Position of adverb in passive voice sentence

[aysaa]

Hello,

I would like to know where we must put an adverb while using a passive voice.

-They were arrested violently
-They were violently arrested.

Thanks...

 

[English Freak]

Usually adverbs can be placed in different parts of a sentence. But the best position for adverbs of manner is the end of a sentence.

 

[aysaa]

Are they both fine? Is there any difference between them?

 

[English Freak]

Both are ok to me, but I prefer the first one with adverb at the end.
And there's no difference in meaning.

 

[TheParser]

-They were arrested violently
-They were violently arrested.


NOT A TEACHER


(1) Some experts feel that there may be a difference.

(a) Your sentence is "They were arrested."

(i) If the word "violently" is absolutely necessary to express the meaning that you

wish to give to the listener/reader, then those experts suggest putting it at the

end. They consider the word to then be a complement. That is, it completes the

meaning of the sentence.

(ii) If how they were arrested is NOT 100% necessary for the listener/reader to know,

then it could be placed before the verb. It would then be an adverbial modifier -- NOT

a complement.