English Grammar

Adverbs of Place

Adverbs of Place tell us where something happens.

Examples are: upstairs, here, there, nearby, everywhere, in, out etc.

• She looked for him everywhere.
  
• Please come in.
  
• They bought a house nearby.
  
• He lives here.
  
• The boss has gone out.
  
• He was seen nowhere.
  

Certain adverbs of place express both movement and location.

Examples are: ahead, abroad, overseas, uphill, downhill, sideways, indoor, outdoors etc.

• My parents live abroad.
  
• They climbed uphill.
  
• She fell backwards.
  

Position

They are normally placed at the end of a clause.

• She took him out.
  
• They all went away.
  
• We went ahead.
  
• The children were playing upstairs.
  
• He jumped out.
  

They can also come at the beginning of a clause. This is common in literary writing.

• On the hilltop an old castle stood majestically.
  
• At around the corner there is a big banyan tree.
  
• Out he jumped.
  
• Upstairs the children were playing.
  

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