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Hi, I am a english learner and I have some problems so I need help
I wonder when we use an adverb before a verb and when we use an adverb after a verb
for instance: The door opened automatically when we walked
Of course I automatically said yes
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It is somewhat complicated because adverbs are rather flexible in their positioning. These are equally natural: The door opened automatically as we walked up to it. The door automatically opened as we walked up to it.
- It is somewhat complicated because adverbs are rather flexible in their positioning.
- These are equally natural: The door opened automatically as we walked up to it.
- The door automatically opened as we walked up to it.
- However, it is unnatural to place an adverb between the verb and its object, so this sentence is good: I automatically said yes and this is not: X I said automatically yes.
- net/position-of-adverbs-in-english-sentences/
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It is somewhat complicated because adverbs are rather flexible in their positioning. These are equally natural:
The door opened automatically as we walked up to it.
The door automatically opened as we walked up to it.
However, it is unnatural to place an adverb between the verb and its object, so this sentence is good:
I automatically
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