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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Adverb Placement
What is 'easily' modifying and where should it be palced?
This is easily the strongest winds I've encountered at sea.
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This is easily the strongest winds I've encountered at sea.
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This is easily the strongest winds I've encountered at sea. In my opinion, it modifies "is," and is placed correctly. I t is.
- This is easily the strongest winds I've encountered at sea.
- In my opinion, it modifies "is," and is placed correctly.
- I t is.
- It's not.
- It really is.
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This is easily the strongest winds I've encountered at sea.
In my opinion, it modifies "is," and is placed correctly.
It is.
It's not.
It really is.
It certainly is.
It arguably is.
It always is.
It is certainly not.
It certainly i
In my opinion, it modifies "is," and is placed correctly.
It is.
It's not.
It really is.
It certainly is.
It arguably is.
It always is.
It is certainly not.
It certainly i
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AvangiIn my opinion
Thanks! I agree. Interesting how the favoured position for the adverb isn't necessarily the most common or idiomatic position...
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Is that an oxymoron? If you mean "favored by grammarians," they're not doing their job.
In a short sentence, you may even place the adverb at the end:
She is the murderer, surely.
I know that people like to say it modifies the whole sentence, but, let's face it, the verb is the whole sentence.
In a short sentence, you may even place the adverb at the end:
She is the murderer, surely.
I know that people like to say it modifies the whole sentence, but, let's face it, the verb is the whole sentence.
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AvangiIn a short sentence, you may even place the adverb at the end:True, I think I was meaning the favoured position for teachers teaching adverb placement to learners.
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