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Adverbs of place

Adverbs of place:	Adverbs of time:	Adverbs of manner:
Where does Catherine live?	When did you meet her?	How does she speak English?
She lives nearby.	I met her yesterday.	She speaks English fluently.

Let's have a look at adverbs of place!

After the verb:	After the complement:
Subject+Verb	Subject+ verb + complement
The children are playing outside.	I haven't seen Mariah here.
I am going home.	Uncle James built a villa nearby.

A- Far places:


Los Angeles is 122 miles away.	Pennsylvania and Philadelphia are 712 miles apart.

B- Directions:


The boat sailed eastwards.	Peter went downstairs to open the door.

C- Locations:

Look above! There is a huge shining star.

D- Places:


He couldn't find her. He looked for her everywhere.	My father is going outside.

How to build new adverbs:

anywhere, everywhere, nowhere, somewhere, backwards, westwards, eastwards, forwards, southwards

homewards, upwards etc.

1-I'm sure I have left my passport somewhere.

2-I searched for my grammar book everywhere.

3-Have you seen my cell phone anywhere?

1-The ship sailed westwards.

2-She came forward. (American English)

The adverb is sometimes at the beginning of the sentence:

1-Here are the novels you wanted.

2-Here comes the train.

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My family has been living for several years.

My little dog is hiding .

I can't find my little cat! I have looked for it .

James is going to study English language and literature.

The plane flew , encountering a heavy thunderstorm.

The new stadium is .

I am certain that I have left my keys .

In order to succeed in life, you should always go .

Please don't worry about him, he is playing .

I am fed up, I would like to go else.

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