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T A N Y A Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

The position of "eventually"

Hi guys,

I have 2 questions:

- is the position of "eventually" in this sentence correct?

- is the sentence grammatically correct overall?

"Not EVENTUALLY having raised a hand and answered my teacher’s questions, even though I knew that I probably know the answer, has happened to me many times."


Thank you so much!

  

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" - is the position of "eventually" in this sentence correct? It's not incorrect grammar, but I don't know why you want to include the word in the sentence at all. What meaning are you trying to convey?

— Clive

  • " - is the position of "eventually" in this sentence correct?
  • It's not incorrect grammar, but I don't know why you want to include the word in the sentence at all.
  • What meaning are you trying to convey?
  • Your sentence is very clumsy.
  • I suggest this.
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Not EVENTUALLY having raised a hand and answered my teacher’s questions, even though I knew that I probably know the answer, has happened to me many times."

- is the position of "eventually" in this sentence correct? It's not incorrect grammar, but I don't know why you want to include the word in the sentence at all. What meaning are you trying to convey?

Your sentence i

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T A N Y A- is the position of "eventually" in this sentence correct?

No. 'eventually' is not used like that.

It means "finally, after some time" or "ultimately but not immediately", and it's very rare to see it with "not", where it most often occurs with "may" or "might". (Microsoft may or may not eventually release Powerpoint for iPad.)

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