This tag is used for questions about "adverb placement" (also known as "adverb position" or "position of adverbs"). Grammar books generally group the placement into 3 possible positions: front-position (before the subject), mid-position (between the subject and the verb), and end-position (after the verb or the object).
Questions tagged [adverb-placement]
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Placing an adverb between a verb and an object?
The rule: "We don’t put adverbs between the verb and the object" (Cambridge Dictionary)
But some sentences confuse me :
1-He drew only a rabbit. (All he drew was a rabbit but he might have done other things while drawing like listening to music) …
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Is "especially so you" correct and idiomatic in this dictionary definition?
I have never thought I have heard the pattern "especially so [you]..." and when I came across yesterday it did not sound right. Of course if not a typo then it must be correct being in Merriam Webster's so does it sound "good English"-whatever that…
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Adverb "environmentally"
Are both the sentences expressing same thought?
The plan is environmentally disastrous.
Vs
Environmentally, the plan is disastrous.
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What are the rules for adverbs of frequency- placement
(ignoring the "I am + adverb" exception in this question)
Compare the sentences:
She often plays football
with
She plays football every day
(not, as is a common mistake, she plays every day football)
When thinking about why this is the correct form,…
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May I say "she never would be" or it should it be "she would never be"?
I have been reading a novel (Bad for You) for the last ten days. I had read something odd, which did not sound natural to me so I landed here to get some help on it.
Bad for You
I tried hard not to let the fact Linc had been her first at something
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"function models ONLY two variables at a time" vs. "function ONLY models two variables at a time" - place the adverb correctly
I read about using only in English. From my understanding, only is a modifier that it is placed next to a verb, a noun or a subject that need to be modified. I also learn that changing the place of only will change the meaning of the sentence. This…
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Doesn't yet exist or doesn't exist yet
doesn't yet exist
doesn't exist yet
As far as I know yet should come at the end of a sentence. Is this a grammar error?
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Is it ok to use finally at the end of the sentence like this?
Is it ok to use finally at the end of the sentence like this?
I am a teacher finally!
Or do I have to say this?
I finally am a teacher / I am finally a teacher
You see, most of the people told me that only eventually would be good if used at the…
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"Too much" versus "much too"
This is a basic question, but I don't know if it is:
1) a too much basic question.
or
2) a much too basic question.
This answer for the difference of usage between too much and much too is awesome.
According to it I am inclined to choose the…
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I have long been looking for you/ l have been looking for you for long
I have long been looking for you/ l have been looking for you for long.
Is their any difference in meaning?
user66775
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Which is correct, only ours or ours only?
There's a sentence :
I feel like this place is ours.
but the speaker actually felt the place was "only" for them, so I want to include the word in the sentence but don't know where to put it. (The place wasn't actually made for them, but he felt…
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Where should I place "only" in this sentence?
I have three sentences that I am still not clear about. Are they correct or okay to use?
Only will be send BILL and other documents after 100% payment has been completed.
BILL and other documents will be send after 100% payment has been…
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What do you think about the position of adverb in this sentence?
there is no evidence that scholars tried to document precisely the toilet habits of our predecessors.
In the sentence above, I found the word "precisely" weird because of its position. Is it okay or do I have to move it to the end?
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It takes only one mistake vs it only takes one mistake
Both of these are correct, but does one have an emphasis that the other doesnt? Is one more powerful than another in the context of advice?
How do the following two sentences differ?
A) It takes only one mistake to negate all of the good you have…
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What is the correct placement of "too" in a sentence when it means "in addition" or "also"?
Consider the following sentence:
I have done my maths homework too.
The sentence above can be used when I did my homework in addition to some other thing. For example,
I have cleaned the house. I have done my maths homework too.
However, it can also…
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