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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Adverbs

Dear Forum. I have a question regarding adverbs. I've got this sentence, and i can't find the rule for the positioning of the adverb. Here it goes: "The officers held their truncheons in their hands and walked forward slowly". Both "forward" and "slowly" is adverbs, connected to "walked". But what's the rule for positioning those 2 adverbs. E.g. why is it not "walked slowly forward". Regards from Denmark
  

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There is no absolute rule; different adverbs behave in slightly different ways. These are all fine and common: The officers held their truncheons in their hands and walked forward slowly. The officers held their truncheons in their hands and walked slowly forward.

— Mister Micawber

  • There is no absolute rule; different adverbs behave in slightly different ways.
  • These are all fine and common: The officers held their truncheons in their hands and walked forward slowly.
  • The officers held their truncheons in their hands and walked slowly forward.
  • The officers held their truncheons in their hands and slowly walked forward.
  • 'Forward' must succeed the verb, but 'slowly' is more versatile.
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There is no absolute rule; different adverbs behave in slightly different ways. These are all fine and common:

The officers held their truncheons in their hands and walked forward slowly.
The officers held their truncheons in their hands and walked slowly forward.
The officers held their truncheons in their hands and slowly walked forward.
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