Adverbs of Place

What are Adverbs of Place?

Adverbs of Place are used to describe the direction, distance, movement, or position involved in the action of a verb like the words:

behind, uphill, forward, backward, downward, upward, up, down, sideward, south, west, east, northeast, southwest, anywhere, everywhere, etc.

examples:

           "I like to go anywhere as long as there is plenty of food."

           "Sandy hates walking uphill."

           "She is behind you."

The words underlined are the adverbs of place. They describe/modify the direction of the action words. They answer the question “Where is an action done? Where is the action intended to happen?” or any question related to "where" (place).