频率副词常放在句子中间,实义动词之前,非实义动词之后。
频率副词:一般用来表示动作发生的频率。往往放在句子中间,实意动词之前,非实意动词之后;非实意动词分为系动词be.助动词(帮助动词构成时态,如:do,does,will,shall,have,had,has).情态动词(must,can,may等)。除此之外,都叫做实意动词。
常见频度副词按频率大小排列如下:always(100%)>usually(80%)>often(60%)>sometimes(40%)>seldom(20%)>hardly(10%)>rarely,never(1%)>never(0%)。
频率副词等级:all the time 100%;almost , always 90%;generally , usually 80%;often , frequently 60-70%;as often as not 40-50%;sometimes , at times 20-30%;occasionally , from time to time 10%;hardly , seldom , rarely 5%;never 0%。
位于句末的用法:
1.sometimes常可用于句末。 如:
We all get into trouble sometimes.
我们有时都会遇到麻烦。
You can’t work all the time,it does you good to go out and enjoy yourself sometimes.
你不能总是工作,有时出去放松一下会对你有好处。
2. often有时可置于句末,但通常会带有very,quite,fairly,more,so等修饰语。如:
We’ve been there quite often.
我们经常去那里。
When I was young, I used to play tennis very often.
我年轻时经常打网球。
Diana used to travel a lot. These days she doesn’t go away so often.
戴安娜过去经常旅游。这些天她不常出门了。
We're not exactly on intimate terms, but we see each other fairly often.
虽算不上关系密切,但还常见面。
注:有时也可不带修饰语,但主要见于否定句或疑问句。如:
He writes to me often.
他经常给我写信。
Do you come here often?
你常来这儿吗?
I don’t come here often.
我不常来这儿。