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usually normally often mostly frequently generally repeatedly commonly largely regularly
Once you have studied adverbs of frequency, try this adverbs of frequency quiz to test your knowledge of correct usage of the rules you learn below.
Where do they come in the sentence? 1. If the sentence has one verb in it (e.g. no auxiliary verb) we usually put the adverb in the middle of the sentence, i.e. after the subject and before the verb: Position A
subject
adverb
verb
predicate
Tom
usually
goes
to work by car.
subject
verb
adverb
predicate
Tom Anne
is isn't
often usually
late. late.
This is not the case if we put the adverb at the beginning or end of the sentence for emphasis. This rule also does not apply to short answers:
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Speaker A: What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at school?
Speaker B
normally
am
Speaker B:
usually
am
Speaker B:
Tom
usually
is
late!
never
was
3. If the sentence has m ore than one v erb in it (e.g. auxiliary v erb) we usually put the adv erb after the first part of the v erb: Position C
subject
verb 1
adverb
verb 2
predicate
subject
adverb
verb 1
verb 2
predicate
We
often
have to
wait
4. For em phasis we can put the adv erb at the beginning or end of the sentence. At the end is unusual - we usually only put it there when we have forgotten to put it in earlier. Position D
adverb
subject
verb 1
predicate
Sometimes
we
go
to school by bus.
Position E
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subject verb 1 predicate adverb
We
go
to school by bus
- sometimes.
Exceptions: "Always" can't go at the beginning or end of the sentence. "Never", "seldom", "rarely" can't go at the end of a sentence. They only go at the beginning of a sentence in "polemic statements". Then they have to be followed by the word order for questions:
Never
has
there
been
Rarely
do
we
have
Seldom
had
the orchestra
given
a worse performance.
5. When using adv erbs of frequency in the question form , put the adv erb before the m ain v erb. Position F
Auxiliary verb
subject
Adverb
verb 1
predicate
Do
you
often
go
to the cinema?
Exceptions: "Never", "seldom", "rarely" and other adverbs of frequency with a negative sense are not usually used in the question form. 6. When using adv erbs of frequency in the negativ e form , put the adv erb before the m ain v erb. Position G
subject
Auxiliary verb
Adverb
verb 1
predicate
They
don't
often
go
to the cinema.
Exceptions: "Never", "seldom", "rarely" and other adverbs of frequency with a negative sense are not usually used in the negative form. Many thanks to Claire Capellen for contributing this valuable resource! English as 2nd Language Recent Discussions sentences english learning need your help: complex sentences If statement severly injured
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