Position of Adverb in sentences

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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I aslo have a following question in TOEIC test" Since Takahashi attends afternoon classes, he_______ the night shift" Answer: A.will be always working B.will always be working C.will be working always D.always will be working
I chose A because adverb is standing after Verb Be and before normal Verb But the right answer is B. Can you help me explain Why?

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H! m!nh 28,
Concerning the Position of Adverb :
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-the adverb can be the prefix of a sentence such :

Interestingly,he survived from the accident.
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-also it can be put before an adjective such:
He was internationally famous.
…the real rule: if an adjective came after another one , so the first adjective must be turned adverb.
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-the normal use of the adverb is after verb such:
I did well.
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-the adverbs of frequency are always before any verb except verb to be such:
I always wake up late
I’m always late for school
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-the normal adverbs can be put before the verb to focus on the adverb such:
A:what do you think we should do to decrease chemicals in the fruits?
B:as far as i’m concerned,the answer is not to continuously spray the land with chemicals.
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((That’s all I know about adverbs))
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abOut that sentence i’m really confused about it … !! i’m going to ask my teacher about it ^^
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but I think always and the adverbs of frequency are before V.to B if it’s the main verb in the sentence , !! :slight_smile:
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why there are 3 repeated comments !! :stuck_out_tongue:

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Thanks all of you so much about your explaination!
Yes. It’s so confused for me in this sentence. Or maybe the question of this sentence is wrong? I dont know! I think so!
Thanks anyway!

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***** NOT A TEACHER *****

Hello,

  1. You told us that the correct answer is B: will always be working.

  2. So I think that I can tell you the reason:

a. will be working.

b. “working” is the main verb.

c. “will” and “be” are auxiliary (helping) verbs.

d. The rule: Place the adverb of frequency after the FIRST auxiliary:

will ALWAYS be working.

  1. Yes, you are correct: place the adverb of frequency after “to be.” But you forgot the second part of the rule: IF “to be” is the MAIN verb:

a. He is ALWAYS early. (“is” is the main verb)

b. He will ALWAYS be working. (“be” is not the main verb)

James

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Thanks James so much! I really got clear explaination!
Thanks!

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Thank you for your kind note.