6.2 Word Order of Adverbs

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6.2 Word Order of Adverbs

Adverbs of place and time

• verwijzingen naar plaats en tijd: zeggen dus iets over waar of wanneer
• komen vrijwel altijd achteraan de zin
  That's our car in the driveway.
  I am going to meet my friend at the cinema tonight.
• Plaats komt altijd vóór tijd (wie - doet - wat - WAAR - WANNEER)
  Your new scooter will be delivered to your house in five days.
• Extra nadruk = Zet de tijd vooraan de zin
  In five days from now, I will be going to Spain. 

Choose the correct sentence

1. She arrived early at the party yesterday.
2. She arrived at the party yesterday early.
3. She arrived at the party early yesterday.
4. She early arrived at the party yesterday.

Choose the correct sentence

1. He went with his family to the beach last summer.
2. He went last summer to the beach with his family.
3. He went to the beach with his family last summer.
4. Last summer to the beach he went with his family.

Adverbs of frequency

• verwijzingen naar hoe vaak iets gebeurt
• Veel voorkomende zijn: sometimes, never, always, often, frequently, usually
• komen vóór het hoofdwerkwoord van de zin
  We usually go to the cinema on Sunday.
  My brother has never been to space.
• komt ná am, is, are, was, were
  My sister is normally free on Tuesday afternoon.
  Toby was always the best at football in high school.

Choose the correct sentence

1. She arrives always at work on time.
2. Always she arrives at work on time.
3. She arrives at work on time always.
4. She always arrives at work on time.

Choose the correct sentence

1. He rarely eats fast food.
2. Rarely eats he fast food.
3. He eats rarely fast food.
4. He eats fast food rarely.

Adverbs of degree/manner

• verwijzingen naar hoe erg of op wat voor manier iets gebeurt
• very, really, incredibly, terribly, etc. komen vóór het woord waarover iets is gezegd:
  I am very angry with you.
  My uncle drives really dangerously.
• Andere bijwoorden komen meestal aan het eind van de zin:
  You have to cycle carefully
  Henry left the shop quietly
• Extra nadruk = zet de adverb bij het werkwoord
  Henry quietly left the shop 
  Jason quickly ran to the other side. / Jason ran quickly to the other side

Choose the correct sentence

1. She gracefully danced across the stage.
2. She danced gracefully across the stage.
3. She danced across the stage gracefully.
4. Gracefully she danced across the stage.

Choose the correct sentence

1. The dog barked fiercely at the stranger.
2. The dog barked at the stranger fiercely.
3. The fiercely dog barked at the stranger.
4. The dog barked at the fiercely stranger.

Exercise 1

Titel

1 She danced at the recital. (gracefully)

2 He speaks English. (fluently)

3 They ran to catch the bus. (quickly)

4 The baby smiled at her mother. (happily)

5 The dog barked in the park. (loudly)

6 He writes with a fountain pen. (beautifully)

7 She sings in the choir. (melodiously)

8 They laughed at the comedian's jokes. (uproariously)

9 The car drives on the highway. (smoothly)

10 The children played in the sunshine. (joufully)

1. She danced gracefully at the recital. 
   
2. He speaks English fluently.
   
3. They ran quickly to catch the bus. / They quickly ran to catch the bus.
   
4. The baby smiled happily at her mother. / The baby happily smiled at her mother.
   
5. The dog barked loudly in the park. / The dog loudly barked in the park.
   
6. He writes beautifully with a fountain pen.
   
7. She sings melodiously in the choir.
   
8. They laughed uproariously at the comedian's jokes. / They laughed at the comedian's jokes uproariously.
   
9. The car drives smoothly on the highway.
10. The children joyfully played outside in the sunshine. / The children played outside in the sunshine joyfully.
    

Exercise 2

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences

landed / The plane / safely / this morning / in New York / .

walked / park / night / at / through / They / the / .

the summer festival / outdoors / during / concert / The / held / was / .

together. / go / They / to the gym / usually

ten / every / minutes / comes / The / bus / .

visits / on weekends / occasionally / He / grandparents / his / .

cooked / dinner / she / slowly / .

loudly / laughed / They / comedy show / at / the

smoothly / The car / drove / highway / down / the / .

the puzzle / quickly / they / completed
(geef beide opties!)

often / she / to the gym / goes
(geef beide opties)

walls / she / painted / carefully / the / of / her bedroom
(Geef beide opties)

library / goes / sometimes / he
(Geef 2 opties)

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