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*There is a standard order, but it's not the same as for nouns. See below.
*There is a standard order, but it's not the same as for nouns. See below.
*Adverbial expressions can freely leave the auxiliary-head term bracket and move around the sentence to certain locations.
*Adverbial expressions can freely leave the auxiliary-head term bracket and move around the sentence to certain locations.
**Before or after the verb phrase. However prepositional phrases cannot go right in front of the auxiliary if the verb phrase isn't the first element in the sentence but must go after the head term or to the begining of the sentence.
**Before or after the verb phrase. However prepositional phrases cannot go right in front of the auxiliary if the verb phrase isn't the first element in the sentence but must go after the head term or to the beginning of the sentence.
**To the beginning of the sentence. Many adverbials can do this, whether they have an object or not.
**To the beginning of the sentence. Many adverbials can do this, whether they have an object or not.
**To precede the article for one of the arguments to the verb to modify the argument in relation to the verb. A particular verb might mandate such modifiers as required or as optional.
**To precede the article for one of the arguments to the verb to modify the argument in relation to the verb. A particular verb might mandate such modifiers as required or as optional.
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