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Viceidol Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Is "He quickly runs." correct?
Hello, everyone
I know we can say "He runs quickly." But can we say "He quickly runs."?
I have another question. We can say "The room was beautifully decorated." But can we say "The room was decorated beautifully." ?
I hope someone can enlighten me about those 2 questions. Thanks a lot!
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I know we can say "He runs quickly." But can we say "He quickly runs."?
I have another question. We can say "The room was beautifully decorated." But can we say "The room was decorated beautifully." ?
I hope someone can enlighten me about those 2 questions. Thanks a lot!
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He quickly runs. Not natural by itself, seems to be a forced "literary" style. But you could say: He quickly ran to the gate to welcome them.
- He quickly runs.
- Not natural by itself, seems to be a forced "literary" style.
- But you could say: He quickly ran to the gate to welcome them.
- The others are OK.
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He quickly runs.
Not natural by itself, seems to be a forced "literary" style.
But you could say:
He quickly ran to the gate to welcome them.
The others are OK.
Not natural by itself, seems to be a forced "literary" style.
But you could say:
He quickly ran to the gate to welcome them.
The others are OK.
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Leave off "quickly". He ran to the gate is enough, better.
If you mean to say he arrived quickly, and he ran to get there quickly then say:
He ran to the gate and arrived in ........ a few seconds, an hour, whatever. You are saying two things.
1. He ran - it is not necessary to say "quickly" - running is quick.
2. He arrived quickly - give it a time. Be more precise.
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