Adverbs of place

a) Theadverb of place is put either after the verb:

He has been waiting there for two hours.

or after the direct object:

He bought a bicycle in London.

b) The adverb of place usually follows the adverb of manner:

He spoke in a very sophisticated manner at our first meeting.

However, if the adverb of place is used with verbs of movement, it is treated

as a kind of object and is put immediately after the verb and before the

adverb of manner:

He went home very quickly.

c) If the occurrence of the adverb of place is obligatory, it is used at the end of a sentence:

Mr. Smith lived in Canada.

However, if the adverb of place is used optionally, it may occur either at the

beginning of a sentence (for the sake of emphasis) or at the end of it:

In Cambridge he studied law.

He studied law in Cambridge.

Note that the adverb of direction (backwards, forwards, etc.) is only used at the

end of a sentence:

He looked backward (s).

d) If there is a series of adverbs of place, the more detailed information is put first:

He was born in Paris, France.

If the order of these adverbs is reserved, it is necessary to introduce breaks in

intonation:

He was born in France, Paris.