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First of all, assertion, in contrast to non-assertion, simply refers to
a declarative statement that is not a negation or a question or a part
of a subordinate clause.
He studies carefully. (Assertion)
He does not study carefully. (Non-assertion; negation)
Does he study carefully? (Non-assertion; question)
If he studies carefully, ... (Non-assertion; condition)
It makes no difference where the adverbs are located. The
movement of an adverb cannot change an assertion to a non-assertion or
change a non-assertion to an assertion.
In the case of your sentence, the adverb
carefully describes the studying, no matter where you place the word
carefully.
carefully is an adverb of manner; it tells how the studying happened.
CJ