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Vsuresh Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
adverb
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Please help me with this:
I can quickly go down the slide.
Can this be accepted equally correct?
I can go down the slide quickly.
Please help me with this:
I can quickly go down the slide.
Can this be accepted equally correct?
I can go down the slide quickly.
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I can go down the slide quickly . Preferred. I can quickly go down the slide.
- I can go down the slide quickly .
- Preferred.
- I can quickly go down the slide.
- Less preferred.
- Adverbs of manner tend to gravitate toward the ends of clauses.
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I can go down the slide quickly. Preferred.
I can quickly go down the slide. Less preferred.
Adverbs of manner tend to gravitate toward the ends of clauses.
CJ
I can quickly go down the slide. Less preferred.
Adverbs of manner tend to gravitate toward the ends of clauses.
CJ
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The second one is better for describing the speed of descent down the slide. The first one could sound as if the activity was done without delay.
(Cross-posted.)
(Cross-posted.)
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