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    Where am I/adverb

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    Where am I/adverb
    Message from roberto-t posted on 09-01-2012 at 04:23:24 (D | E | F)
    Hello

    Happy new year.
    My name is adverb,I have many friends: noun、verb、adjective and so on.
    I feel worried,when I join boss's,named SENTENCE,party with my friends,I often don't know where I am and which one my seat is, "before adjective or after"、"before sentence or after" and so on (I am thinking)
    So I need help,
    please help me

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    Edited by lucile83 on 09-01-2012 08:18


    Re: Where am I/adverb from notrepere, posted on 09-01-2012 at 04:53:28 (D | E)
    Hello adverb.

    Noun, verb and adjective have decided to exclude you from the sentence unless you have a real question.




    Re: Where am I/adverb from gerondif, posted on 09-01-2012 at 09:56:34 (D | E)
    Hello,

    an adverb can apply to an adjective: It is very easy.
    It can apply to another adverb: He speaks very quickly.
    It can apply to a verb, an adverb of manner will be after the verb, an adverb of frequency will be before the verb:
    He often speaks bizarrely.





    Re: Where am I/adverb from roberto-t, posted on 10-01-2012 at 03:04:52 (D | E)
    Hello gerondif,Thank you

    sometimes,I read a sentence,such as
    Actually,I am 30 years old.
    I am 30 years old,actually
    Which one is right?And if both are right,which one is better?

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    Edited by lucile83 on 10-01-2012 09:00



    Re: Where am I/adverb from gerondif, posted on 10-01-2012 at 19:53:50 (D | E)
    Hello,
    it all depends which word you wish to emphasize, you could have said for example: I sometimes read a sentence.....

    For your "actually", both sentences are correct, I personally would place it at the end:
    I look quite young but I am 30 years old, actually.("actually" means "in reality" of course,not "at the moment")

    Now if you want to insist on actually even more:
    I know I look quite young but actually, I am already thirty years old.

    I still prefer my first solution, actually !



    Re: Where am I/adverb from may, posted on 12-01-2012 at 02:34:49 (D | E)
    Hello,

    However, it's nothing wrong to say:

    I'm actually 30 years old, even if I look much (much, much) younger than my age.

    Here, you can put the adverb "actually" right after verb to emphasize the fact of your age, as well as the adverb "much" in the following sentence.

    See you,

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    Edited by lucile83 on 12-01-2012 09:19




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