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• He smiled at me only. (not at anyone else)
• She is only a bit shy. (otherwise, she is quite smart)

Order of Adverbs

The usual order of placing adverbs is—

adverb of manner, adverb of place and adverb of time.
• He walked slowly along the road in the morning. (Manner, Place, Time)
• They played well in the stadium today. (Manner, Place, Time)

B. Place the adverbs in their usual position in these sentences.

1. He was sorry. (extremely)

2. They are scared. (understandably)

3. I have not met him. (lately)

4. You have been punished. (justly)

5. You have written all the answers. (incorrectly)

6. Don’t go back. (any further)

7. She doesn’t sing nowadays. (much)

8. You are speaking. (too fast)

9. They are going. (abroad)

10. I have put the keys. (somewhere)

11. I haven’t seen them. (inside)

12. They’ll be here. (soon)

13. Leave this place. (at once)

14. The child is crying. (still)
15. They haven’t turned up. (yet)

16. We are on time. (usually)
17. Everybody makes a mistake. (sometimes)

18. The room was big. (quite)

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