Monday, 2 May 2016

Adverbs of place

Adverbs of Place tell us where something happens.
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.
Certain adverbs of place express both movement and location.
Examples are: ahead, abroad, overseas, uphill, downhill, sideways, indoor, outdoors etc.
§  My parents live abroad.
§  They climbed uphill.
§  She fell backwards.
Position
They are normally placed at the end of a clause.
§  She took him out. 
§  They all went away. 
§  We went ahead. 
§  The children were playing upstairs. 
§  He jumped out. 
They can also come at the beginning of a clause. This is common in literary writing.
§  On the hilltop an old castle stood majestically. 
§  At around the corner there is a big banyan tree. 
§  Out he jumped. 

§  Upstairs the children were playing. 

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