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Cho7712 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
position of each
I am not sure about which one is unacceptable in the word order of the quantifier 'each',
There aren't enough books for everyone to have one each.
= ~~ for each of everyone to have one.
= ~~ for everyone each to have one.
= ~~ for everyone to each have one.
In particular, the third one is what I strongly doubt. What about your thinking?
And the similar case below is also what makes me really confused.
I want each of the books to be on the table
= I want the books to be on the table each.
Is this correct usage?
There aren't enough books for everyone to have one each.
= ~~ for each of everyone to have one.
= ~~ for everyone each to have one.
= ~~ for everyone to each have one.
In particular, the third one is what I strongly doubt. What about your thinking?
And the similar case below is also what makes me really confused.
I want each of the books to be on the table
= I want the books to be on the table each.
Is this correct usage?
Top answer
Neither of the three are acceptable according to me. You can say: "There aren't enough books for each and everyone to have one". for each of everyone to have one".
- Neither of the three are acceptable according to me.
- You can say: "There aren't enough books for each and everyone to have one".
- for each of everyone to have one".
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Neither of the three are acceptable according to me. You can say: "There aren't enough books for each and everyone to have one". But you cannot say "..for each of everyone to have one".
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cho7712And the similar case below is also what makes me really confused.I want each of the books to be on the table= I want the books to be on the table each.Sorry, wrong.
Prajwal
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Thanks for the answer,
and uh, it is my bad mistake. How it's embarrassing that I made such a mistake.
The example sentence is not the one I intended,
Here, I rewrite some other example to make my point more clear.
She wants each of her sons to go to college.
= She wants her sons each to go to college.
= She wants her sons to each
and uh, it is my bad mistake. How it's embarrassing that I made such a mistake.
The example sentence is not the one I intended,
Here, I rewrite some other example to make my point more clear.
She wants each of her sons to go to college.
= She wants her sons each to go to college.
= She wants her sons to each
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cho7712She wants each of her sons to go to college.= She wants her sons each to go to college.= She wants her sons to each go to college.= She wants her sons to go to college each.And I doubt which one is correct in its word order.The sentence is correct as it is. All your changed orders are wrong.
Prajwal
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Thanks for the reply.
And I still am not be clear of why all the three sentences are wrong.
Based on the process of how the quantifier floating works, I think that the first paragraph sentence is highly likely to be correct while the others seems to be not proper uses though I can not sure about them,too.
Considering the below example,
e.g. Each of the boys owns a co
And I still am not be clear of why all the three sentences are wrong.
Based on the process of how the quantifier floating works, I think that the first paragraph sentence is highly likely to be correct while the others seems to be not proper uses though I can not sure about them,too.
Considering the below example,
e.g. Each of the boys owns a co
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