Order of Adverbs

Today’s topic is the order of adverbs.

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:

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.

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.

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.

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