Learn English – How to use ‘mainly’

sentence-construction

Where should 'mainly' stand in a sentence?

Which of the examples below is correct?

  • I am mainly a quiet person.

  • I am a quiet person mainly.

Best Answer

Generally speaking (the simple rule), you should put the adverb (mainly) after the verb it modifies (am):

I am mainly a quiet person.

Putting the adverb somewhere else is not necessarily wrong, but it may be misunderstood or not sound natural.
In your examples, the meaning of either phrase is the same.

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