Confusion about the word order in english
Hi , my question to you is if i say, at school , i learned to speak english . I Think at school modifies the verb learned . instead, if i say, i learned to speak english at school . I think at school modifies the infinitive to speak . Also there is a bit difference in terms of meaning?
1) it was today that i decided to come here
2) today, i decided to come here
3)i decided to come here today
What are differences between these three sentences?
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"at school" modifies "learned" in both of the following sentences: At school I learned to speak English. I learned to speak English at school. As for your three numbered sentences, they all mean the same thing.
- "at school" modifies "learned" in both of the following sentences: At school I learned to speak English.
- I learned to speak English at school.
- As for your three numbered sentences, they all mean the same thing.
- There is perhaps a little more emphasis on "today" in 1) and 2) because it's at the beginning of the sentence there, but that doesn't change the meaning.
- By the way, you need to stop using the Turkish i when you mean the English capital I .
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"at school" modifies "learned" in both of the following sentences:
At school I learned to speak English.
I learned to speak English at school.
As for your three numbered sentences, they all mean the same thing. There is perhaps a little more emphasis on "today" in 1) and 2) because it's at the beginning of the sentence there, but that doesn't change the meaning.
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