1. 副詞的用法:

　　(1) 修飾動詞: He works hard. He speaks slowly.

　　(2) 修飾形容詞: The flower is very beautiful.

　　(3) 修飾其他副詞: He works very hard.

　　(4) 修飾名詞: Even a child (or Even he) can do it.

　　(5) 修飾全句: Probably he will come back.

　　(6) 修飾副詞片語: He came exactly at two o'clock.

　　(7) 修飾副詞子句: He started soon after we came.

　　2. 副詞的位置

　　(1) 副詞修飾形容詞、副詞（片語或子句）時，通常放在前面。

　　The mountain is very beautiful.

　　He came long before the appointed time.

　　(2) 修飾動詞的副詞

　　不及物動詞 + 副詞 She speaks well.

　　及物動詞 + 受詞 + 副詞 She speaks English well.

　　(3) 表確定時間或場所的副詞, 通常放在句首或句末, 放在句首時語氣較強。

　　She was born in Taipei in 1948.

　　(4) always, never, often, sometimes, usually等頻率副詞的位置。

　　(A) 在一般動詞前: They always say so.

　　(B) 有動詞be時,在be動詞后: I am always busy.

　　(C) 有助動詞時, 在助動詞和本動詞間: This job will never be finished.

　　(5) 置于句首修飾全句: Fortunately he succeeded in the examination.

　　(6) 同類兩個以上的副詞須依 (單位較小者 + 單位較大者) 的順序排列。

　　He lives at Taichung, in Taiwan, Republic of China.

　　(7) 有兩個以上不同種類的副詞修飾語時, 其順序為: 地點+狀態+次數+時間。

　　She arrived there safely the other day.

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　　. 時間副詞

　　(1) Time"時候": 可以用作when的答語, 如: late ( = at a late time), now ( = at this time), presently (= at the present time), then ( = at that time), just, nowadays, today, etc.

　　I've just heard that you are leaving us. ( = at this very moment)

　　Nowadays, many teenagers have long hair. ( = at the present time)

　　注: 兩個以上表時間的副詞須依"單位小的時間＋單位大的時間"排列。

　　I'll see you at nine on Monday.

　　(2) Duration"期間" : 用來作how long的答語，如：

　　momentarily, temporarily, for many weeks, long, from May till August, etc.

　　Has he been ill long? Yes, he has been ill since the end of May.

　　He was away from school (for) four or five weeks.

　　(3) Frequency"頻率": 用來作how often的答語，可分兩種：

　　(A) 非限定頻率：always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, ever, etc.

　　The sun always rises in the east. My brother rarely writes to me.

　　(B) 限定頻率：daily, hourly, monthly, annually, twice, everyday, once, etc.

　　I have been in Singapore once.

　　We have English lessons every other day.

　　注：以上三種時間副詞在一起時，其順序為"期間＋頻率＋時間"。

　　I was there for a day or so every year during my childhood.

　　注： Seldom, rarely, never等有否定意義的頻率副詞置于句首，要將助動詞或be動詞放在主詞之前。

　　Seldom do we hear such fine singing from school choirs.

　　4.地方副詞: 表示where？的副詞，也包括"動態方向"的副詞，如：

　　below, by, down, elsewhere, far, here, home, in, locally, near, off, opposite, out, around, away, back, outward(s), right, sideway(s), upward(s), etc.

　　(1) 地方副詞通常置于句尾，加強語氣時可放在句首。

　　He lives in a small village. They are not there.

　　(2) 兩個地放副詞并列時，地方確定的副詞在后面，地方不確定的副詞在前面。

　　The children running around upstairs.

　　(3) 兩個以上的地方副詞須依"小地方＋大地方"的順序排列。

　　Many people eat in restaurants in London.