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Adverbs
1. ADVERBS
MODE
Form: Adjective +ly quick—quickly
-y+ly happy—happily
-e+ly brave—bravely but truly, wholy, terribly
Position: After the verb and the object if there is one
They speak quickly
They speak English quickly
PLACE
Position: after the verb and the object if there is one
We flew somewhere
here/there the proper nouns goes after the verb, pronouns before the verb
Here comes Mary
Here he comes
TIME
Position: at the beginning of the sentence or at the end
They went swimming yesteday
Yesterday they went swimming
Exceptions:
Already: mid position in statements
I’ve already seen the film
Yet: Final position in negative and questions
They haven’t arrived yet
Have they arrived yet?
Still: Statements mid position
I’m still working
Negatives after the subject
I still haven’t found them
FRECUENCY
Position: mid if they are short adverbs
I usually go there
I’m always late
I have never been there
I would never have finished it without your help
If they are long
I go there once a week
DEGREE:
Modify adjectives and other adverbs
almost, nearly, really, very, quite, rather, too, enough
Position: before the adjective or adverb
Too: before the adjective or adverb
He is too young to go there
Enough: after the adjective or adverb
He isn’t old enough to go there
before a name
I don’t have enough money