（a）I never had accidents.
(b) I have never seen a whale.
为什么 never 有时放在动词之前,有时放在动词之后?
按照一般的规则,表示频度的副词 always, usually, normally, often, sometimes, seldom, never, frequently, rarely 应当放在实义动词之前(例 1-7),而放在助动词和连系动词之后(例 8-14):
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She always arrived before John. 她总是比约翰先到。
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She usually found it easy to go to sleep at night. 她经常发现晚上容易入睡。
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She often goes there. (Palmer) 她经常去那儿。
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It seldom rains there. 那儿很少下雨。
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Truth never goes old. 真理永不衰老。
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She frequently thought of Sophia. (Bennet) 她常常想起索菲娅。
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He rarely studied, yet he passed every exam. (FWF) 他很少学习,然而他却通过了每一次考试。
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They are always very punctual. (Walpole) 他们总是非常准时。
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She was usually dressed in black. (Bennet) 她常常穿黑色衣服。
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She is often late. (Mis) 她经常迟到。
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Rick is seldom out of pain. (Sinclair) 里克极少摆脱痛苦。
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I have never broken my words. (Wilde) 我从没有不遵守诺言。
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They were frequently in debt. (Sinclair) 他们经常负债。
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Snakes are rarely seen in England. (Neal) 在英格兰极少见到蛇。
上面提到的一些副词,当位于句首时,要引起主语和谓语的部分倒装。关于这个问题,请见 Never did we。
请做下面的英语试题：
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____ lots of trees round the house? A. Were always there B. Have there always been C. Had there always D. Were they always(Nelson, 150A)
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Professor Forester thought that because historical parallels are so much used unprecisely and uncritically it would be better to avoid them altogether in our themes. (TOEFL)
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Middle class values are generally normally the dominant values in a society. (TOEFL)
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Often we did her not to late shcool. (全国研考)
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____ do we go for picnics. A. Certainly B. Sometimes C. Seldom D. Once(全国研考)
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Since an owl's ears are widely separated, ____ a slight difference in the time it takes for a sound to reach each ear.
A. is there usually B. there is usually C. usually is there D. is usually there(TOEFL) never(位置)
（a）I have never seen a whale.
(b) He never has told them.
请问哪个句子是正确？
两个句子都是正确的,见 always 。