Adverb placement Flashcards
Describe the AP STYLE split verb rule and give an example.
The rule says do not split compound verbs with ab adverb.
Many authorities disagree with AP on this point
Placement of adjectives and adverbs - basic rule of placement
Adjectives must generally go before the subject they modify
Adverbs can move around.
Where do you put adverbs with simple one-word (present or past) verbs?
Generally put the adverb before the verb.
Igor quickly ran across the field.
Today, yesterday; tomorrow-
What kind of adverbs are they and where are they placed?
Adverbs of time.
They are placed at the end of the sentence typically
What is the special rule about placement of “used to” and “have to”?
They are always placed after the adverbs
“The fire brigade always has to be ready for
emergencies”
“We sometimes used to go for long drives.”
Generally speaking, where do you place adverbs?
Before the verb they modify.
After “to be”
How do you emphasize an adverb?
By putting it before the subject.
“Emphatically the parent denied the child’s request to ride without a seatbelt.”
Where do you put an adverb needing no emphasis?
After the subject and beforw the simple (one-word) verb.
”The teacher sometimes uses the dictionary.”
Where should you never put an adverb?
Between a verb and its object
Wrong: “I understand entirely the rule governing the placement of adverbs.”
“Understand” is the verb
“Rule” is its object. No adverb should come in between them
Where do you place an adverb modifying a two-word compound verb?
Between the helping verb and the main verb
Where do you place an adverb modifying a three-word compound verb?
After the first compound verb.
“The students have certainly been forewarned about the risks of smoking.”
Where do you place an adverb that strongly modifies the main verb in a compound vern with three or more words?
Before the main verb NOT after the first helping verb.
“The argument has been REPEATEDLY rejected by the personnel office.”
Where do you place
An adverbial expression consisting of several words?
Outside the compound verb, ordinarily after it.
“The students have been reminded OVER AND OVER AGAIN to refrain from smoking.”
Where is “also” placed?
Before the simple past or present main verb
After any form of “to be”
Middle with auxiliary or modal verba
Where do adverbs of time typically work best?
At the end of a sentence
