Order of Adverbs

Order of Adverbs

Hello English learners. Welcome to a new lesson. If grammar is your thing, you will like today’s lesson because we are going to talk about the order of adverbs.

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An adverb is a word that gives more information about a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or even an entire sentence. It can be one word or an adverbial phrase:

• Emma loved her son deeply.
• Emma loved her son with all her heart.

They describe:

Order of adverbs

how an action is done (adverbs of manner):

• She pushed him gently.
• Karen not only sang and danced beautifully but also looked absolutely gorgeous.

where (adverbs of place):

• Will and Mary saw a famous football player at the cinema last night.
• We’re meeting our friends at the Red Lion tomorrow.

Order of adverbs

when (adverbs of time):

• Sara s meeting her friend at the cafeteria at 7 o’clock.
• Tom and Sandra arranged to set off early tomorrow.

If there is more than one adverb, their order is usually like this:

MANNER – PLACE – TIME

• The New York Knicks played marvellously in Boston last night.
• The children were having a great time in the park yesterday morning. Order of adverbs

Sometimes we place the adverb at the beginning of the sentence before the subject:

• Yesterday, it was raining all day.
• Sometimes, I like to have my tea in the evening.

Learn about types of adverbs here

Learn more about adjectives and adverbs here

Order of adverbs