Actually+to infinitive
1 I actually like coffee! Who told you I didn't?
2 I like coffee actually! Who told you I didn't?
3 She actually came to see you.
4 She came to actually see you.
5 We are actually preparing to fight!
6 We are preparing to actually fight!
Are the above sentences correct?
I can't remember how or when,but I'm sure I have seen "actually" being used after the "to"particle of the infinitive verb.
I have taken a look at dictionaries, but they don't really address this aspect in a broad way,and the only thing I have found is a lot of intructions on how to use adverbs in general,but nothing about the adverbs between "to" and the "bare infinitive".
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Well, I'm willing to actually answer the question In English, we don't often put the adverb after 'to' In truth, it will sometimes work - maybe for dramatic effect - but it will always look slightly wrong Dave
- Well, I'm willing to actually answer the question In English, we don't often put the adverb after 'to' In truth, it will sometimes work - maybe for dramatic effect - but it will always look slightly wrong Dave
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Well, I'm willing to actually answer the question
In English, we don't often put the adverb after 'to'
In truth, it will sometimes work - maybe for dramatic effect - but it will always look slightly wrong
Dave
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