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Viceidol Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Can I say"The room was decorated beautifully."?

Hello, everybody

We usaully say "The room was beautifully decorated." But can I say "The room was decorated beautifully."?

Please tell meif I can say it that way, thanks!Emotion: smile
  

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You can say it either way. beautifully decorated suggests something more static. The room has a certain look about it.

  • You can say it either way.
  • beautifully decorated suggests something more static.
  • The room has a certain look about it.
  • It has beautiful decorations.
  • decorated beautifully suggests something more dynamic.
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You can say it either way.

beautifully decorated suggests something more static. The room has a certain look about it. It has beautiful decorations.
decorated beautifully suggests something more dynamic. The decorating was done beautifully. The execution of the decorating plan was very successful.

Nevertheless, either word order can have either meaning.
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Thank you, that's a very imformative reply!

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