Adverbs of place, direction, frequency and time Flashcards
Adverbs of place and direction usually go at the end. but can be IN FRONT to emphasize.
When the adverb is in front position, the subject is AFTER the verb BE.
We can put the subject after intransitive verbs: lay, hang, live, sit, stand, come, fly, go, march, roll, run, swim, walk.
Exception: we don’t put the subject after the verb when we talk about actions.
The money was eventually found under the floorboards.
Under the floorboards was found the money.
Next to the bookshelf was a fire place.
Beyond the house lay open fields.
Beyond the house they lay.
Through the waves the boy swam powerfully.
Outside the church the choir sang.
In the garden Nik built a play house for the children.
With adverbs of TIME, the subject goes AFTER the auxiliary verb or verb BE: At no time, hardly ever, not once, only later, rarely, seldom.
We can use DO if there is no auxiliary or in not verb BE. But, inversion is not necessary in this case.
With some adverbs, we put the subject after the verb COME. But, if there is a coma, the subject goes before the verb (normal position): first, next, now and then.
At no time would he admit that his time played badly.
Not once was she at home when I phoned.
Only later did she realize how much damage had been caused. (or Only later she realized…)
At first there was silence. Then came a voice that I knew.
Then, a voice came that I knew.
Adverbs of time can go in front or end position. There is no inversion with these adverbs.
I went to Paris yesterday. (Yesterday I went to Paris).
We meet for lunch once a week. or Once a week we meet for lunch.
Adverbs of frequency go at the end position: daily, hourly, monthly, weekly, annually, quarterly.
I pay my subscription annually.
