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Position: — mostly in end-position; initial position also common. Some
can go in mid-position (see below). Adverbs of indefinite
frequency (often, ever etc) go in mid-position (see
paragraph 2).
I'm going to London today.
Today !'m going to London.
She has a new hair style every week.
Every week she has a new hair style.
Time adverbs in -/y can also go in mid-position; so can already, soon
and /ast. Stilland just only go in mid-position.
So you finally got here.
I've already paid the bill.
We'll soon be home.
When did you last see your father?
| still love you.
She’s just gone out.

Manner, place, time
At the end of a clause, adverbs usually come in the order manner,
place, time (MPT).
P T
! went thereat once. (NOT +wentat onee-there.)
P T
Let's go to bed early. (NOT ... earty-te-bed.)
M T
/ worked hard yesterday
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M P

She sang beautifully'in the town hall last night.’
With verbs of movement, we often put adverbs of place before adverbs
of manner.
P M
She went home quickly.

10 Emphatic position
Mid-position adverbs go before emphasized auxiliary verbs or be.
Compare:
She has certainly made him angry.
She certainly HAS made him angry!
I'm really sorry.
| really AM sorry.
‘Polite people always say thank-you.’
‘| always DO say thank-you. '