Have sometimes been known
Dolphins have sometimes been known to save the lives of drowning swimmers.
Here, I have not understood the position of the word sometimes. I would say as:
Dolphins have been known to sometimes save the lives of drowning swimmers.
Where else in the sentence can the word _ sometimes_ possibly go with the same sentence meaning?
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BulbulTada Where else in the sentence can the word " sometimes " possibly go with the same sentence meaning? I suppose you could put it at the beginning or at the end, but it's fine where it is in the original sentence. All the others seem awkward to me.
- BulbulTada Where else in the sentence can the word " sometimes " possibly go with the same sentence meaning?
- I suppose you could put it at the beginning or at the end, but it's fine where it is in the original sentence.
- All the others seem awkward to me.
- I would never write "known to sometimes save" even though the original position of "sometimes" may not be optimal from the viewpoint of meaning or logic.
- CJ
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BulbulTadaWhere else in the sentence can the word "sometimes" possibly go with the same sentence meaning?
I suppose you could put it at the beginning or at the end, but it's fine where it is in the original sentence. All the others seem awkward to me. I would never write
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