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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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"In court today" Placement of Location in Clear Sentences

Hi,

Would be grateful for advice on the most appropriate place to put the prepositional phrase, "in court today", in the below sentence, and your reason(s) why.

"The party will be filing [in court today] a statement of claim alleging breaches by the company of the provisions of the Unbreachable Code."

Assuming the above syntax is correct, why is it that if the sentence was simpler (for e.g. "I will be washing a cat in court today"), the sentence reads better if the prepositional phrase "in court today" appears at the end?

Thank you.
  

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Anonymous Assuming the above syntax is correct It is. g. "I will be washing a cat in court today"), the sentence reads better if the prepositional phrase "in court today" appears at the end?

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Assuming the above syntax is correct It is.
  • g.
  • "I will be washing a cat in court today"), the sentence reads better if the prepositional phrase "in court today" appears at the end?
  • Precisely because it is simpler.
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AnonymousAssuming the above syntax is correct
It is.
Anonymouswhy is it that if the sentence was simpler (for e.g. "I will be washing a cat in court today"), the sentence reads better if the prepositional phrase "in court today" appears at the end?
Precisely because it is simpler.
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