
01-Jun-2009, 12:00
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adverb position around verbs (usually do not / do not usually) In this webpage English Grammar - Adverbs - Position in a Sentence - Word Power, they say: Quote:
In negative statements, and negative questions with not, adverbs in the middle position of a clause usually follow the word not.
e.g. Negative Statement: They do not often miss the bus.
| And then they use the adverb "usually" before "do not": Quote: |
It should be noted that the adverbs daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and annually usually do not occupy the middle position of a clause.
| I'm confused.
1. do not often / do not usually
2. often do not / usually do not
Are 1 and 2 both OK?
Or is it that "do not usually" and "usually do not" have different meanings? |