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Rule "Word order: Wrong position of adverb, e.g. 'Always I am happy. (I am always happy.)'"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	Word order: Wrong position of adverb, e.g. 'Always I am happy. (I am always happy.)'
Message:	The adverb '\2' is usually put after the verb '\3'.
Category:	Style (ID: STYLE)
Link:	https://staff.washington.edu/marynell/grammar/AdverbPl.html
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	I am here and I sometimes am happy. Correction suggestion: am sometimes The times I saw her always are in my mind. Correction suggestion: are always ... because they seldom were on time. Correction suggestion: were seldom It always is the same problem with you. Correction suggestion: is always
Correct sentences for comparison:	When it's valid (as it usually is), there's no problem. They always are. It often wasn't worth the Army's time to dispute this claim. Hasn't it always been this way? "Why have I never been told?" she asked. When you do this yourself always be careful. Let's always be friends. Let's usually are expensive in London. I'm not as tired as I usually am by this time of day. As busy as they always are they are a pleasure to deal with. But, that's the way it always is over here. I am taking a couple of friends from work, so it should be a good time (it always is). "I had," said he, "come to an entirely erroneous conclusion which shows, my dear Watson, how dangerous it always is to reason from insufficient data." It involves the creation of objects where the practical considerations of use are essential—in a way that they usually are not in a painting, for example. Other researchers have added to the model, resulting in it often being referred to as the "Boston-Neoclassical Model". I found her rarely being truly honest with me. May you always be happy!
ID:	ADVERB_WORD_ORDER [4]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-21 22:33:10 +0100)