Adjectives & adverbs · CEFR B1 · Independent

Where an adverb goes in English

Adverbs have three homes. Manner and place go at the end, frequency goes in the middle, and comment adverbs go at the front.

The shape

front · mid (before the main verb) · end

Put an adverb where an English speaker would put it.

In Hindi

क्रियाविशेषण की तीन जगहें हैं — तरीक़ा और जगह आख़िर में, बारंबारता बीच में, टिप्पणी शुरू में।

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The mistake to fix first

The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.

Commonly said	Correct English
She speaks fluently English.	She speaks English fluently. An adverb never comes between the verb and its object.

Commonly said

Correct English

She speaks fluently English.

She speaks English fluently.

An adverb never comes between the verb and its object.

Easy to confuse with

Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.

Questions people ask

What is the where an adverb goes used for?: Adverbs have three homes. Manner and place go at the end, frequency goes in the middle, and comment adverbs go at the front. In practice: put an adverb where an english speaker would put it.
How do you form the where an adverb goes?: front · mid (before the main verb) · end.
What is the most common mistake with the where an adverb goes?: Saying “She speaks fluently English.” instead of “She speaks English fluently.”. An adverb never comes between the verb and its object.

Where where an adverb goes fits

Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.

Where an adverb goes is a CEFR B1 structure — the independent band — and it belongs to adjectives & adverbs. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.

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