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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Modifying nuances
What, specifically, is the difference between:
1) Matt Saracen is certainly not “just this guy in Chicago.”
and if were:
2) Matt Saracen certainly IS NOT “just this guy in Chicago.”
Clearly the difference is quite minor. I understand that. But is the difference merely that in the first sentence "certainly" modifies the word "not", whereas in the second "is" modifies "not"?
1) Matt Saracen is certainly not “just this guy in Chicago.”
and if were:
2) Matt Saracen certainly IS NOT “just this guy in Chicago.”
Clearly the difference is quite minor. I understand that. But is the difference merely that in the first sentence "certainly" modifies the word "not", whereas in the second "is" modifies "not"?
Top answer
The meanings are the same. The adverb's placement is optional. '.
- The meanings are the same.
- The adverb's placement is optional.
- '.
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The meanings are the same. The adverb's placement is optional. It could also go at the beginning of the sentence: 'Certainly, Matt Saracen...'.
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