"might have never been" vs "might never have been" : which one is correct?
I have a question in English grammar.
The full sentence is this: "If the field had been a flat, wide and easy-to-plow earth, it might have never been placed on the list."
Is it wrong to speak "might have never been"?
which one is right in grammar? between "might never have been" and "might have never been".
Please explain me which one is right and the reason.
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gray papaya 214 "might have never been" This order is often used informally in American English. gray papaya 214 "might never have been" This order is used in non-American English.
- gray papaya 214 "might have never been" This order is often used informally in American English.
- gray papaya 214 "might never have been" This order is used in non-American English.
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gray papaya 214"might have never been"
This order is often used informally in American English.
gray papaya 214"might never have been"
This order is used in non-American English.
0I prefer "might never have been". The reason is not completely obvious to me; after all, we would happily say "it has never been placed on the list". All I can suggest is that in "might have never been" the words "might have" bind most strongly, and that "might have ..." leads us to believe that a positive possibility will follow, so "never been" is a little unexpected.
"a flat, wide and
0gray papaya 214Please explain me which one is right and the reason.
The canonical placement of adverbs of frequency (and many other types of adverbs) is immediately after the first verb in a multi-verb verb phrase, in other words, immediately after the auxiliary verb. might never have been
Even so, adverb placement is less a matter of rules th
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