This flashcard is about the correct placement of adverbs of manner. It explains that the adverb can be placed at the end of the clause or before the verb, giving the example: 'Darren was eating the roast chicken greedily'.
Ce flashcard porte sur le placement correct des adverbes de manière. Il explique que l'adverbe peut être placé à la fin de la proposition ou avant le verbe, en donnant l'exemple : 'Darren was eating the roast chicken greedily'.
| Task | Place the adverb on the correct place in the sentence |
|---|---|
| Answer | 1 |
| a | Darren was eating the roast chicken greedily because he was very hungry. |
| b | Darren was eating greedily the roast chicken because he was very hungry. |
| c | Darren greedily was eating the roast chicken because he was very hungry. |
| d | Darren was eating the roast chicken because he was very hungry greedily. |
| comment | The adverb of manner should be placed either in the end of the clause or before the verb. Here we place it at the end of the clause: 'was eating the roast chicken greedily'. We could also say 'was greedily eating'. |
| topic | adverbs |
| level | 2 |
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