Types of adverbs and their placement in a sentence:
by Mark McDowell ~ http://marksesl.com

 

Beginning

Subject

 

**Verb/

object

 

End

Indefinite Frequency

 

 

 

Negative Indefinite Frequency

Sometimes, Normally,

Occasionally,

Usually

 

Not once,

Never,? rarely, (subject must follow an auxiliary verb)

 

*Indefinite Frequency

 

sometimes normally, usually, occasionally,

 

often, regularly, always, never,

rarely, seldom,

hardly ever,?

 

 

 

Indefinite Frequency

sometimes, normally,

usually, occasionally,

 

often, regularly

briefly,

again

 

Connecting

 

As a result,

Similarly,

As you can see, Furthermore,

Nevertheless,

Consequently,

Focus

just,

even,

only

?lt;/span>Manner

(There are many more)

sweetly, well,

badly, beautifully, slowly, quickly,

meekly,

Definite Frequency

 

daily,

hourly, monthly, weekly, etc

 

Comment

 

Presumably,

Unfortunately,

Incidentally,

Typically,

Yes,

No,

 

 

Degree

very,

completely, totally,

quite,

rather,

really,

slightly

Degree adverbs when followed by a manner

adverb

very,   quite, fairly, rather, slightly, too,? very, so

Place

(These are sometimes placed at the beginning.)

on?the table.

in the kitchen,

in the car,

here, there,

outside, inside, ?lt;/span>etc

Time

In October, Finally, Now, Recently, Soon,

Yesterday,

Tomorrow,

Time

recently,

finally,

already,

still,

 

Time

in October, finally, now, recently, soon,

today,

yesterday,

tomorrow

Viewpoint

Scientifically,

Logically,

As far as I’m concerned,

Negative

didn’t, not (usually precedes another adverb or follows did, does or will)

?lt;/span>

Question adverbs

When,

Where,

 

 

*Adverbs of frequency go between the auxiliary verb and the main verb, or after a “be?verb.

“I would often go fishing when I was a child.?lt;o:p>

“He is usually on time.?lt;o:p>

**When there is an object, adverbs of manner follow the object, not the verb.

“She sang to me softly, every night.?lt;o:p>

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Example sentences:

As a matter of fact, I usually go to the one downtown, every evening.

There is a really beautiful house up on the hill.

As for me, I’d really rather just eat here.