Placement of adverbs of manner for intransitive verbs
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Are these sentences fine? Or do they sound awkward to you?
-He closely listened.
-He softly spoke.
-He doesn't closely listen.
-He quietly lay under the table.
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When used in a brief sentence, the order is reversed. So that, ‘listened closely’, ‘spoke softly’, and ‘lay quietly’ would be preferred. ”
- When used in a brief sentence, the order is reversed.
- So that, ‘listened closely’, ‘spoke softly’, and ‘lay quietly’ would be preferred.
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When used in a brief sentence, the order is reversed. So that, ‘listened closely’, ‘spoke softly’, and ‘lay quietly’ would be preferred.
However, in some instances, where there is expansion of the verb, this can change:
“He closely listened to the crackling of the logs burning in the fireplace.”
“He softly spoke the words she wanted to hear.”
“He quietly
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