Upper-Intermediate 📐 Grammar · #173 of 305

Adverb Position

Place adverbs for correct emphasis.

Examples

  • She quickly finished.
  • She finished quickly.

Key rules

  • Front: Yesterday I left
  • Mid: before main verb, after be and first auxiliary: I always go, He is never late
  • End: manner, place, time in that order
  • Do not put adverb between verb and object

Common mistakes

  • I eat often pizza → I often eat pizza
  • She speaks very well English → She speaks English very well
💡 Tip: Frequency adverbs go in the middle.
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