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Vsuresh Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

in my hand tightly

Hi Please tell me if either is OK

I held the ticket that my friend gave tightly in my hand/ in my hand tightly.
  

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"Tightly in my hand" sounds much better than "in my hand tightly" in this particular sentence. I held the ticket that my friend gave me tightly in my hand. You can also say " tight in my hand," but some might prefer the -ly version.

— Ozzourti

  • "Tightly in my hand" sounds much better than "in my hand tightly" in this particular sentence.
  • I held the ticket that my friend gave me tightly in my hand.
  • You can also say " tight in my hand," but some might prefer the -ly version.
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"Tightly in my hand" sounds much better than "in my hand tightly" in this particular sentence.


I held the ticket that my friend gave me tightly in my hand.

You can also say "tight in my hand," but some might prefer the -ly version.
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Please tell me if either is OK

I held the ticket that my friend gave me tightly in my hand/ in my hand tightly.

Both are OK.
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ozzourti"Tightly in my hand" sounds much better than "in my hand tightly" in this particular sentence.
I too felt it.
Thank you,ozzourti.
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Perhaps I should have said: ". . . sounds much better to me . . ."
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