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The seven most common adverbs of frequency are: 1. Always - 100% - If something always happens, it happens every time. It is certain. 2. Usually - 99%-80% - If something usually happens, it happens most of the time. It is not certain. 3. Often - 80%-60% - If something often happens, it happens a lot of the time. 4. Sometimes - 60%-30% - If something sometimes happens, it happens occasionally. 5. Seldom - 30%-10% - If something seldom happens, it does not happen very often. 6. Rarely - 20%-1% - If something rarely happens, it usually does not happen. 7. Never - 0% - If something never happens, it does not happen. The percentages refer to how often something will happen if this adverb is used. The percentages are only there to give you an idea of how often something occurs and, with the exception of always and never, different people will have different percentages with the adverbs. In proper grammar, adverbs of frequency are placed in between the subject and the verb of the sentence. Subject + Adverb of Frequency + Verb + Rest of the Sentence For example, let's say that Steve hates onions and he refuses to eat them. The correct way to say that using adverbs of frequency follows. Steve never eats onions. As you can see, the adverb fits between the noun and verb. However, the adverb sometimes can be placed either between the noun and the verb or at the beginning or the end of the sentence. This is the only one of the seven adverbs of frequency that can do this. Harold sometimes works in the afternoons. Sometimes Harold works in the afternoons. Harold works in the afternoons sometimes.