never可放在系动词be之前吗？

副词 never 通常是应该放在系动词be之后。比如下面的句子都是出自一本语法书：

He is never behind with his work. 他工作从不拖拉。

The house was never clean nor tidy. 房子从不干净，也不整齐。

She was never too proud to learn. 她从来没有骄傲得不去学习。

He was never behind in offering suggestions. 他提建议从来不落在别人后面。

但是，下面这个句子，却把 never 放在了系动词be之前：

I'm surprised to hear that Tom has left the army. But then I suppose he never was the type to obey orders.

这样的位置合适吗？请专家老师解释一下，谢谢！

never, always, usually, sometimes, often等副词一般放在实义动词之前或者助动词之后。但是您例句中的never放在联系动词之前，原因是：当联系动词成为信息焦点是，以上的副词就要放在联系动词之前，表示同意或反驳对方刚才说过的话。这种语序称为异常语序。例如：

You always were generous. 你总是很慷慨。

That’s where she usually is at this time of day. 那里是她白天这个时候通常在的地方。

He said he would never tell them, and he never has told him. 他说过他永远不会告诉他们，他也的确从来没有告诉他们。

I always am polite. 我什么时候都是有礼貌的。

I'm surprised to hear that Tom has left the army. But then I suppose he never was the type to obey orders.

在这个句子中，never着重强调了“他从来都不是那种遵守命令的人。”

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