Sentence adverbials in Norwegian

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Sentence adverbials

Sentence adverbials (in the form of adverbs, adverb phrases and prepositional phrases) mostly occur at the end of a clause. However, they can also occur adjacent to the finite verb, as illustrated below. Some adverbs, often called sentence adverbs, even have this as their main position. In main clause, this position is right after the finite verb, in subordinate clauses right before it.

(1) Time adverb after the finite verb in main clause:

(2) Negation adverb after the finite verb in main clause:

(3) Time adverb preceding the finite verb in subordinate clause:

(4) Negation adverb preceding the finite verb in subordinate clause:

In main, declarative clauses, an adverbial can also occur clause initially; the subject is then moved behind the finite verb (see Subject-Verb Inversion in Norwegian):

(5) Fronted adverb in declarative main clause, with Subject-Verb Inversion: