如果主要动词前有两个助动词,修饰整个句子的副词(特别是频度及肯定副词)要放在两个助动词之间,而修饰主要动词的副词(特别是方式副词)应放在这个动词的前面:

a)Tigershaveoftenbeendiscoveredinthisarea.

Youcanneverhaveseensuchabeautifulplace.

HewillprobablybemadePresidentoftheCompany.

Hehassurelybeenpunishedforhisoffence.

Hemay,unfortunately,bekilledbyrobbers.

b)Thisdecisionwillbepubliclyannounced.

Iwouldhavecarefullydoneit,ifithadbeenuseful.

Hemusthaveseriouslyconsideredthismatter.

要使副词(短语)尽可能靠近它修饰的动词:

Wewenttodesertedvillagealmosttenmilesawayfromthecapitalyesterday.(不好)

Wewentyesterdayto…capital.(较好)

Yesterdayaguestwhohadcomefromadistantcountrycalledonme.(不好)

Aguest…meyesterday.(较好)

Immediately,hetoldmetoleavehishouse.(不好)

Hetoldmetoleavehishouseimmediately.(较好)