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Positive Comparative Superlative

4. little less least
5. badly worse worst

6. much more most

We will now learn about the Position of Adverbs . The position of adverbs is very
important in a sentence. Some adverbs are placed at the beginning, some in the middle,

while others at the end.
G Adverbs of Manner: They answer the question how ? They can be placed at the

beginning, in the middle or in the end of the sentence.
Read the following examples:

1. Bravely , he fought with the thieves.
2. He bravely fought with the thieves.
3. He fought with the thieves bravely .

G Adverbs of Place: They answer the question where ? They usually come after the verb.
Read the following examples:
1. Can you come over here ?

2. They live in a hotel .

G Adverbs of Time: They answer the question when ? They usually come after the
adverbs of place.
Read the following examples:

1. I’m not staying long .

2. He goes to school everyday .
G Sometimes, adverbs of time are placed in the beginning also.

Read the following examples:
1. Today , I am going to clean the house.

2. Every morning my parents go for a walk.

G If there are more than one adverb in a sentence, then the order is –
manner + place + time

Read the following example:

They left suddenly for the hillstation at 1 pm.

manner place time

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