January 11th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning
Frequency adverbs show how often something happens. Examples are: often, never, always, sometimes, generally, usually, seldom, rarely, ever, hardly ever, frequently etc. Frequency adverbs are usually placed:
a) Before the principal verb
b) After the verb be
c) Between the auxiliary and the principal verb
d) Before used to and have to
Subject + adverb + main verb + object etc.
November 29th, 2009 in ESL, English Grammar, English Learning, Improve English
Frequency adverbs tell how often something happens. Examples are: often, never, always, sometimes, generally, usually, seldom, rarely, hardly, ever, frequently etc.
Position of Frequency Adverbs
Frequency adverbs can go in the following positions in a sentence:
Before the principal verb
Structure: subject + adverb + verb + object etc.
November 25th, 2009 in ESL, English Grammar, English Learning, Improve English
Adverbs should come as near as possible to the verbs they qualify. This is because the meaning of a sentence can change with the change in the position of the adverb.
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