Position of Adverbs
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- Adverbs of frequency, such as once, twice, three times a week, daily, every afternoon, on Saturdays, again, are usually placed at the end of a sentence: I go swimming twice a week.
- Adverbs of indefinite frequency, such as always, usually, sometimes, often, never, usually go after an auxiliary or the verb to be and before a full verb: I am usually in bed before midnight. I have always wanted to go there. We sometimes meet for lunch.
- The adverbs frequently, generaly, normally, occasionally, ordinarily, sometimes, usualy, quite/very often, always/never can also go at the beginning of a sentence for special emphasis: Sometimes he agrees to help me with my homework.
- Adverbs of degree, such as quite, hardly, too usually go before the words they modify: The night was quite nice. I quite enjoyed it.
- Sentence adverbs, such as clearly, generally, evidently, honestly, can go at the beginning of the sentence: Clearly, the situation is very serious.