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Taka Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
personally
I would have difficulty personally adjusting to doing housework.
Which part does 'personally' modify; 'I would have difficulty' or 'adjusting to doing housework'?
Which part does 'personally' modify; 'I would have difficulty' or 'adjusting to doing housework'?
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Hi Taka, There seems to be something missing in your sentence Let's look at your sentence with a slight modification but in essence with the same structure.. I have a difficult time personally adjusting to getting up at 6 am to catch the train I'd have a difficult time- this is a complete sentence Personally -is an adverb that modifies the clause /participle phrase which is: 'Adjusting to getting up at 6 am to catch the train". Does it help?
- Hi Taka, There seems to be something missing in your sentence Let's look at your sentence with a slight modification but in essence with the same structure..
- I have a difficult time personally adjusting to getting up at 6 am to catch the train I'd have a difficult time- this is a complete sentence Personally -is an adverb that modifies the clause /participle phrase which is: 'Adjusting to getting up at 6 am to catch the train".
- Does it help?
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Hi Taka,
There seems to be something missing in your sentence
Let's look at your sentence with a slight modification but in essence with the same structure..
I have a difficult time personally adjusting to getting up at 6 am to catch the train
I'd have a difficult time- this is a complete sentence
Personally -is an adverb that modifies the clause /participle phra
There seems to be something missing in your sentence
Let's look at your sentence with a slight modification but in essence with the same structure..
I have a difficult time personally adjusting to getting up at 6 am to catch the train
I'd have a difficult time- this is a complete sentence
Personally -is an adverb that modifies the clause /participle phra
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Does 'personal adjustment to the housework' really make sense then? Isn't the adjustment to the housework personal in the first place? Isn't rather that it's personally difficult for the author to adjust himself to the housework?
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Personally seems oddly placed.
Personally, I ... is a common way to start when you want to emphasize that it's your own throught or feelings and they may not apply to other people equally well.
If three people are discussing a movie they all enjoyed, but one I did not, I may say "Personally, I thought it was a waste of my admission price, the acting was horrible, and the
Personally, I ... is a common way to start when you want to emphasize that it's your own throught or feelings and they may not apply to other people equally well.
If three people are discussing a movie they all enjoyed, but one I did not, I may say "Personally, I thought it was a waste of my admission price, the acting was horrible, and the
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Oddly placed it really is, and that's why I'm kind of confused.
So GG, you think the intended message might be this?
Personally, I would have difficulty adjusting to doing housework.
So GG, you think the intended message might be this?
Personally, I would have difficulty adjusting to doing housework.
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TakaOddly placed it really is, and that's why I'm kind of confused.I think that is the message GG wanted to convey. Personallly, here, simply serves as an emphasis on I (much like I,
So GG, you think the intended message might be this?
Personally, I would have difficulty adjusting to doing housework.
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GoodmanI have a difficult time personally adjusting to getting up at 6 am to catch the trainWhat is "to getting up"? Is it the Active Continuous Infinitive?
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Hi
- I'm not used to reading sentences like this one.
- I look forward to hearing from you.
- She was not used to speaking Cantonese.
- I'm not accustomed to being treated like
FandorinWhat is "to getting up"? Is it the Active Continuous Infinitive?It's a gerund. Are you familiar with structures like these?
- I'm not used to reading sentences like this one.
- I look forward to hearing from you.
- She was not used to speaking Cantonese.
- I'm not accustomed to being treated like
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