This document defines and categorizes different types of adverbs, including adverbs of manner, frequency, time, degree, and comment adverbs. It also discusses other adverb types like adverbs of place and connecting adverbs. The position of each adverb type in a sentence is outlined, such as adverbs of manner typically appearing after the verb or at the end of the sentence, and comment adverbs normally appearing at the beginning of the sentence.

1. ADVERBS
Their position in a
sentence

2. TYPES OF ADVERBS
1) ADVERBS OF MANNER: the way in which
someone do something. (badly)
2) ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY: how often
something happens. (always)
3) ADVERBS OF TIME: when something happens.
(soon)
4) ADVERBS OF DEGREE: they are used to modify
an adjective or to indicate how much something is
done. (very)
5) COMMENT ADVERBS (or sentence adverbs):
they are used when the speaker gives his opinion or
makes a comment about a situation. (unfortunately)

3. Other adverbs
• ADVERBS OF PLACE: where something
happens. (everywhere)
• CONNECTING ADVERBS: they make
immediately clear the logical relation to the
previous sentence. (as a result)
• FOCUS ADVERBS: they indicate that what is
being communicated is limited to the part that
is focused; a focus adverb will tend either to
limit the sense of the sentence (just) or to act as
an additive (also).

4. POSITION OF ADVERBS
1) ADVERBS OF MANNER: They normally appear after
the verb or at the end of the sentence:
I don’t understand when you speak quickly
2) ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY: They appear before the
main verb or after the verb to be. Sometimes, usually,
occasionally or normally may also appear at the beginning
of the sentence:
I never have breakfast

5. POSITION OF ADVERBS
3) ADVERBS OF TIME: They normally appear at the end
of the sentence; however they may sometimes appear in
front position if we want to remark this information.
• Adverbs such as daily, hourly, monthly or weekly only
appear in end position.
• Adverbs of time such as already, finally, now, recently,
soon and still can even appear in mid position:
They will be here soon
Yesterday I went to the cinema
I finally met Roy at the conference

6. POSITION OF ADVERBS
4) ADVERBS OF DEGREE:
• Some of these adverbs appear before the adjective or the
adverb:
He is incredibly handsome
• Others are used with verbs and they appear after them or at
the end of the sentence:
He works a lot
• Others are used with both adjectives and verbs:
I’m a bit tired (with adjective)
She sleeps a bit in the afternoon (with verb)

7. POSITION OF ADVERBS
5) COMMENT ADVERBS: They normally appear at the
beginning of the sentence:
Unfortunately, we arrived late
6) Other adverbs: Most other adverbs go before the main
verb.