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00:00Hi friends, today we will learn about the position of adverbs. So let's start.
00:10We know that adverbs are those words that modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
00:20For example, he wrote a letter carefully. Here, the word wrote is a verb, and the word
00:31carefully is modifying the verb wrote. So carefully is an adverb.
00:39He is looking very beautiful. Here, the word looking is a verb, and beautiful
00:48is an adjective, and very is an adverb which is modifying the adjective beautiful.
00:58The rat is running very quickly. Here, verb is running, adverb is quickly, and
01:08very is an adverb which is modifying another adverb quickly.
01:18So adverbs are those words that modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
01:28There are many types of adverbs in English language.
01:34Adverbs of place, adverbs of time, adverbs of manner, adverbs of frequency, adverbs of purpose,
01:45and we have learned about all of them. Now, we will have some rules regarding the
01:51order in which adverbs are placed in a sentence. Let's learn the first rule.
02:00The adverbs of place, time, and manner are always placed after the verbs.
02:07I repeat, the adverbs of place, time, and manner are always placed after the verbs.
02:15For example, he sang beautifully. This is an adverb of manner, so it is placed
02:24after the verb sang. She roamed everywhere, but the adverb everywhere
02:33is an adverb of place, so it is placed after the verb roamed.
02:38He is coming tonight. Here, the adverb tonight is an adverb of time, so it is placed after
02:47the verb coming. He drives carefully. Here, the adverb carefully
02:55is an adverb of manner, so it is placed after the verb drives.
03:01So adverbs of place, time, and manner are always placed after the verbs.
03:08Now let's learn another rule. When a sentence contains a direct object,
03:16the adverbs of place, time, or manner are placed after the direct object and not after
03:22the verb. She sang the song beautifully. Here, the adverb
03:31beautifully is an adverb of manner. But the sentence also contains a direct object,
03:39the song. So the adverb beautifully is placed after the direct object and not after the
03:47verb. The dog scattered the biscuits everywhere. Here, the adverb everywhere is an adverb of
03:57place, but the sentence also contains a direct object, the biscuits.
04:04So the adverb everywhere is placed after the direct object and not after the verb.
04:11Now let's learn exception. The adverb well, which is an adverb of manner,
04:19can also be placed in the middle of a sentence. For example, the essay was written well.
04:26Here, the adverb well, which is an adverb of manner, after the verb, written.
04:33Here, we have the next sentence. The essay was well written.
04:40Here, the adverb well is not placed after the verb, but it is placed in the middle of
04:47the sentence before the verb. And this is also not wrong.
04:52Here we have another example. The speech was very well designed.
04:58Here, well is an adverb of manner, but it's not coming after the verb, but it's there
05:05in the middle of the sentence before the verb. And it's also right.
05:10Now let's learn the next rule. Some of the adverbs of place can be placed
05:20in the final as well as in the first position. Let's see.
05:26The girls were giggling outside. Outside, the girls were giggling.
05:33You can notice that the word outside, which is an adverb of place, is placed in the end
05:39of the first sentence. And when it is placed in the beginning of
05:44the sentence, it has a comma after it. So, whenever an adverb is placed at the
05:51first position in a sentence, it is always followed by a comma.
05:58Here we have more examples. The birds were chirping on the trees.
06:06On the trees, the birds were chirping. Here, the adverb phrase or adverbial on
06:14the trees is used in the end of the first sentence and in the beginning of the second
06:20sentence. And when it is used in the beginning, it is
06:25followed by a comma. Now here we have the next rule.
06:32When two adverbs of place are placed in the last part of a sentence, then the smaller
06:38unit comes before the larger unit. Here we have examples to understand better.
06:45Amelia is from Toronto, Canada. In this sentence, there are two adverbs of
06:53place, Toronto and Canada. And we know that Toronto is a smaller unit
07:00than Canada. So, it is placed before the bigger unit, Canada.
07:07And both the units are separated by a comma. If we want to use the adverbs of place in
07:16the front position, then only the bigger unit can be moved to the first place.
07:22For example, In Canada, Amelia is from Toronto.
07:29The sentence can never be like, In Toronto, Amelia is from Canada.
07:37So, the bigger unit is always placed in the front position when there are more than two
07:44adverbs of place. Let's have some more examples.
07:49Eiffel Tower is situated in France, Paris. Is this sentence correct?
07:56No, it is not correct. There are two adverbs of place and the bigger unit, France, should
08:03be placed after the smaller unit, Paris. So, the right sentence is, Eiffel Tower is
08:11situated in Paris, France. Now, let's learn about the position of adverbs
08:18of time. Like all other adverbs, the adverbs of time mostly occur in the last position.
