Where is the adverb placed

T2E T2E 3, 16 16 gold badges 49 49 silver badges 76 76 bronze badges. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Short answer: You almost always put always before the verb because adverbs of frequency precede the main verb.

I always confuse Long answer: There are different kind of adverbs and there are different "rules" where to put them. The man carefully drives the car. The man drives the car carefully. Here's an example for both: The very old man drives the car extremely carefully. I always forget where to put the adverb. Note, that an adverb is always after an auxiliary verb. I have always been bad at remembering the position of adverbs.

Adverbs of place, time and definite frequency usually go in end position: I learned English in school.

I saw her last week. Again, in order to put emphasis on the adverb, you can move the adverb to the front. The weather is still fine, but it will rain tomorrow.

The weather is still fine, but tomorrow it will rain. Officially, I am not allowed to tell that. Generally speaking, learning English is fun. However, this does not apply to me. With this in my mind, a grammatical version of your sentence is Why did they specifically target us?

Why did they target us specifically? There is another alternative if you want to know the specific reason for targeting us: Why, specifically, did they target us?

Consist , comprise or compose? Content or contents? Different from , different to or different than? Do or make? Down , downwards or downward? During or for? Each or every? East or eastern ; north or northern? Economic or economical? Efficient or effective? Elder , eldest or older , oldest? End or finish? Especially or specially? Except or except for? Expect , hope or wait? Experience or experiment? Fall or fall down? Far or a long way?

Farther , farthest or further , furthest? Fast , quick or quickly? Fell or felt? Female or feminine ; male or masculine? Finally , at last , lastly or in the end? First , firstly or at first?

Fit or suit? Following or the following? For or since? Forget or leave? Full or filled? Fun or funny? Get or go? Grateful or thankful? Hear or listen to? High or tall? Historic or historical? House or home? How is …? If or when? If or whether? Ill or sick? Imply or infer? In the way or on the way? Late or lately? Lay or lie? Lend or borrow? Less or fewer? Look at , see or watch?

Low or short? Man , mankind or people? Maybe or may be? Maybe or perhaps? Nearest or next? Never or not … ever? Nice or sympathetic? No doubt or without doubt? No or not? Nowadays , these days or today? Open or opened? Opportunity or possibility? Opposite or in front of? Other , others , the other or another? Examples Later Goldilocks ate some porridge. Examples She stayed in the Bears' house all day.

My mother lived in France for a year. I have been going to this school since Examples I stayed in Switzerland for three days. I am going on vacation for a week.

I have been riding horses for several years. The French monarchy lasted for several centuries. I have not seen you since Monday. Jim has been working here since There has not been a more exciting discovery since last century. Examples I often eat vegetarian food. He never drinks milk. You must always fasten your seat belt. I am seldom late.

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