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BulbulTada Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

'just', usage in the sense 'only'

He studies just for an hour every day.

He studies for just an hour every day.

I learnt 'just' is an adverb in the sense 'only'. Are both ways correct and the same in the above? In the second sentence, is 'just' an adjective or adverb?

  

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BulbulTada He studies just for an hour every day. He studies for just an hour every day. I learnt 'just' is an adverb in the sense 'only'.

  • BulbulTada He studies just for an hour every day.
  • He studies for just an hour every day.
  • I learnt 'just' is an adverb in the sense 'only'.
  • Are both ways correct and the same in the above?
  • Both are possible.
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BulbulTada

He studies just for an hour every day.

He studies for just an hour every day.

I learnt 'just' is an adverb in the sense 'only'. Are both ways correct and the same in the above?

Both are possible. The second is much better, smoother. There is also "He just studies …", which is also more natural than th

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