Adverb Placement

Adverb Placement: English vs Chinese

Feature	English Grammar	Chinese Grammar
Standard Position	Flexible; often placed at the end of a sentence.	Strict; must be placed before the verb or adjective.
Basic Structure	Subject + Verb + Object + Adverb	Subject + Adverb + Verb + Object
Time Adverb Example	I went to school yesterday.	(I yesterday went to school.) 我琴日去學校。 (ngo5 kam4 jat6 heoi3 hok6 haau6.)
Manner Adverb Example	He eats slowly.	(He slowly eats food.) 佢慢慢噉食飯。 (keoi5 maan6 maan1 gam2 sik6 faan6.)
Degree Adverb Example	I like you very much.	(I very like you.) 我好鍾意你。 (ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 nei5.)
End-of-Sentence Exception	Completely standard and grammatically correct.	Rare; only via Complements (Verb + 得 + Description) or casual spoken afterthoughts.

Time Adverb example:
I went to school yesterday.

[I yesterday went to school]
我琴日去學校。

(ngo5 kam4 jat6 heoi3 hok6 haau6.)

Manner Adverb example:
He eats slowly.

[He slowly eats food.]

佢慢慢噉食飯。

(keoi5 maan6 maan1 gam2 sik6 faan6.)

Degree Adverb example:
I like you very much.

[I very like you.]

我好鍾意你。

(ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 nei5.)