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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Called up angrilly her friend

1. She called angrily up her friend. (x)

2. She called up her friend angrily.

3. She called up angrily her friend.

I think #1 is wrong.

Aren't #2 and 3 OK?
  

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moon7296 2. She called up her friend angrily. Only this one is correct.

— CalifJim

  • moon7296 2.
  • She called up her friend angrily.
  • Only this one is correct.
  • In English you can't put adverbial expressions (like angrily ) between the verb and its direct object.
  • In this case, that means angrily has to go before the verb ( called up ) She angrily called up her friend.
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moon72962. She called up her friend angrily.
Only this one is correct. In English you can't put adverbial expressions (like angrily) between the verb and its direct object. In this case, that means angrily has to go before the verb (called up)

She angrily called up her friend.

or after the direct object (
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