頻度副詞置何處 - 四級語法

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??英語中回答"經(jīng)常與否"的副詞稱為頻度副詞(Adverbs of Frequency)。
    頻度副詞主要有: always,usually,sometimes,occasionally,seldom,never,generally,frequently,hardly,ever,never,rarely,
    ??constantly,continually,scarcely 等。
    ??頻度副詞有的表示動作的經(jīng)常性或事物的經(jīng)常狀態(tài),有的表示動作的不規(guī)則的反復。頻度副詞在句子中的位置常常因謂語動詞的不同而變化。其基本規(guī)律如下:
    ??1.當句子的謂語動詞是行為動詞時,頻度副詞一般放在謂語動詞之前。例如:
    ??I hardly ever heard her singing.我?guī)缀鯊奈绰犓^歌。
    ??2.有時為了達到對比或強調(diào)的目的,頻度副詞也可以放在句首。例如:
    ??Sometimes he goes to school by bus and sometimes he cycles to school.有時他乘車去上學,有時騎車去上學。
    ??3.never,seldom,rarely,scarcely 這類表示否定意義的頻度副詞置于句首時,句子要倒裝。例如:
    ??Never in my life have I heard or seen such a thing. 有生以來我從未聽到過或見到過這種事情。
    ??4.often 在被very 或者quite 修飾時,要放在句末。例如:
    ??I didn't write to my mother very often. 我不常給母親寫信。
    ??但有時為了行文流暢或特別強調(diào),quite often 和very often 也可以放在句首。例如:
    ??Very often the wind was too strong for us to go out. 經(jīng)常由于風太大我們不能出去。
    ??5.當句子里有情態(tài)動詞或助動詞時,頻度副詞要放在這類動詞的后面。例如:
    ??This job will never be finished.這項工作永遠也完不成了。
    ??I do not often have headache.我不常頭痛。
    ??但是,當這些情態(tài)動詞、助動詞需要強調(diào)時,頻度副詞要放在它們之前,朗讀時要重讀情態(tài)動詞及助動詞。例如:
    ??They always can find time for English. 他們總能找到時間學習英語。(can 應(yīng)讀強式[k n])
    ??-Why don't you stop smoking?
    ??-你為什么不戒煙?
    ??-But I never have smoked.
    ??-我從來也不吸煙。(have要讀強式[h v])
    ??6.have to 表示客觀需要的"不得不"時,雖相當于情態(tài)動詞,但頻度副詞要放在它之前。例如:
    ??I often have to get up at five. 我經(jīng)常得五點鐘起床。
    ??7.當句子中有used to 這個"臨界性情態(tài)動詞"時,頻度副詞既可以在其前也可以在其后。例如:
    ??We always used to go to the seaside in May.
    ??We used to always go to the seaside in May.
    ??那時候,我們總是五月份到海濱去。