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Itxp Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
adverbial
I read the sentence about English grammar where writing "Adverbial modifiers of place, time, frequency, manner are OFTEN expressed by adverbs or by nouns with prepositions and are placed at the end of the sentence after the main verb or after the object if there is an object." And i sense a discomfort just i has wrote it . Its about this word OFTEN before the main verb in this sentence. I mean the rule formulation is against itself.
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Hello, itxp—and welcome to English Forums. I'm sorry, but I do not understand your concern. 'Often' is in a natural position after the first element of a verb phrase (' are often expressed').
- Hello, itxp—and welcome to English Forums.
- I'm sorry, but I do not understand your concern.
- 'Often' is in a natural position after the first element of a verb phrase (' are often expressed').
- The comment about 'adverbs or nouns with prepositions placed at the end of the sentence after the main verb or after the object' refers, I presume to longer adverbials, not the simple common ones ( always, never, gladly , etc): I have often met her there.
- I have met her there every Tuesday.
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Hello, itxp—and welcome to English Forums.
I'm sorry, but I do not understand your concern. 'Often' is in a natural position after the first element of a verb phrase ('are often expressed'). The comment about 'adverbs or nouns with prepositions placed at the end of the sentence after the main verb or after the object' refers, I presume to longer adverbials, not the simple common
I'm sorry, but I do not understand your concern. 'Often' is in a natural position after the first element of a verb phrase ('are often expressed'). The comment about 'adverbs or nouns with prepositions placed at the end of the sentence after the main verb or after the object' refers, I presume to longer adverbials, not the simple common
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Oh, thank you, seems, i took it.
I have to say for example:
i usually have English training in morning.
There "usually" is common simple adverb using BEFORE the verb. But the second part of adverb "in morning" is composite and so it placed AFTER the verb.
I have to say for example:
i usually have English training in morning.
There "usually" is common simple adverb using BEFORE the verb. But the second part of adverb "in morning" is composite and so it placed AFTER the verb.
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itxpThere "usually" is common simple adverb using BEFORE the verb. But the second part of adverb "in morning" is composite and so it placed AFTER the verb.That is the general guideline, yes.
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