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Alex John Posted 12 years ago
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I asked a question from Chacha.com and they gave me this answer. Please check it out:
"The Purge is a purely fictional idea. Besides, it would never work in the real world."
I think the correct one is:
"The Purge is purely a fictional idea. Besides, it would never work in the real world."
  

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Alex John I think the correct one is: They are both possible. It's just a change of what 'purely' modifies. , fictional in every way.

— CalifJim

  • Alex John I think the correct one is: They are both possible.
  • It's just a change of what 'purely' modifies.
  • , fictional in every way.
  • The second one is a less usual combination; it says that the Purge is nothing more than a fictional idea.
  • CJ
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Alex JohnI think the correct one is:
They are both possible. It's just a change of what 'purely' modifies. The first one is the usual wording, claiming that the idea is not, for example, just partially fictional; it is purely fictional, i.e., fictional in every way. The second one is a less usual combination; it says that the Purge is nothing more than
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