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Word Order and Classification of Adverbs



douglas
United States

Word Order and Classification of Adverbs
 

Happy Friday Everybody!

 
I have been researching a lesson in word order and am a little confused on how to classify adverbs and would love to hear any rules for classification and word order of adverbs as well as any "tricks" for easily remembering them.
 
So far I have found the following classifications (they seem to over-step each other though):
frequency, time, manner, degree, comment, place, certainty, focusing adverbs, ?
 
I have downloaded most of the word order worksheets from this site already--they help, but I�m looking for more.
 
Thanks,
 
Douglas

8 Oct 2010      





Greek Professor
Greece

Morning Douglas....
Well...sometimes adverbs are really an issue...
so here goes...and hope it �s helpful in some way...
As we all know adverbs are usually placed at the end of a sentence:
(1) adverbs of manner: slowly, hard
(2) adverbs of place: here, in the garden
(3) adverb of time: every day
He work hard in the garden everyday
 
However
With verbs that express movement the order is different:
(1) place (2) manner  (3) time
 I saw him walk to the station in a hurry yestrday
 
And...if there are alot of adverbs in the sentence then the adver that is smaller in size goes before the bigger... in size....Confused
His parents have retired to a small villa / in a village by the sea / outside Corinth / Greece...
 
So I hope this is clear or you...
Have  a nice day

8 Oct 2010     



douglas
United States

Thanks GP, it �s a start.

8 Oct 2010     



serene
Greece

Hi Douglas,

This is the most detailed explanation I could find. Hope it helps.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adverbs.htm

8 Oct 2010     



douglas
United States

Thanks Serene,
 
That �s the best one I found too--it has helped a lot.
 
Douglas

8 Oct 2010