so far)

The most common way to form adverbs is by adding the -ly suffix to the adjective. Such adverbs usually have a similar meaning to them.

Adjective Adverb
bad badly (poorly)
Beautiful beautifully (beautiful)
carefully Carefully (attentively)
quick quickly (quickly)
quiet quietly (quiet)
soft gently (soft)

Consider the spelling change when adding the -ly suffix:

  • le changing to ly (gentle — gently)
  • y changing to ily (easy — easily)
  • ic changing to ically (automatic — automatically)
  • ue changing to uly (true — truly)
  • ll changing to eye (full — fully)

Other examples of suffixes: -ward (s), -long, -wise

  • clockwise
  • forward
  • headlong

Adverbs are exceptions

Some adverbs can be both adjectives and adverbs in different situations without adding suffixes:

  • It was a fast train. The train went fast.
  • He returned from a long journey. Will you stay here long?
  • The price is very low. The plane flew very low.
  • We have very little time. He reads very little.

Other examples of exceptions are hard, high, deep, last, late, near, wide, early, far, straight, right, wrong.

Most common exception: good — well.

Some adverbs have two forms — one without -ly and one with it. These forms have different meanings. Examples: hard / hardly, last / lastly, late / lately, near / nearly, high / highly.

Adjective Adverb without -ly Adverb with -ly
He is a hard worker He works hard I could hardly understand him (I could hardly understand him)
He returned in late autumn (He returned in late autumn) I went to bed late yesterday (I went to bed late yesterday) I haven’t seen him lately (I haven’t seen him lately)
He is studying the history of the Near East He lives quite near It is nearly 5 o’clock (Now almost 5 o’clock)
The house is very high The plane flew very high It is a highly developed state

Place and order of adverbs in a sentence

Where is the adverb in English? The position in the sentence depends on the type of adverb (read below), their number and other factors.

— before adjectives, other adverbs and participles The task was surprisingly simple.He walked very fast.We are extremely interested in their offer.
— usually after verbs He speaks slowly
— at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis Slowly, he entered the room. Now I understand what you mean
— when there are two or more adverbs in a sentence, they go in the following order: manner — place — time She spoke very well here last time
— if the sentence contains a verb of movement (go, come, leave etc.), the adverbs go in this order: place — manner — time She arrived here by train yesterday

Types of adverbs in English with lists

The following classification of adverbs is distinguished — the adverbs of the mode of action, time, frequency, place and direction, degree and opinion. Let’s consider all these groups in more detail.

Adverbs of manner

Such adverbs tell us how something is happening: well, badly, slowly, and so on.

  • How did John behave? He behaved badly.
  • Did you sleep well?
  • He came very quickly

We do not use adverbs after linking verbs to be, become, feel, get, look, seem. We use adjectives after them.

  • Sue felt happy
  • Nobody seemed amused
  • I am not sure

Mode adverbs appear before the main verb, after auxiliary verbs, or at the end of a sentence

  • They quickly returned
  • He was anxiously waiting for their reply
  • She smiled kindly

Adverbs of time

List of adverbs of the time: When (when), now (now), then (then, then) before (before, before) after (then, after), afterwards (subsequently), once (once), fair (just now, just), still (still), already / yet (already), yet (yet, yet), since (since), early (early), lately / recently (recently), suddenly (suddenly), soon (soon), long (for a long time), August (ago), today (today), Tomorrow (tomorrow), yesterday (yesterday) etc.

Tense adverbs usually appear at the end of a sentence. They can be placed in the first place for emphasis, in other words, to give the desired stylistic coloring:

  • I saw her yesterday
  • Still I can’t understand what happened then (still ahead for dramatic coloring)

Some monosyllabic adverbs of the tense (soon, now, then) come before the main verbs and after the auxiliary verbs:

  • I now understand what he means
  • She will soon come back home

Remarks:

  1. We say tonight (tonight / night), tomorrow night, last night (not “yesterday night”)
  2. Already and yet can mean already. At the same time, already is used only in statements, and yet in questions and negations.
  3. The preposition for can mean “during” and is used with adverbs of time: for a long time, for 10 years.

Adverbs of frequency

They answer the question «How often?» The most common ones are: always (always), generally, normally, normally (usually), frequently, frequently (often), seldom, rarely (rarely), Sometimes (sometimes), from time to time, occasionally (occasionally), never (never).

Where to put such adverbs? Frequency adverbs come after auxiliary verbs, but before the main semantic ones:

  • He has never visited us.
  • Paul is often barks.
  • He Sometimes comes here.

Generally, usually, normally, often, frequently, sometimes can be at the beginning of a sentence to give a stylistic coloring:

  • I usually go to work by metro. — Usually, I go to work by metro.

Adverbs of place and direction

List of the main adverbs of place and direction: here (here), there (there, there), Where (where, where), somewhere, anywhere (somewhere, somewhere) nowhere (nowhere, nowhere) elsewhere (somewhere else) far away (far), near (close), inside (inside), outside (outside), above (above, above), below (below, below).

