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Hans51 Posted 9 years ago
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Modifying only happens to the cloesest one?

Modifying only happens to the cloesest one?

Or is it possible for adverbs to modify main verbs or other verbs separated from adverbs?


He decided to stop smoking yesterday.


Here in the sentence, I think that yesterday modifies decided or is the sentence unnatural to use? Or does yesterday modify stop here?


Or could you give me good examples showing modifying happens to not cloesest ones?


Thank you so much as usual in adance!





  

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Hans51 Modifying only happens to the closest one? No, but it is clear style to get modifiers as close to their referents as possible. Hans51 Or is it possible for adverbs to modify main verbs or other verbs separated from adverbs?

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  • Hans51 Modifying only happens to the closest one?
  • No, but it is clear style to get modifiers as close to their referents as possible.
  • Hans51 Or is it possible for adverbs to modify main verbs or other verbs separated from adverbs?
  • Sure: Slowly the ancient castle door swung open.
  • Here in the sentence, I think that yesterday modifies 'decided'.
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Hans51Modifying only happens to the closest one?

No, but it is clear style to get modifiers as close to their referents as possible.

Hans51Or is it possible for adverbs to modify main verbs or other verbs separated from adverbs?

Sure: Slowly the ancient castle door swung open.

Hans51
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