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Alicelee Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Adv phrase
Hello.
I have been read a article and there is a sentence "The deserts have in recent decades been increasing at an alarming pace". I am thinking why this author put "in recent decades'' before the main verb... Doesn't the adv phrase usually is put at the beginning of a sentence or the end?
The desserts have been increasing in recent decades at an alarming pace".
I have been read a article and there is a sentence "The deserts have in recent decades been increasing at an alarming pace". I am thinking why this author put "in recent decades'' before the main verb... Doesn't the adv phrase usually is put at the beginning of a sentence or the end?
The desserts have been increasing in recent decades at an alarming pace".
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Hi, There are usually a lot of places in a sentence to put such a phrase. Very gerenally speaking, moving it closer to the front gives it a bit more importance. Clive
- Hi, There are usually a lot of places in a sentence to put such a phrase.
- Very gerenally speaking, moving it closer to the front gives it a bit more importance.
- Clive
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Hi,
There are usually a lot of places in a sentence to put such a phrase.
Very gerenally speaking, moving it closer to the front gives it a bit more importance.
Clive
There are usually a lot of places in a sentence to put such a phrase.
Very gerenally speaking, moving it closer to the front gives it a bit more importance.
Clive
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Many forms work - depends on style and emphasis you wish:
In recent decades the deserts have been increasing at an ....
Note you use 'dessert' that is a sweet following a meal, single s for hot sandy piece of geography.
In recent decades the deserts have been increasing at an ....
Note you use 'dessert' that is a sweet following a meal, single s for hot sandy piece of geography.
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Thanks Clive. So you mean that usually if we move a adv closer to the front and then it means that this adv is very important?
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