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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Much care vs. care much

Hello,

I have a question about the word order in some sentences ... I just read in an article that sb.
"didn't much care which sport his son was going to practice" ... however I don't think that word order is correct ... Shouldn't it be "didn't care much which ..." ?

Another sentence has also been giving me a headache ... "She was rushed by ambulance to hospital" ... shouldn't it be "She was rushed to hospital by ambulance" ?

Same with "He went on business to China last week" ... Isn't "He went to China on business last week" better?

Are there any rules according to which you arrange the word order? Actually I am feeling quite secure in English, but I have been feeling a bit shaken with these sentences ...

Thanks for your help.

Marcelo (from Rio de Janeiro)
  

Top answer

The "much care for" order is an idomatic use. It doesn't follow normal word order. But "care much for" is also used.

— Doctor D

  • The "much care for" order is an idomatic use.
  • It doesn't follow normal word order.
  • But "care much for" is also used.
  • The ambulance sentence.
  • The order depends on which element you wish to stress.
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The "much care for" order is an idomatic use. It doesn't follow normal word order. But "care much for" is also used.


The ambulance sentence. The order depends on which element you wish to stress.
"She was rushed by ambulance to the hospital" emphasizes the means by which she was rushed.
"She was rushed to the hospital by ambulance" emphasizes
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