ADVERBS OF PLACE

They tell us where something is, where it happens, happened, etc. Position: a) if there is no object they are placed after the verb. Jennifer is sleeping upstairs. b) otherwise they come after the object. Richard took left his books here. Some common adverbs of place are: here, there, upstairs, downstairs, nearby, etc. Examples are: upstairs, here, there, nearby, everywhere, in, out etc. . She looked for him everywhere. Please come in. They bought a house nearby. He lives here. The boss has gone out. He was seen nowhere.

Exercise 1
Make sentences and put the adverbs (in italic print) in correctly (behind the verb or object). Example : is / over there / the cinema. The cinema is over there.
1. inside / go / let's: ________________________________________________________ 2. the kitchen / downstairs / is -________________________________________________ 3. playing / the kids / are / outside- _____________________________________________ 4. she / not / been / here / has ________________________________________________ 5. the bathroom / is / upstairs -_________________________________________________ 6. were / everywhere / we / for / looking / you-

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7. we / anywhere / you / find / couldn't _________________________________________ 8. ? / there / a post office / nearby / is __________________________________________ 9. must / we / walk / back home- _______________________________________________

10. is. /upstairs /Your bedroom- ________________________________________________

EXERCISE - TYPES OF ADVERBS Choose the most suitable adverb in bold to fill each blank: angrily, enough, never, outside, yesterday 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. She left _____ for the university where she is doing a degree course We are standing _____ his house waiting for him. He told us _____ not to walk on the grass. I am not strong _____ to help him carry that box. She will _____ be happy in that job.

down, last week, often, quickly, rarely 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. _____, I saw him walking to the church My father is _____ late for work. He drove _____ to avoid being late. I _____ play badminton with my sister. This is the place where he fell _____.

always, just, nearly, online, unusually 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. It took _____ two hours to get here. They were _____ very friendly. He has _____ strong hands. She has _____ completed her degree course. This dictionary went _____ in 2003.

Rewrite each of the following sentences, placing the adverb of frequency given in brackets in the middle position of the main clause. For example: She is late for work. (rarely) She is rarely late for work. 1. I had wanted to see the ocean. (always) 2. They do. (frequently) 3. She is very friendly. (usually) 4. They have the opportunity to travel. (seldom) 5. I am at home in the mornings. (generally) 6. He has. (always) 7. We were given free transportation to the school. (frequently) 8. Birds return to the place where they were born to build their nests. (often) 9. Albatrosses are seen close to shore. (seldom) 10. We would. (never) 11. They follow the news. (rarely)