Such adverbs are usually placed at the end of a sentence:

  • How long are they going to stay here?

Somewhere, anywhere, nowhere

Source: https://dundeeclub.ru/grammar/narechiya-v-anglijskom-yazyke-s-perevodom-tablitsami-i-primerami-adverbs.html

Adverbs in English sentences. Where do they belong?

Adverbs are words that describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or phrases. They often answer the question «How?» (How?). For example:

She sings beautifully.
She sings beautifully. (How does she sing? Beautifully.)
He runs very Fast.
He runs very fast. (How fast does he run? Very fast.)
I occasionally practice speaking English.
From time to time I practice conversational English. (How often do I practice? From time to time.)

The place occupied by an adverb in an English sentence depends on what type this adverb belongs to. It is in this aspect that we will understand in today’s English lesson.

1. Do not put an adverb between the verb and the object of its action

In the next sentence painted is a verb and the house — an object. carefullyas you might have guessed — this is an adverb.

I Carefully painted the house. = Correctly
I painted the house Carefully. = Correctly
I painted Carefully the house. = Wrong

Here’s another example. In this sentence read Is a verb, a book Is the object of action, and Sometimes — adverb.

I Sometimes read a book before bed. = Correctly
Sometimes I read a book before bed. = Correctly
I read a book before bed Sometimes. = Acceptable, but only in informal situations
I read Sometimes a book before bed. = Wrong

Front position: at the beginning of a sentence

suddenly the phone rank.
Suddenly the phone rang.

fortunately, no one was injured.
Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Maybe I’ll go for a walk.
Maybe I’ll go for a walk.

Mid position: next to the main verb

I always exercise before work.
I always do my exercises before work.

They have Completely forgotten about our appointment.
They completely forgot about our meeting.

He was probably late for the interview.
He was probably late for the interview.

She slowly began to recover from her illness.
She slowly began to recover from her illness.

End position: at the end of a sentence

You speak English well.
You speak English well.

Please sit there.
Please sit here.

They ate dinner quietly.
They dined quietly.

Mode of action adverbs

quickly, slowly, easily, happily, well, * badly, seriously

The position in the middle of the sentence makes the adverb less expressive:

He quickly corrected his mistake.
He quickly corrected his mistake.
She easily passed the test.
She passed the test easily.
We happily

Source: https://english-bird.ru/position-of-adverbs/

The participle in English (The Participle)

According to the impersonal forms of the verb, we only have the English participle for dessert. And here I have 2 news for you. I’ll start with the good one: a participle in English can correspond to a Russian participle. Bad news: the English participle can also correspond to the Russian participle. And bonus news: the English participle can be easily confused with a gerund. And in a whisper: the English participle has several forms. 

Now, don’t panic! Once you probably confused the letters «G» and «J» in the English alphabet, but this is already a distant past. We’ll figure it out, put it on the shelves and go to practice.


What is an English participle

This is another impersonal form of the verb that combines the following properties:

— verb (denotes action)
broken
heart — broken heart;

— adjective (can answer the question «which»)  
working
machine — a working mechanism;

— adverbs (can answer the question «how?», «Where?», «Where?», «When?», «Why?», «For what purpose?», «To what extent?») 
He was rather furious asking Ann about the school marks — He was pretty angry asking Anya about her grades. (Was angry when? Asking for grades)


Forms of the English participle

There are two main types:

1. participle I (Participle I), or present participle (Present Participle):

1.1. Present Participle Simple
This is an imperfect analogue of our Russian participle or gerunds.

Walking Look at that walking man. Look at that man walking.

I can’t be serious walking with you in the street. I can’t be serious walking down the street with you.

1.2. Present participle perfect
This is a perfect analogue of the Russian gerunds.

Having done
Having done the work she went home. After completing the work, she went home.

Source: https://iloveenglish.ru/theory/anglijskaya_grammatika/prichastie_v_anglijskom_yazike

Adverbs in English (Adverbs)

The adverb is the part of speech that determines when, where, and how an action is taken. A feature of this part of speech is also that it is capable of transmitting signs of an adjective or other adverb. It is also important to remember that adverbs in English play the role of circumstances. Consider the formation of adverbs, give vivid examples and exceptions to the rules where they are put in a sentence, and also consider the degrees of comparison.

Adverbs in English: Basic Functions

It will be easy for beginner students who have just decided to study languages ​​to master this topic, since the adverb in English performs the same functions as in Russian, and is often placed in an identical position. Therefore, the language barrier will be overcome quickly and easily.

The most commonly used types of adverbs in tables =>

Place adverbs WHERE (ADVERBS OF PLACE)

close near
long away far
inside inside
there there
everywhere everywhere
here here

Time adverbs WHEN (ADVERBS OF TIME)

late late
soon soon
early early
then then
today today
now now

On a note! When, where and why are relative adverbs. The tenses are used in any speech — business, colloquial, artistic and narrow-profile. Relative words can easily and simply explain any situation.

