how can I know the position of an adverb? when it stands before a verb and when it stands after a verb
for instance:
They estimated approximately 30 people were dead
I’m not consciously trying to flirt with people
thanhdatnguyen thanhdatnguyen They estimated approximately 30 people were dead That one is easy. The adverb is one of extent. " It does not have anything to do with the verb.
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thanhdatnguyen thanhdatnguyenThey estimated approximately 30 people were dead
That one is easy. The adverb is one of extent. It modifies the quantifier "30." It does not have anything to do with the verb.
Adverbs can modify adjectives, verbs and other adverbs.
The adverb modifying the verb would naturally be placed before the verb, for example.