... 116 17. FOCUS ON: adverbs and phrasal verbs Adverbs are words that modify verbs. Many adverbs end with -ly, for example, quickly, slowly, suddenly, foolishly; but other adverbs, such as always, ... ordinary one-word verbs with the exception of nonseparable phrasal verbs, which also allow for the placement of adverbs between the verb and the particle. All possible placements of adverbs in sentences ... of phrasal verbs are shown with Xs: Intransitive phrasal verbs X subject X verb particle X. Immediately he came over. He immediately came over. He came over immediately. Separable phrasal...