Adverb of manner always after the object?
"Magazines heavily alter the pictures of celebrities they publish."
Could you change the position of the adverb to the end of this sentence? Like:
"Magazines alter the pictures of celebrities they publish heavily"?
I've read that you ought to place the adverb right after the object. But since the object in this example sentence is connected with another subordinate clause it doesn't feel right to me to put it after "celebrities". Wouldn't this break the whole sentence apart?
Thank you as always! 
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Catull I've read that you ought to place the adverb right after the object. That is by no means a fixed rule, even in simpler cases. Catull "Magazines alter the pictures of celebrities they publish heavily"?
- Catull I've read that you ought to place the adverb right after the object.
- That is by no means a fixed rule, even in simpler cases.
- Catull "Magazines alter the pictures of celebrities they publish heavily"?
- This is awkward.
- It can seem as if "heavily" modifies "publish".
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CatullI've read that you ought to place the adverb right after the object.
That is by no means a fixed rule, even in simpler cases.
Catull"Magazines alter the pictures of celebrities they publish heavily"?
This is awkward. It can seem as if "heavily" modifies "publish".
Catullit doesn't
0CatullMagazines alter the pictures of celebrities they publish heavily.
According to some grammarians this is the canonical word order, but because the object phrase is so long (i.e., "heavy"), the adverb is moved. This so-called "heavy movement" changes the sentence to something that sounds more normal.
Magazines heavily alter the pictures of cel
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