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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Modifying the Whole Sentence?
Fortunately, He didn't die.
Increasingly, Japanese IT companies have expanded into China.
We can easily see that "Fortunately" modifies the whole sentence, but can't we say "Increasingly" modifies not only the whole sentence, but also the verb, "expanded" and meanings of both are the same in the end?
What do you native English speakers think and feel about it? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
Increasingly, Japanese IT companies have expanded into China.
We can easily see that "Fortunately" modifies the whole sentence, but can't we say "Increasingly" modifies not only the whole sentence, but also the verb, "expanded" and meanings of both are the same in the end?
What do you native English speakers think and feel about it? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
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Anonymous Increasingly, Japanese IT companies have expanded into China. The fronted adverb indicates to me that it modifies the whole main clause.
- Anonymous Increasingly, Japanese IT companies have expanded into China.
- The fronted adverb indicates to me that it modifies the whole main clause.
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AnonymousIncreasingly, Japanese IT companies have expanded into China.The fronted adverb indicates to me that it modifies the whole main clause.
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Thank you, but if it modifies the verb or we move it somewhere, is there a meaning difference you can sense between them?
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Japanese IT companies have increasingly expanded into China.-- This puts it closer to modifying the verb alone.
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