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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Participle phrases

Can there be an adverb between a participle phrase and a verb as in : "Bob hated WILDY jumping around." ? (wildy being the adverb in question)
  

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It sounds very odd to me. Place the adverb at the end of the sentence.

— Philip

  • It sounds very odd to me.
  • Place the adverb at the end of the sentence.
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It sounds very odd to me. Place the adverb at the end of the sentence.
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Anonymous"Bob hated WILDLY jumping around
As Philip says, it seems a bit odd there.
AnonymousCan there be an adverb between a participle phrase and a verb
No doubt other cases are common enough:

I saw him wildly jumping around.
I was caught wildly jumping around.
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