Position of adverbs

I.
That has . occurred to me. never
I have . appreciated his help. always
He . lost his job last year. nearly
I . forgot to tell you about the change. completely
He could . have done anything else. hardly
The lab is . open all night. often
Have you . been to England? ever
He has . returned from abroad. just
I . see him these days. rarely
We . expected him to be there on time. certainly
She is . at home in the evening. hardly ever
They are . complaining about something. constantly
I . slept the night before the exam. hardly
She . needs a holiday soon. definitely
He could . say one word. scarcely
This method is . used for such purposes. seldom
II.
1. 1) 3) 2. 1) 2) 3. 1) 2) 4. 2) 3) 5. 1) 2) 6. 1) 3) 7. 1) 2)
8. 1) 3) 4) 9. 1) 4) 10. 2)
III.
1. a) Accidents regularly occur … b) they meet regularly … 2. a) …. varied greatly. b) I
greatly admired … 3. a) I completely forgot … b) … trust him completely 4. a) He soon
decided … b) … to join our team soon … 5. a) … met once before. b) He once told us …
IV.
1. John immediately left the room. John left the room immediately. Immediately, John left
the room. 2. He carefully pressed the button. He pressed the button carefully. Carefully, he
pressed the button. 3. That conclusion is apparently wrong. Apparently, that conclusion is
wrong. That conclusion is wrong, apparently. 4. Their argument logically makes sense.
Logically, their argument makes sense. Their argument makes sense, logically. 5. He slowly
entered the room. He entered the room slowly. Slowly, he entered the room. 6. Such
behaviour isn´t socially acceptable. Such behaviour isn´t acceptable socially. Socially, such
behaviour isn´t acceptable.
V.
1. The students patiently waited/waited patiently for the Dean in the secretary´s office for
half an hour. 2. Don´t take what he says seriously. 3. He will probably be late today. 4. We
last discussed this problem at the seminar on Monday. 5. The exam requirements will
hopefully remain the same this year. 6. He usually sits at his computer for two hours every
evening. 7. She has done really well in maths this semester. 8. Read your paper carefully at
least twice before mailing it. 9. She is certainly coming to the lecture on Monday morning.
10. He hardly ever stays at home in the evening.