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Pructus Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Placement of adverbs
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Are the following corrections all correct?
The placement of adverbs is not so easy....
1. *He closely listened. ? He listened closely.
2. *He doesn't closely listen. ? He doesn't listen closely.
3. *He softly spoke. ? He spoke softly.
4. *He should softly speak. ? He should speak softly.
5. *He quietly lay under the counter.
? a. He lay quietly under the counter.
? b. He lay under the counter quietly.
6. ?He was quietly lying under the counter.?
? a. He was lying quietly under the counter.
? b. He was lying under the counter quietly.
7. ?He would quietly lie under the counter until everyone left.
? a. He would lie quietly under the counter until everyone left.
? b. He would lie under the counter quietly until everyone left .
Are the following corrections all correct?
The placement of adverbs is not so easy....
1. *He closely listened. ? He listened closely.
2. *He doesn't closely listen. ? He doesn't listen closely.
3. *He softly spoke. ? He spoke softly.
4. *He should softly speak. ? He should speak softly.
5. *He quietly lay under the counter.
? a. He lay quietly under the counter.
? b. He lay under the counter quietly.
6. ?He was quietly lying under the counter.?
? a. He was lying quietly under the counter.
? b. He was lying under the counter quietly.
7. ?He would quietly lie under the counter until everyone left.
? a. He would lie quietly under the counter until everyone left.
? b. He would lie under the counter quietly until everyone left .
Top answer
1-4 correct 5 a and b both correct but slightly ambiguous, 6 and 7 same as 5. Looks like you've got it.
- 1-4 correct 5 a and b both correct but slightly ambiguous, 6 and 7 same as 5.
- Looks like you've got it.
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1-4 correct 5 a and b both correct but slightly ambiguous, 6 and 7 same as 5. Looks like you've got it.
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