Is there any certain position in a phrase for adverbs as ''along''?l

[guilhermehm]

Are both ''There'll be along a bus in a couple of minuts'', ''There'll be a bus along in a couple of minuts'' correct?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Only the second works.

 

[emsr2d2]

Note the correct spelling of minute​s".

 

[guilhermehm]

But why can't, in this case, the first one be used? Can't I speak and write ''The dog was running beside me along'' because the adverb accompanies a verb? And there's a rule about not putting and adverb between the object and verb, right?

 

[Barb_D]

But why can't, in this case, the first one be used?

Because the grammar is wrong.

Can't I speak and write ''The dog was running beside me along'' because the adverb accompanies a verb?

No, not grammatically.

And there's a rule about not putting and adverb between the object and verb, right?

No. Not the way you are applying it anyway.

 

[emsr2d2]

In this context, the verb is "to run along" and the location is "beside me".

What was the dog doing?
The dog was running along.

Where was he doing it?
Beside me.

The dog was running along beside me.

In fact, "along" is unnecessary there. The dog was running beside me.

 

[Tdol]

But why can't, in this case, the first one be used?

It's hard to give a reason for something like word position. We learn where the word goes by following the patterns that other people use when we're acquiring our first language. If something follows a fixed pattern, we follow that and it sounds strange if someone doesn't. So, the reason we do it is because everybody else is doing it. Some languages put the verb after the subject and others put the verb at the end; it's wrong to switch these patterns as they won't work in the other language. Languages need patterns so that they can be accepted and understood by the speech community. It may not sound like much of an explanation to say you shouldn't do something because no one else does it, but it is often how things work. Some adverbs can jump around, but others can't. up:

 

[Tdol]

In fact, "along" is unnecessary there.

Unnecessary, but it's OK to use it.