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LenaLi Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Order of adverbs
The other day in class we were doing the next exercise:
Put these adverbs and adverbial phrases in the correct place:
They spend their holidays. (in October / in the Bahamas / sometimes)
I thought the correct order was: They sometimes spend their holidays in the Bahamas in October.
But my teacher told it was: They sometimes spend their holidays in October in the Bahamas.
I thought place adverbs preceded time adverbs. Now I'm confused.
Put these adverbs and adverbial phrases in the correct place:
They spend their holidays. (in October / in the Bahamas / sometimes)
I thought the correct order was: They sometimes spend their holidays in the Bahamas in October.
But my teacher told it was: They sometimes spend their holidays in October in the Bahamas.
I thought place adverbs preceded time adverbs. Now I'm confused.
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LenaLi The other day in class we were doing the next exercise: Put these adverbs and adverbial phrases in the correct place: They spend their holidays. (in October / in the Bahamas / sometimes) I thought the correct order was: They sometimes spend their holidays in the Bahamas in October. But my teacher told it was: They sometimes spend their holidays in October in the Bahamas .
- LenaLi The other day in class we were doing the next exercise: Put these adverbs and adverbial phrases in the correct place: They spend their holidays.
- (in October / in the Bahamas / sometimes) I thought the correct order was: They sometimes spend their holidays in the Bahamas in October.
- But my teacher told it was: They sometimes spend their holidays in October in the Bahamas .
- Hi Lenal Welcome to the Forums.
- Your teacher's version is fine; it is better that 'in October' comes after 'holidays' as it makes it clear that their holidays are in October.
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LenaLiThe other day in class we were doing the next exercise:
Put these adverbs and adverbial phrases in the correct place:
They spend their holidays. (in October / in the Bahamas / sometimes)
I thought the correct order was: They sometimes spend their holidays in the Bahamas in October.
But my teacher told it was: Th
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