frequency adverbs

Anonymousi have a doubt about the position of sometimes in negative sentences.

is it possible, i mean gramatically correct, to say this: ' I don't sometimes go to the movies'.

if not can you explain me something about usage.

Words of Frequency: Often, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, rarely, periodically and so on. I think you mean

Or, if you are in the habit of going to the movies regularly, you might say "Sometimes I don't go to the movies; I go bowling instead." But "I don't sometimes go to the movies" is awkward and confusing -- it's not clear what you mean to say."

Hmmm, this is a bad example. I mean who would say "I don´t go sometimes to the movies." I cannot imagine a situation where it makes sense. Mostly we go sometimes to the pictures. Hmmm, it is a good question if sometimes works with negative sentences. Let´s imagine a situation where it works: Let´s assume a worker often oversleeps... I could utter something like : "He isn´t at work on time sometim

You have put sometimes in the right place but it's not a very good word in this sentence. One of the rules concerning the position of adverbs of frequency is to put them after not:

I do not/don't often go there.
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