Position of adverb - part 2

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Position of Adverbs - part 2

Position of adverbs

Today's goal - to recap,  practice and have a better understanding of the grammar by the end of the lesson

Which answer gives the basic sentence structure in English

1. subject, verb, manner, object, time place
2. subject, verb, object, time, place, manner
3. subject, verb, object, manner, place , time
4. subject, verb, object, manner, time, place

Which element from: subject, verb, object, manner, place, time - can also go at the beginning of the sentence?

What kind of adverb is the word in brackets?
I (usually) go shopping on Sundays

1. Frequency
2. Manner
3. Place
4. Time

Adverbs of frequency

Generally go between the subject and the verb.

I often go shopping

If there is a form of "to be" they go after the verb. 

I am usually shopping at the weekends. 

NB. Some adverbs of frequency , if the emphasis (nadruk) is on the frequency they can go at the beginning or end of the sentence: usually, normally, occassionally, sometimes and often.

Which sentence/s expresses more emphasis on the frequency?

1. Occassionally, I watch football
2. I occassionally watch football
3. I watch football occassionally
4. I watch occassionally football

Adverbs in questions

In questions the adverb can not go in the beginning position.

What is your favourite holiday destination normally?

Does he eat spicy food occasionally?  

Negatives 

I don't really like cold coffee.

Negative comes before the adverb of frequency

Position of adverbs

In the following slides put the adverb in the correct position in the sentence.

Add a full stop to your answer.

Let op: met een korte zin zet de bijwoord van manier na de werkwoord. 

(softly -emphasis) The snake hissed.

(often - no emphasis) Sally is at her best friend's house after school.

(carefully - no emphasis) Tony walked around all the broken glass on the floor.

(sometimes - no emphasis) I play tennis in the summer holidays.

(very) The concert was loud.

What kind of adverb is the word in brackets?
We always go to France for our (summer holidays)

1. Frequency
2. Manner
3. Place
4. Time

What kind of adverb is the word in brackets?
I can't wait until I am able to travel (abroad) again

1. Frequency
2. Manner
3. Place
4. Time

What kind of adverb is the word in brackets?
June (gently) placed the vase of flowers on the table.

1. Frequency
2. Manner
3. Place
4. Time

What kind of adverb is the word in brackets?
(Tomorrow), Danny is going to Sweden.

1. Frequency
2. Manner
3. Place
4. Time

Tomorrow, Danny is going to Sweden.
What does tomorrow at the front of the sentence do?

1. add more emphasis (nadruk)
2. adds less emphasis (nadruk)

Put the words in the correct order.
appeared / the tiger/ suddenly (no emphasis) / from nowhere (no full stop)

Put the words in the correct order:
shouting / why / you/ loudly / are / ?
Don't forget your "? " at the end

Put the words in the correct order:
was / unbelievably / the train / yesterday (with emphasis)/ slow

Put the words in the correct order:
(gently - with emphasis)/ her hair/ combed / she

Position of Adverbs: 

Exercise 1, 2, or 3

Finished everything? Make your own grammar exercise. Five questions with answers for both grammar parts.

Short explanation and multiple exercises for word order and adverbs of frequency

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