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Possible Positions of Adverbs in a Sentence in English
At the beginning of a sentence
(usually to emphasise a point).
• Finally, we found our way back to the camp.
In the middle of a sentence.
• The philanthropist rarely reveals his identity when he makes his donations.
At the end of a sentence, after a verb.
• She screamed loudly.
Classes of Adverbs
Adverbs may be categorised into the following classes:
- Manner : gracefully, sadly, slowly, well
- Time : before, now, since, eventually
- Place : here, there, everywhere, nowhere
- Degree : almost, quite, very, rather
- Number : once, twice
- Interrogative: where, when, how