A Brief Study of Adverb 1

A BRIEF STUDY OF ADVERB

Md. Shahinur Rahman (Rubel)

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Md. Shahinur Rahman (Rubel)

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Position of an adverb in a sentence

a) Adverbs are placed after the intransitive verb or after the object of a
transitive verb. (Mainly Adverb of place, manner and time.) After the intransitive
verb:
He walks slowly. Adverb of manner
It is raining heavily. Adverb of manner
The dog barks loudly. Adverb of manner
He came here. Adverb of place
I shall go yesterday. Adverb of time
After the object of a transitive verb:
She painted a picture nicely. Adverb of manner
Hamim met him yesterday. Adverb of time

Adverbs of manner can also be placed before subject.

b) Adverbs generally placed between helping verb and main verb. (Mainly
Adverb of frequency. Such as: always, never, seldom, rarely, usually, generally,
sometimes, frequently) Examples:
He always speaks the truth.
The have never come here.
A barking dog seldom bites.
I usually go to school on foot.
He rarely gets good marks.
You have often told him to come to my house.

But Adverbs are placed after to be verbs.

He is certainly a good boy.
They will definitely go.
I am still waiting for her.
I am never late for school.
Oppressors are always defeated.

c) If an adverb modifies an adjective or another adverb, it usually comes

before the adjective or adverb.
Examples:
The book is very interesting.
He balls so fast.
You are quite dead.

Md. Shahinur Rahman (Rubel)

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d) To modify a whole sentence an adverb comes at the beginning of that

sentence.
Examples:
Fortunately, I have won, Sometimes,
I swim in the river.

e) If there are two or more Adverbs after verb in a sentence, the normal order
is Adverb of Manner, Place, and Time. (MPT) Examples:
M P T
He was beaten brutally here yesterday
P T
I will come home late.
M T
She sang beautifully last night.

Md. Shahinur Rahman (Rubel)