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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).
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subject
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verb(s)
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direct object
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adverb
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He
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drove
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the car
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carefully.
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He
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drove
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carefully.
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Adverbs of Place
(e.g.: here, there, behind, above)
Like adverbs of manner, these adverbs are put behind the direct object or the verb.
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subject
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verb(s)
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direct object
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adverb
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I
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didn t see
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him
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here.
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He
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stayed
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behind.
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Adverbs of Time
(e.g.: recently, now, then, yesterday)
Adverbs of time are usually put at the end of the sentence.
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subject
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verb(s)
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indirect object
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direct object
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time
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I
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will tell
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you
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the story
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tomorrow.
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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.
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time
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subject
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verb(s)
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indirect object
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direct object
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Tomorrow
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I
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will tell
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you
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the story.
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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 .