Here’s an example of an adverb after a modal verb + academic collocation:
We would likely address these issues one after the other in a sequential way.
In the English Grammar Profile, A2 point 30 in the category of ADVERBS:
MID POSITION between the subject and the main verb and after modal verbs, auxiliary verbs and ‘be’.
General points such as these do not specify that there are many other similar points that will either clash at other levels or overlap. For example:
- A2 adverbs of frequency.
- A2 adverbs for hedging emphasis
- B1 ‘can’ + ‘also’, ‘always’, ‘even’, ‘just’, ‘only’, ‘really’, ‘still’
For this reason, we will not list all the possible forms from expert corpora. Instead, list more examples from students that do not overlap:
PELIC STUDENT EXAMPLES:
Finally, you should always choose to study at a college that appeals to you because it is difficult to transfer schools.
Arabic male level 3 writing class.
First of all, architecture is closely connected with nature.
Korean male level 3 writing.
*surprisingly, this grammar ‘range’ is only A2 although the vocabulary is ‘B2.’ It makes sense then to default to commenting on the range of vocabulary once it is higher than A2:
So she needs to be closely monitored. (B2 adverb in mid-position)
Censorship is especially utilized with reference to the teaching of the young. (B1)
Since the highest point in the EGP is B1 for adverbs in mid-position, it would make sense that using 2 adverbs or 2 part adverb phrases in mid-position should be listed at B2. Here is a C2 adverbial phrase example:
The sun has all but disappeared,
leaving the locals, the innocent victims in this bloody infighting,
to wonder: what has happened to the world they once knew?
A search in NOW corpus for:
_V _R _R _V
1 WILL NO LONGER BE 75657
2 WOULD NO LONGER BE 16522
3 CAN NO LONGER BE 15807
4 HAVE SO FAR BEEN 14571
5 HAS SO FAR BEEN 14212
6 ARE USUALLY ONLY SET 10855
7 WILL ONCE AGAIN BE 9629
8 IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED 9623
9 MAY NO LONGER BE 9247
10 WILL MOST LIKELY BE 8944
11 COULD VERY WELL BE 8833
12 MIGHT AS WELL BE 8736
13 IS WHERE TOMORROW IS 6537
14 WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BE 6159
15 MIGHT AS WELL HAVE 6062
16 MAY VERY WELL BE 5918
17 HAVE IN COMMON IS 5463
18 CAN NO LONGER AFFORD 5444
19 ARE ALSO WIDELY READ 5160
20 CAN MORE SAFELY BROWSE 4706
21 SHOULD NO LONGER BE 4695
22 COULD NO LONGER BE 4555
23 WILL NO LONGER RECEIVE 4533
24 ‘S A LOT GOING 3874
25 BELIEVE IN FULLY DISCLOSING 3618
26 IS PERHAPS BEST KNOWN 3539
27 IS ONLY JUST BEGINNING 3482
28 HAS SO FAR FAILED 3271
29 WOULD MOST LIKELY BE 3203
30 MAY AS WELL BE 3112
31 HAS ONCE AGAIN BEEN 2886
32 SHOULD AT LEAST BE 2881
33 HAD SO FAR BEEN 2861
34 KNOW FOR SURE IS 2582
35 HAS A LOT GOING 2552
36 WILL OF COURSE BE 2541
37 HAS SO FAR RECEIVED 2503
38 MAY AS WELL HAVE 2496
39 WOULD NO LONGER HAVE 2395
40 COULD NO LONGER AFFORD 2375
41 HAS SO FAR REFUSED 2315
42 HAVE SO FAR FAILED 2270
43 ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED 2199
44 HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN 2078
45 WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE 2076
46 HAS ALSO ALWAYS BEEN 2060
47 HAS SO FAR RAISED 1970
48 WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY BE 1950
49 HAS THERE EVER BEEN 1919
50 IS PROBABLY BEST KNOWN 1877
51 HAS SO FAR CLAIMED 1756
52 WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY HAVE 1747
53 ‘VE ONLY JUST SUBSCRIBED 1724
54 LOGGING IN PLEASE TAKE 1723
55 CAN NO LONGER PLACE 1715
56 ARE NO LONGER ALLOWING 1704
57 HAS SO FAR REPORTED 1703
58 MIGHT VERY WELL BE 1703
59 ARE NO LONGER NEEDED 1694
60 WILL AT LEAST BE 1687
61 ‘S KIND OF BEEN 1636
62 ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED 1621
63 MAY VERY WELL HAVE 1616
64 MIGHT AS WELL GET 1603
65 HAS NEVER REALLY BEEN 1589
66 IS STILL MUCH WORK 1567
67 IS NO LONGER REQUIRED 1552
68 ‘S KIND OF LIKE 1546
69 MIGHT AS WELL GO 1537
70 IS NO LONGER NEEDED 1525
71 HAS SO FAR RECORDED 1518
72 ARE NOW FULLY VACCINATED 1514
73 DO RIGHT NOW IS 1509
74 WAS ONLY THEN DID 1508
75 IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED 1506
76 HAVE ALSO RECENTLY ISSUED 1455
77 CAN NO LONGER RELY 1433
78 IS NO LONGER BEING 1427
79 WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE 1423
80 WOULD NO DOUBT BE 1405
81 COULD VERY WELL HAVE 1394
82 HAS NEVER BEFORE BEEN 1381
83 BEEN PARTICULARLY HARD HIT 1365
84 HAS THUS FAR BEEN 1351
85 IS NO LONGER WORKING 1341
86 IS A LOT GOING 1335
87 ARE NO LONGER BEING 1325
88 CAN NO LONGER DO 1289
89 HAS SO FAR KILLED 1282
90 WILL NO LONGER TOLERATE 1267
91 WOULD AT LEAST BE 1256
92 WILL NO LONGER ALLOW 1255
93 IS ALSO WELL KNOWN 1227
94 WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY HAVE 1213
95 CAN NO LONGER IGNORE 1204
96 WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE 1203
97 WILL ONCE AGAIN HAVE 1193
98 WAS KIND OF LIKE 1169
99 MIGHT AS WELL DO 1158
100 HAS LONG SINCE BEEN 1151