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Omar Ahmed Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Am I right?
My friend says that "barely" is an adverb of frequency that is used to express a repeated action in the present, but I don't think " barely" is an adverb of frequency. Am I right?
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Omar Ahmed I don't think "barely" is an adverb of frequency. It isn't. Take the example I barely know her .
- Omar Ahmed I don't think "barely" is an adverb of frequency.
- It isn't.
- Take the example I barely know her .
- There is nothing remotely like frequency involved there.
- CJ
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Omar AhmedI don't think "barely" is an adverb of frequency.
It isn't. Take the example I barely know her. There is nothing remotely like frequency involved there.
CJ
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