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Pooyan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Adverb Placement

Hello,

Which one sounds better to you?

1- It is able to proactively ask for help from humans.

2- It is able to ask for help from humans proactively.

Thanks
  

Top answer

Pooyan Which one sounds better to you? 2. Personally, I would never use 1.

— CalifJim

  • Pooyan Which one sounds better to you?
  • 2.
  • Personally, I would never use 1.
  • CJ
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PooyanWhich one sounds better to you?
2. Personally, I would never use 1.

CJ
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Thanks. Does #1 not add any sort of emphasis on "proactively"?
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PooyanDoes #1 not add any sort of emphasis on "proactively"?
Not for me. We put a word at the beginning or the end of a sentence (if possible) if we want to emphasize it.

CJ
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How about these two sentences?

1- We successfully managed to finish the job
2- We managed to finish the job successfully
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PooyanHow about these two sentences?1- We successfully managed to finish the job2- We managed to finish the job successfully
They are both OK. The second is more natural. Adverbs of manner (successfully) usually occur at the end of a clause.

CJ
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I have got a table in a paper. Is there a preference between 1- "Parsed Successfully" or 2- Successfully Parsed" in one of the cells of the table? 1 sounds better?
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PooyanI have got a table in a paper. Is there a preference between 1- "Parsed Successfully" or 2- Successfully Parsed" in one of the cells of the table? 1 sounds better?
I don't have any preference. Since I can't see the table to judge whether you are being consistent in all the cells of the table, I can only tell you that you should be consistent. If you ar
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Thanks for your quick reply.
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