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The Place of Adverbs in the Sentences

They li$e "#here$) in the $illa#e 2e ,uarrelled (#hen$) yesterday. 4e is workin# (ho#$) well. 0he san# 1ast ni#ht $ery well
1.

.. when 1. how 2. where 3. when 4e works best at home at night.

at the concert
2.

last ni#ht.
3.

0he was cryin# %uietl in her room then. The #irl "ractises the $iolin here ever evening.

she san#

$ery well

at the concert.

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5fter $erbs of mo$ement (go( come etc.) the order of ad$erbs can be different6 adverb o) place can come )irst. 4e went u"stairs ,uickly.

Ex. I. Complete the sentences using the items Ex.II. in Complete the sentences using the adverbs brackets in the right order.
1. !ane s"oke (at the meetin#% last 2ednesday% firmly). 33333333333333333333333333 2. Tha "layer cau#ht the football (at the stadium% ,uickly). 33333333333333333333333333333 3. The fans cheered their fa$ourite team (yesterday% widly%

in brackets in the right place. ( )


1. Mrs Connolly went downstairs (slowly).

2. Ruth looked in the box (carefully).


3. The two brothers say they work at home

(best). . !ane "ractises "layin# the afternoon% there).


&. The little #irl was cryin# in her room (loudly). '. The children anta#oni(ed their nei#hbours by "layin# music (loudly% yesterday). "iano (e$ery

at the #ym). 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
. The director s"oke (at the rehersal% on Monday% excitedly). 3333333333333333 3333333333333 &. /ob threw the ball (in th hall%then% hi#h). 33333333333333333333333333333 '. /elinda was mo$in# the chairs (noisily% last ni#ht% in her room). 3333333333333333 3333333333333 ). The children ran ( ,uickly% downstairs). 33333333333333333333333333333 +. The little kitten cre"t(silently% u"stairs). 33333333333333333333333333333

). Mothers com"lain that their children don*t


a""reciate them (sometimes% always). +. The boys ran at the a""roach of a "oliceman

(,uickly% u"stairs).
-. The children "layed table tennis in the #ym

(hardly e$er% last summer).


1.. !ohn said he would be meetin# /elinda on 0aturday (definitely).

The

ke s!

Ex. I. 1. firmly at the meetin# last 2ednesday 2. ,uickly at the stadium 3. wildly at the #ym yesterday . excitedly at the rehearsal on Monday &. hi#h in the hall then '. noisily in her room last ni#ht ). downstairs ,uickly +. u"stairs silently Ex. II. 1. Mrs Connoly went downstairs (slowly).

2. Ruth looked in the box (carefully).


3. The two brothers say they work at home (best).

. !ane "ractises "layin# the "iano(there) (e$ery afternoon% there).


&. The little #irl was cryin# in her room (loudly). '. The children anta#oni(ed their nei#hbours by "layin# music (loudly)

(loudly% yesterday). ). Mothers com"lain that their children don*t (always) a""reciate them (sometimes% always).
+. The boys(,uickly) ran (u"stairs) (,uickly) at the a""roach of a "oliceman

(,uickly% u"stairs).
-. The children (hardly e$er) "layed table tennis in the #ym

(hardly e$er% last summer).


1.. !ohn said he would be meetin# /elinda on 0aturday (definitely).

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