Grammar - Facts About Adverbs - Part Two

Where to place adverbs

There are usually three places where adverbs can be positioned in a sentence.

Adverbs can be placed at the beginning:

• Suddenly I had stomach ache

• I recently had a headache

Adverbs can also be placed at the end:

• I had severe stomach ache suddenly

• I had a headache recently

The majority of adverbs can be placed mid sentence which would be before the verb:

• I’m usually working on Fridays

• I never said I didn’t like you

To make sure your adverb fits into your sentence, read it aloud to see if it makes sense.

Read the other articles in this series here:

Part One

Part Three