Placement of adverb of manner between the indirect object and the direct object
Would you please tell me if all of the following sentences are fine grammatically?
1. She gave the book silently to me.
2. She gave to me the book silently.
3. She gave me the book silently.
4. She gave the book to me silently.
5. She gave me silently the book.
6. She gave silently me the book.
I think that except for [6], all are fine grammatically, since in this sentence, the adverb goes between
the verb and its object(s), which is considered wrong. But I'm also doubtful about [5]. If an indirect
object comes first, is it possible to place an adverb of manner between the indirect object and the
direct object as is shown in sentence [5]?
Thank you!
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Laborious Would you please tell me if all of the following sentences are fine grammatically? These are OK: 1. She gave the book silently to me.
- Laborious Would you please tell me if all of the following sentences are fine grammatically?
- These are OK: 1.
- She gave the book silently to me.
- 3.
- She gave me the book silently.
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LaboriousWould you please tell me if all of the following sentences are fine grammatically?
These are OK:
1. She gave the book silently to me.
3. She gave me the book silently.
4. She gave the book to me silently.
0You can also have the adverb in the middle position:
She silently gave the book to me.
She silently gave me the book.
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