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c) If the object is long, the adverb is placed before the verb. For example,
• He carefully collected all the forms filled up by his students.
• I totally depend on my brother for helping me with my projects.

d) Note the difference in meaning.

• He immediately decided to go. (the decision was immediate.)
• He decided to go immediately. (the departure was to be immediate)

♦ Adverbs of place

a) Adverbs of place are used after the verb or after the object if there is one.
For example,
• The wheel came off.
• He went away.

• I called him in.
• He has gone upstairs.

• She is looking for the keys everywhere.
• The birds are sitting on the tree.
(adverb phrase of place)
• I have seen you somewhere.

• Has he gone anywhere?
• Just planning and doing nothing will get you nowhere.

• Come here.
b) We can start a sentence with prepositional phrases showing time.

• On Republic Day, the road in front of the Red Fort is completely jammed.

♦ Adverbs of time

a) Adverbs of time can be placed at the beginning or at the end of a sentence.
For example,
• I’ll meet you tomorrow.

• Tomorrow I’ll meet you.
• You can go now.
• Now you can go.

b) early, last, before, yet, immediately are used at the end of a sentence.
For example,

• She arrived late.
• The train came early.
• Do it immediately.

• She has completed her task before.

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