6.7 Sentence adverbials Flashcards
There is a special group of adverbials that are placed in a different position in the clause from the other adverbials. They are called sentence adverbials.
What is the word order in a sentence with an auxiliary verb and a sentence adverbial?
Subject, auxiliary verb, sentence adverbial, verb, object, adverbial
Translate the following sentence, identifying the sentence adverbial and putting it in the right place:
You must always write postal code on all letters.
‘Alltid’ is the sentence adverbial
Du måste alltid skriver postnummer på all brev.
Translate the following sentence, identifying the sentence adverbial and putting it in the right place:
It usually never snows in August.
‘Aldrig’ is the sentence adverbial
Det brukar aldrig snöa i augusti.
Translate the following sentence, identifying the sentence adverbial and putting it in the right place:
Not everyone needs to sleep 8 hours.
‘inte’ is the sentence adverbial
Alla behöver inte sova åtta timmar.
Translate the following sentence, identifying the sentence adverbial and putting it in the right place:
We do not want to drink milk with our food.
‘Inte’ is the sentence adverbial and it is placed after the auxiliary verb:
Vi vill inte dricka mjölk till maten.
Not
Inte
Always
Alltid
Often
Ofta
Never
Aldrig
Sometimes
Ibland
Seldom (rarely)
Sällan
Only (just)
Bara
Gladly
Gärna
Unfortunatley
Tyvärr
Maybe (possibly)
Kanske
