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Surfer Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

adverb position

Hello, everyone..

I came across the following two example sentences online. They demonstrate adverbs modifying other adverbs:

-They walked exceedingly far.
-The children awoke unusually early.

My question is: when an adverb is positioned directly after the verb and before another following adverb, then it's modifying the following adverb, not the verb, right? Or do we have to rely on semantics to tell that?

Thanks.
  

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That's true in this case. I am not willing to make up other examples. I'm also not sure if it's a question of semantics or rather one of logic.

— Philip

  • That's true in this case.
  • I am not willing to make up other examples.
  • I'm also not sure if it's a question of semantics or rather one of logic.
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That's true in this case. I am not willing to make up other examples. I'm also not sure if it's a question of semantics or rather one of logic.
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PhilipThat's true in this case. I am not willing to make up other examples. I'm also not sure if it's a question of semantics or rather one of logic.
Thanks. Is there a way I could make those adverbs modify the preceding verbs instead of the following adverbs, by only adding punctuation and/or rearranging words?
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It doesn't make sense with these sentences. You could use a different adverb: He usually awoke early. He easily walked far.
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What about the following sentence, is seldom modifying completely (it doesn't sound so to me..):

The travelers seldom completely rest.
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The travelers seldom rest completely is more natural.
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