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also could have
which is correct; "could have also", "also could have", "could also have" ?
More labour also could have been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challenged storeman
More labour could have also been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challenged storeman
More labour could also have been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challenged storeman
More labour also could have been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challenged storeman
More labour could have also been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challenged storeman
More labour could also have been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challenged storeman
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Hi, which is correct; "could have also", "also could have", "could also have" ? More labour also could have been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challenged storeman More labour could have also been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challenged storeman More labour could also have been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challenged storeman They are all correct, but I'd say #3 is the most common. Clive
- Hi, which is correct; "could have also", "also could have", "could also have" ?
- More labour also could have been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challenged storeman More labour could have also been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challenged storeman More labour could also have been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challenged storeman They are all correct, but I'd say #3 is the most common.
- Clive
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Hi,
which is correct; "could have also", "also could have", "could also have" ?
More labour also could have been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challenged storeman
More labour could have also been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challenged storeman
More labour could also have been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challen
which is correct; "could have also", "also could have", "could also have" ?
More labour also could have been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challenged storeman
More labour could have also been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challenged storeman
More labour could also have been hired to help ease the burden on the mentally challen
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would any of them sound more formal than compared to the rest ? since it is going to be used in an essay assignment.
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Hi,
Use #3.
I'd also suggest 'More people/workers . . ' instead of 'More labour . . '
Clive
Use #3.
I'd also suggest 'More people/workers . . ' instead of 'More labour . . '
Clive
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The normal place for non-verbs within a multiple-verb verb phrase is after the first verb.
could also have been
would nevertheless have been
will occasionally hear
can sometimes be
would normally have been seen
should never have been done
might simply be
are currently found
were beautifully illustrated
could also have been
would nevertheless have been
will occasionally hear
can sometimes be
would normally have been seen
should never have been done
might simply be
are currently found
were beautifully illustrated
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