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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Nicely

Can I say,

He ate a slice of papaya nicely.
  

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Nicely is an adverb, describing how something is done. I'm not sure it goes well with "ate". As a general rule, the adverb should be as close to the verb as possible.

— Philip

  • Nicely is an adverb, describing how something is done.
  • I'm not sure it goes well with "ate".
  • As a general rule, the adverb should be as close to the verb as possible.
  • Here, it is quite far away.
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Nicely is an adverb, describing how something is done. I'm not sure it goes well with "ate". As a general rule, the adverb should be as close to the verb as possible. Here, it is quite far away.

[He quickly ate a slice of papaya.]
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