Place of adverb in a sentence? I always have some confusion regarding the placement of adverb in a sentence. Are there any guidelines? While I was surfing net, I came across following information. Is it okay to follow the rules given below? There is not a strict rule for placing adverbs in sentences. So we couldn't generally say which place is the wrong one. However based on what I have learned from some references like Modern English we have some helpful guides to be conservative (not to choose a dubious place.) Placing adverbs at the beginning or at the end of the sentence is usually possible. Beside verbs: If your sentence has some auxiliary verbs, put the adverb after the first auxiliary verb. ex. I have recently seen John. If your sentence does not have an auxiliary verb then: a. If your main verb is 'be' place the adverb after 'be.' ex. He is usually at home at this time. b. If your main verb is not 'be' place the adverb before the main verb. ex. He usually works more than eight hours a day."