Norsk grammatikk

Setningsadverb

Sentence adverbs are a group of adverbs that have a specific place in the sentence. The most common phrasal adverb is "not". You have probably noticed that it is difficult to place "not" in the correct place in the sentence. The main rule is:

👉 in health sentences, "not" comes after the verb
👉 in clauses, "not" comes before the verb

The good news is that once you've learned how to place "not", you can also place other phrasal adverbs. But you need to know which adverbs they are. Here the meaning of the words is not of much help because this is a group of adverbs that can be similar to other adverbs in terms of meaning. Some of these adverbs, for example, tell about time, but are not used in the same way as regular adverbs of time. You simply have to remember which adverbs are sentence adverbs.

Here you see an overview of the most important sentence adverbs:

Sentence adverbs that can only stand in the adverb position

phrasal adverb	in the health setting	in the clause
not	I have n't washed my hair today.	I don't want to go out because I have n't washed my hair today.
welcome	He will be happy to help you.	He says he would like to help you.
hardly	She is unlikely to come to the party.	We thought she was unlikely to come to the party.
enough	We will probably buy more books.	I thought you would probably buy more books.
certainly	You 've probably seen the northern lights.	They thought I must have seen the Northern Lights.
rare	They rarely cook at home.	They said that they rarely cook at home.
only	I only like one of my neighbors.	She says she only likes one of her neighbors.

Phrasal adverbs that can appear in the adverb position or first

sentence adverbial	in the middle of the healthcare system	first in the health sentence	in the clause
unfortunately	Unfortunately I cannot help you.	Unfortunately I ca n't help you.	He said that unfortunately he could not help me.
fortunately	Luckily I brought an umbrella.	Luckily I brought an umbrella.	She said that luckily she had brought an umbrella.
still	I still have n't been to Bergen.	I still have n't been to Bergen.	He said that he still had n't been to Bergen.

Phrasal adverbs that can appear in the adverb position or last

phrasal adverb	in the middle of the healthcare system	last in the health sentence	in the clause
often	They often play football.	They often play football.	They asked if we often play football.
also	I also speak Spanish.	I speak Spanish too .	He says he also speaks Spanish.
rather	I don't like fish either .	I don't like fish either .	She says she doesn't like fish either .

Sentence adverbs that can stand in the sentence adverb position, first or last

phrasal adverb	in the middle of the healthcare system	first in the health sentence	last in the health sentence	in the clause
never	I have never seen such a big dog.	I have never seen such a big dog.	He never reads .	He says he never reads .
always	I always take a book with me when I travel.	I always take a book with me when I travel.	She always reads .	She says she always reads .
soon	I can start training soon .	Soon I can start training.	I can I start training soon .	He said he could start training soon .

Setningsadverb

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