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JKBelieve Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

3 sentences which i have a grammatical question about...

01) She's feeling 01b01i00bad02i02b00 OR She's feeling 01b01i00badly 02i02b00which one is correct and why?02br
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002) He runs often OR He often runs which one is correct and why?02br
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003) 'Caesar pursued the Germanic tribes beyond the Rhine' shouldn't it be 'to beyond' instead of 'beyond'?02br
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00Thanx for your help guys.... i really appreciate it ^^0-
  

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0 Hello JKB02br 02br 00The first question is a controversial issue. It may be better for you yourself to read an article about it in [url=05000]The Columbia Guide to Standard American English[/url] 02br 02br 00Usually "often" comes at the middle position [before a main verb, after "is"/"have"/"modals". You can put it at the tail of sentences when you want to emphasize the meaning.

  • 0 Hello JKB02br 02br 00The first question is a controversial issue.
  • It may be better for you yourself to read an article about it in [url=05000]The Columbia Guide to Standard American English[/url] 02br 02br 00Usually "often" comes at the middle position [before a main verb, after "is"/"have"/"modals".
  • You can put it at the tail of sentences when you want to emphasize the meaning.
  • But in such cases, it is common to modify "often" with "quite" or "very".
  • 02br 02br 00"Pursue someone beyond something" is correct as it is.
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0 Hello JKB02br
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00The first question is a controversial issue. It may be better for you yourself to read an article about it in [url=05000]The Columbia Guide to Standard American English[/url] 02br
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00Usually "often" comes at the middle position [before a main verb, after "is"/"have"/"modals". You can put it at the tail of sentences when yo
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0thanx a lot u've been a lot of help ^^02br
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00but i have a question about the 3rd question... does 'caesar pursued the germans beyond the Rhine' mean that he crossed the Rhine as well? 02br
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00If it is then how would you say that he didn't follow them over the Rhine?0-
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01cite10JKBelieve12cite10does 'caesar pursued the germans beyond the Rhine' mean that he crossed the Rhine as well?12blockquote
10Yes.01blockquote
01cite10JKBelieve12cite10If it is then how would you say that he didn't follow them over the Rhine?12blockquote

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