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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Placing Parenthetical Phrases

I want to add the parenthetical phrase "at least in my case" in the middle of the following sentence:

The teacher was disappointed to find that the repetition of the concept never translated into a complete understanding.

Does it matter where I put it? Are all of the following sentences correct?

1. The teacher was disappointed to find that, at least in my case, the repetition of the concept never translated into a complete understanding.

2. The teacher was disappointed to find that the repetition of the concept, at least in my case, never translated into a complete understanding.

3. The teacher was disappointed to find that the repetition of the concept never at least in my case, translated into a complete understanding.

4. The teacher was disappointed to find that the repetition of the concept never translated, at least in my case, into a complete understanding.

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Hi, You have a lot of flexibility in placing this. All are OK except #3. I want to add the parenthetical phrase "at least in my case" in the middle of the following sentence: The teacher was disappointed to find that the repetition of the concept never translated into a complete understanding.

  • Hi, You have a lot of flexibility in placing this.
  • All are OK except #3.
  • I want to add the parenthetical phrase "at least in my case" in the middle of the following sentence: The teacher was disappointed to find that the repetition of the concept never translated into a complete understanding.
  • Does it matter where I put it?
  • Are all of the following sentences correct?
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Hi,

You have a lot of flexibility in placing this. All are OK except #3.

I want to add the parenthetical phrase "at least in my case" in the middle of the following sentence:



The teacher was disappointed to find that the repetition of the concept never translated into a complete understanding.

Does it matter where I put it? Are all of the following

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