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Tashiro Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Grammar
Hi, please help me.
I sometimes get confused about where I should put a "by..." phrase when I put some adverbs or adverb phrases in a row at the end of a sentence.
For example, where should I put "by a man armed with a knife" in the sentence below? Is there any rule?
"He was killed accidentally on the street this morning."
I sometimes get confused about where I should put a "by..." phrase when I put some adverbs or adverb phrases in a row at the end of a sentence.
For example, where should I put "by a man armed with a knife" in the sentence below? Is there any rule?
"He was killed accidentally on the street this morning."
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The trouble is that it was no accident. The first is the best, style-wise: He was killed on the street this morning by a man armed with a knife. He was killed on the street by a man armed with a knife this morning.
- The trouble is that it was no accident.
- The first is the best, style-wise: He was killed on the street this morning by a man armed with a knife.
- He was killed on the street by a man armed with a knife this morning.
- He was killed by a man armed with a knife on the street this morning.
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The trouble is that it was no accident. The first is the best, style-wise:
He was killed on the street this morning by a man armed with a knife.
He was killed on the street by a man armed with a knife this morning.
He was killed by a man a
He was killed on the street this morning by a man armed with a knife.
He was killed on the street by a man armed with a knife this morning.
He was killed by a man a
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