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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

"First" at the beginning or end?

"Before you go, read the book first"

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"Before you go, first read the book"

I know that this sentence could be written for example like this "Read the book before you go", but I just want to know about the usage of "first" in those two sentences at the top.
  

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Anonymous "Read the book before you go" This is already a self-explanatory sentence without the use of " first". Read (first ) before you go . So there is no need to use " first".

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  • Anonymous "Read the book before you go" This is already a self-explanatory sentence without the use of " first".
  • Read (first ) before you go .
  • So there is no need to use " first".
  • But if you insist, use the first one: "Before you go, read the book first".
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Anonymous"Read the book before you go"
This is already a self-explanatory sentence without the use of " first".
Read (first ) before you go. So there is no need to use " first". But if you insist, use the first one: "Before you go, read the book first".
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