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12. GRAMMAR PUNCH! – Adverbs of place
Adverbs of place mainly modify verbs and tell us where something happens.
Rules for adverbs of place Words Examples
Always express about the
location where the action of the
verb is being carried out.
here, near, there,
in, on, inside, from,
outside, etc.
• Is that your jacket there?
• The books are on the table.
• The students visited the Mexican History
Museum in Monterrey.
Can be directional
Denote distances
Adverbs of place that end in
“where” express the idea of
location without specifying a
specific place or direction.
End with letters as “ward” or
“wards”
Can point out an object’s
position in relation to another
object.
up, down, north,
around, southwest,
away.
nearby, far away,
miles apart.
nowhere,
somewhere,
everywhere,
anywhere.
toward, forward,
backward,
homeward,
westward, eastwards
onwards.
below, between,
above, behind,
through, around, so
forth.
• Sun rises in the east.
• Carla got off her bike and walked up the
hill.
• Emily glanced up from the book she was
reading.
• The museum is around the school.
• Nearby my high school, there is a park.
• Japan is far away from my hometown.
• My family lives miles apart from me.
• I would like to go somewhere sunny on my
next vacation.
• I have nowhere to sit!
• Julia is somewhere around 20 years old.
• I bring my bag with me everywhere I go.
• Dogs don’t usually walk backwards.
• The balloon drifted upwards.
• The boat sailed westwards.
• Colette lives in an apartment below ours.
• Marco read the text below.
• There is someone behind William.
• He left his car behind his office.
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