Agile adverbs

Adverbs enjoy agility. They can move around in a sentence with relative ease, appearing sometimes before or after the verb, sometimes between the helping verb and the main verb, and sometimes at the beginning or end of the sentence. However, some basic rules do govern the position of certain adverbs and adverbial phrases. Put your knowledge of adverb positioning to the test with the quiz below.

1. In which of the following sentences does "often" appear in the most appropriate position?
2. In which of the following sentences does "gradually" appear in the correct position?
3. In which of the following sentences is the order of adverbs and adverbial phrases most appropriate?
4. Select the more emphatic position for "painstakingly" in the following sentence.
5. In which of the following sentences is the order of adverbial phrases most appropriate?
6. In which of the following sentences does "especially" appear in an appropriate position?
7. In which of the following sentences is the order of adverbial phrases more appropriate?