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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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eating greedily now

Which one is correct?

He is eating greedily now because he is hungry.

He is eating greedily because he is hungry now.
  

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They're both OK. Unsurprisingly, the first associates the word "now" with "eating greedily", and the second associates it with "hungry". To determine which is preferable, you must first ask yourself what you are trying to achieve by adding the word "now".

  • They're both OK.
  • Unsurprisingly, the first associates the word "now" with "eating greedily", and the second associates it with "hungry".
  • To determine which is preferable, you must first ask yourself what you are trying to achieve by adding the word "now".
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They're both OK.

Unsurprisingly, the first associates the word "now" with "eating greedily", and the second associates it with "hungry".

To determine which is preferable, you must first ask yourself what you are trying to achieve by adding the word "now".

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