The Achievement Of College Students In Using And Placing Single–Word Adverbs In Their Appropriate Position

Abstract

Since adverbs have the function of modifying and that their position depends in many cases on the nature of modification. This function gives the adverbs a high mobility to occupy different positions in English sentences. This mobility causes problems to Iraqi students, namely: a- The differences between adverbs that have the mobility of occurrence in different positions (initial, medial, final) and others that are restricted to certain positions. b- The appropriate position of different kinds of adverbs. Thus, the significance of this research lies in the fact that Iraqi students face the above– mentioned problems. Therefore, our task, as teachers of English, is to prepare a teaching programme, which may help the students to improve their performance in using adverbs, and placing them in their appropriate positions. This improving process requires on the part of the researcher to be well – acquainted with the level of the students’ achievement