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Have a look at following excerpt taken from the book ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND written by LEWIS CARROL 


GRAMMAR TIP- 

POSITION OF ADVERB 

1. Adverbs of manner , which answer the question 'How' are generally placed after the verb or after the object.

- It is raining heavily

- The tain is running slowly.

- She does his work carefully.

2. Adverbs or adverb phrases of place( e.g. here, there, everywhere) and of time ( e.g. now, then, yet, today) are also usually placed after the verb.

- She will come here.

- I met him yesterday.

- Hanged the picture there.

3.When there are two or more adverbs after a verb, the normal order is: adverb of manner , adverb of place, adverb of time.

- We should go there tomorrow evening.

- She spoke earnestly at the meeting last night. 




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