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POSITION OF ADJUNCTS

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There are three positions that adjuncts are typically used in: end, front and mid

position. 

End position is considered the most neutral position for most common

adjuncts of manner, place and time, and is by far the most common position for

such adjuncts in everyday conversational language:

● End position:

I’ve had a lot of funny dreams 

lately.

(neutral position for manner, place and time adjuncts)

● Front position:

Yesterday I didn’t eat my lunch.

(Yesterday is given greater emphasis in front position)

● Mid position:

We 

usually eat around seven o’clock.

(between subject and verb: typical position for common adjuncts of indefinite

frequency)