Position of adverbs

never

  • Never I go there.

    Votes: 4 2.5%
  • I never go there.

    Votes: 148 93.1%
  • I go never there.

    Votes: 7 4.4%

  • Total voters
    159

sash2008

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The correct one is:
"I never go there".
 

RonBee

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Well, 92% of those who have voted (so far) have gotten it right. ("I go there never" is not an English sentence.)



:)
 

Teia

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I never go there.
But,
we can use inversion to emphasize the meaning:
Never do I go there.
 

GoesStation

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I never go there.
But,
we can use inversion to emphasize the meaning:
Never do I go there.

That's not natural in American English.
 

Teia

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Hi!
I agree with you, but this is about Inversion, only.
Thank you in advance
 

GoesStation

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