A Some adverbs have the same form as adjectives.Adjective AdverbLouise caught thefasttrain. The train was going quitefast.We didn't have alongwait. We didn't have to waitlong.
B Adverbials are typically used to talk about:* where something happens (place):I put my bagon the floor.* when something happens (time):The rain lastedall night.* the way in which someone does something or something happens or exists (manner):You‟re actingas if you were still a teenager.
C The position of an adverbial depends on what it modifies. It can modify a word or phrase or a whole clause. Its position also depends on what type of adverbial it is and whether it is a single word or a phrase.When an adverbial modifies a verb or a whole clause, there are three main places we can put it.Front:Really,I can't say.Mid:I can'treallysay.End:I can't say,really.Sometimes we can also put an adverbial after the subject:I reallycan't say.
D InThe shop on the corner is closed., the adverbial modifies the noun.
E Adverbials of place and time always go in end position.