WORD ORDER

ADVERBS WITH THE

VERB
Some adverbs go with
the verb in the middle
of a sentence
Helen always drives to work
We were feeling very tired and we were
also hungry
The concert will probably be cancelled
General rules for the
position of adverbs in
the middle of a
sentence(they are only general rules,
so there are exceptions)
1. If the verb is one word, the adverb
usually goes before the verb
I cleaned the house and also cooked the
dinner
Lucy hardly watches television and rarely
reads newspapers
* Note that these adverbs go before have
to
I always have to phone Joe
2.But adverbs go after to be
You're never on time
The traffic isn't usually as bad as it was
this morning
3. If the verb is two or more words (can
remember, doesn't eat, will be
cancelled,...) the adverb usually goes
after the first verb
You have always been very kind to me
Do you still work for the same company
* Note that probably and even goes
before a negative
I probably won't see you
Even
Usually even is used with the verb in the
middle of a sentence
Sue has travelled all over the world. She
has even been to the Antartic
With negatives
- Modals: always after the modal
I can't even boil an egg
-Auxiliaries: always befor the auxiliary
They even don't say hello.
You can use even+comparative
I got up very early, but Jack got up even
earlier