Action adverbs HOW (ADVERBS OF MANNER)

carefully Carefully
poorly badly
fast solid
simple / easy easily
complicated hard
loud loudly

Adverbs of measure and degree TO WHAT EXTENT (ADVERBS OF DEGREE)

rather rather
terribly terribly
almost Almost
too too
very very
really really

If you find it difficult to learn the words themselves and understand the adverbs and the rules that the table indicates, use them in sentences. By examples it is always easier to learn a rule, of all kinds.

Here are some examples:

The girl faced the difficult situation very bravely => The girl met a difficult situation very bravely. The adverb answers the question How? How?

My mom came home late because she didn’t manage to catch the bus => Mom came home late (when Mom came home, time was later) because she could not catch the bus. The adverb answers the question When? When?

The Professor explained the theory three times and extremely patiently => The professor explained the theory three times and very patiently. The adverb answers the question To what extent? To what extent?

These yummy mushrooms were everywhere => These delicious mushrooms were everywhere (everywhere). The adverb answers the question Where? Where?

Rules for the formation of an adverb in English

All adverbs in which the English language is rich are divided into 4 categories =>

  1. Simple (Simple Adverbs)

Source: https://speakenglishwell.ru/narechiya-v-anglijskom-yazyke-adverbs/

Suffix -LY in English

Details Karina Galchenko

: 01 August 2019

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Is there a difference between bad and badly? You need to remember forever what role it plays suffix –ly in Englishto never ask questions like this again. Bad is bad and badly is bad. These are different parts of speech, each of which plays its own, special role in the sentence.

Why is the –ly suffix needed in English?

You should know that suffix –ly in English serves to form adverbs, that is, words that answer the question «how?» Usually the word + -ly refers to an action.

Example:

They speak English fluently. — They speak English fluently.

Here fluently is fluent + — ly. Fluent translates to «fluent». We cannot in any way characterize the action with the help of this word. You get something like this:

They speak English fluent. — They speak fluent English.

It turns out that the -ly suffix in English is very important, since it serves to form words that characterize not an object / person, but an action.

examples:

His Chinese is bad. — His Chinese is bad. (bad refers to Chinese. Which Chinese? — Bad).

He speaks Chinese badly. — He speaks bad Chinese. (badly refers to speak. How does he speak? — Bad).

It turns out that we cannot do without –ly if we want to build sentences in English correctly.

The suffix -ly in English. Examples of

Let’s take a look at a few additional sentences in order to remember even better when to use suffix –ly in English.

proposal

translation

Amanda is an ideal teacher. She teaches children ideally.

Amanda is the perfect teacher. She teaches children perfectly.

The music is too loud… You listen to the music loudly.

The music is too loud. You listen to music too loud.

His decision is very quick… He made a decision quickly.

His decision is very quick. He made a quick decision.

Our speech is clear… We speak Clearly.

Our speech is understandable. We speak clearly.

The task is easy… I did it easily.

The task is simple. I dealt with it easily.

It is a serious responsibility. You should take it seriously.

This is a serious responsibility. You should take this seriously.

The project was successful… We completed it successfully.

The project was successful. We completed it successfully.

 The suffix -ly in English. Exceptions

As always, there were some exceptions. Remember these pairs.

good — well

fast (fast) — fast (fast)

late (late) — late (late)

difficult (difficult, difficult) — with difficulty (with difficulty)

near (close) — near (close)

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Adverb of Manner

(e.g.: slowly, carefully, awfully)

These adverbs are put behind the direct object (or behind the verb if there’s no direct object).

subject verb(s) direct object adverb
He drove the car carefully.
He drove   carefully.

Exercise on adverbs of manner

Adverbs of Place

(e.g.: here, there, behind, above)

Like adverbs of manner, these adverbs are put behind the direct object or the verb.

subject verb(s) direct object adverb
I didn’t see him here.
He stayed   behind.

Exercise on adverbs of place

Adverbs of Time

(e.g.: recently, now, then, yesterday)

Adverbs of time are usually put at the end of the sentence.

subject verb(s) indirect object direct object time
I will tell you the story tomorrow.

If you don’t want to put emphasis on the time, you can also put the adverb of time at the beginning of the sentence.

time subject verb(s) indirect object direct object
Tomorrow I will tell you the story.

Exercise on adverbs of time

Adverbs of Frequency

(e.g.: always, never, seldom, usually)

Adverbs of frequency are put directly before the main verb. If ‘be’ is the main verb and there is no auxiliary verb, adverbs of frequency are put behind ‘be’. Is there an auxiliary verb, however, adverbs of frequency are put before ‘be’.

subject auxiliary/be adverb main verb object, place or time
I   often go swimming in the evenings.
He doesn’t always play tennis.
We are usually   here in summer.
I have never been abroad.

Exercise on adverbs of frequency

Exercise on adverbs (mix)

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