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موقعیت نادرست قیود Wrong Position of Adverbs
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[wptabs type="accordion"] [wptabcontent]353 The adverb of definite time misplaced.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: I last night went to the cinema. Say: I went to the cinema last night. Adverbs or adverbial phrases of definite time, like yesterday, today, tomorrow, last week, two months ago, are usually placed at the end of the sentence. If we want to emphasise the time, we put the adverb at the beginning: Yesterday I was very busy. Note: If there is more than one adverb of definite time in a sentence, put the more exact expression before the more general: He was bom at two o'clock in the morning on April 12th 1942. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]354 The adverb of indefinite time misplaced.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: They come always to school by bus. Say: They always come to school by bus. Pace adverbs of indefinite time, like ever, never, always, often, seldom, soon, sometimes and the adverbs almost, scarcely, hardly, nearly, even, before the principal verb. Note: With the verb to be place the adverb of indefinite time after the verb: They are always beautifully dressed. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]355 The adverb of time placed before the adverb of place.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: The builders will be tomorrow here. Say: The builders will be here tomorrow. When using an adverb of time and an adverb of place together in a sentence, the adverb of place must come first. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]356 The adverb misplaced with a transitive verb.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: Janet wrote carefully her essay. Say: Janet wrote her essay carefully. With a transitive verb, the adverb generally comes after the object. Note: If, however, the object is long, the adverb may come after the transitive verb: She wrote carefully all the essays she had to do. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]357 The adverb enough misplaced.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: Is the room enough large for you? Say: Is the room large enough for you? Place the adverb enough after the word it qualifies and not before. Note: When enough is an adjective it comes before the noun: We have enough food for six people. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]358 Not misplaced with a compound verb.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: I should have not gone ... Say: I should not have gone ... Position not in a compound verb after the first auxiliary. Note: With the present or perfect participle, place not at the beginning: Not having set the alarm, he was late for work. Not being rich, he couldn't afford it. [/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent]359 Not misplaced with the negative infinitive.[/wptabcontent] [wptabcontent] Don't say: I told Liz to not come on Monday. Say: I told Liz not to come on Monday. Position not in the negative infinitive immediately before the word to and not after it. [/wptabcontent] [/wptabs]