08:28I went for a movie yesterday. I saw Michael today.
08:35She stayed at her grandma's place for a week. He taught poor kids for several years.
08:46Halley's Comet appears after every 76 years. So, adverbs yesterday, today, for a week,
08:57several years, and after every 76 years tells us about the time of the action, and they
09:05are placed at the end in all the sentences. And when we want to highlight the time in
09:12a sentence, we put an adverb in the first position followed by a comma.
09:19Yesterday, I went for a movie. Today, I saw Michael. For a week, she stayed at her grandma's
09:29place. For several years, he taught the poor kids. After every 76 years, Halley's Comet
09:39appears. In these sentences, the adverbs of time are placed in the beginning and are
09:46followed by a comma. In these sentences, the time of action is more important than the
09:53actual action itself. So, when adverb of time comes in the beginning of a sentence, the
10:02time of the action is more important than the action itself. Now, let's learn one more
10:09thing about using the adverbs of time. We need to tell how long the action ran, is running,
10:17or will run, we use the conjunction for. And if we want to express the starting point of
10:24some action or event, we use the conjunction since. Now, let's see some examples.
10:31We exercise for two hours every day. They are practicing yoga for two hours daily. They
10:42have lived in Toronto for a long time. He has been practicing cricket for three months.
10:51He will be staying with us for a week. So, we use for to express the duration of an action.
11:00Now, let's see the usage of since. I have been studying since five o'clock. I have been
11:09practicing cricket since February. I have not seen Michael since Sunday. Joseph has
11:19been working on his project since January. Now, we need to learn one more thing about
11:25using the adverbs of time. If we need to use more than one adverb of time in a sentence
11:33together, we must remember this formula. How long, how often, when. That is, first the
11:43adverb of time, that is referring to how long an action comes, appear, then how often, and
11:50in the last, when. Here are the example sentences. The journal was published monthly last year.
12:01In this sentence, we have two adverbs of time, monthly and last year. Monthly answers the
12:10question, how often? Last year answers the question, when? So, the order is followed.
12:19First is how often, and then when. Here we have the next sentence. I stayed at my grandma's
12:29place for two weeks last year. Here again, we have two adverbs of time, for two weeks
12:38and last year. For two weeks, answer the question, how long? And last year, when? So
12:48again, it follows the sequence how long and when. So, we have learned a lot about adverbs
12:56of place, manner, and time. Now, it's time to learn what happens when the adverbs of
13:04place, time, and manner come together in a sentence. Then again, we need to follow
13:11a sequence, and that sequence is manner, place, time. That is, the first adverbs of manners
13:22will come, then the adverbs of place will come, and in the last, we will have the adverbs
13:29of time. Here we have the example sentences. She performed very well on the stage this
13:38evening. So, we have three adverbs. One is adverb of manner, adverb of place, and adverb
13:47of time. Very well, on the stage, and this evening. And they have followed the sequence
13:57manner, place, and time. Here we have another example. Michael came in quietly through the
14:07back door in the middle of the night. We have three types of adverbs in this sentence. Adverb
14:16of manner, adverb of place, adverb of time, and they have followed the sequence manner,
14:23place, and time. Now, let's learn about the adverbs of frequency and their position. Adverbs
14:34of frequency are those adverbs that tell us the oftenness of the occurrence of an action
14:41and are a bit different from the rest of the adverbs. Now, let's see a few examples. I
14:50often visit my grandma. She rarely comes at parties. I occasionally eat pizza. Here,
15:01the words often, rarely, and occasionally are the adverbs of frequency as they tell
15:09us how often the actions take place. Now, let's see a few examples, adverbs of frequency
15:17that are placed at the end. I visit Niagara Falls frequently. Here, frequently is the
15:26adverb of frequency and it is placed in the end of the sentence. I go to church occasionally.
15:37I do cardio exercises regularly. Here, occasionally and regularly are adverbs of frequency placed
15:48at the end of the sentence. Now, let's see adverbs of frequency placed in the middle
15:54of the sentence. He is often late for his dance classes. We usually go for a walk in
16:04the evening. I usually get up late on Sundays. John is never late for his school. So, these
16:14are some adverbs of frequency placed in the middle of the sentence. So, friends, today
16:22we learned a lot about the position of different types of adverbs. Now, you may go ahead and
16:28take a quiz to learn more. Bye-bye.
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