tailieunhanh - Giáo trình oxford 5

Tham khảo tài liệu 'giáo trình oxford 5', ngoại ngữ phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 13 20 13 adverbs position general Different kinds of adverbs go in different positions in a clause. Here are some general rules for more details see 14. Note these rules apply both to one-word adverbs and to adverb phrases of two or more words. 1 Verb and object We do not usually put adverbs between a verb and its object. I . . adverb verb object I verb I adverb I object I very much like my job. NOT I like very much-mỵ-ịỡb. p. verb object adverb I She speaks English well. NOT She speaks weH English. 2 Initial mid and end position There are three normal positions for adverbs a. initial position at the beginning of a clause Yesterday morning something very strange happened. b. mid-position with the verb for the exact position see My brother completely forgot my birthday. c. end position at the end of a clause What are you doing tomorrow Most adverb phrases adverbs of two or more words cannot go in mid-position. Compare He got dressed quickly He quickly got dressed. Quickly can go in end or mid-position. He got dressed in a hurry. NOT He in a hurry got dressed. In a hurry cannot go in mid-position. 3 What goes where a initial position Connecting adverbs which join a clause to what came before . Time adverbs can also go here see . However not everybody agreed connecting adverb Tomorrow I ve got a meeting in Cardiff time adverb b mid-position Focusing adverbs which emphasize one part of the clause adverbs of certainty and completeness adverbs of indefinite frequency some adverbs of manner see . He s been everywhere he s even been to Antarctica focusing adverb 21 14 It will probably rain this evening certainty I ve almost finished painting the house completeness My boss often travels to America indefinite frequency He quickly got dressed manner c end-position Adverbs of manner how place where and time when most often go in end-position. For details see . She brushed her hair slowly manner The children are playing upstairs place I phoned Alex this .