Position of Adverbs and Adverb Phrase – English Grammar Test for B2
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(a) He goes to work always by car.
(b) He always goes to work by car.
(c) He goes always to work by car.
(d) Always he goes to work by car.
2 Choose the correct sentence.
(a) They play usually tennis on Saturdays.
(b) They usually play tennis on Saturdays.
(c) They play tennis usually on Saturdays.
(d) Usually they play tennis on Saturdays.
3 Which sentence is right?
(a) I drink every morning coffee.
(b) I every morning drink coffee.
(c) I drink coffee every morning.
(d) Every morning I drink coffee.
4 Choose the sentence with correct adverb order.
(a) She speaks English very well.
(b) She speaks very well English.
(c) She very well speaks English.
(d) Very well she speaks English.
5 Which sentence is correct?
(a) He goes seldom to the cinema.
(b) He seldom goes to the cinema.
(c) He goes to seldom the cinema.
(d) Seldom he goes to the cinema.
6 Choose the correct position of the adverb.
(a) They are living happily ever after.
(b) They happily are living ever after.
(c) They are happily living ever after.
(d) Happily they are living ever after.
7 Which sentence is correct?
(a) She completely forgot the meeting.
(b) She forgot completely the meeting.
(c) She forgot the meeting completely.
(d) She the meeting completely forgot.
8 Choose the correct sentence.
(a) I sometimes am late for class.
(b) I am sometimes late for class.
(c) Sometimes I am late for class.
(d) I am late sometimes for class.
9 Which one is correct?
(a) We visit our grandparents often on Sundays.
(b) We often visit our grandparents on Sundays.
(c) Often we visit our grandparents on Sundays.
(d) We visit often our grandparents on Sundays.
10 Choose the correct word order.
(a) Tom cleaned carefully the car.
(b) Tom carefully cleaned the car.
(c) Carefully Tom cleaned the car.
(d) Tom cleaned the car carefully.
11 Which sentence is correct?
(a) They will tomorrow go to the beach.
(b) They tomorrow will go to the beach.
(c) Tomorrow they will go to the beach.
(d) They will go tomorrow to the beach.
12 Choose the correct one.
(a) I will see probably him later.
(b) I probably will see him later.
(c) Probably I will see him later.
(d) I will probably see him later.
13 Which is correct?
(a) The students have finished already the test.
(b) The students already have finished the test.
(c) The students have already finished the test.
(d) Already the students have finished the test.
14 Choose the correct position of the adverb.
(a) She nearly fell down the stairs.
(b) She fell nearly down the stairs.
(c) Nearly she fell down the stairs.
(d) She fell down nearly the stairs.
15 Which sentence is correct?
(a) I only saw John at the party.
(b) Only I saw John at the party.
(c) I saw John only at the party.
(d) I saw only John at the party.
16 Choose the correct one.
(a) He works very hard every day.
(b) He very hard works every day.
(c) He works every day very hard.
(d) Very hard he works every day.
17 Which sentence is correct?
(a) We will at 8 o’clock meet outside the cinema.
(b) We will meet outside the cinema at 8 o’clock.
(c) We will meet at 8 o’clock outside the cinema.
(d) At 8 o’clock we will outside the cinema meet.
18 Choose the correct position of the adverb.
(a) She easily passed the exam.
(b) She passed easily the exam.
(c) Easily she passed the exam.
(d) She passed the exam easily.
19 Which sentence is correct?
(a) The baby sleeps quietly always in her room.
(b) The baby always sleeps quietly in her room.
(c) Always the baby sleeps quietly in her room.
(d) The baby sleeps in her room always quietly.
20 Choose the correct sentence.
(a) We are never on time.
(b) Never we are on time.
(c) We never are on time.
(d) We are on time never.
21 Which sentence is correct?
(a) She has gone already home.
(b) She already has gone home.
(c) She has already gone home.
(d) Already she has gone home.
22 Choose the correct word order.
(a) They waited patiently for the bus.
(b) They waited for the bus patiently.
(c) Patiently they waited for the bus.
(d) They for the bus waited patiently.
23 Which sentence is correct?
(a) He seldom is angry.
(b) Seldom he is angry.
(c) He is seldom angry.
(d) He is angry seldom.
24 Choose the correct position of the adverb.
(a) She sings beautifully always.
(b) She always sings beautifully.
(c) Always she sings beautifully.
(d) She sings always beautifully.
25 Which sentence is correct?
(a) We have seen often this film.
(b) We often have seen this film.
(c) We have often seen this film.
(d) Often we have seen this film.
26 Choose the correct one.
(a) She drives to work carefully every day.
(b) She drives carefully to work every day.
(c) Carefully she drives to work every day.
(d) She carefully drives every day to work.
27 Which sentence is correct?
(a) I visit sometimes my aunt in New York.
(b) Sometimes I visit my aunt in New York.
(c) I sometimes visit my aunt in New York.
(d) I visit my aunt sometimes in New York.
28 Choose the correct one.
(a) He comes home usually late.
(b) Usually he comes home late.
(c) He usually comes home late.
(d) He comes usually late home.
29 Which sentence is correct?
(a) They were all quietly sitting in the classroom.
(b) They all were sitting quietly in the classroom.
(c) They were sitting quietly all in the classroom.
(d) All they were sitting quietly in the classroom.
30 Choose the correct word order.
(a) I will meet you in the park tomorrow afternoon.
(b) I will meet you tomorrow afternoon in the park.
(c) Tomorrow afternoon I will meet you in the park.
(d) In the park I will meet you tomorrow afternoon.
Answer
1 (b) – Frequency adverbs like always go before the main verb.
2 (b) – Usually is a frequency adverb → before main verb.
3 (c) – Adverb phrase every morning goes at the end.
4 (a) – Adverb of manner (very well) follows the object.
5 (b) – Frequency adverb seldom goes before the main verb.
6 (c) – Adverb of manner (happily) comes between be and participle.
7 (a) – Completely (adverb of degree) before the main verb.
8 (b) – With be, adverbs go after am/is/are.
9 (b) – Frequency adverb often before main verb.
10 (b) – Adverb of manner (carefully) usually before or after object.
11 (c) – Time adverb tomorrow can begin a sentence.
12 (d) – Probably goes between auxiliary and main verb.
13 (c) – Already between auxiliary and past participle.
14 (a) – Nearly comes before the verb it modifies.
15 (d) – Only comes before the word it modifies (John).
16 (a) – Adverb of manner follows object or comes before the verb phrase.
17 (b) – Place adverb phrase (outside the cinema) before time adverb.
18 (d) – Manner adverb at the end.
19 (b) – Frequency adverb before main verb.
20 (a) – Never after be.
21 (c) – Already goes between has/have and past participle.
22 (a) – Manner adverbs often follow verb + object.
23 (c) – Frequency adverb seldom after be.
24 (b) – Frequency adverb before main verb.
25 (c) – Often between have/has and past participle.
26 (b) – Manner adverb carefully before place/time.
27 (c) – Frequency adverb sometimes before main verb.
28 (c) – Frequency adverb usually before main verb.
29 (b) – All comes after subject; quietly at the end.
30 (a) – Place (in the park) before time (tomorrow afternoon).