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Shaunm Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Need Help with Understanding 'ly' Words Better
Hey,
So, from my understanding it looks like the best rule of thumb for using words ending in 'ly' is as an adjective before any other word. If you are ending your sentence with a 'ly' word, then it's not going to be stylistic and may be grammatically incorrect. Is my understanding correct?
He was wrongly accused
He said it wrong
Thanks for the help!
So, from my understanding it looks like the best rule of thumb for using words ending in 'ly' is as an adjective before any other word. If you are ending your sentence with a 'ly' word, then it's not going to be stylistic and may be grammatically incorrect. Is my understanding correct?
He was wrongly accused
He said it wrong
Thanks for the help!
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shaunm So, from my understanding it looks like the best rule of thumb for using words ending in 'ly' is as an adjective before any other word. Adeverb. shaunm If you are ending your sentence with a 'ly' word, then it's not going to be stylistic and may be grammatically incorrect.
- shaunm So, from my understanding it looks like the best rule of thumb for using words ending in 'ly' is as an adjective before any other word.
- Adeverb.
- shaunm If you are ending your sentence with a 'ly' word, then it's not going to be stylistic and may be grammatically incorrect.
- Is my understanding correct?
- No Adverbs can frequently be the last word in a sentence.
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shaunmSo, from my understanding it looks like the best rule of thumb for using words ending in 'ly' is as an adjective before any other word.Adeverb.
shaunmIf you are ending your sentence with a 'ly' word, then it's not going to be stylistic and may be grammatically incorrect. Is my understanding correct?No
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