Grammar: Word classes: Adverbs

Expressing how / when / where

Adverbs of place

Adverbs of place tell us about position, direction or distance in relation to an action.

Position 

Did you come through the door over there?
Grandma heard a strange noise below.
They couldn't find the ghost. They couldn't find the ghost anywhere.
GrumpyGhost looked everywhere for some food.
Grandma went downstairs.

Direction 

The ghost floated away.
Bozo was running backwards and forwards.
Go straight ahead.
The Peak Tram goes up and down all day.

Distance 

They didn't go very far.
Come closer.

We can also talk about 'place' by using prepositional phrases. In fact, it is much more common to use a prepositional phrase than an adverb:

They live in the next house.
Bozo was running in the opposite direction.
Come towards me.

For more information on using adverb groups to describe location, see 

Grammar: Groups & phrases: Adverb group: Expressing how / when / where

For more information on using prepositional phrases to describe location, see 

Grammar: Groups & phrases: Prepositional phrases: Expressing how / when / where / why: Expressing 'place'