Question

Choose the correct position of the adverb of frequency in the following sentence:
My grandfather goes for a walk in the morning. (always)

a)My grandfather always goes for a walk in the morning.
b)My grandfather goes for a walk in the morning always.
c)My grandfather goes for a walk always in the morning.
d)My grandfather goes always for a walk in the morning.

Answer 1

Hint: The word ‘always’ is an adverb and adverbs are placed before a specific part of speech that the adverb itself modifies.

Complete answer:

Adverbs are words or phrases that modify or qualify an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. They are of various kinds.

However, the word ‘always’ refers to the frequency, and so, it is an adverb of frequency.
They are usually placed before the adjective/verb that they qualify/modify.

Now, let’s look at our given options:

option ‘a’ - In this option, the adverb ‘always’ has been placed before the verb ‘goes’. This is the correct placement for this adverb. It cannot be placed anywhere else in the sentence. So, this is the correct option.

option ‘b’ - In this option, the adverb ‘always’ has been placed at the very end of the sentence. This is incorrect placement of an adverb and it is not grammatically correct. So, this is an incorrect option.

option ‘c’ - In this option, the adverb ‘always’ has been placed after the noun ‘a walk’. This is incorrect placement of an adverb and it is not grammatically correct. So, this is an incorrect option.

option ‘d’ - In this option, the adverb ‘always’ has been placed after the verb ‘goes’. This is incorrect placement of an adverb and it is not grammatically correct. So, this is an incorrect option.

Note: Make sure to identify all the parts of speech in the given sentence, and place the adverb before the appropriate word. Go through all the options and pick the option that is grammatically correct.