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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' usually goes after the verb '\3'. |
| Category: |
Style
(ID: STYLE)
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| Link: |
https://staff.washington.edu/marynell/grammar/AdverbPl.html |
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect: |
- I sometimes am happy.
Correction suggestion:
am sometimes
- Appearances often are deceiving.
Correction suggestion:
are often
- George rarely was visited by his family.
Correction suggestion:
was rarely
- The radius of curvature usually is taken as positive.
Correction suggestion:
is usually
- My rule always was to do the business of the day in the day.
Correction suggestion:
was always
- This substance, the "alabaster" of the Ancient Egyptians and Bible, often is termed Oriental alabaster, since the early examples came from the Far East.
Correction suggestion:
is often
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Correct sentences
for comparison: |
- I am sometimes happy.
- Although they can sometimes be found.
- How often are feeling lonely?
- They always are.
- I'd never be able to afford to buy a house on Park Street.
- Never be afraid of monsters!
- Only rarely is the reader drawn directly into the ...
- Tom's advice often isn't very good.
- He'd never been responsible for this mess.
- Although I'd often been responsible for our office parties, I decided not to arrange one this year.
- Since she'd not often been to Paris, she didn't know it very well.
- Hardly was the door shut when Mrs. Challenger darted out from the dining-room.
- Never were finer women or more accomplished men seen in any Court.
- Never been but heard it's beautiful.
- Never being discouraged is the secret to my success.
- Always being honest is no easy thing.
- Sometimes being overcautious in planning could upset the apple cart.
- Haru's always been like that; he's very kind at heart.
- Dear children, always be honest!
- Compaq's just always been there, providing software and actual computers to help the nonprofit arts organizations.
- Undoubtedly, always being there to help was a contributory factor to her exhaustion.
- My situation's rarely been very comfortable.
- Nevertheless, sometimes being a failure cannot be avoided.
- Instead of the meetings always being held in London, they would rotate across the membership.
- What a kind and thoughtful man you always are, Vince.
- "I always am, aren't I?"
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| ID: |
ADVERB_WORD_ORDER [3]
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| Version: |
6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-25 22:33:08 +0200)
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