Hi! I was just wondering whether 'most notably' may be used at the beginning of the sentence e.g. 'Most notably, the audit included examining', and whether 'most notably' may be used before a verb, e.g. 'The audit most notably included examining'? Thank you very much! Kamil
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[nq:1]Hi! I was just wondering whether 'most notably' may be used at the beginning of the sentence e.g. 'Most notably, the audit included examining', and whether 'most notably' may be used before a verb, e.g. 'The audit most notably included examining'?[/nq] You might want to check the position of adverbs here:
[nq:1]Hi! I was just wondering whether 'most notably' may be used at the beginning of the sentence e.g. 'Most notably, the audit included examining', and whether 'most notably' may be used before a verb, e.g. 'The audit most notably included examining'?[/nq] Correct both ways. The second position tends to relate the adverb more specifically to the verb while the first rends to relate it to the
[nq:2]Hi! I was just wondering whether 'most notably' may be ... before a verb, e.g. 'The audit most notably included examining'?[/nq] [nq:1]Correct both ways. The second position tends to relate the adverb more specifically to the verb while the first rends ... meaning is also the same either way, so the only reason to choose one or the other is stylistic preference.[/nq] But doesn't the
Mark Brader: [nq:2]Correct both ways. ...the only reason to choose one or the other is stylistic preference.[/nq] Jim Lewis: [nq:1]But doesn't the use of the first example depend, somewhat at least, on what occurred in the sentences that came before(?) Seems to me you have to set the groundwork for "Most notably . . . etc." Otherwise it makes no sense.[/nq] I did
U¿ytkownik "Mark Brader" (Email Removed) napisa³ w wiadomo¶ci [nq:1]We were asked about a fragment of a sentence taken out of context. The fact that it uses "the audit" ... there would be an earlier mention of this audit presumably one providing sufficient "groundwork" for the phrase "most notably".[/nq] Indeed, there is groundwork for 'most notably': the sentence before the one I quoted