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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Ever/never
Could you confirm whether both of A and B are right in each following pair? Thank you.
1A. She is the most beautiful girl that I have ever seen.
1B. She is the most beautiful girl that I have seen ever.
2A. I know that man who has never been abroad.
2B. I know that man who has been abroad never.
1A. She is the most beautiful girl that I have ever seen.
1B. She is the most beautiful girl that I have seen ever.
2A. I know that man who has never been abroad.
2B. I know that man who has been abroad never.
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1A. She is the most beautiful girl that I have ever seen. 2A.
- 1A.
- She is the most beautiful girl that I have ever seen.
- 2A.
- I know that man who has never been abroad.
- These sound natural.
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1A. She is the most beautiful girl that I have ever seen.
2A. I know that man who has never been abroad.
These sound natural.
2A. I know that man who has never been abroad.
These sound natural.
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Then, could you tell me which one is natural between the following sentences?
3A. They have sold scarcely any copies of the book.
3B. They have scarcely sold any copies of the book.
3A. They have sold scarcely any copies of the book.
3B. They have scarcely sold any copies of the book.
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3A. They have sold scarcely any copies of the book. OK. The stress is on a particular book.
3B. They have scarcely sold any copies of the book. OK. This suggests while the sales is satisfactory with the rest of the books it is so with this one.
3B. They have scarcely sold any copies of the book. OK. This suggests while the sales is satisfactory with the rest of the books it is so with this one.
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