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Zhossain Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

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'Fluke does not work always.' or 'Fluke does not always work'

second one is a correct sentence. But whats wrong with the 1st one?
  

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zhossain But whats wrong with the 1st one? Always is in the wrong position. In spoken informal English always is sometimes placed at the end of a clause/sentence, but frequency adverbs such as always, never, ever, seldom, usually, rarely etc.

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  • zhossain But whats wrong with the 1st one?
  • Always is in the wrong position.
  • In spoken informal English always is sometimes placed at the end of a clause/sentence, but frequency adverbs such as always, never, ever, seldom, usually, rarely etc.
  • are usually placed after not in sentences like yours.
  • He does n't always have breakfast so early.
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zhossain But whats wrong with the 1st one?
Always is in the wrong position. In spoken informal English always is sometimes placed at the end of a clause/sentence, but frequency adverbs such as always, never, ever, seldom, usually, rarely etc. are usually placed after not in sentences
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I take 'Fluke' to be someone's name? The placement of 'always' is unusual in the first sentence-- however, it is not wrong.
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Thanks CB Emotion: smile

Mister@ sorry mate ,'fluke' is nt representating anybody in the above context, rather its something which we ca
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Hi,
Mister MicawberI take 'Fluke' to be someone's name?
The use of infinitive in this sentence is a little confusing to me. I'd say: I take "Fluke" as somenone's name. Is "to be" also used instead of "as" ? Really?
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If 'Fluke' is not a proper name, then your sentence has other problems, both grammatical and semantic.

Grammatically, it should read: A fluke does not always work.
Semantically, however, I cannot see what that means; if it does not work, then it is not a fluke.

Fluke: an accidental advantage; stroke of good luck
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