How many words can be inserted between ’have’ and ’been’?
I don’t know if however many verbs can be between ’have’ and ’been’ (like in the following sentence), or between any kind of auxuliary verb and verb. It has made me think about it when writing the following sentence, and I don’t know, therefore, if it is proper.
I think that there have late fragments of many similar myths been united in these books.
Or if that part is even longer?
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KaaJee I think that there have late fragments of many similar myths been united in these books. Sorry, but you can't do that in English. It sounds like German that way.
- KaaJee I think that there have late fragments of many similar myths been united in these books.
- Sorry, but you can't do that in English.
- It sounds like German that way.
- The only words that can go between 'have' and 'been' are adverbs — not nouns!
- — for example, There have never been enough raisins in my raisin bread.
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KaaJeeI think that there have late fragments of many similar myths been united in these books.
Sorry, but you can't do that in English. It sounds like German that way.
The only words that can go between 'have' and 'been' are adverbs — not nouns! — for example,
There have never been enough raisins in my raisin bread.
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