ADVERBS AND WORD ORDER

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE IN THE MIDDLE AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE MID END:
away.

ADVERBUL VINE AEZAT LA FINALUL PROPOZIIEI, atunci cnd verbul este urmat de un complement (ce?, al cui? ale cui? ): VERB OBJECT ADVERB

FRONT

Then the ship slowly sailed

Outside it was obviously raining hard.

Mid position =adverbe care se aeaz mai aproape de verb. The visitors are just leaving. Andrew has always liked Jessica. We don't often go out in the evening. You should never take unnecessary risks. The pictures have definitely been stolen. I really hate housework. You probably left the bag on the bus. 1)OBS: The adverb comes after the first auxiliary, e.g. are, has, don't. If there is no auxiliary, then the adverb comes before the main verb, e.g. hate, left. 2)OBS. Word Order in questions. Has Andrew always liked Jessica? Do you often go out in the evening? 3)OBS.Cnd dorim s scoatem n eviden o situaie, ADVERBUL vine aezat n faa VERBULUI TO BE: You certainly are a lot better today. I really have made a mess, haven't I? 4)OBS. Cnd verbul To be este singur, ADVERBUL vine aezat dup acesta. The boss is usually in a bad temper. You're certainly a lot better today.

Tom ate his breakfast quickly. NOT Tom-ate-quickly his'-breakfast. We played volleyball yesterday. NOT We played yesterday volleyball. I like classical music very much. NOT I like very much classical music. ADVERBE DE MANIERE Un astfel de adverb ne spune cum anume se ntmpl ceva: noisily, quickly, rapidly, etc. El vine aezat la finalul propoziiei. EXCEPIE: Dac se temin n -ly, vine aezat n mijloc. We asked permission politely. We politely asked permission. We have asked permission politely. We have politely asked permission. ADVERBE DE LOC si TIMP a) Acestea vin asezate la finalul propozitiei. Is there a phone box nearby? People didn't have cars then. We're meeting by the entrance. Trevor wasn't very well last week. Did you have a nice time in New York? I'll see you before very long. b) Uneori vin aezate la nceputul propozitiei: We're really busy this week. Last week we had nothing to do. c) Uneori, adverbele de timp scurte, ocup o pozitie n mijlocul propozitiei: I'll soon find out. The train is now approaching Swindon.

ADVERBE DE FRECVEN Un astfel de adverb ne arat ct de des are loc o aciune. Mark is always in such a hurry. I sometimes feel depressed. I've often thought about getting married. Do you usually work so late? Normally, usually, often, sometimes i occasionally vin de asemenea aezate i la nceputul sau la sfritul propoziiei: Normally Sarah goes by train. I feel unhappy sometimes. Expresiile every day, once a week sau most evenings vin aezate la nceputul sau sfritul propoziiei: Every day we go logging. Rachel has a driving lesson three times a week. There's a news summary every hour. We watch television most evenings. ALTE ADVERBE Adverbe precum certainly, perhaps, luckily, of course descrie puin situaia din propoziie. Un asemenea adverb vine aezat la nceputul, n mijlocul sau la sfritul propoziiei. Cteodat, folosim o virgul dup un astfel de adverb. Fortunately, the weather stayed fine. Maybe you'll win a free holiday. We'll probably have to queue for tickets. Rachel was late, of course. ntr-o propoziie negative probably i certainly vin aezate ntre SUBIECT I VERBUL LA FORMA NEGATIV: We probably won't get there in time. I certainly didn't expect a present! Also vine aezat ntr-o poziie de mijloc, n propoziie: Melanie bakes lovely cakes. She also makes bread. Too i as well vin aezate la sfritul unei propoziii: She makes bread, too/as well. End position= adverbe care se aeaz la sfritul unei propoziii.

1) Obs. Daca avem verbe de micare precum go, come, move, o expresie de loc vine aezat n faa unei expresii de timp. I usually go to bed early. Tom came here yesterday. My parents moved to London in 1993. 2) Obs. De obicei, un adverb vine aezat n faa unei expresii care rspunde la ntrebarea unde? pe ce?) They landed safely on a small airfield. I always eat here at lunchtime. YET, STILL, ALREADY YET Este aezat la finalul unei propoz. negative sau ntrebri: Vicky has got a present, but she hasn't opened it yet. Wait a minute. I'm not ready yet. Have they sent you your cheque yet? ~ No, not yet. I should get it next week. STILL i ALREADY Sunt aezate la mijloc (ntre sub i vb sau sub-vb. auxiliar i verb), ntr-o prop. pozitiv: Sarah isn't home yet. She's still at work. We wrote a month ago, and we're still waiting for a reply. I've only been at work an hour, and I'm already exhausted. There's no need to tell me. I already know. ntr-o ntrebare, still i already sunt aezate imediat dup subiect: Are you still waiting after all this time? Has Tom already been on holiday? STILL vine aezat n faa verbului la forma negativ: It's nearly lunch-time, and you still haven't opened your mail. My friend is sixteen, and she still can't swim. COMPARE: Rita hasn't booked a holiday yet. Rita still hasn't booked a holiday. Still este mai surprinztor, ntr-un mod rutcios, dect yet.