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Example:
In both the sentences above, the subject, the object and the verb are in the
same form, so how do we decide who sees whom? Only the word order in English
language can tell us that.
Hence a mere exchange in the position of subject and object changes the
meaning of a sentence.
If we want to talk about place and time we follow the following word order;
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.
Examples;
Only he lent me five cents. (He and nobody else lent me five cents.)
He only lent me five cents. (He only lent me the money, he didn’t do anything
else.)
He lent me only five cents. (He didn’t lend me more than five cents.)
He lent only me five cents. (I.e. to nobody else)
The above examples clearly show that with the change of the position of adverb
‘only’ the meaning of the sentences changed.
Rules:
1. When the verbs do not have an object, adverbs can come immediately after
the verb.
Examples;
He walked slowly.
She smiled beautifully.
He spoke fluently.
2. When the verbs have an object, the adverbs would come after the objects.
Examples;
Examples;
They seldom visit us.
She never admitted her fault.
(You) always speak the truth.
4. Adverbs of time usually come at the end of the sentences.
Example;
If we don’t want to emphasis on the time then we can place the adverb at the
beginning of the sentence.
5. When the verb consists of an auxiliary, the adverb goes after it.
Examples;
Examples;
She is very beautiful. (Here the adverb very modifies the adjective beautiful.)
They are highly competitive. (Here the adverb highly modifies the adjective
competitive.)
7. The words only, merely, even, not and never are usually placed before the
words they modify.
Examples;
Examples;
Examples;
He stayed behind