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Chiaking Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Location of "just"
Where should I put the word, "just" in the following sentence?
I don't just understand it.
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I just don't understand it.
I don't just understand it.
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I just don't understand it.
Top answer
The second is correct.
- The second is correct.
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Think about what word you want just to modify. Place it next to that word.
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Scenario 1:
I have read this chapter on the second law of thermodynamics five times. No matter how hard I try, I just don't understand it.
Scenario 2:
I understand it completely and perfectly. In fact, I don't just understand it, I feel it in my soul, and dream of it at night..
I have read this chapter on the second law of thermodynamics five times. No matter how hard I try, I just don't understand it.
Scenario 2:
I understand it completely and perfectly. In fact, I don't just understand it, I feel it in my soul, and dream of it at night..
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chiaking Where should I put the word, "just" in the following sentence?I don't just understand it.ORI just don't understand it.Both are correct. In I don't just understand it the adverb 'just' modifies the verb 'understand'; in I just don't understand it the adverb 'just' modifies the adverb 'don't'.
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