Using an adverb in mid-position of my own sentence
I have done some online research about placement of adverbs. I am interested in their mid-positioning. I am going to reference two sources and their examples below.
(1) http://staff.washington.edu/marynell/grammar/AdverbPl.htm l
after BE verb after auxiliary verbs before other verbs | adverbs of manner (how something is done): slowly, suddenly, badly, quietly | She is slowly finishing her PhD. He has carefully gathered the evidence. We methodically checked all the bags. |
(2) https://www.espressoenglish.net/position-of-adverbs-in-english-sentences/
Do Not Place An Adverb Between A Verb And Its Object.
In the following sentence, painted is the verb, and the house is the object. Carefully is the adverb.
- I carefully painted the house. = Correct
- I painted the house carefully. = Correct
- I painted carefully the house. = Incorrect
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I have heard that you have to put adverbs at the end of sentences. I am going to make up a sentence by placing an adverb in a mid-position.
my own sentence:
(ex) My principal will indefinitely renew my teaching contract.
I don't understand why the sources say it's OK to put adverbs in the middle of sentences. May I ask a question?
Is my own sentence OK with "indefinitely" before the main just like the examples given in the sources? Thank you very much for your help.
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