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Gray cpu 691 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Can't also OR also can't

Which one of them is correct?(And why)

1. I can't also go out.

2. I also can't go out.

Also, does it effect any sense or meaning of the sentence when we move also?

  

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(And why) I'd go for the second one but wouldn't say the first is wrong. Ordinarily, 'also' goes between the auxiliary and the main verb, but in the given sentences, the negative marker 'not' is making it less natural in that place, I assume. , 'also' before the auxiliary seems much more natural to me.

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  • (And why) I'd go for the second one but wouldn't say the first is wrong.
  • Ordinarily, 'also' goes between the auxiliary and the main verb, but in the given sentences, the negative marker 'not' is making it less natural in that place, I assume.
  • , 'also' before the auxiliary seems much more natural to me.
  • No, you can’t come over and I also can’t go out.
  • But more natural after the auxiliary in the following one: Yes, you can have my pen, and you can also have my notebook.
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gray cpu 691Which one of them is correct?(And why)

I'd go for the second one but wouldn't say the first is wrong. Ordinarily, 'also' goes between the auxiliary and the main verb, but in the given sentences, the negative marker 'not' is making it less natural in that place, I assume.

In the following sentence, e.g., 'also' before the auxiliary seems mu

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gray cpu 691Which one of them is correct?

You're making this more difficult than it is.

Don't use "also" with a negative. Use "either", and put it at the end.

I can't go out either.

CJ

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