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When an adverb is used to qualify an adjective, it is normally placed


in front of the adjective.
(This means that adverbs come after the verb to be.)
The test was incredibly difficult.
She's usually tired when she gets home from work.

2.Adverbs can also qualify other adverbs.


He ran very fast.
Can you please listen really carefully.

3.When adverbs are used to qualify verbs, especially adverbs of manner,


they usually come after the verb
She types well.
I only got there on time because l drove fast.

4 .Sometimes, in order to emphasise the manner or frequency of an


action, the adverb can come before the verb. We can't do this if we are
using the verb to be.
They desperately wanted to live somewhere else.
He frequently asked for help from his friends.
5It is possible to use adverbs to comment on a whole sentence/idea. In
this case, the adverb usually comes at the beginning of the sentence,
especially in writing.
Surprisingly, not many people know about this new product.
Unfortunately, its high price meant that it didn't sell very well.

6 .We usually put an adverbial phrase at the end of a sentence.


He looked at me in a rather curious way.
The audience listened to him in total silence.

7.Adverbs do not usually come between a verb and its object.


They beat Liverpool convincingly. (NOT:They beat convincingly Liverpool.)
She watched the men closely. (NOT:She watched closely the men .)

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