Grammar: Groups & phrases: Adverb group

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Adverb groups of place

Adverbs groups can tell us about the location or place of an action:

They live quite nearby.

You didn’t throw it close enough.

Look over there!

The boat floated far far away.

Way down below a strange noise could be heard.

You see those jeans absolutely everywhere.

The car pulled up right alongside.

She reached higher up.

Deep down she knew he was right.

For more information on using adverbs and adverb groups to describe location, see

Communicative functions: Talking about experience: How? When? Where? Why?: Saying where things happen
Grammar: Word classes: Adverbs: Expressing how / when / where: Adverbs of place

For more information on using prepositional phrases to describe location, see Grammar: Groups & phrases: Prepositional phrases: Expressing how / when / where / why: Expressing 'place'

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