Syllabus topic 35: Position of adverbs & adverb phrases
Position of adverbs & adverb phrases. Frequency and certainty adverbs often follow the first auxiliary but precede a main lexical verb; manner often goes after the object.
Frequency and certainty adverbs often follow the first auxiliary but precede a main lexical verb; manner often goes after the object. Place usually precedes time at the end. Position can change focus: only should be placed near what it limits.
Notice how each form fits its sentence. Read the context before choosing a form.
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Practice my mistakesBack to my daily planChoose the natural sentence.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: She has probably left.
Correct choice: She has probably left. Frequency and certainty adverbs often follow the first auxiliary but precede a main lexical verb; manner often goes after the object. Place usually precedes time at the end. Position can change focus: only should be placed near what it limits.
Choose the usual frequency position.
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Correct answer: He is usually punctual.
Correct choice: He is usually punctual. Frequency and certainty adverbs often follow the first auxiliary but precede a main lexical verb; manner often goes after the object. Place usually precedes time at the end. Position can change focus: only should be placed near what it limits.
Choose the natural manner position.
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Correct answer: They completed the task carefully.
Correct choice: They completed the task carefully. Frequency and certainty adverbs often follow the first auxiliary but precede a main lexical verb; manner often goes after the object. Place usually precedes time at the end. Position can change focus: only should be placed near what it limits.
Only Jo called. Who called?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Jo and nobody else
Correct choice: Jo and nobody else Frequency and certainty adverbs often follow the first auxiliary but precede a main lexical verb; manner often goes after the object. Place usually precedes time at the end. Position can change focus: only should be placed near what it limits.
Choose the natural end order.
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Correct answer: We met at the café yesterday.
Correct choice: We met at the café yesterday. Frequency and certainty adverbs often follow the first auxiliary but precede a main lexical verb; manner often goes after the object. Place usually precedes time at the end. Position can change focus: only should be placed near what it limits.
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Correct answer: She has probably left.
Correct choice: She has probably left. Frequency and certainty adverbs often follow the first auxiliary but precede a main lexical verb; manner often goes after the object. Place usually precedes time at the end. Position can change focus: only should be placed near what it limits.
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Correct answer: He is usually punctual.
Correct choice: He is usually punctual. Frequency and certainty adverbs often follow the first auxiliary but precede a main lexical verb; manner often goes after the object. Place usually precedes time at the end. Position can change focus: only should be placed near what it limits.
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Correct answer: They completed the task carefully.
Correct choice: They completed the task carefully. Frequency and certainty adverbs often follow the first auxiliary but precede a main lexical verb; manner often goes after the object. Place usually precedes time at the end. Position can change focus: only should be placed near what it limits.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Jo and nobody else
Correct choice: Jo and nobody else Frequency and certainty adverbs often follow the first auxiliary but precede a main lexical verb; manner often goes after the object. Place usually precedes time at the end. Position can change focus: only should be placed near what it limits.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: We met at the café yesterday.
Correct choice: We met at the café yesterday. Frequency and certainty adverbs often follow the first auxiliary but precede a main lexical verb; manner often goes after the object. Place usually precedes time at the end. Position can change focus: only should be placed near what it limits.
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