[Grammar] adverb

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Esuru

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Susan never had a cat before...what is the adverb in this sentence...is it never(adverb of frequency) or before (adverb of time)

can there be two adverbs in one sentence?:-?

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Susan never had a cat before...what is the adverb in this sentence...is it never(adverb of frequency) or before (adverb of time)

can there be two adverbs in one sentence?:-?

thanks in advance

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I've never been there before -Three - .... as much as you can find .....:shock:
 

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Susan never had a cat before...what is the adverb in this sentence...is it never(adverb of frequency) or before (adverb of time)

can there be two adverbs in one sentence?:-?

thanks in advance

Susan never had a cat before what?
 

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Susan never had a cat before...what is the adverb in this sentence...is it never(adverb of frequency) or before (adverb of time)

can there be two adverbs in one sentence?:-?

thanks in advance
***NOT A TEACHER***Esuru, good afternoon. (1) Yes, English allows two or more adverbs in one sentence. (2) I believe your sentence is fine: Susan NEVER (= at no time in the past) had a cat BEFORE (= previously). That is, Susan previously never had a cat, but now she does. In your nice sentence, "before " is an adverb. If you want to use it as a preposition, you could say, "Susan never had a cat before now." If you wish to use "before" as a conjunction, you could say, "Susan never had a cat before she moved to the Big Apple (New York City)." Thank you.
 

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