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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Position of adverbs
Is it acceptable to place an adverb of manner between the predicate and an object clause?
e.g.
"He asked nervously what to do."
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Yes—but you mean verb – not predicate .
- Yes—but you mean verb – not predicate .
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anonymousIs it acceptable to place an adverb of manner between the predicate and an object clause?
e.g.
"He asked nervously what to do."
That's OK, but not if it's not a clause. For example, you don't want
He asked nervously a question.
This should be He asked a question nervously.
CJ
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